SPECIES ASIATICAE. 199 
dense glanduloso-hirsutus in lobos 5 inaequales lineari- -oblongos 
obtusos fere ad imum fissus. Corolla ad 4 cm. longa fere recta 
pallido-purpurea ; tubus basi cylindricus supra sensim ampliatus 
extra glaber, intus nisi ad unum locum apud fauces villosulum 
glaber ; lobi rotundati 5-6 mm. diametro. Stamina perfecta 
4 filamentis glabris, polline typico. Fructus ad 1 cm. longus 
oblongo-clavatus glanduloso-pilosulus. 
“ China :—Szemao forests, Yunnan. ‘4500 ft. Flowers pale 
_ purple.”” Henry. No. 12,914 in Herb. Kew. and Herb. Edin. 
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Strobilanthes rufo-hirtus, Clarke Mss. in Herb. Kew. descr. 
W. W. 
Species affinis S. yunnanensi, Diels; pilis rufis caules 
petiolos folia bracteas ornantibus bene notata. 
Planta in scheda 20-30 cm. longa erecta gracilis ; forsan ad 
I m. alta ; caules supra pilis rufis longis articulatis bene praediti 
infra glabrescentes. Folia petiolo 1.5-2.5 cm. longo dense rufo- 
hirto suffulta ; lamina 8-9 cm. longa, 3.5-4 cm. lata, ovata vel 
ovato-lanceolata, apice acuminata, basi late cuneata vel sub- 
rotundata, margine crenata rufo-ciliata, in sicco membranacea, 
supra atroviridis setulis rufidis articulatis conspersa, infra setulis 
iisdem paulo densius praedita; nervi circ. 5 paria. Inflores- 
centiae terminales 2-3-florae una cum bracteis lineari-spathu- 
latis dense rufo-hirtae; pedunculus pedicellique obsoleti. 
Calyx 12-13 mm. longus rufo-hirtus in lobos lineari-spathulatos 
fere ad imum fissus. Corolla 4-5 cm. longa; tubus infra 
cylindricus supra sensim ampliatus, parte cylindrica partem 
alteram subaequante, extus minute puberulus, intus hic illic albo- 
villosulus ; lobi rotundati circ. 6-7 mm, diametro. Stamina 
perfecta 4, filamentis albo-villosis polline typico. Fructus deest. 
“ China :—Mengtsz ; S.E. mountain forests. 5000 ft. [“ Shrub 
3 ft., with pink flowers” ?]’’ Henry. No. 11,133 in Herb. Kew. 
I have seen only one sheet of this very distinct Strobilanthes. 
The material is scanty, but the species is readily recognised by 
the abundance of rufous articulated hairs. The height and 
colour noted on the ticket are within inverted commas and 
perhaps on authority of native collector. 
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~“ Strobilanthes scoriarum, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate S. rhombifolii, Clarke et S. dasyspermi, 
Kurz; foliis superioribus sessilibus basi See eet glabris, 
calycibus epilosis eglandulosis inter alia bene no 
Planta 60-75 cm. alta erecta ramosa ails ‘subgeaiaeatis 
sparsim pilosulis glabrescentibus. Folia superiora tantum visa 
sessilia vel subsessilia ; lamina 10-15 cm. longa 4—6.5 cm. lata, 
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