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rima L. Frutex ex Amer: calidiori erectus glabrius- 

 culus, folia opposita magna ovata acuta integerrima , 

 spica terminalis simplex vel racemosa tetragona elon- 

 gata bracteis ovatis sub-coloratis imbricatis tecta, flos 

 sessilis ex unaquaque bractea, calyx bracteis brevior, 

 corolla longissima (2-pollicaris) lsete coccinea. Cult: 

 in b. Ripul: Variat puberula vel nitida {A. nitida 

 Nees ). 



IV. Harrachia Colla b. Ripul: p. 64. not: 1. tab: XIT. 

 sb Jacq: fil: 



» Cor: tubus linearis basi inflatus, limbo 3-par- 

 » tito, lobis planis sub-aequalibus apice 2-fidis. Stam: 

 » 4- intra tubum. Cetera Aphelandrce. » 



Obs: Genus constans unica specie ( H. speciosa ) 

 ex Indiis orient: Ad banc refert cl: Spr: syst: II. 826. 

 Justiciam infundibuliformem L. et Crossandram un- 

 dulafoliam Salisb: Cons: tamen descr: ct obs: nostram 

 in h. Ripul: 1. c. 



V. Eranthemum Lin: gen: ed: Scbreb: n. 36. excl: 2. 



stirpib: = Spr: syst: n. 109. = Lam: ill: t. 17. f. 2. 

 = Justicias spec: Vabl: {Diand: monog: L.). 



» Cal: 5-partitus sequalis. Cor: bypocrateriformis 

 » limbo 5-partito sub-sequali. Stam: 2. perfecta ex- 

 » serta , 2. sterilia, antberarum loculis paralellis mu- 

 » ticis. Caps: ut in Justicia. » 



Obs: Genus prorsus artificiale, fructlficatione a Jus- 

 ticia vix diversum , coustans ex Spr: 20. stirpibus 

 exoticis praesertim ex utriusque Indiae regionibus ca- 

 lidioribus, 1. tantum ex iV. Holl: , fruticosis spinosis 



