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Arabia; 22 from New Holland; 12 from Senegal and Guinea; 9 from the 

 Southern part of N. America ; 4 from S. Europe ; 4 from Madagascar ; 4 from 

 China ; 3 from Japan ; 2 from the Mascarenhas Islands ; 2 from N. Africa ; 

 and 1 from the Canaries. In S. Africa have been discovered 50 species, (Har- 

 vey.) Of E. Indian ones, Nees. v. Esenb. has described 263 ; viz. 6 of 

 Thunbergia ; 1 of Meyenia ; 3 of Hexacentris ; 1 of Elytraria ; 1 of Nel- 

 sonia ; 1 of Cardanthera ; 4 of Adenosma ; 3 of Ebermayera ; 1 of Hemia- 

 delphis ; 6 of Hygrophila ; 3 of Dyschoriste ; 9 of Dipter acanthus ; 1 of Pe- 

 alidium ; 6 of Ruellia ; 1 of Phlebophyllum ; 1 of Buteraa ; 1 of Adena- 

 canthus ; 2 of Stenosiphonium ; 26 of Strobilanthes ; 2 of jEchmanthera ; 

 14 of Goldfussia ; U oi A sy stasia ; 1 of Echinacanthus ; I of Leptacan- 

 thus ; 1 of Asteracanthus ; 24 of Barleria ; 1 of JEtheilema ; 1 8 of Le- 

 pidagathis ; I of Neuracanthus ; 2 of Blepharis ; 1 of Acanthus ; 3 of 

 Dilivaria ; 3 of Crossandra ; 3 of Endopogon ; 1 of Loxanthus ; 5 of 

 Phlogacanthus ; 4 of Cryptophragmium ; 10 of Rostellaria ; 1 of Hemi- 

 choriste ; 1 of Oraptophyllum ; 7 of Adhatoda ; 10 of Gendarussa ; "1 of 

 Leptostachya ; 1 of Oymnostachyum ; 14 of Eranthemum ; 4 of Justicia ; 

 3 of Rhinacanthus ; 1 of Blechum ; 7 of Rungia ; 8 of Dicliptera ; 8 of 

 Peristrophe ; 2 of Hypoestes ; 1 of Rhaphidospora ; 2 of Erianthera ; 1 

 of Haplanthus ; and 6 of Andrographis. To these must be added £^ra«. 

 themum barlerioides, Roxb. ; Justicia vetelima, Roxb. ; J. alba, Roxb. ; 

 J. bivalvis, Roxb. ; J. latebrosa, Kon. ; J. verticillata, Roxb. ; Ruellia 

 comosa, Roxb. ; R. flava, Roxb. ; R. cernua, Roxb. ; R. jiagelliformis, 

 Roxb. ; R. Pavala, Roxb. ; R. hirsuta, Roxb. ; and R. suffruticosa, Roxb. 

 Perhaps Staurogyne argentea and angustifolia. Wall, may also belong to the 

 order. About 60 of these have been found in the Himalayas, the Khassya 

 Mountains, and Assam ; the rest are natives chiefly of Mountainous 

 districts of both Peninsulas of India, Java, the Moluccas, Lucon, and 

 Ceylon. But few^ properties of this order are known. 

 A. Thunbergie^, Nees. 

 {In Wall. pi. as. rar. S, p. 74.) 

 Thunbergia, L. (Nees. o. c. p. 77.) 



1. grandiflora, Roxb. (fl. ind. 3, p. 34 ; — Nees. o. c. ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. 

 pl.p. 163 ;— i5. Reg. 6, t. 493 ;— £. M. 50, t. 2366.) ^«i WS\ Meet- 

 luta. 2/. v_y Bengal, (Serampore.) Silhet. Hindoostan. Assam. Penin- 

 sula of India, &c. Fl. very large, blue, with a white tube, and fr. the 

 whole year. 

 2.fragrans, Roxb. (Corom. \, t. 67 ; /I. ind. 2, p. 33; — Nees. I. c. ; — J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 163;— fi. M, 44, t. 1881.) % w Circar Moun- 

 tains. Kennery Jungles. The Ghauts. Hindoosthan. Fl. 15 lines, 

 white, with a sulphur-coloured bottom, inodorous, and fr. the whole 

 year. 

 Z.alata, Hook. (Exot. fl. t. 177 \—B. M. 52, t. 2591 ;—Nees. o. c. p. 

 78.) % v^ Zanzibar and Peraba. Fl. 16 lines, ochraceous, with deep 

 purple bottom, and fr. C S. 



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