ACANTHACF.iK. 487 



13. maderaspatensis, Nees. (Acanthus maderaspatensis, L. ; — Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 3, p. 33.) % Madras. Banks of the Jumna. Fl. largish, blue, 

 C. S. ; fr. H. S. 

 Acanthus, L. {Nees. o. c. p. 98.) 



1. leucostachyus. Wall. {Nees. I. c.) ^ Khassya Mountains. Fl. largish, 

 white. Has been introduced into H. C. G. Fl. ? 

 DiLivARiA, Juss. {Nees. I. c.) 



1. ilicifolia, Juss. {Nees. I. c. ; — Wight, icon. 2, t. 459. — Acanthus ilici- 

 folius, L.i—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 32 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 159. 

 excl. syn. Rumph. — Rheed. 2, t. 48.) s^<55 ^'fFj Hakooch-kanta. S 

 Sea- shores of India and New Holland. (Soonderbuns.) Fl. large, 

 blue, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



* Blepharis molluginifolia, Juss. (Acanthus repens, Vahl.) %. Madras. 

 Bombay. Monghir. — B. boerkaaviafolia, a. czVi'ar/s, Nees. (Burm, ind. 

 t. 42, f. 2.) © Ceylon. Bombay. Tanjore. Madras. Chingliput. Banks 

 of the Irawaddi. — Acanthus spinosus, L. ; B. M. 43, t. 1808. % Italy. 

 — Blephar acanthus capensis, Nees. 2^. C. G. H. — Dilivaria ebracleata, 

 Juss. (Rumph. 6, t. 71, f. 1.) 5 Moluccas. Chappedong. — D. volubi- 

 lis, Nees. (Acanthus volubilis, Wall. pi. as. rar. 2, t. 172; Rumph. 

 6, t. 72, f. 2.) 3 ^ Moluccas. Java. 



e. JusticiecB, Nees. 

 {In Wall.pl. as. rar. 3, p. 76.) 

 Crossandra, Salisb. {Nees. o. c. p. 98.) 



l.infundibuliformis, Nees. {I. c. — Wight, icon. 2,^461. — C. undulae- 

 folia, Salisb.— B. M. 47, t. 2186 ;— fi. Reg. I, t. 69. — Justicia infun- 

 dibuliformis, L. — Ruellia infundibuliformis, Andr.; B. Repos. 8, /. 

 542 i—Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 41 ;— 7. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 161.— Harra- 

 chia speciosa, Jacq. eel. t. 21 ; — Blum,; — Rheed. 9, t. 62.) B Com- 

 mon in flower-pots about temples, and in gardens. Fl. large, copper- 

 coloured, whole year ; fr. C. S. 



/3. aurayitiaca. S Singapore. Madura. Nepal. Fl. orange- coloured, 

 large, whole year ; fr. C. S. 

 Phlogacanthus, Nees. (o. c. p. 99,) 



1. curviflorus, Nees. (/. c. — B. M. &6, t. 2783. — Justicia curviflora. Wall, 

 pi. as. rar. 2, t. 112.) 5 Khassya Mountains. Fl. 2 inches, reddish- 

 orange, Nov. and Dec. ; fr. 0. 



2. thyrsiflorus, Nees. {I. c. — Justicia thyrsiflora, Roxb. fl. ind. \,p. 114; 

 ed. Carey, 1, p. 116.) 5 Interior of Bengal. Malung. Khassya Moun- 

 tains. Nepal. Oude. Fl. 1 inch, deep orange, Jan. and Feb. ; fr. April 

 and May. 



4.guttatus, Nees. (/. c. — Justicia guttata, fFci//. pi. as. rar. 1, t. 28; — B. 

 Reg. 16, t. 1334.) 5 Khassya Mountains. Fl. 1 inch, very pale green- 

 ish, stained with blood-red spots, Dec. and Jan. 



5. asperulus, Nees. (/. c. — Justicia asperula. Wall. — J. quadrangularis. 



