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8.—ACANTHUS. 
. A. ilicifolius, Zinn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 263. At Taitam Tuk 
and Little Hongkong in salt marshes, Hongkong ; Taipo, 
Ngchungshan, Tailamchung and elsewhere, Hongkong 
New Territory ; Macao. Fl. blue, January—June. 
9.—BARLERIA. 
. B. cristata, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 262. Cape d'Aguilar, 
Hongkong; Whampoa; Pakhoi. FI. white, pink or 
purple, October—December. 
10.—ASYSTASIA. 
. A. violacea, Dalz. ex Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. 494. 
North River. Fl. blue, November. 
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11.—CODONACANTHUS. 
l. C. pauciflorus, Nees ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 267. In ravines of 
ough and Mt. Victoria, Hongkong ; Taimoshan at 
2500 ft., Hongkong New Territory ; Lanfa Mt., Hoifung. 
Fl. white, September—N ovember. 
19.—LEPIDAGATHIS. 
. L. hyalina, Nees ; Benth. l. c. 263. East Point, W ongneichong, 
Bowen Road and Chaiwan, Hongkong; Malautong, and 
Taisuihang, Hongkong New Territory; Macao. Fl. 
white, February. 
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13.—JUSTICIA. 
Key to species. 
1. Bracts broad, herbaceous Pas $e 2. 
Bracts narrow ... s 4. 
2. Prostrate hairy herb e. 1. Championi. 
Erect nearly glabrous shrub . 
3. Leaves acuminate ; spikes axillary ... 2. Adhatoda. 
Spikes terminal... T h ai 6. 
4. Tall peon shrub... a v 5. 
Small hairy herb wee de e. 4. procumbens, 
5. Leaves — ae is . Gendarussa. 
Leaves ova 6. leptostachya. 
6. Leaves "n inches long, gradu ually 
narrowed into a short stout petiole ^ 3. ventricosa. 
Leaves 1-3 inches long, suddenly 
narrowed into a slender petiole ... 7. glauca, 
II Championi, T. Anders. in Benth. Fl. Hongk. 264. In 
ravines of Mt. Gough and Mt Victoria, Hongkong ; ; 
Lofoushan. Fl. ——, August. 
2. J. Adhatoda, Lznn. ; Benth. l.c. 264. In ravines near Taitam 
Hongkong ; Macao Fl white with purple lines, 
December— March. 
