Tusticia.] 4{CANTHACEE 817 
the an, sometimes contracted below in a cylindric, elongated 
Stipe. 8 4, ovoid, more or less compressed, tuberculate, lepi- 
dote or elochiai ate. 
Calyx 5-partite ; Sein equal or nearly so; corolla -5 in. long or 
longer ; shrubs: 
Spikes ie@atoinbind: bracts large, ovate or elliptic, 4-ranked, imbricate, 
longer than the calyx :— 
Ww 
Branches  pemsies leaves puberulous; flowers white, rose- 
Betonic 
Spo: 
ponies softly hairy ; leaves hairy beneath ; flowers salmon 
colou tonica var. sa. 
Stems MORES diffuse ; flowers white, rose-spotted 
pores var. ramosissima, 
Bracts green, purple-tinged ; flowers white, ro ria oreophila. 
Spikes interrupted ; bracts linear, shorter than wae eines. endarussa. 
Calyx sub-4-partite (fifth segment if present much smaller ia the other 
four) ; corolla -25 in. long or less; prostrate herbs :— 
eaves linear or linear-lanceolate, sessile or nearly so ; sienna! and 
sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, glabrous quing g 
Leaves elliptic, oblong or ovate, petioled :-— 
Bracteoles and sepals linear- teas pats glabrous 
ueangularis var. peploides. 
Bracteoles and sepals lanceolate, a 
Sepals minutely scabrous nea ¢ the ia siete glabrous :— 
Leaves cuneate at base, sparsely hairy diffusa 
Leaves rounded at base, a hairy beneath 
diffusa var. orbiculata. 
Sepals an with white hairs nearly to their bases 
Leaves -75-1 in. wide; spikes more than 1 in. on castes’ simplex. 
eaves *3 in. wide; spikes less than 1 in. lon 
sdegiles var. serpyllifolia. 
1561. Justicia Betontca Linn.; F. I. i. 128; F. B. I. iv. 525. 
In most of the provinces, but often cultivated. 
An erect shrub 
1561/2. Var. viztosa; F. B. I. iv. 525. 
ota, Nagpur. 
An erect shrub. 
1561/3. Var. ramostsstma; F. B. I. iv. 525. J. ramosissima 
