445 



(18) B. OouRTAlLjcA. (Nees.) 



Ident. Dec. prod. XI. p. 226— Dalz. Bomb. flor. p. 188, 



Engrav. Wight's Icon. t. 1529. 



Spec. Char. Stem fruticose : leaves oblong, attenuated at the 

 base and apex, glabrous, shining : spikes i\xillary and terminal, 

 short, glanduloso-hirsute : bracts and bracteoles linear-subulate : 

 larger segments of the calyx about equal, oval-oblong, attenuated 

 at the apex : anthers of the shorter stamens imperfect, acute at 

 fbe base. 



Courtallum, flowering between July and August. 

 (19) B. DicHOTOMA. ( Roxh.) 



Ment. Roxb. fl. Ind. III. p. 39. — Dec. prod. XI. p. 227. 



Spec. Chak. Sufftutioose, adpressed, strigose • stem with op- 

 posite branches : leaves elliptic-oblong, attenuated at both ends, 

 petioled : spikes axillary and terminal : flowers white, sscund : 

 jbracts linear-lanceplate, pectiiiate, ciliated : larger c^Iycine segments 

 ovate-subulate, serrate. 



Near the village of Penn. !Patna. Bengal. Flowering in the 

 pold season. Though certainly a native of India, it has been found 

 truly wiM. It is a favourite plant of the Brahmins, and is often 

 found planted near temples. {DalzelLJ 



(20) B. cristata. f Linn. J 



Ident. Linn. Sp. PI. p. 887.— Dec. prod. XI. p. 229.T-Roxb, 

 flor. Ind. III. p. 37. 



Engrav. Wight's Icon. t. 453. — Bot. Mag. t. 4. 1615.r-Bot. 

 Rep. X. t. 625. 



Spec. Char. Herbaceous, strigose with adpressed hairs : leaves 

 elliptic, attenuated at both ends, petioled : peduncles axillary, very 

 short, few-flowered : bracts linear-subulate, ciliated : larger paly- 

 cine segments unequal, elliptic-oblong, ciliated and serrated : flowers 

 blue. 



Bombay and the Concans. 



(21) B- MONTANA. (Herb. Madr.) 



Ident. Dec. prod. XI p. 232.— N. ab. E. in Wall. PI. As. Rar.' 

 III. p. 92. 



Syn. B. purpurea, Lodd. Bot. Cab. IV. t. 344. 



Spec Char. Herbaceous, erect, all quite smooth : leaves ob< 

 iQpg-elliptic, atteituated into the petiole, a little spabrous on th4 



