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tube towards the base, , anthers : of the longer ones 2-celled, cells 

 separated by the dilated conneotivum, obliqnely diverging, spur- 

 red at the base, of t^e lower or inner ones l^celled, spuosr^id at 

 ,<ih.e„)t(a^,,pi: radimental^y ; ^tigpia obtuse, bifid, divisjions nar^^wly 

 contiguous : ovary 4-bvuled. , ,,,; 



,i„j •: ,..:. ... I: (l>. H. MONIAJfA-r ( NeeS.} .,;-,\ ^■,L-,i ■:. ylOffir 



"fdent. N. ab. E. in Wall, PK As. Rar. HI. p. 10?.— Dec. prod. 

 XI. p. 367. 



Engrav, Wight's Icon. t. 1538. 



■,■-"-, f-' V-'"" ' ■:■■■■ ■■ ', '• ' • w-Tf/-, 



Spec. Char. Shrubby, smooth: leaves large^ oblong-entire, 

 attenuated into the petiole : thyrses of whitish flowers terminal. 



The Ghauts, pretty conlinoii. This may be easily mistaken for 

 aii^Adhatoda, which it much resembles, .i.,,-, i in-j/Si = . ; 



" ' GENUS XLVI. ■ EOSTfiLtilJLAEIA. 



tj;:,.'j -•-- niandrla BEOnogrynin. Sepc; Syst: 



,!wiii;,..o:i.:;i z:j\ it. ■ .■ - , , , i : . -"i,',. ;,'■■' 



Derie. Ftoio. Rostellum, a little beak ; alluding to thfe beaked 

 anther. 



Gen. Chae, Oal^ 4-5-jlafted,' two Upper segments often 

 smaller, the fifth, when present, least : corolla 2-lipped, upper 

 hp' flat,' truncately 2^t^othed, lower 3-lobed. '(ioif'Tex, brosB' : ^t^ 

 mens two : conneotivum thickened at the top : cellS obBqiiely 

 placed, ih& lowfr produced into. a beftk atjih^p., base,! the upper 

 smfiUer ; capsule 4-seeded, bearing ,8e!eds %pm thebas,? i, retina- 

 tSila^sh6rt, lanielliform. — Herbs, usdally annual, smal^j J^w : spi^e 

 terminal and axiUary, bracteate : flowers decussately solii&ry, 

 4ribratecrBa*fee; -fera'iteotes f€iserilbling the segment of the calyx and 

 : adtfesmat© with' them, bracts ISx in soihe, in btheir^ almost siinilat 

 -to the csiycine segments. 



f(l) R. DIFFUSA. (Nees.) ' 



Ident. N. ab. E. in Wall. PI. As. Ear. III. pi lOO^-^BecJ 

 prod. XI. p. 371. 



Sffn. Justici^ diffusa, iFfi^. — J. prqcjimbe^s, ,^Ai. 



Spec. Char. Stem procumbent, diffuse : leaves )anceolate>- 

 elliptic orjftund^d, glabrous or sparingly hairy i spikes compressed, 

 slender : calycine segments lanceolate, membranaceous on the 

 margin, i|q|jnutely ,,ci)iated :,'bi;actsi<)f -the same shape/ and shtoter 

 than the calyx : flowers small, pale-purple., ..^g, 



' r^Conimpn. in pasture%,,;flowenog in.tlie cold seMronj; ; , , ' >L!ic> 



