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8.-A0ANTHUS. 



1. A. ilicifolius, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 263. At Taitam Tnk 

 and Little Hongkong in salt marshes, Hongkong j Taipo, 

 Ngchungshan, TaUamchung and elsewhere, Hongkong 

 New Territory ; Macao. Fl. blue, January — June. 



9.— BARLERIA. 



1. B. cristata, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 262. Cape d'Aguilar, 

 Hongkong ; Whampoa ; Pakhoi. Fl. white, pink or 

 purple, October — December. 



10.— ASYSTASIA. 



1. A. violacea, Dalz. ex Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit, Ind. iv. 494. 

 North River. Fl. blue, November. 



1. C. 



1. L, 



1 



3. 



6. 



1 1 .— CODON AG ANTHUS. 



pauciflorus, Nees ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 267. In ravines of 

 Mt. Gough and Mt. Victoria, Hongkong ; Taimoshan at 

 2500 ft., Hongkong New Territory ; Lanfa Mt., Hoifung. 

 Fl. white, September — November. 



12.— LEPIDAGATHIS. 



hyalina, Nees ; Benth. 1. c. 263. East Point, Wongneichong, 

 Bowen Road and Chaiwan, Hongkong ; Malautong, and 

 Taisuihang, Hongkong New Territory ; Macao. Fl. 

 white, February, 



13.— JUSTIOIA. 



Key to species. 



Bracts broad, herbaceous 

 Bracts narrow ... 

 2. Prostrate hairy herb ... 



Erect nearly glabrous shrub ... 



Leaves acuminate ; spikes axillary ... 



Spikes terminal... 



Tail glabrous shrub 



Small hairy herb 



Leaves linear-lanceolate 



Leaves ovate ... 



Leaves 4-6 inches long, gradually 



narrowed into a short stout petiole 

 Leaves 1-3 inches long, suddenly 



narrowed into a slender petiole ... 



2. 



4. 



1. Championi. 



3. 



2. Adhatoda. 



6. 

 5. 



4. procumbens. 



5. Gendarussa. 



6. leptostachya, 



3. ventrieosa, 



7. glauca. 



1. J. Championi, T. Anders, in Benth. Fl. Hongk. 264. In 



ravines of Mt. Gough and Mt. Victoria, Hongkong ; 

 Lofoushan. Fl. , August. 



2. J. Adhatoda, Linn. ; Benth. 1. c. 264. In ravines near Taitam, 



Hongkong ; Macao. Fl. white with purple lines, 

 December — March. 



