Ebermaiera.] cix. aoantha.ce* (C. B. Clarke.) 401 



lower pedicels |^ in. ; braoteoles -f^ in., filiform. Sepals subequal, somewhat larger 

 in fruit. Corolla i in., narrow tubular, sparsely minutely hairy. Capsule J in. 



20. En paniculata, Wall. mss. ; T. Anders, in Journ. Lmn. Sac. iz. 453 ; 

 stem erect subtomentose upwards, leaves narrowly elliptic cuneate at both, 

 ends glabrate above, panicle compound, racemes lax, bracts filiform very 

 small, sepals j in. linear nearly glabrous. 



Mttneypooe ; Mort. Calcutt. S.E. Assam (or Ava), Qriffifh (Kew Diatrib. ii. 6082). 



Stems 1 foot, woody, sometimes branched. Leaves 7 by 3 in. (often smaller) scarcely 

 acute, prominently reticulated, pubescent on the nerves beneath ; petiole J-f in. 

 Fanicles (including peduncles) 6-9 in., reddish, minutely pubescent; bracts J-^ in., 

 minutely pubescent; pedicels ^-Jin.; bracteoles ,'5 in., filiform. Sepals'^ in. in 

 flower, i in. or more in fruit. Corolla |- in., slender, iiearly glabrous. Capsule 

 ^-Jin. — Closely allied to iE. lasiolotrys, bnt with smaller flowers and fruit,' and the 

 panicle without the abundant hair of M. lasiobotrys. 



Vab. gldbrior ; leaves less reticjulated, panicle thin very glabrous, sepals very 

 slender glabrous.— Patkoy Mts., alt. 4000 ft.; Qriffitk (Kew Distrib. n. 6085). 



21. E. obtusa, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 453 ; stem sbort 

 subtomentose, leaves elliptic rounded at both, ends closely shortly hairy 

 above, panicles compound shortly pubescent, bracts very small filiform, 

 sepals ^ in. linear minutely piabeseent. Brythraoanthus obtusus, Nees in 

 DC. Prodr. li. 78. 



Meegui ; Griffith (Eew Distrib. n. 6083). MoTJLMBiif, Falconer. 



Stem 3-4 in. Leaves 3J by 1| in., very obtuse, base sometimes subcordate, 

 beneath glabrous, the nerves pubescent ; petiole i-2 in. Fedtmeles often numerous 

 from the upper axils ; panicles 3-5 in., racemes lax; bracts J-^in.; lower pedicels 

 ^ in.; bracteoles ,'5 in., filiform. Sepals ^ in. in flower, in fruit 4 in. Corolla. 4 in., 

 ^lender, minutely hairy. Capsule \ in. 



22. E. nXaclellandii, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 454 ; stem 

 erect branched, leaves oblong narrowed at the base obscurely pubescent 

 above, panicles small numerous patenlljr softly hairy lateral and terminal, 

 bracts small oblong herbaceous, sepals \ in. linear patently hairy. 



Pbgu ; M'Lelland. 



Stems 6-12 in., herbaceous, pubescent. Leaves 2J by J in., obtuse, mature nearly 

 glabrous; petiole O-J in. Panicles 1-2 in., on short branches beginning near the base 

 of the stems ; lower bracts passing gradually into leaves, upper scarcely Jin.; pedicels 

 mostly short, some attaining J in. ; bracteoles ^ in., narrowly oblong. Corolla 

 i-J in.— Allied to E. glauca and B. polylotrya, but is driven to this position in the 

 Knear series by its slender racemes and subequal sepals. 



*** Racemes elongate, lax, calyx small (^-J in. long). 



23. E. racemosa, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 775 ; stem erect somewhat 

 stout, leaves narrowly elliptic cuneate at both ends minutely hairy above, 

 racemes long simple or divided, sepals | in. lanceolate minutely pubescent, 

 corolla \ in. T. Anders, in Jowrn. Linn. Soc. ix. 452. Ruellia racemosa, 

 Roxh. Fl. Ind. iii. 42 ; Wall. Cat. 2336. Erythrao'anthus racemosus, Nees in 

 Wall. PI. As. Bar. iii. 80, and in DC. Prodr. xi. 78. 



Malay Peninsuia, from Moulmein southwards, and Peuang, frequent ; Wallich, 

 &c. — DiSTKiB. Java. 



Stems attaining 15 in., branched, closely browu-villous. Leaves 4J by IJ in., 



scarcely acute, reddish brown, glabrous beneath, pubescent on the nerves ; petiole 



i-1^ in. Feduncles 2-3 in., subterminal ; racemes 2-5 in., often simple, sometimes 



divided; bracts ^-J in., narrowly oblong or linear; pedicels sometimes J-^ in., often 



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