Strobilanihes.] oix. acanthace^. (C. B. Clarke.) 447 



as S. durus, T. Anders, sp. nov. ; from the imperfectly ripe seeds it is either a var. of 

 A phyllostacTiyus, or a new species very closely allied to it. 



51. S. fimbrlatus, Nees in Watt. PI. As. Bar. iii. 85, and in DC. 

 Pro6/r. xi. 180, not of T. Anders, nor of Kurz ; leaves oblong acuminate at 

 botli ends glabrous lineolate on both surfaces, heads ovoid 1-3 together sub- 

 sessiie, bracts obovate-oblong acuminate inciso-serrate rufous bairy. Buellia 

 fimbriata, Wall. Cat. 2363. 



Khasia Mts. ; WallicTi. 



Shrubby j branches glabrous. Leaves 4 by 1 in., denticulate ; nerves 8 pair ; 

 petiole J in. Meads J-1 in., closely capitate, mostly on very short axillary spurs ; 

 bracts | in., shortly acuminate, the innermost lanceolate, the outermost often sub- 

 truncate; bracteoles J in., linear. CoroMa IJ-IJ in., glabrous without. Capsule 

 |-1 in., oblong, 4-seeded. Seeds J in., ovate, shaggy ; arBoles small. — Nees' account 

 of the bracteoles Is erroneous ; and T. Anderson has taken for fimbriatus the remote 

 S. macrostegius. 



62. S. pectinatus, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. 8oc. vs.. 474 ; leaves 

 elliptic acuminate at both ends hairy, heads ghort-pedunoled subsolitary 

 eUipsoid, bracts large ovate truncate or pectinate, corolla 1^2J in. pale 

 purple. S. echinatus, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Bar. iii. 85, and in DC. Prodr. 

 xi. 181. Euellia pectinata, Wall^ Cat. 2356. > 



SiKKiM and Bhotan, alt. 6000-7500 ft., frequent; Griffith, &c. Khasia and 

 Jaintea Mts., alt. 4000 ft., frequent ; Wallich, &c. 



A spreading shrub, often 10 ft. Leaves 5 by 2^ in., serrate, usually thinly hairy, 

 villous or Eubtomentose beneath ; nerves 9 pair ; petiole 4—1 in. Heads 1 in., hairy 

 or hirsute ; bracts }-l in., concave, green ; bracteoles | in., linear, widened upwards. 

 Calyx f-| in., deeply divided ; segments linear, glabrous, scarious. Corolla wide- 

 funnel-shaped, nearly glabrous. Filaments a.ndi pistil sparsely puhernlous. Capsule 

 4-| in. Seeds ^ in., thin, ovate, mature shaggy with brown, somewhat deciduous, 

 scarcely elastic hairs; areoles small. — From Nees' quotation (in Wall. PI. As. Sar.) 

 it is clear that he adopted the name echinatus from misreading Wallich's ticket. 



Vab. Daltoni ; hrown-villous, leaves tubercular subrugose above, bracts serrulate. 

 — Darjeeling ; J. D. S. — Possibly a distinct species, but the examples are in early 

 hud, and very near S. pectinatus. 



53. S. Simonsiij T. Anders, in Journ. lAnn. Soc. ix. 474 ; leaves 

 broadly lanceolate acuminate softly shortly hairy, heads ellipsoid elongate 

 hairy, bracts elliptic apex produced orenate, bracteoles linear acuminate at 

 both ends softly hairy. Kwrz For. Fl. ii. 244. 



Assam ; Dewangiri Hills, Simons ; Namroop in the Patkoye Mts., Griffith (Herb. 

 Propr. n. 249). Mabtabait and Tenassbbim, in the tropical forests, Kurz. 



A shrub ; branches pubescent or viscous-hairy. Leaves 5i by 2 in., base euneate, 

 crenate, minutely lineolate above, more hairy (especially on the 7-8 pair of nerves) ; 

 petiole J in. Heads 1^' by ^ in., on very short quasi-peduncles, often 2-3 together ; 

 outer pair of bracts (of T. Anderson) leaf -like, sometimes like the true bracts ; bract 

 IJ in., softly shortly hairy ; bracteoles 2, | in., more acuminate than in the allied 

 species. Sepals nearly as the bracteoles. Corolla 2 in. (Anderson), glabrous. 

 Capsule glabrous, 4-seeded (Anderson). — Anderson apparently had better material 

 than exist now at Kew; he says "buds yellow fide Griffith;" but it is more probable 

 that the flowers are purplish : he certainly erred in reading " Kamroop " in Lower 

 Assam (for Namroop). — It is not probable that a Patkoye Mt. plant should be 

 common in the tropical Tenasserim forests: no example has been seen thence, 

 but Kurz's description coincides with the Patkoye plant. He describes the flowers 

 as blue. 



54. S. grlabratus, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Bar. iii. 85, and in DC. 



