Strobilanthes.] cix. iOANTHiCSJ!. (C. B. Clarke.) 471 



bracts ^ in., elliptic, pubescent, opposite one of each "pair usually barren ; bracteoles 

 oblong rather longer than the bracts. Calyx ^-^ in., divided subequally nearly to 

 the base ; segments linear- ligulate, softly pubescent, densely white papillose down the 

 back. Corolla nearly straight, much ventricose upwards, constricted base of the tube 

 short. Stifle glabrous. Capsule | in., spathulate-oblong, puberous, 4-seeded. Seeds 

 ^ in., ovate, shaggy ; areoles very small.— The papillae on the backs of the sepals 

 (and continued also on the bracts) give this species a powdered or farinose look. 



129. S. nobilis, Clarke ; leaves elliptic acuminate at both, ends 

 sparsely hairy on the nerves beneath, spikes long flexuose panicled pubes- 

 cent, flowers alternate, bracts lanceolate acute persistent. 



Jaintea Hills ; Jarain, alt. 3500 ft., Clarke. 



An erect gregarious shrub, 6-10 ft. Leaves 9 by 3 in., unequal-sided, upper ses- 

 sile, serrate, thinly lineolate above ; nerves 10 pair. Spikes 6-12 in., hardly inter- 

 rupted ; bracts |-1 in., very acuminate, minutely hairy ; bracteoles | in., linear- 

 lanceolate. Calyx f in., divided nearly to the base equally ; segments linear, minutely 

 scabrous-pubescent. Capsule % in., nearly glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds J in., ovate, 

 shaggy; areoles very small. — Corolla not preserved, believed to be yellow. 



130. S. Inflatus, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Sac. ix. 476 ; villous, 

 leaves elliptic or subovate acuminate, flowers alternate or some opposite in 

 flexuose or twisted 1-sided spikes, lower bracts leaf-Hke upper spathulate, 

 corolla 1§ in. much curved pubescent without. — Goldfussia sp. n. 28, Serb. 

 Ind. Or. S.f. ^ T. 



SiKKiM Himalaya, alt. 5-8000 ft. ; J. D. S. 



Branches woody, flexuose, terete, fulvous- villous. Leaves 2iby f-lj in., serrate, 

 hairy on both surfaces ; nerves 6 pair ; petiole IJ in. Spikes 1-3 in., fulvous villous, 

 internodes zigzag or contorted almost as in S. Selictus ; most of the bracts foliiiceous ; 

 bracteoles minute linear. Corolla funnel-shaped, inflated, tube very much curved 

 towards the top ; segments subquadrate orbicular. Capsule | in., narrowly elliptic, 

 glabrous, 4-aeeded. Seeds ^ in., subquadrate, shaggy; areoles subobsolete. — Nearly 

 all the bracts are leaf -like, persistent ; the uppermost, entirely bracteiform ones, are 

 deciduous. 



131. S. "Wallicliii, Wees in Wall. PI. As. Bar. iii. 87, and in BC. 

 Prodr. xi. 193; leaves petioled elliptic acuminate nearly glabrous upper 

 sessile cordate, spikes lax 1-sided, flowers solitary or paired, many^ of the 

 lower bracts large leaf-like, sepals linear subobtuse glabrous in fruit elon- 



Sate somewhat hairy at the tips, corolla I5 in. blue. T. Anders, in Journ. 

 Ann. Soc. ix. 477. Euellia alata, Wall. PI. As. Mar. i. 26, t. 31, and 

 Cat. 2371 a. Goldfussia Thomsoni, Bat. Mag. t. 5119, not Strobilanthes 

 Thomsoni, T. Anders. 



SuBALMNE Himalaya, alt. 7-11,000 ft. j from Nepal to Bhotan, common, 

 WallieJi, &c. 



Stems 6-24 in., weak, quadrangular sometimes sharply, glabrous or pubescent on 

 the angles. Leaves 3 by 1 in., crenate-serrate, puberulous or glabrate, thinly lineo- 

 late above; nerves 6 pair; petiole f in. Spikes 1-6 in., often flexuose or zigzag, 

 lowest flowers appearing often axillary solitary opposite ; bracts (many of the middle 

 ones) ovate or subcordate, altogether resembling the upper leaves; uppermost bracts 

 often small, less than i in., ovate or obovate, glabrate ; bracteoles linear-oblong, 

 small or 0. Sepals in flower J in., usually quite glabrous, in fruit often more than 

 1 in. laxly flexuose, very narrow, usually more or less glandular hairy at least at the 

 tips. Corolla nearly straight, glabrous or with minute lines of hairs within ; cyliu- 

 dric base about as long as the ventricose portion ; segments short, round. Filaments 

 and style glabrous. Capsule ^| in., glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds J in., ovate, pubes- 

 cent • areoles small. — The lowest flowers often appear axillary opposite, with 2 small 

 ovate bracteoles each : more careful comparison shows that the axillary flower is on a 



