Sirobilanthes.] cix. acanthace^. (C. B. Clarke.) 473 



at both ends ciliolate puTjeseent, flowers alternate or opposite in leafy spikes, 

 upper bracts ovate or spathulate persistent, corolla 1 in. nearly glabrous 

 purple. 



Khasia Mts., alt. 3-,5000 ft., frequent ; J. D. S., &c. 



A small, erect, somewhat densely branched shrub. Leaves 2\ by J in., equal or 

 suhequal, minutely dentate undulate or subentire; nerves 5-6 pair, puberulous, 

 beneath ciliate; petiole obscure. Spikes 1-3 in., numerous, axillary and terminal, 

 nearly glabrous ; lower bracts leaf-like ; upper sometimes spathulate ^lardly petioled 

 as 'm8.moph.yUus)i braeteoles I'j in., ovate. Sepals ^-J in., subequal, linear, obtuse. 

 Corolla nearly straight, hairy within j cylindrio base shorter than the ventrieose 

 portion ; segments short, round. Filaments very hairy downwards. Ovary glabrous ; 

 style sparsely hairy. Capsule fin., 4-seeded. Seeds \-^ in., ovate, pubescent; 

 areoles hardly any.— This common Khasia in habit and leaves remarkably resembles <S. 

 isopiylltis ; the inflorescence, sepals, &c., are totally different. 



136. S. Panichangra; T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. 8oc. ix. 478 ; leaves 

 broadly elliptic acuminate at both ends rusty-pubescent,' panicles lax capil- 

 lary pubescent, flowers scattered mostly alternate, bracts minute persistent, 

 corolla IJ in. nearly glabrous. Ruellia Panichanga, Wall. Cat. 2387. 

 Asystasia Panichanga, Wees in Wall. PI. As. Sar. iii. 90, and in DC. Trodr. 

 xi. 167. 



SlIHET; Wallich. Caceab; Keetum. 



A shrub ; branches tetragonous, pubescent upwards. LeavesQ^ by 2| in., serrate ; 

 nerves 10 pair; petiole | in. Feduneles ^2 in., repeatedly trichotomous ; bracts 

 and bracteoles scarcely | in., linear, pubescent. Calyx \ in., deeply subequally 5-fid, 

 closely uniformly pubescent; segments linear-lanceolate. Corolla nearly straight, 

 puberulous, cylindric base longer than the calyx, gradually widening into the rather 

 narrow cylindric portion of the tube ; segments round, short, contorted in bud. 

 Filaments and style with scattered white hairs. Capsule more than \ in. 



137. S> coloratus, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Sac. ix. 481, not of 

 Nees ; leaves ovate or elliptic acuminate glabrous, panicles capillary very 

 compound glabrous, bracts elliptic caducous, corolla IJ in. nearly glabrous 

 pale purple. Euellia colorata. Wall. Cat. 2388. Goldfussia oolorata, Nees 

 in Wall. PI. As. Bar. iii. 89, and in BC. Prodr. xi. 176. — Acanthacea, 

 Oriff. Itin. Notes, 87, n. 1280. 



Easteen Himalaya ; Sikkim and Bhotan, alt. 2-5000 ft., Clarke. Assam and 

 Khasia Mts., alt. 2-4000 ft., frequent ; Griffith, H. f. S; T., &c. 



A nearly glabrous shrub, 3-6 ft. Leaves 7 by 2J-4 in., serrate ; nerves 7-8 pair ; 

 petiole j-li in. PanjcZe often 1 foot in diam., leafless bractless with 200-500 flowers, 

 sometimes denser with stouter shorter branches; bracts \ in. Calyx \-^ in., deeply 

 5-fid ; segments suhequal, lanceolate, glabrous. Corolla tubular-ventricose, glabrous. 

 Capsule ^-^ in., 4-seeded. Seeds J-^ ic, ovate, pubescent ; areoles hardly any. — 

 The flowers said by Nees to be capitate are mostly alternate scattered ; they are 

 capitate only at the tips of the younger panicle-branches. 



Vae. crinita ; panicle-branches minutely thinly glandular-hairy. S. crinitus, 

 T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 481. Goldfussia crinita, Kees in DC. Prodr. xi. 

 176. — Bhotan, alt. 1000 ft.; Griffith. Assam. — Varies in the thinness of the panicle- 

 branches just as does the type. 



Series D. Paniculatce. Flowers panicled laxly, or densely, secund, snb- 

 spicate. Bracts conspicuous, persistent. Capsule elliptic, compressed, 

 cuneate at both ends. Seeds shaggy, often only 2 perfected, or if 4 imbri- 

 cated.— Species of Ceylon or S. Deccan Peninsula. (This series approaches 

 in technical character, though not in habit, the section *** of the series A, 

 Bracteatae. Compare S. perfoUatus above, which Wight placed here.) 



