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the long narrow much acuminated calycine lobes, readily 

 distinguishing it from the others. 



Obser. II. — At page 121 of the " Plantae Javanicse 

 Rariores," Brown has named, but not described, a species of 

 this genus which he calls Glossanthus Zeylanicus ; but it is 

 quite impossible for me to determine whether it was this or 

 the former species he had in view. The reason why I have 

 adopted his name to this one is, that it is by far the most 

 common species, is very abundant about Kandy, and hence 

 was the most likely one for him to be in possession of. 



EPITHEMA CEYLANICA, Gardn. 

 E. tota piloso-hispida, foliis infer, oppositis vel abortu so- 

 litariis, petiolatis, late ovatis, cordatis, duplicato serrato- 

 dentatis, super, oppositis, sessilibus, pedunculis terminalibus 

 1-3 elongatis, apice spicatis, spicis densis, secundis, circinalis 

 basi bracteatis, bracteis cordatis, cuculatis, obtusis, dentatis. 



Hab. — In clefts of moist rocks in forests in the central 

 Province. Fl. during the rains. 



Descr. — Annual, erect, hispidately pilose, about 1 foot high. Stem 

 round, fleshy, sparingly branched. Leaves opposite, one of those of 

 the lower pair often abortive, the lower ones petiolate, the upper 

 ones sessile, ovate, cordate acutish or obtuse, doubly dentate- serrate, 

 pennivenous, veins about 10 on each side ; lower ones exclusive of 

 the petiole 5-6 inches long, and from 3 J- 5 broad : Petioles about 3 

 inches long ; the upper ones about 2 inches long, and about 20 lines 

 broad. Peduncles terminal, 1-3, from 3-5 inches long, spicate at the 

 apex, spike dense, secund, circinate, with a large sessile, cordate, or- 

 bicular, concave, denticulate bract at its base, into which the upper 

 end is curved. Calyx free, persistent, tubular, about 2 lines long, 

 deeply 5 cleft, lobes lanceolate, acute valvate. Corolla hypogynous, 

 gamo-petalous, infundibuliform, about 4 lines long : tube white : 

 limb 5-cleft, bilabiate, upper lip smaller than the lower one, 2-lobed, 

 lobes ovate, obtuse, lower lip 3-lobed, lobes suborbicular, obtuse, 

 blue. Stamens 4, the two posterior fertile, the two anterior sterile : 



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