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The discovery of a-representative of this genus in the South of ex 
Deecan Peninsula is very interesting, as it is a link between the Africa 
and the Indo-Malayan area of the genus. There is only one species 
known from Africa, ranging almost over the whole tropical portion o 
the continent, whilst Lepistemon Wallichii, Chois. is distributed iom 
the Khasia Hills and Assam. to Borneo and ‘the Philippines; Æ. astero 
stigma; K. Schum, is limited to New Guinea, and L, Fitzalani, F. 
Muell, [Syn. Z. urceolatus, F. Muell, and probably also L. Lucae, 
F: Muell. ] to to North Queensland. The species do not differ much, but 
it seems that L. leiocalyx approaches closer to the Indo-Malayan than 
to the African species. 
173. Brandisia racemosa, Hemsil. [Scrophularineæ]; fruticosa, 
sarmen "ramulis floriferis gracilibus pubescentibus, internodiis 
quam folia brevioribus, foliis oppositis vel suboppositis petiolatis rigide 
papyraceis vel riaceis ovatis oblongis vel rarius lanceolatis acutis 
crenato-serrulatis, serrulis apiculatis, basi rotundatis rarius subcordatis 
vel. subcuneatis glabrescentibus, costa atque venis primariis paucis 
crassis pies elevatis, floribus in racemos terminales elongatos dispositis, 
m oppositarum sæpius geminis brevissimis, 
perc e foliis similibus. sursum gradatim minoribus vel fere obsoletis, 
labio. 
nplicato to breviter bilobato lobis rotundatis, labio antico brevissime 
tridentato dentibus mde ion labio postico adherentibus denti inter- 
medio intermediis saltem dimidio breviore, staminibus 4 inclusis antheris 
barbatis per paria conniventibu, filamentis filiformibus glabris, ovario 
opis hirsutulo, stylo filiformi inter lobos labii superioris brevissime 
(matura non visa) ovoidea calyce inclusa seminibus 
Habitat.—Western. China: in shady copses, Mongtse, Yunnan, 
Hancock, 148... ] 
Folia cum petiolo 1-24 poll. longa; gov 14-3 lin. ME 
Racemi circiter semipedales ; pedicelli 1-3 lin. longi. Flores 1-1} poll. 
longi. Corolle tubus brevissimus ; boot posticum dentem inter- 
medium labii antici circiter 6—7 lin. superans. 
Mr. Hancock describes this as having wed isa rich-red flowers ; 
and, as die are borne in great profusion, this shrub must be very 
ornamental. - differs bec d from the other ‘now species in 
emose flowers, and in the very great inequality of the lips 
of the corolla, the. upper Tip being 6-7 lines longer than the middle lobe 
of the lower lip. 
4. Didissandra longipes, Hems/. rper som fere 
nca Mision caule, ut videtur, brevissim i gracili paucifoliato, foliis 
oppositis longissime petiolatis crassis vix coriaceis oblongis obovatis vel 
Vir a obtusis dem subtus pallidis, venis primariis lateralibus 
sepius 4 subtus sat conspieuis, pedunculis gracilibus elongatis 
vel Leite center apice 4-6 floris, pain racili- 
ni ibus speciosis, calycis segmen is fere liberis 
. lanceolatis acute- etra ti corolla tenuissima. icis tubo cur- 
vato lato ventricoso, limbo ’belobo — — quie antico 
