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Peristrophe, into which it might almost go, has rarely such broad bracteoles. 

 Unfortunately we have no fruit to confirm the determination. 



14. PERISTROPHE. 



Peristrophe, Nees ab Esenb. in Wall. PI. As. Ear. iii. 112, and in DC. Prod. xi. 492 ; Benth. et 

 Hook. Gen. PL ii. 1121. 



A genus of wide range through tropical Asia and tropical and south Africa, 

 extending also to Madagascar. 



P. bicalyculata, Nees ab. Esenb. in Wall. PI. As. Rar. iii. 113, and in DC. 

 Prod. xi. 496; Ach. Rich. Tent. Flor. Abyss, ii. 160; T. Anders, in Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. vii. (1864), 47, and ix. (1867), 521. 



P. Schimperiana, Hochst. in herb. Schimp. Abyss, sect. ii. n. 1095. 



P. Kotschyana, Nees ab. Esenb. in DC. Prod. xi. 497 ; Ach. Ptich. Tent. Flor. Abyss, ii. 160. 



Justicia ligulata, Lamk. Illustr. i. 42, t. 12, f. 2. 



And many other synonyms, for which see authorities quoted. 



Socotra. A common weed. B.C.S. n. 46. Schweinf. nn. 246 in lit., 784. 



Distrib. From Cape cle Verde Islands, through tropical Africa and Arabia 

 to India. 



The Abyssinian specimens described as P. Kotschyana, are less hairy than 

 is typical. 



15. HYPOESTES. 



Hypocstes, R Br. Prod. 474; Benth. et Hook. Gen. PL ii. 1122. 



A considerable old world tropical and subtropical genus. One of the 

 Socotran species is a tropical and south African and Arabian one, the other is 

 endemic. 



1. H. verticillaris, R. Br. Prod. 474; Nees ab. Esenb. in DC. Prod. xi. 

 507 ; T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. (1867), 48. 



H. Forskalei, R Br. loc. cit. ; Nees loc. cit. ; Ach. Rich Tent. Flor. Abyss, ii. 163. 



H. Forskalei, var. canescens, Frauch. Sert. Somal. in Miss. Pievoil 54. 



H. clinopodia, Nees ab. Esenb. in DC. Prod. xi. 508. 



H.polymorpha, E. Meyer Cat. PI. Afr. Austr. Drege. 



H. mollis, T. Anders, loc. cit. 49. 



H. Bothii, T. Anders, loc. cit. 49. 



Justicia verticillaris, Linn. Suppl. 85. 



J. clinopodia, E. Meyer Cat. PI. Afr. Austr. Drege. 



Soeotra. Very common. B.C.S. nn. 118, 514. Schweinf. nn. 222 in 

 lit., 368. 



Distrib. Tropical Africa, Cape, and Arabia. 



A species showing considerable variation, both in form of leaf and in indumen- 

 tum. Nees, in the Prodromus, distinguishes two varieties, and if we add another 



