StroUlanthes] LXXXT. ACANTHACEiE 501 



plants die (Kanjilal F. FL 260). Branches quadrangular, slightly winged, 1. elliptic- 

 acuminate, blade 2-5 in., narrowed into petiole 1 in. long, upper 1. sessile. Fl. opposite, 

 in' pairs, but both turned to one side, forming leafy unilateral interrupted spikes, corolla 

 bluish-purple, IJ in. long 18. S. atropurpureus, Nees. Kashmir to Nepal, 6-10,000 ft. 

 Closely allied to 17 and perhaps not different. 



Two annually flowering shrubs of the North West Himalaya are : 19. S. Dalhousianus, 

 Clarke ; Collett Simla Flora 873 fig. 118. — Syn. Goldfussia I)alhousiana, Nees, corolla- 

 tube yellow, limb purple. 20. S. alatus, Nees, corolla purple. 



21. S. flaccidifolius, Nees {S. jiaccidus^ Kurz F. Fl. ii. 239). Assam {Room), Manipiir 

 (Khum^ia), Bhamo {Megyi, Burm.). A perennial herb, cultivated in North-Eastern India 

 and China, to make Indigo. L. thin, glabrous, elliptic, blade 4-6, narrowed into pet. 

 1 in. long. Pairs of il. in lax spikes, bracts petiolate, deciduous, calyx-segments linear- 

 spathulate, corolla 2 in. long, purple, nearly glabrous. 



6. PHLOGACANTHUS, Nees. ; FL Brit. Ind. iv. 510. 



Tall herbs or shrubs, 1. entire or nearly so. FL orange-red or pink, bracts 

 small, often caducous, bracteoles 0. Corolla tubular, curved, limb oblique, 2- 

 lipped. Stamens 2, more or less exserted, anthers 2-celled. Capsule elongate, 

 more or less tetragonous, many-seeded. Species 11, all Indian. 



A. Fl. in a dense cylindric terminal thyrsus. 



1. P. thyrsiflorus, Nees. Outer Himalaya, from the Jumna eastwards, ascending to 

 4,000 ft. Ravines in Chutia Nagpur. Khasi hills. Burma, Upper and Lower. An 

 evergreen glabrous shrub, attaining 10 ft , wood white, branches 4-sided. L. oblanceo- 

 late, blade 6-10, narrowed into pet. |-1J in. long. Fl. brick-red in a cylindrical com- 

 pact thyrsus, 4-12 in. long, bracts J-| in., conspicuous in bud, calyx-teeth J-| in.^ 

 corolla, velvety, |-1 in. long. 2. P. curviflorus, Nees. — Syn. Ju&ticia cuTDijiora, Wall. 

 PL As. Bar. t. 112. Khasi hills, Manipur. Pegu and Tenasserim. L. elongate- 

 elliptic, petiole 2-4, calyx-teeth, J, corolla 1^-2 in. long. 3. P. tubiflortis, Nees. Assam,. 

 Ivhasi hills, Manipur. Upper Burma, Shwebo district, undergrowth with Sfrohllantkes- 

 in damp evergreen forests (Mauk salu). Attains 5 ft., 1. broad-elliptic, blade 8-12, pet. 

 2-3 in. long. Calyx-teeth J, corolla | in., tubular, curved, crimson (Burma). 



B. FL in numerous lax axillary and terminal cymes. 



4. p. pubinervius, T. And. Sikkim 5-7,000 ft. Bhutan, Assam, Elliasi hills, Manipur- 

 Upper Burma, hills east of Bhamo 4,000 ft. (Mauk salon). A shrub or small tree, 1. 

 elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, blade 4-6, pet. •J-l in. long. Inflorescence glandular- 

 pubescent, bracts or eax^ly caducous, pedicels slender as long as calyx, calyx J- J in. 

 long, segments free nearly to the base, 3-nei'ved, corolla J-| in. long, stamens long 

 exserted. 



Cystacantlius insignis, Clarke. — Syn . Phlogacanth us insiynis, Kurz. Shan h ills 2,000 ft . 

 Pakokku district. Upper Burma. Higher ridges of the Pegu Yoma, 2-3,000 ft. A tall 

 strict erect glabrous shrub, stem white, tei^ete, with 4 elevated lines, fl. purple in a 

 terminal narrow panicle, corolla ventricose, IJ in, long, villous in the throat, lobes- 

 equal, nearly erect, capsule 1| ill. long. 



AedunantJiera tomentosa, Nees. — Syn. Muellia gossypwa, Wall. PL As. Bar. t. 42. 

 Outer Himalaya, 3-5,000 ft., Kashmir to Sikkim. Chittagong. A small gregarious 

 shrub, which flowers at intervals of 4-5 years. Young shoots and underside of young h 

 densely clothed with white wool, tomentum of young shoots purple. PL in clusters of 

 4-8, in terminal panicles, corolla 1 in. long, seeds 6-8, when wetted seem to be clothed 

 with long slender hairs. Somewhat resembles StrobilantJies glutinosa. 



Hemigraplns flava, Kurz. — Syn. Strohilanthes flava^ Kurz P. PL ii. 243. Tern. Myet- 

 Jmapan, Tamase kyan, Low^er ; Kyipasif^ Upper Burma. Upper and Lower Burma, 

 frequent, ascending to 2,500 ft. A large very bushy shrub, attaining 12 ft., fl. annually. 

 L. hai^sh and brittle, rough on both sides, elliptic or obovate, crenulate, upper side 

 wrinkled and rough with numerous large cystoliths, blade 7-9, taperixig into pet.. 

 ^-1 in. long. PL conspicuous,*yellow, in short obtuse glandular-hairy spikes, arranged 

 in short terminal panicles, bracts lanceolate, long actiminate, bracteoles linear, similar* 

 to calyx-segments, corolla 1~1J in, long. Seeds 6-8. 



