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2. ANEILEMA. From the Greek a, not, and eilema, a cover- 
ing, referring to the flowers not being enclosed in a spathe. — ■ 
Warm regions, chiefly Asia. 
Stems erect, leafy. Leaves few, distant. Bracts small, not 
sheathing. Flowers red-bine, panicled. Sepals free, membranous. 
Petals free, obovate, equal. Fertile stamens 3, staminodes 4, fila- 
ments hairy. Ovules 2-6 in each cell. Seeds several, wrinkled 
and minutely pitted. 
Stems 1^-3 ft., simple. Capsule £ in. Seeds 9-12 . . 1. A. diver gens. 
Stems |-1| ft., branched from the base. Capsule ^ in. 
Seeds usually not more than 6 2. A. modiflorum. 
1. Aneilema divergens, C. B. Clarke ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 376. 
Nearly glabrous ; stems 1^-3 ft., simple. Leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, the lower about 5x| in., upper ones gradually smaller; 
sheaths fringed. Panicle terminal, branches spreading, usually 
opposite or the upper ones whorled ; bracts persistent. Capsule 
^ in., oblong-ovate, 3 -angled ; seeds 3-6, usually 4 in each 
cell. 
Simla, below 6000 ft. ; July, August. — Himalaya, up to 6000 ft. 
