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XLIX. KUBIACEiE 
small, membranous, fringed with unequal bristles. Flowers small, 
white or red, stalked, axillary or terminal, solitary or 2-4 in each 
cyme. Calyx-tube ovoid ; teeth 4, distant in fruit. Corolla salver- 
shaped ; tube short or long, lobes 4. Stamens 4, included. Ovary 
2- celled; style short, stigma 2-lobed ; ovules many in each cell. 
Capsule 2-celled, opening at the top ; seeds numerous, minute. 
Flowers white. 
Stems erect. Capsule globose, not ribbed . . . 1. 0. corymbosa. 
Stems procumbent. Capsule bell-shaped, prominently- 
ribbed 2. 0 . crystallina. 
Flowers red . . . . . . . . . 3. O. coccinea. 
1. Oldenlandia corymbosa, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 64. Mi- 
nutely bristly ; stems slender, erect, 3-12 in., simple .or much 
branched. Leaves linear-lanceolate, ^-2 in., acute. Flowers 
white, solitary on long, slender, axillary stalks or 2-4 in a small 
cyme. Corolla-tube short. Capsule globose, not ribbed. 
Valleys below Simla, Naldera ; August-October. — Throughout India, ascend- 
ing to 6000 ft. — Tropical Asia, Africa, America. 
2. Oldenlandia crystallina, Boxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 65. 
Minutely bristly or nearly glabrous ; stems tufted, procumbent, 
much branched. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, J-| in., 
acute. Flowers white, solitary on long, slender, axillary stalks or 
2-4 in a small cyme. Corolla-tube short. Capsule bell-shaped, 
prominently ribbed. 
Annandale, on gravel walks ; September, October. — Throughout India, 
ascending to 6000 ft. — Java. 
3. Oldenlandia coccinea, Boyle ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 69. Minutely 
bristly ; stems slender, rigid, erect, 4-12 in. Leaves distant, 
narrowly lanceolate, in. Flowers bright red, \ in. diam., 
axillary or terminal, solitary or 2-4 in a small cyme; stalks 
short, elongating in fruit. Calyx-lobes long, linear. Corolla-tube 
long. Capsule oblong or globose. 
Simla, common on grassy slopes ; August, September. — W. Himalaya, 3000- 
8000 ft. 
7. AN0TIS. From the Greek aneu, without, and ous, otos, an 
ear ; referring to the absence of intermediate teeth between the 
calyx-lobes. — Tropical Asia and Australia. 
Anotis calycina, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 73. An annual, 
slender herb ; stems tufted, erect, shining, 2-8 in., 4-angled. 
Leaves opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, |--lx^ in., shortly 
stalked ; upper surface minutely hairy, lower nearly glabrous, 
