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2. Lindenbergia urticsefolia, Lehm. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 262. 
Glandular hairy ; stems often tufted, 4-12 in., erect or ascending. 
Leaves broadly ovate, about ^-l^x|-l in. Flowers ^ in. long, 
axillary, solitary or in small clusters, sometimes forming'long, leafy 
racemes. Corolla-tube tinged with red. 
Simla, Mushobra, common on walls ; April-October. — Throughout India, 
ascending to 6000 ft.— Afghanistan, Burmah. 
9. LIMNOPHILA. From the Greek limne, a marsh, and phileo, 
I love, in allusion to the habitat of most species. — Asia, Africa, 
Australia. 
Herbs growing in water or marshy places ; stems erect or 
ascending leaves and inflorescence covered with glandular dots. 
Leaves opposite, the submerged, basal leaves sometimes pinnatifid 
or divided into thread-like segments. Flowers sessile, in heads or 
leafy spikes. Calyx 5-lobed nearly to the base ; segments nearly 
equal, lanceolate, acute. Corolla 2-lipped ; tube cylindric ; upper 
lip erect, 2-lobed ; lower spreading, 3-lobed. Stamens 4, in 
unequal pairs, included ; anther-cells stalked, widely separated 
from one another. Style bent at the top ; stigma flat, 2-lobed. 
Capsule ovoid. 
Leaves shortly stalked. Flowers in sessile or stalked, 
axillary heads 1. L. Roxburghii. 
Leaves stem-clasping. Flowers axillary, forming leafy 
spikes 2. L. hypericifolia. 
*1. Limnophila Roxburghii, G. Don ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 265. 
Glabrous or nearly so, aromatic ; stems tufted, 1-2 ft. Leaves 
shortly stalked, ovate or lanceolate, l^-3x^-lj in., crenate ; 
lateral nerves about 6 pairs, pinnate, curved. Flowers ^ in. long, 
blue, mouth yellow, in sessile or stalked, axillary heads. 
Throughout India, ascending to 6000 ft. ; flowers in the cold season. — 
Tropical Asia, Pacific islands. 
*2. Limnophila hypericifolia, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 269. 
Glabrous ; stems 1-2 ft. Leaves sessile, stem-clasping, oblong- 
ovate, 1-1 J x J-l in., entire or crenate ; nerves 3-5, basal, straight, 
nearly parallel. Flowers pink-purple, J in. long, solitary, axillary, 
forming leafy spikes. 
Throughout India, ascending to 5000 ft. ; flowers in the cold season. 
10. HERPESTIS. From the Greek herpestes, a creeper. — All 
warm countries. 
Herpestis Monnieria, Kunth ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 272. A glabrous, 
creeping, succulent herb growing in marshes ; stems several, 6-12 
in., much branched, rooting at the joints. Leaves opposite, 
sessile, fleshy, oblong or spathulate, J-l in., entire, obtuse, lower 
