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LXXI. GESNERACEiE 
flattened. Ovary narrowly oblong ; style very short ; stigma 
2-lobed. Capsule 3-4 in., curved, finely pointed. 
Leaves broadly ovate. Flowers deep blue-purple . . 1. G. bifolia. 
Leaves lanceolate, acute. Flowers pale purple . . . 2. C. pumila. 
1. Chirita bifolia, Don; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 357. Stems 3-6 in. 
Leaves 2, sessile, cordate, broadly ovate, toothed, the larger leaf 
about 3x2J in., the other much smaller. Flowers one to three, 
1J-2 in. long, deep purple-blue, tinged with yellow about the 
mouth. (Fig. 115.) 
Valleys below Simla, in damp, shady places ; July-September. — Simla to 
Nepal, 5000-6000 ft. 
Fig. 115. Chirita bifolia. 
2. Chirita pumila, Don ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 357. Stems 2-6 in., 
often branching. Leaves 2-6, stalked, lanceolate, acute, toothed, 
the larger leaf 2|-6 X 1-2 in., the other smaller. Flowers one to 
six, 1-1 J in. long, pale purple, tinged with yellow. 
Valleys below Simla ; July-September. — Simla to Bhotan, 1500-6000 ft. 
3. PLATYSTEMMA. From the Greek platys, broad, and 
stemma, a wreath ; referring to the corolla. — Himalaya. 
Platystemma violoides, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 361. A slender, 
pubescent, erect herb ; stems 2-6 in. Leaf terminal, solitary, 
