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CX. AMARANTACEAS. 
[Psilolrichum. 
6. PSILOTRICHUM, Bl. 
Herbs branched. Leaves opposite. Flowers white, bisexual 
in (axillary or) terminal solitary (or panicled) spikes (or clusters). 
Bracts small, scarious. Sepals 5, slightly connate below, ovate 
or lanceolate acuminate, ribbed. Stamens 5, connate below in a 
small cup. Anthers 2-celled. Staminodes o. Ovary oblong or 
sub-globose; ovule 1; style slender; stigma capitate (or bifid). 
Utricle included in hardened perianth. Seed lenticular. Species 
10 to 12, Old World tropics. 
(1) P. trichotomum Bl. Bijdr. 545; Gamble, l.c. 14. 
Flaccid decumbent herb about 6 to 10 in. tall. Leaves thin 
elliptic or lanceolate, acute, base long narrowed, *5 to 1 in. long, 
■2 to -3 in. wide; petioles short or none. Spikes -2 in. long, white 
or greenish. Flowers claret colour. Bract persistent. Sepals 
lanceolate acuminate, -i in. long. Hab. Rare in dry open spots, 
Perak, Ulu Kal, 800 to 1000 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Setul, heath 
(Ridley). Distrib. India to Philippines. 
7 . AERUA, Forsk. 
Herbs (or undershrubs). Leaves (alternate or) opposite. 
Flowers bisexual in simple or panicled spikes. Bracts small. 
Sepals 5 (or 4), lobes equal of outer broader. Stamens 5* with 
staminodes between in a cup; anthers 2-celled. Ovary ovoid or 
sub-globose, i-celled, i-ovuled; style simple; stigma capitate. 
Utricle membranous. Seed reniform. Species 15, Africa and 
Asia. 
(1) A. Curtisii Oliv. Ic. PI. t. 2201. (Fig. 134, p. g.) 
Straggling plant slightly woody below, 1 ft. tall or more. 
Leaves opposite, membranous, lanceolate, acuminate, long, decur¬ 
rent on petiole, pubescent beneath, -5 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles -3 in. long. Spikes elongating to 3 in. long, slender terminal 
several together and axillary pubescent. Bracts small, persistent. 
Sepals -8 in. long, ovate, ribbed. Stamen-cup rather deep; fila¬ 
ments and staminodes triangular-lanceolate. Hab. Local on rocks 
in forests, Perak, Waterloo Estate (Curtis); Temengoh; Lenggong 
(Ridley). 
8. ACHYRANTHES, Linn. 
Herbs, slightly woody below. Leaves opposite. Flowers bi¬ 
sexual in slender elongating; simple or compound spikes, deflexed 
after flowering. Bracts spiny. Sepals 5, lanceolate aristate 
stiff. Stamens (2 or) 5 ; filaments connate alternating with square 
fimbriate staminodes; anthers 2-celled. Ovary oblong, i-celled, 
i-ovuled; style filiform ; stigma capitate. Utricle oblong-cylindric. 
Seed oblong. Species 15, tropics and temperate regions. 
(1) A. aspera Linn. Sj>. PL 204; Gamble, l.c. 16. 
Erect, slightly shrubby below about 3 ft. long, pubescent. 
