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CLI. COMMELINACE^E. 
[Aneilema. 
(6) A. giganteum Br. Prod. 271; Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
vi. 379; Ridl. Mat. ii. 119. A. longifolium Hook. fil. Exot. Flora, 
t, 204. A. ensifolium Wight, Ic. t. 2074. 
Stems slender erect, 2 ft. tall. Leaves, basal narrow linear, 
15 in. long, *12 in. wide, stem-leaves shorter, all glabrous; sheaths 
•5 in. long. Panicle terminal, of 1 to 3 racemes lengthening as the 
flowers fall, each 1 to 2 in. long. Bracts caducous. Elowers large, 
light blue. Stamens 6, 3 fertile bearded, 3 sterile. Capsule oblong, 
*25 in. long. Hob. Dry rocky and sandy spots, Johor, Minyak Buku, 
Batu Pahat, Kedah Peak (Robinson and Kloss). Perlis, Ginting 
Kabok Kanga. Setul on sandy heaths, common here. Distrib. 
Indo-Malaya, China, Africa. 
(7) A. vaginatum Br. Prodr. 271; Ridl. Mat. ii. 119. 
Tufted herb, glabrous. Stems slender, 6 to 10 in. tall. Leaves, 
basal fleshy linear, 3 in. long, -12 in. wide, stem-leaves reduced to 
sheaths. Flowers 1 or 2 from each upper sheath. Petals blue. 
Stamens 6, 2 fertile, 4 sterile, bearded. Capsule globose, *12 in. 
