Vandellia.) c. scrophulariace^e. 481 
Capsule orbicular longer than sepals. Hab. Rare, sandy spots in 
the north. Perlis, Kanga (Ridley). Distrib. India. 
(6) V. elata Benth. Scroph. Ind. 36 ; Brain, l.c. 357. 
Slender erect glabrous or sparsely hairy herb about 6 in. to 
x ft. tall. Leaves ovate crenate-toothed acute, base cuneate, 
•3 to -5 in. long, -25 in. wide; petioles 15 to -25 in. long. Flowers 
axillary and racemose, terminal; pedicels *3 to *5 in. long. Sepals 
lanceolate sparsely hairy, -09 in. long. Corolla violet with yellow 
spot on lip, very small, -i in. long. Capsule oblong, -12 in. long, 
as long as sepals. Hab. Open ground in dry spots and in rice 
fields. Singapore, Garden weed; Galang; Government Hill. 
Malacca, Chabau, rice fields. Kedah, Alor Sta, rice fields (Ridley). 
Distrib. Tenasserim. 
(7) V. pedunculata Bentfl. Scroph. Ind. 37; Brain , l.c. 357. 
Glabrous slender sometimes creeping, stems up to 10 in. long, 
weak. Leaves ovate blunt, obscurely toothed, *5 in. long, *4 in. 
wide; petioles short. Flowers axillary solitary and in terminal 
racemes; pedicels -15 in. long, slender. Sepals narrow lanceolate, 
*25 in. long. Corolla violet with yellow spots on lip, or white. 
Capsule linear lanceolate, -5 in. long. Hab. Wet spots; not rare. 
Singapore, Government Hill. Johor, Batu Pahat. Selangor, 
Rawang; Ulu Gombak. Perak, Tanjong Malim; Temengoh; 
Teluk Anson (Ridley). Penang, Pulau Butong (Curtis). Lankawi, 
Terutau (Curtis). Setul. Kelantan, Chaning. Patani (Annandale). 
Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 
8. TORENIA, Linn. 
Herbs glabrous or pubescent, erect or creeping. Leaves 
opposite, generally serrate ovate. Flowers showy, blue, purple, 
yellow or rarely white, axillary or in terminal racemes of few flowers. 
Calyx 2-lipped or 3- to 5-tootlied, often winged. Corolla 2-lipped, 
upper lip bifid, lower spreading, 3-lobed, tube cylindric, curved. 
Stamens 4, didynamous insert on tube; anthers connate in pairs, 
cells confluent. Ovary 2-celled. Fruit a linear or oblong septicidal 
capsule. Species 20, Asia, Africa and America. 
The popular pot-plant T. Fournieri from Siam (often erro¬ 
neously called T. asiatica), with pale blue flowers, the lips tipped 
deep purple, has here and there escaped from gardens, as at Ayer 
hitam and elsewhere in Penang, but has not as yet established 
itself. 
Calvx distinctly winged. 
Creeping plant; calyx orbicular; flowers small, 
red-brown and white . . . . . (l) T. polygonoides 
Erect plants; calyx longer than broad. 
Calyx wings broad; corolla hardly exsert; 
flowers pale blue . . . . . (2) T. peduncularis 
Calyx wings rather broad; corolla hardly 
exsert; flowers pale blue, 2 dark spots . (3) T. bimaculata 
