Justicia .] cvi. acanthace^e. 595 
equal; petioles *5 to 1*5 in. long. Peduncles axillary and terminal, 
1 to 2 in. long; spike lengthening to 4 in. long; bracts racket¬ 
shaped edged with crystalline spines green, *3 in. long, stalky purple; 
sepals linear purple. Corolla *5 in. long, tube and upper lip green¬ 
ish, lower lip white, palate strongly ribbed. Capsule -5 in. long, 
4-seeded. Seeds warty. Hab. Common near villages, orchards 
and thickets. Pahang River. Malacca, Selandor. Negri Sembilan, 
Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Kwala 
Kenering; Kamuning; Gunong Arang (Scortechini); Simpang 
(Wray). Penang (Wallich); Balik Pulau (Curtis). Kedah, Yan. 
Lankawi (Curtis). Perlis, Kanga. Kelantan, Chaning. 
var. angustifolia Clarke. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceo¬ 
late, Perak, Gunong Inas (Wray). 
var. rotundifolia Clarke. Leaves round at base, 6 in. long, 
3-5 in. wide, Dindings, Pangkor (Ridley). 
var. auriculata Clarke. Leaves broad, base narrowed shortly 
unequally oblong cordate, Bindings, Pulau Rumbia (Seimund). 
Perak, Thaiping (Kunstler); Ipoh (Burkill). 
var. parvibracteaia Clarke. A weak form; spikes small, in¬ 
terrupted at base. Bracts very small. Dindings, Gunong Tungul. 
Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Native names: Gendarussa Bukit; 
Sebonkak. 
(2) J. patulinervis Clarke, l.c. 683. 
Sparingly pubescent. Leaves 6 by 4 in., crenate, truncate at 
base, very shortly cuneate on petiole; nerves 10 to 11 pairs, 
spreading at right angles from the midrib. Spike dense; bracts 
nearly glabrate with some white bristles on edge, otherwise like 
J. pubiflora. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). 
I have not seen this plant. 
(3) J. rupestris Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 153. 
Plant slightly woody branched, 12 to 18 in. tall; young parts 
hairy. Leaves lanceolate acuminate at both ends, sub-coriaceous, 
glabrous except midrib on both sides appressed yellow-hairy, 
5 in. long, 1 in. wide or less; petioles -25 in. long, winged to base, 
edged with white hairs. Spikes terminal, 1 in. long. Bracts 
orbicular, petioled, nearly -25 in. long, pubescent. Calyx *1 in. 
long, pubescent. Corolla white hairy, tube shorter than limb. 
Capsule *4 in. long, pubescent. Seeds flat, reticulate. Hab. Rocks 
in the north. Rare. Perlis, Bukit Lagi, Kanga (Ridley). 
(4) J. Scortechinii Clarke, l.c. 683. 
Branched herb. Leaves rather fleshy, ovate or elliptic acumin¬ 
ate, usually rounded at base, crenulate, nerves 6 to 7 pairs; 
3 to 5 in. long, 1-25 to 3 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Spikes 
dense. Bracts ovate, small. Corolla hairy outside. Capsule 
hairy nearly to base. Hab. Perak, Maxwell's Hill 3000 ft. altitude 
(Scortechini), rare and little known. 
