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XJusticia. 
(5) J. pubiflora Clarke, l.c. 683. 
Herb 3 to 4 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves ovate to elliptic-lanceo¬ 
late long acuminate, base round or short cuneate, 4 to 6 in. long, 
1-5 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long. Bracts thickly tomentose 
outside, edge not bristly. Calyx pubescent. Corolla very hairy 
"yellow striped grey." Hob. Forests; scarce, Johor, Pulau 
Kukub; Tempayan River (Ridley). Perak, Larut Hills at 4200 ft. 
altitude (Kunstler). 
(6) J. subcymosa Clarke, l.c. 683. 
One to 3 ft. tall, base decumbent, glabrous. Leaves rather 
thin ovate or almost lanceolate-acuminate, base round or shortly 
cuneate, 5 to 9 in. long, 2-5 to 3-25 in. wide; petioles *5 to 2 in. 
long. Spike terminal, 4 in. long, lengthening to 8 in. long. Flowers 
in small distant cymes of 3 to 7, pubescent. Bracts *25 in. long, 
pubescent with spines on edge. Sepals pubescent. Corolla pale 
yellow, pubescent. Capsule nearly *7 in. long, hairy to base. 
Hab. Not rare; in thickets and woods. Selangor, Batu Caves; 
Dusun Tua; Ginting Bidai. Perak, Lenggong; Ulu Bubong and 
Chanderiang (Kunstler). Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Penang, Pulau 
Betong (Curtis). Perlis, Tebing Tinggi. 
(7) J. selangorensis Clarke, l.c. 684. 
Robust plant. Leaves rather fleshy elliptic shortly acuminate, 
base blunt or cuneate, stout, nerves and midrib conspicuous purple, 
9 in. long, 4-5 in. wide; petioles 4 in. long. Peduncle *75 in. long, 
pubescent. Spike 4 in. long. Bracts ovate to obovate, *6 in. 
long, sessile puberulous, purple. Flowers 2 or 3 in a bract. Calyx 
small, glabrous. Corolla white or dirty white with violet blotches. 
Capsule -35 in. long, glabrous. Hab. Forests; Selangor, Ginting 
Peras (Ridley). Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). 
(8) J. Isetevirens Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 82. 
Herb about 2 ft. tall; stem pubescent. Leaves ovate to ovate- 
lanceolate acuminate acute, base broad or slightly narrowed to 
base, velvety-hairy both sides, 4 to 6 in. long, 3 to 3-5 in. wide; 
petioles 1 in. long. Spike up to 9 in. long. Bracts ovate acute, 
bright green, hairy, edge ciliate, *25 in. long, persistent, narrowed 
to base not clawed. Flowers 2 or 3 together. Sepals lanceolate 
acuminate longer than the tube, white-hairy. Corolla *4 in. long, 
yellow-hairy. Capsule *5 in. long, 4-seeded. Hab. In forests, 
local. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). 
Justicia Icetevirens Buckley, an American plant, has long been referred 
to the genus Gatesia. 
(9) J. vegeta Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. v. 42. 
A tall, stout glabrous plant. Leaves lanceolate both ends 
acute; midrib broad; nerves 12 pairs; 8 in. long, 3 in. wide; 
petioles 1-5 in. long. Racemes axillary, 1-5 in. long on a pedicel 
■25 to *5 in. long. Bracts oblong-oblanceolate blunt, -4 to -5 in. 
long. Flowers solitary. Sepals lanceolate. Corolla -5 in. long, 
