Cystacanthus
(from kystis, a bladder, and Acanthus; referring to the inflated flowers). ORD. Acanthaceae. A stove evergreen perennial, thriving in a light sandy loam and fibry peat. Cuttings of young shoots will root, in spring or summer, if planted in sandy soil, in a hotbed, and covered with a bell glass. C. turgida (inflated). fl. white, reticulated with rosy-pink lines, disposed in thyrsoid panicles; throat yellow. April. l. opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, 4in. to 7in. long. h. 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. Cochin China, 1869. Plant glabrous. SYN. Meninia turgida. (B. M. 6043.)