Schaueria
(named after John Konrad Schauer, 1813-1848, Professor at Greifswald). ORD. Acanthaceae. A genus comprising about eight species of stove, glabrous or pubescent, erect herbs or sub-shrubs, natives of Brazil. Flowers often orange or red, disposed in terminal thyrses or spikes; calyx nearly five-parted, the segments linear or bristly; corolla tube slender, scarcely enlarged above, the limb bilabiate; stamens two; bracts and bracteoles linear or rarely lanceolate, rather long and coloured, or small. Leaves entire. The only species known in gardens are described below. For culture, see Justicia (under which these plants are often erroneously classified).
S. calycotricha (hairy-calyxed). fl., calyx segments and bracts pale greenish or yellowish, minutely puberulous; corolla of a beautiful yellow, 1in. long, very softly pubescent; thyrse terminal, sub-spicate. February. l. broadly ovate, glabrous, with a very obtuse or sub-cordate base, slightly undulate-crenate. Branches slightly glabrous. h. 2ft. 1824. SYN. Justicia calytricha (H. E. F. 212).
S. flavicoma (yellow-haired). fl., calyx ciliated, with numerous gland-tipped hairs. February. l. lanceolate, proportionately narrower, longer, and more acuminate, than those of S. calycotricha, acute or sub-acute at the base. (B. M. 2816, under name of Justicia calycotricha; B. R. 1027, under name of J. flavicoma; L. B. C. 1921 (?), under name of J. callitricha.)