



BOTANY OF FERNANDO K0B03HA. 



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longa, 1| uncias lata quo latissima. Capitulae parvsa globos®, 

 £ unciam longa. Bracteae lanceolate acutae pubescentes. Calyx 

 brevis bilobus pubescens. Corolla alba fauce flava |-uncialis, tubo 

 gracili curvo extus glanduloso pubescenti, lamina bilabiata, labio 

 superiore trilobo, lobis rotundatis, labio inferiore rotundato 

 latiore emarginato, fauce hispido. Stamina 4. Anthera latae 

 oblongse, filamenta brevia. Stylus crassus; stigmate laterali 

 rotundato parvo. Ovarium rotundatum pubescens. 

 minima pubescens, ferme exsicca, sicca valde aromatica. 



In the thickets of the Sapate, tolerably plentiful. An infusion 

 of the leaves is used as tea, as is the case with other species in 

 Brazil. This species is allied closely to Lantana cinerascens in 

 its dry nut, which, like the leaves, is deliciouslv aromatic. 



Drupa 



LABIATE. 



Hyptis pectin ata, Pott, in Ann. Mus. Par. vii. p. 474 ; Benth. 



in DC. Prodr. xii. p. 127.— Nepeta pectinata, L. Sp. PL ed. 2, 

 p. 799. 



Abundant in the Sapate, where it grows to a height of about 

 6 feet. Flowers small, lilac. 



Distribution. All parts of warm America. Also occurs in Africa 

 and India. 











H. suaveolens, Poit. in Ann. Mi 

 fig. 2 ; Benth. in DO. Prodr. xii. p. 126. 

 Sp- PI. ed. 2, p. 815. 



Ballota suaveolens, L. 

 tolens. EBZerit. Sert. 



Angl. p. 17. 

 In open places on Tobacco Point, and also on the cliffs on 



Portugues 



It 



attains a height of from 4-5 feet. Flowers larger than the pre- 

 ceding, blue. 



Distribution. Common in Tropical America, and occurring also 

 in the East Indies. 



PLANTAGINE^. 



Plait 



J. A. Schmidt in 







Mart. Fl. Bras. vi. p. 169. 



This occurred as a garden-weed itl the precincts of the Gover- 

 nor's house; and was no doubt accidentally introduced 

 some reputation here as a medicine in chest complaii 



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