AND LINNJEUS'S “FLORA ZEYLANICA.' 145 
twig with leaves in the herbarium (vol. iv. fol. 80) appears to be 
the original of Linn»us’s description, though numbered by him 
224; and is probably A. squamosa. 
226. Atragene zeylanica, Sp. 542.. Naravelia zeylanica, DC. 
227. Phlomis zeylanica, Sp.586 .. Leucas zeylanica, R. Br. 
228. Ocymum frutescens, Sp. 597 
(Mentha perilloides, Syst. ed. $ Pogostemon Heyneanus, Benth. 
xii. 736) 2. eee eee eee 
Linnsus's Ocymum frutescens has been erroneously referred, in 
Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. p. 646, to Perilla ocymoides, L., and his Mentha 
perilloides by Bentham (DC. Prod. xii. p. 127) to Hyptis pecti- 
nata, Poir. ; neither of these is a Ceylon plant. Hermann's spe- 
cimens are the wild Patchouli plant, * Gan-kollan-kola" of the 
Singhalese, Pogostemon Heyneanus, Benth. Moon (Cat. Ceylon 
Plants, p. 44) rightly refers Mentha perilloides to this plant. 
229. Ocymum menthoides, Sp. 598.  Geniosporum prostratum, Benth. 
The Ocymum menthoides of Linneus has also been often mis- 
understood. The form of Geniosporum prostratum with a slender 
erect stem is that especially intended by him, as is seen by his 
description in Fl. Zeyl., and his reference to Burman's excellent 
figure in Thes. Zeyl. t. 70.fig. 2*. This same little form is again 
figured in N. Burman's Fl. Indica, t. 39. fig. 1, under the name 
of Rhinanthus indica ; but is very different from Linnzus's plant 
of the same name, for which see no. 238. 
230. Gmelina asiatica, Sp. 626 .... Gmelina asiatica, L. 
231. Volkameria inermis, Sp. 637.. Clerodendrum inerme, R. Br. 
232. Clerodendrum infortunatum, C. infortunatum, L. 
8p.637........... see uu 
233. Barleria Prionitis, Sp. 636.... B. Prionitis, L. 
234. Ruellia ringens, Sp. 635 .... R. ringens, L. un 
235. Ruellia antipoda, Sp. 635 ....  Bonnaya veronicefolia, Spreng. 
Linnæus referred to this also a plant from Barbadoes figured 
by Plukenet; whence his specific name. 
236. Bignonia indica, Sp. 603 .... Oroxylum indica, Vent. (drawing). 
237. Sesamum orientale, Sp. 634 .. No specimen. 
238. Rhinanthus indica, Sp. 603 .. Centranthera procumbens, Benth. 
This name of Linnzus’s is quoted for Geniosporum elongatum 
in Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. p. 610; but the specimens are Centranthera 
procumbens, and Linneus’s description is very good for that 
plant. 
* But Bentham, who saw Burman's specimen, says it is G. elongatum 
(DC. Prod. xii. p. 45); and the figure is therefore quoted under that species in 
Fi. Brit. Ind. 
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