688 LABIATA., 
&c. Stems rising from a woody base. Leaves 2-3 inches 
long. Corolla small, dirty purple, hardly downy, about equal 
in length to the tube of the calyx. 
Naked-stemmed Hyptis. P1. 2 to 3 feet. 
8 H. serrcra (Benth. lab. p. 79.) stems simple, clothed with 
silky wool, almost leafless at top ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, 
obtuse, almost quite entire, thick, nerved, clothed with silky 
wool on both surfaces; heads globose, densely many-flowered, 
on short peduncles, racemose ; bracteas subulate, about equal in 
length to the heads; calyx tubular, clothed with silky wool, 
with subulate teeth, which at length spread a little. Y. S. 
Native of the South of Brazil, Sello. Stems many from a 
perennial base. Leaves approximate towards the middle of the 
stem, 2 inches long. Corolla exceeding the calyx. Genitals 
exserted. 
Silky Hyptis. Pl. 2 feet. 
9 H. uncina‘ra (Benth. lab. p. 80.) branches clothed with 
rufous tomentum ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate-oblong, serrately 
crenated, roundly cuneated at the base, rather scabrous above, 
hispid, but clothed with rufous tomentum on the nerves be- 
neath ; heads globose, densely many-flowered, axillary, sessile ; 
bracteas lanceolate, about equal in length to the heads, subulate 
and hooked at top; calyx campanulate, with stiff, subulately 
awned, hooked teeth. ©.? S. Native of Peru, Ruiz. et Pav. 
Throat of calyx clothed with rufous wool inside. Corolla rather 
shorter than the calycine teeth. 
Hooked-calyxed Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
10 H. uirsu'ra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 318. 
t. 161.) branches clothed with rufous hairs ; leaves sessile, or on 
short petioles, oblong-ovate, cuneated, and narrowed at the 
base, erosely crenated, wrinkled, villous; heads sessile, glo- 
bose, densely many-flowered; bracteas lanceolate, about equal 
in length to the calyx ; calyx hispid, with lanceolate-subulate, 
stiff teeth, which at length spread a little; achenia wrinkled. 
©.? S. Native of New Andalusia, in arid places on Mount 
Tumiriquiri, Humb. et Bonpl. ; Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Geraes, &c.. Mart. Sello. Branches tetragonal. Heads sessile, 
or on short peduncles, the whole forming an interrupted raceme. 
Corolla hispid outside, a little longer than the calyx. Genitals 
a little exserted. 
Hairy Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 4 feet.? 
Secr. IV. PracióürIs (from tAay.oc, plagios, transverse ; and 
ove wroc, ous otos, an ear.) Benth. lab. p. 80. Heads axil- 
lary, pedunculate, globose, densely many-flowered. Bracteas 
numerous, adpressed, ovate. Fructiferous calyx inflated at the 
base, elongated, with an incurved mouth, and short, ovate, un- 
equal teeth. Habit of species unlike the rest. 
11 H. opora'ra (Benth. lab. p. 81.) stems clothed with rusty 
tomentum ; leaves on short petioles, oblong-elliptic, crenated, 
rounded at the base, scabrous above, and tomentose beneath ; 
heads globose, densely many-flowered, paniculately much 
branched ; calyx villous, elongated in the fructiferous state, 
incurved, with an oblique, shortly 5-toothed mouth. h. G. 
Native of Peru, Ruiz. et Pav. A shrub with the habit of a 
species of Báddlea. Leaves 2-3 inches long. Calyx tomentosely 
hispid. Corolla a little exserted. 
Sweet-scented Hyptis. Shrub. 
12 H. vrreiwósA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 81.) her- 
baceous, small, glabrous ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, acute, ser- 
rated, cordately stem-clasping at the base; peduncles axillary, 
simple ; heads small, globose, dense ; bracteas ovate, about 
equal in length to the heads ; fructiferous calyx inflated at the 
base, with a contracted, oblique mouth, and very short, unequal 
teeth, M.*S. Native of Brazil, in the province of St. Paul, 
in boggy parts of woods. Habit of Gratiola. Stem nearly 
XV. Hxrris. 
simple. Leaves j to l inch long. Lower peduncles shorter 
than the leaves. Corolla minute. 
Bog Hyptis. Pl. 4 to j foot. 
Secr. V. Cvy'nrA (from xvproc, cyrtos, a curve, in allusion 
to the curved apex of the fructiferous calyx.) Benth. lab. p. 
81. Heads axillary, pedunculate, globose, densely many-flow- 
ered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, subulate. Fructiferous 
calyx elongated, recurved at top, with subulate teeth. ‘ The 
first species of this section come very near the second and third 
divisions of Cephalohiptis ; the four latter only differ from Cy- 
anocéphalus in the ripe calyxes being recurved at the ex- 
tremity.” Benth. 1. c. 
13 H. recurva'ta (Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 467. t. 28. f. 2.) 
stem herbaceous, erectish, villous; leaves on short petioles, 
ovate, crenated, rounded at the base, or subcordate, wrinkled, 
villous: upper ones small, nearly sessile; heads globose, 
densely many-flowered, on long peduncles ; receptacle naked; 
bracteas subulate, about equal in length to the calyxes ; fructi- 
ferous calyx tubular, villous, recurved, with a truncate mouth, 
and subulate teeth. 2.2? S. Native of America, within the 
tropic, in various places. H. macrocéphala, Bert. mss. Angles 
of stem acute, rough. Leaves hardly an inch long. Teeth of 
calyx purplish. Corolla pale yellow. 
Var. B, hirsütior (Benth. lab. p. 81.) stem and leaves more 
densely hairy. 2/4.? S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
Minas Geraes. 
Var. y, grandifolia (Benth. 1. c.) leaves twice the size of 
those of the species, membranous, and green like the rest of the 
plant  2/.? S. Native near Rio Janeiro. 
Recurved-calyxed Hyptis. Fl. July. Clt. 1820. 
6 feet. 
14 H. rarvDósa (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 82.) herba- 
ceous, clothed with soft, silky villi; leaves on short petioles, 
ovate, acute, serrated, roundly cuneated at the base, wrinkled, 
clothed with soft villi, canescent beneath ; heads globose, densely 
many-flowered ; peduncles 2-3 times longer than the heads; 
bracteas subulate, adpressed, about equal in length to the 
calyxes ; receptacle naked; fructiferous calyx tubular, downy, 
recurved, with a somewhat dilated mouth, and lanceolate-subu- 
late teeth. %.? S. Native of Brazil, in many places by the 
sea-side. Flowers white. Nearly allied to H. recurvàta. 
Marsh Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
15 H. microrny’tra (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 82.) 
herbaceous, clothed with hoary pubescence; leaves on short 
petioles, ovate, crenated, narrowed at the base, wrinkled ; heads 
globose, densely many-flowered; pedunclés 2-3 times longer 
than the heads ; receptacle naked ; bracteas subulate, adpressed, 
about equal in length to the calyxes; fructiferous calyx tubular, 
tomentose, recurved, with a somewhat dilated mouth, and lan- 
ceolate-subulate segments. %.? S. Native of Brazil, in the 
provinces of Minas Geraes and St. Paul, in humid pastures, and 
inundated places. Leaves and heads smaller than those of H. 
recurvata, and the peduncles shorter. Corolla flesh-coloured. 
Small-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet.? 
16 H. pnivanica TA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 82.) 
herbaceous, divaricate; branches ascending, twiggy, cloth 
with hoary pubescence ; leaves linear-lanceolate, remote, set 
rated at top, narrowed a long way at the base, green above, 
canescent beneath; heads globose, densely many-flowered, pe- 
dunculate ; bracteas subulate, adpressed, about equal in lengt 
to the calyx ; receptacle nearly naked ; calyx tubular, pubescent, 
with the mouth at length rather oblique, and the teeth subulate: 
%.? S. Native of Brazil, in fields near rivulets in the province 
of Goyaz. Stem much branched at the base, leafy; branches 
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