LABIAT E. 
bluntly tetragonal. Corolla 
pale purplish. 
Divaricate Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
17 H. tavanputa‘cea (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 
82.) herbaceous, clothed with white tomentum, erect; branches 
twiggy; leaves linear, denticulated at apex, narrowed at the 
base; heads globose, densely many-flowered, on long pedun- 
cles; bracteas subulate, adpressed, about equal in length to the 
calyxes ; receptacle naked; calyx tubular, pubescent, with the 
mouth at length oblique, and the teeth subulate. 4Y.? S. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, near Fazenda de 
Camelliera. Allied to the preceding, but the habit is erect, and 
the whole plant hoary, and the leaves longer and narrower. 
Lavender-like Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
18 H. caPRARLErOLIA (Pohl, icon. bras. ined. ex Benth. lab. 
p. 83.) suffruticose, branched at the base; branches tall, almost 
naked at top, clothed with short pubescence ; leaves small, fas- 
cicled, nearly sessile, lanceolate-cuneated, acute, toothed, nar- 
rowed at the base, green, pubescent ; heads on long peduncles, 
small, globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas subulate, about 
equal in length to the head; receptacle naked; fructiferous 
calyx elongated, recurved: teeth subulate, pubescent, shorter 
than the tube. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
Goyaz, on Serra do Chrysais, and on Mount Clarvo. 
Capraria-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 
19 H. pesertorum (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 83.) 
branches erect, clothed with rufous tomentum; leaves petiolate, 
ovate, obtuse, crenated, narrowed at the base, thick, wrinkled, 
clothed with rusty villi on both surfaces ; heads on long pedun- 
cles, globose, densely many-flowered; receptacle naked ; brac- 
teas equal in length to the head, linear, clothed with rufous 
villi; fructiferous calyx elongated, recurved: teeth linear, 
clothed with rufous villi. 21.? S. Native of Brazil, in the 
pastures of deserts at Rio Parahybuna, in the province of 
Minas Geraes. 
Desert Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet.? 
20 H. srunne’scens (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 83.) 
shrubby;? branches clothed with short, rufous tomentum ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, obtuse, crenated, narrowly round- 
ed at the base, wrinkled, scabrous above, and clothed with 
rufous tomentum beneath; heads on long peduncles, globose, 
densely many-flowered; receptacle naked; bracteas subulate, 
about equal in length to the calyxes; fructiferous calyx elongated, 
recurved : teeth subulate, clothed with soft villi, shorter than 
the tube. h.?S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, 
at Engendo dos Bois. 
Brunnescent Hyptis. Shrub. ? 
21 H. nErFLE/xA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 83.) her- 
baceous, erect, densely clothed with rufous villi; leaves nearly 
sessile, ovate, acute, sharply and unequally toothed, narrowly 
cuneated at the base, clothed with very soft villi; heads on 
long peduncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas su- 
bulate, about equal in length to the calyxes; receptacle nearly 
naked; fructiferous calyx elongated, recurved : teeth subulate, 
clothed with soft villi, shorter than the tube. %.? S. Native 
of Brazil, in grassy fields near Araxa, in the province of Minas 
Geraes. Stems many, a little branched. ^ Corolla purplish 
violet, downy. Plant fetid. 
Reflexed-calyxed Hyptis. P1. 1 to 2 feet. 
22 H. canproruy'LrA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 84.) 
stems erect, strict, densely clothed with white hairs; leaves 
sessile, stem-clasping, broadly heart-shaped, acute, a little ser- 
rated, clothed with soft silky wool; heads pedunculate, glo- 
bose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas subulate, beset with soft 
villi; about equal in length to the head; receptacle naked; 
fructiferous calyx elongated, recurvedly deflexed : teeth subu- 
VOL, IV. 
Lower leaves 1-2 inches long. 
XV. Hyptis. 689 
at. S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of 
Stems many, simple, or sparingly 
late, villous. 
Goyaz and Minas Geraes. 
branched. Corollas blue. ? 
Heart-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
Secr. VI. Cvawocr'rHuALUs (from kvavoc, kyanos, blue; and 
cegadn, kephale, a head; the heads of flowers are blue.) Benth. 
lab. p. 84. Heads globose, densely many-flowered. Bracteas 
numerous, adpressed, equal in length to the head, subulate, 
soft, villous, reflexed on the peduncle. Receptacle naked, or 
clothed with short pubescence. Fructiferous calyx membranous, 
turbinately tubular, straight, or a little incurved, glabrous at 
base; teeth subulate, straight, clothed with soft villi, about 
equal in length to the tube. Corolla scarcely exceeding the 
calycine teeth. —Usually hard herbs, or sub-shrubs. Heads of 
flowers few towards the tops of the branches, generally on long 
peduncles. When young several of the first species of this 
section cannot be distinguished from some species of the sect. 
Cyria. Others, by the slight inflation of the tube of the calyx 
at its maturity, come very near the section Xanthiopha@ a, ex 
Benth. 
23 H. tana‘ta (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 84.) 
suffruticose ; branches clothed with wool like hairs; leaves 
numerous, sessile, ovate, acutish, crenated, cordately stem- 
clasping at the base, clothed with wool like hairs on both 
surfaces, nervosely wrinkled beneath; heads pedunculate, dense- 
ly many-flowered; receptacle nearly naked; bracteas subulate, 
about equal in length to the head; calyx nearly straight, with 
subulate teeth, which are clothed with woolly villi, and are 
about equal in length to the tube. Y.S. Native of Brazil, in 
the province of Goyaz, at Agua Gente and Traheras. 
Woolly Hyptis. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ? 
24 H. appre’ssa (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 84.) stems 
erect, strict, nearly simple, pubescent ; leaves sessile, erect, 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, crenately serrated, rounded at the base, 
subcordately stem-clasping, stiff, nerved, glabrous, or tomen- 
tose; heads globose, densely many-flowered, on long pedun- 
cles ; receptacle naked ; bracteas subulate, equal in length to 
the head; calyx straight: teeth subulate, clothed with soft 
villi, about equal in length to the tube. %.? S. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, in fields near Torquilla. 
Habit and flowers similar to H. cardtophylla. 
Adpressed Hyptis. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
25 H. nícipA (Pohl, icon. ined, ex Benth. lab. p. 85.) suf- 
fruticose; branches pubescent, erect; leaves sessile, ovate, 
acutish, serrately crenated, cordately stem-clasping at the base, 
wrinkled, clothed with very short rufous pubescence beneath ; 
heads on long peduncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; re- 
ceptacle nearly naked ; bracteas subulate, about equal in length 
to the head of flowers; calyx straightish: teeth subulate, 
clothed with soft villi, about equal in length to the tube. h. S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. This 
species differs from H. nervüsa in the leaves being narrower 
and less canescent, and in the heads being smaller, &c. 
Rigid Hyptis. Shrub. 
26 H. rnAciLIFOLIA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 85.) suf- 
fruticose ; branches erect, pubescent; leaves sessile, ovate- 
roundish, obtuse, crenated, cordately stem-clasping at the base, 
stiff; nearly glabrous above, and at length shining, reticulately 
veined beneath, and nearly glabrous ; heads pedunculate, glo- 
bose, densely many-flowered ; receptacle naked; bracteas su~ 
bulate, about equal in length to the head; calyxes straight : 
teeth subulate, clothed with soft villi, about equal in length to 
the tube. ^. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Geraes, near Pentra, Corolla pale purple. 
Brittle-leaved Hyptis. Shrub, 
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