LABIATE. 
villous at top: teeth subulate, longer than the tube. 2.258. 
Native of Brazil. Stems numerous. Habit of ster, section 
Gaiatélla. Leaves like those of Myosdtis láppula. Heads 
like those of H. erenàta, but the calycine teeth are less re- 
curved. 
Aster-like Hyptis. Pl. 1 foot. 
Secr. VIII. Oocz'pHatus (from wor, oon, an egg; and 
xepadn, kephale, a head; in allusion to the ovoid or egg-shaped 
heads of flowers.) Benth. lab. p. 94. Heads ovoid, dense, 
few-flowered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, ovate. Calyx 
tubularly campanulate, straight: teeth subulate, clothed with 
soft villi, longer than the tube.—Subshrubs or shrubs. Heads 
peduncled, panicled at the tops of the branches. 
59 H. narmıròLra (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 94.) suffru- 
ticose ?; branches ascending, hoary ; leaves nearly sessile, 
ovate, obtuse, quite entire, rounded at the base, hoary on both 
surfaces; heads pedunculate, ovate, hoary, densely many-flow- 
ered; receptacle naked; bracteas ovate, bluntish, about equal 
in length to the head; calyx tubular, with villous subulate 
teeth. 5. S. Native of Brazil, in high stony fields at Villa 
do Rio de Contas, in the province of Bahia. Colour of plant 
that of A’triplex Hálimus. Corolla exserted a little. 
Halimum-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 
60 H. crassrrénia (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 94.) suffru- 
ticose ; branches densely and tomentosely hispid ; leaves nume- 
rous, sessile, rounded, very blunt, cordately stem-clasping at the 
base, very hairy on both surfaces, with revolute edges ; heads 
on short peduncles, ovate-globose, dense, 6-10-flowered ; recep- 
tacle naked; bracteas lanceolate, equal in length to the heads, 
very hispid; calycine teeth subulate, very villous, about equal 
in length to the tube. kh. S. Native of Brazil, in rocky 
places at Villa do Rio de Contas, in the province of Bahia. A 
humble shrub, with a divaricate base. Leaves hardly i an inch 
long. Corolla exserted, downy outside. 
Thick-leaved Hyptis. Shrub dwarf. 
61 H. racuwósA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 94.) 
shrubby; branches clothed with soft villi; leaves nearly sessile, 
ovate, bluntish, scarcely crenated, cordate at the base, wrinkled, 
rufescent beneath, or canescent, tomentosely pubestent ; heads 
pedunculate, ovate, densely few-flowered ; receptacle naked; 
bracteas ovate, adpressed, one half shorter than the calycine 
teeth ; calyx villous, with subulate, softly villous teeth, which 
are longer than the tube. kh. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Minas Geraes, in various places. Heads 4-10- 
flowered. Corolla hardly exceeding the calycine teeth. 
Lacunose Hyptis. Shrub. 
Secr. IX. Tricnospuz'ria (from Opie zpixoc, thrix trichos, 
a hair ; and oga:pa, sphaira, a sphere ; in allusion to the plumose 
calycine teeth, which gives a hair-like appearance to the heads 
of flowers.) Benth. lab. p. 95. Heads globose, densely many- 
flowered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, subulate, reflexed on 
the peduncle in the fructiferous heads. Receptacle naked. 
Calyx campanulate, straight: teeth filiform, softly plumose, 
much longer than the tube. Corolla shorter than the calycine 
teeth.—Shrubs or subshrubs, usually clothed with tomentum. 
Heads numerous, on long peduncles, amply panicled, usually 
bluish. 
62 H.cniwrTA (Benth. lab. p. 95.) stem shrubby; branches 
clothed with hoary tomentum; leaves nearly sessile, oblong- 
lanceolate, acutish, quite entire or somewhat serrated, narrowed 
at the base, clothed with hoary tomentum, a little wrinkled ; 
floral leaves shorter than the peduncles; heads globose, densely 
many-flowered ; bracteas linear or subulate, shorter than the 
698 
h. S. Native of 
Leaves 
XV. Hxeris. 
head; receptacle naked ; calyx villous. 
Brazil, in the provinces of Goyaz and Minas Geraes. 
opposite or 2 in a whorl. Corollas pale red. 
Var. B, polycéphala (Benth. lab. p. 95.) leaves smaller, and 
more tomentose; heads numerous. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Long-haired Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 21 feet. 
63 H. srrææròLra (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 95.) 
shrubby; branches clothed with hoary tomentum; leaves on 
short petioles, cuneate-oblong or obovate, obtuse or mucronu- 
late, crenated, cuneated at the base, clothed with hoary tomen- 
tum beneath, stiffish; panicle ample; heads on short peduncles, 
globose, densely many-flowered; bracteas subulate, about equal 
in length to the head; calyx villous. 5. S. Native of Brazil, 
in the province of Minas Geraes, in desert fields, on Serro Frio, 
at the river Jequitinhonha. Branches tetragonal. Leaves 3 in 
a whorl. 
Spirea-leaved Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
64 H. Marriv'su (Benth. lab. p. 95.) shrubby ; branches 
finely tomentose ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, obtuse, cre- 
nated, roundly cuneated at the base, a little wrinkled above, and 
pubescent, but clothed with hoary tomentum beneath; heads 
globose, densely many-flowered, pedunculate, panicled; brac- 
teas subulate, rather shorter than the head ; fructiferous calyx 
elongated, with an inflated tube. k.S. Native of Brazil, in 
the province of Bahia, in woods between Santa Anna and Santo 
Antonio das Quebradas. Corollas white. 
Martius’s Hyptis. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
65 H. ertopuy’txa (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 96.) 
shrubby ; branches clothed with white or rufous wool; leaves 
nearly sessile, oval, obtuse, crenated, rounded at the base, vil- 
lous or tomentose above, but clothed with- hoary tomentum, or 
floccose wool beneath: heads densely globose, many-flowered, 
pedunculate, panicled ; bracteas linear-subulate, rather shorter 
than the head. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of 
Goyaz and Minas Geraes. Corollas blue. 
Var. (8, coriifolia (Benth. 1. c.) plant less tomentose. 
Woolly-leaved Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
66 H. sRAcHvPHY'LLA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 96.) 
shrubby ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, crenated, round- 
ed at the base, wrinkled, clothed with short, rather rufous to- 
mentum ; heads globose, densely many-flowered, pedunculate, 
panicled ; bracteas subulate, rather shorter than the head ; fruc- 
tiferous calyx elongated, with an inflated tube. h.S. Native 
of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in fields at Serro 
Frio. Nearly allied to H. eriophylla, but differs in the leaves 
being shorter and broader. 
Short-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 
67 H. wurTIFLOÓRA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 96.) 
shrubby; branches clothed with hoary tomentum; leaves on 
short petioles, ovate-roundish, sharply crenated, clothed with 
white tomentum beneath, coriaceous, stiff; panicle very ample; 
heads on short peduncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; 
bracteas subulate, about equal in length to the head ; calyx vil- 
lous. k.S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas 
Geraes and Bahia. 
Many-flowered Hyptis. 
ps 
Shrub. 
Sect. X. Xanruiorpn#'a (from EavOoc, xanthos, yellow ; 
and gatoc, phaios, brown; so called probably from the colour 
of the plants.) Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 97. Heads 
globose, densely many-flowered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, 
subulate. Calyx turbinately campanulate, membranous in the 
fructiferous state, inflated in the middle, and contracted at 
the mouth; teeth subulate, stiff, erect, or spreading. Tube 
of corolla equal in length, or rather longer than the calyx. 
