LABIATA. XV. Hyprtis. 
Bracteas subulate. 
teeth subulate. 
semi-globose, on long peduncles. 
Calyx 
glabrous, or pubesceni : 
77 H. retragdna (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 100.) 
stem erect, nearly glabrous : angles acute, pubescent; leaves on 
short petioles, oval, obtuse, crenated, narrowed at the base, 
wrinkled, rather scabrous above, but clothed with rusty pubes- 
cence beneath; peduncles elongated : lower ones branched ; 
heads nearly globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas subu- 
late, equal in length to the calyxes; calyx tubulerly campanu- 
late, rather villous: teeth lanceolate, stiff, nearly glabrous. %.? 
S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, at Engenho 
dos Boys. 
Tetragonal-stemmed Hyptis. Pl. ? 
78 H. wuLTIBRACTEA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 100.) herbaceous, 
glabrous or pubescent at top, pilose on the nodi; leaves on 
short petioles, ovate, acuminated, serrated, rounded at the base, 
or running down the petioles, very villous, wrinkled ; peduncles 
tomentose, rather longer than the heads, which are semiglobose, 
and densely many-flowered; bracteas very numerous, linear, 
somewhat radiant, rather longer than the head; calyx nearly gla- 
brous, with short, linear, lanceolate, stiff teeth. 2/.? S. Native of 
Brazil, in the provinces of Bahia, Rio Janeiro, and Minas Geraes. 
Allied to H. lantaneefolia, from which it differs in the petiolate 
leaves, and in all the bracteas being linear-subulate. Leaves 1 
to 13 inches long. 
Many-bracted Hyptis. | Pl.? 
§ 4. LATIBRACTEA`TÆ (so named on account of the broad 
bracteas.) Benth. lab. p. 401. Heads of flowers semi-globose. 
Bracteas broad-ovate. Calyx glabrous, or pubescent, with subu- 
late teeth. 
79 H. pxrtiona‘ris (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 101.) 
herbaceous, erect; stem nearly glabrous : angles hispid ; leaves 
on long petioles, broad-ovate, acute, doubly serrated, glabrous 
or hispid above ; heads semiglobose, on long peduncles, densely 
many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, acute, veiny, ciliated, nearly 
glabrous, equal in length to the head; calyx nearly glabrous: 
teeth lanceolate-subulate, stiff, equalling the tube. 2.? S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, at Aldeja Maria. 
Long-petioled Hyptis. Pl. 1 to 2 feet.? 
80 H. nAxTANJEFOLIA (Poit. in ann. mus. 7. p. 468. t. 29. f. 
1.) herbaceous, villous ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate or oblong, 
serrately crenated, narrowed at the base, wrinkled, tomentose 
beneath ; heads globose, densely many-flowered, on long pedun- 
cles ; bracteas ovate, acuminated : outer ones very broad, rather 
longer than the calyxes ; receptacle villous ; calyx pubescent at 
the base, with lanceolate, subulate, acute, stiff teeth, which are 
rather spiny. 2t. S. Native of tropical America, from 
Mexico to the province of Minas Geraes, in Brazil, Trinidad, 
and Porto Rico. Stem creeping and rooting at the base. 
Branches ascending. Corolla hardly longer than the calyx, 
white: upper lip spotted with purple. 
Lantana-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 2 feet. 
81 H. ATRonU'nENs (Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 466. t. 27. f. 2.) 
stem creeping and rooting at the base; branches ascending, 
pilosely pubescent; leaves petiolate, ovate, crenated, roundly 
cuneated at the base, hispid above, but pale, glabrous, or pilose 
beneath ; heads pedunculate, globose, densely many-flowered ; 
bracteas broad-ovate, membranous, veiny, hardly shorter than 
the heads ; calyx membranous, tubular, truncate, with subulate, 
strict teeth. 2. S. Native of tropical America, in shady 
places, from Mexico to Maranham, in Brazil; St. Domingo, 
Martinica, St. Vincent, &c. H. procimbens, Schiede et Deppe, 
in Linnea, 5. p. 101. Plant beset with long spreading hairs. 
695 
Corolla white: 2 upper segments spotted with red : lower ones 
pale brown, pubescent outside. 
Dark-red Hyptis. Pl. procumbent. 
§ 5. MannusiA'srRA (so called from the plants having the 
appearance or habit of Marrübium,or Horehound.) Benth. lab. 
p. 102.) Heads of flowers at length globose. Bracteas linear. 
Calyx campanulate, membranous at the base, glabrous, generally 
villous at top: teeth lanceolate-subulate. Leaves more or less 
sinuated. 
82 H. wórris (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 102.) her- 
baceous, clothed with rufous villi ; leaves on short petioles, 
ovate, obtuse, irregularly serrate-crenated, rounded at the base, 
cuneated or cordate, clothed with soft, rufous, adpressed villi, 
on both surfaces; peduncles equal in length to the heads, which 
are nearly globose, and densely many-flowered ; receptacle 
pilose ; calyx campanulate, with a very villous mouth, and lan- 
ceolate-subulate teeth, which are shorter than the tube. Y. S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Leaves 1 
to 13 inch long. 
Soft Hyptis. Pl. 2 feet. 
83 H. Marrvusia’stra (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 
102.) herbaceous; stem erect, clothed with rufous villi; leaves 
on short petioles, irregularly toothed, somewhat sinuated, 
roundedly cordate at the base, villous on both surfaces ; pedun- 
cles villous, longer than the heads, which are nearly globose, 
and densely many-flowered ; calyx membranous, nearly gla- 
brous: teeth subulate, villous, longer than the tube. 2. S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, Pohl.; and to- 
wards Cochabamba, in Peru. 
Horehound-like Hyptis. Pl. 2 feet. ? 
84 H. ANGULOsA (Schott. mss. Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. 
lab. p. 102.) herbaceous; stem erect, clothed with rufous villi ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, somewhat hastate, deeply serrated 
or irregularly and sinuately lobed, roundly truncate at the base, 
villous above and on the nerves beneath, or at length glabrous ; 
peduncles villous, shorter than the heads, which are nearly glo- 
bose, and densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate or oblong- 
linear : outer ones hardly exceeding the heads; receptacle 
naked ; calyx campanulate, nearly glabrous, with short lanceo- 
late teeth, which spread at length in a stellate manner. 7. ? S. 
Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Rio Janeiro and Minas 
Geraes. Stem more or less beset with rufous hairs. Leaves 
2-4 inches long. 
Angular-stemmed Hyptis. Pl. 4 to 5 feet. 
85 H. stnva‘ra (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 103.) 
herbaceous ; stem erect, glabrous; leaves petiolate, ample, 
broad-ovate, acute, sinuately lobed, crenated, truncate at the 
base, or subcordate, hispid above, and on the nerves beneath; 
peduncles nearly glabrous, about equal in length to the heads, 
which are nearly globose, and densely many-flowered ; bracteas 
lanceolate or oblong-linear, about twice as long as the heads; 
receptacle nearly naked ; calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate- 
subulate, at length spreading in a stellate manner. Y.?S. 
Native of Brazil in the provinces of Minas Geraes and 
Goyaz. 
Sinuated-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
§ 6. Genur wa (so called on account of the species contained 
in this section being supposed to be legitimate.) Benth. lab. p. 
103. Heads of flowers at length globose. Bracteas lanceolate. 
Calyx tubular, or campanulate, usually elongated after the time 
of flowering : teeth subulate, glabrous. 
86 H. rArPA'cEA (Benth. lab. p. 103.) herbaceous, erect; 
branches glabrous, or clothed with adpressed pubescence ; 
