696 LABIAT E. 
leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, irregularly ser- 
rated, narrowed at the base, a little wrinkled, pubescent on both 
surfaces; heads at length globose, densely many-flowered, on 
short peduncles, subcorymbose at the tops of the branches; 
bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in length to the 
calyxes ; calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate at the base, rigidly 
and subulately awned. 21. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
vince of Entre Rios, Parker; in humid pastures from San 
Joze, in the province of Rio Grande to Santa Borja, in the mis- 
sions of the Uruguay, &c. Stem acutely tetragonal. Leaves 
1-3 inches long. Corolla white, hardly exceeding the calyx. 
Nearly allied to H. radiata. 
Burdock Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
87 H. wvotvcra'ra (Benth. lab. p. 103.) herbaceous, erect, 
glabrous, or clothed with fine down; leaves sessile, elliptic or 
lanceolate, acute, serrated, cordate at the base; peduncles 
longer than the heads ; heads semiglobose, densely many-flow- 
ered; bracteas broad-lanceolate, acute, much exceeding the 
head; receptacle naked; calyx campanulate, pubescent: teeth 
subulate, equalling the tube in length. %.? S. Native of 
Mexico, at Saltepec, Karwinski. Nearly allied to H. capitata 
and H. radiata. 
Involucrated-headed Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
88 H. raPPULA'CEA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 104.) her- 
baceous, ascending, glabrous or pubescent; leaves petiolate, 
oblong-ovate, acute, serrated, cuneated at the base, or nar- 
rowed; peduncles longer than the heads; heads semiglobose, 
densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate or linear, equal in 
length to the head; fructiferous calyx campanulate : teeth subu- 
late, stiff, longer than the tube. 2. S. Native of Brazil, in 
marshy parts of woods, in the provinces of St. Paul and Rio 
Janeiro. 
Lappula-like Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
89 H. ramosa (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 104.) 
erect, glabrous; leaves petiolate, oblong-ovate, deeply serrated, 
or irregularly and sinuately toothed, quite entire at the base, 
cuneated or narrowed ; peduncles longer than the heads, which 
are densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate-linear, obtuse, 
exceeding the head ; calyx tubularly campanulate: teeth lan- 
ceolate, subulate, stiff, shorter than the tube. 2.8. Native 
of Brazil, at Fazenda Allegres, in the province of Minas 
Geraes. 
Branched Hyptis. | Pl. 2 to 3 feet.? 
90 H. rmama‘na (Benth. lab. p. 104.) herbaceous, erect, gla- 
brous; leaves nearly sessile, broad-ovate, bluntish, crenated, 
cuneately narrowed at the base; heads few, on long peduncles, 
globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, obtuse, 
equal in length to the heads; receptacle naked ; calyx glabrous, 
tubular: teeth lanceolate-subulate, shorter than the tube. %. 
S. Native of Brazil, in fields at Rio Doce, Maximilian.—An 
inelegant plant, with the habit of Verbesina. 
Inelegant Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
91 H. carira‘ta (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 114.) herbaceous, 
erect, nearly glabrous; leaves petiolate, oblong-ovate, deeply 
serrated, quite entire at the base, and cuneated or narrowed, 
glabrous on both surfaces, or hispid from a few pili; peduncles 
longer than the heads, which are globose and densely many- 
flowered; bracteas ovate-lanceolate or linear, shorter than the 
fructiferous heads; receptacle naked ; fructiferous calyx elon- 
gated, tubular, truncate: teeth subulate, strict at length, shorter 
than the tube. 2%. S. Native of America, and of Mexico, 
West India Islands, &c.; also in Manilla, ex Cham. Poit. ann. 
mus. 7. p. 464. t. 27. f. 1. Clinopódium capitatum, Swartz, 
prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 88. Clinopódium rugósum, Lin. spec. 
822. ex Jamaica.—Sideritis, &c., Sloan. hist. jam. 1. p. 174. 
XV. Hyrtis. 
t. 109. f. 2; 
with red. 
Capitate-flowered Hyptis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1714. Shrub 
8 to 4 feet. 
92 H. snE' vies (Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 465.) stem nearly 
glabrous at the base, pubescent above ; leaves petiolate, ovate- 
oblong or lanceolate, acute, irregularly serrated, narrowed at 
the base, rather hispid above, nearly glabrous beneath, rarely on 
both surfaces; peduncles shorter, or hardly longer than the 
heads, which are globose, and densely many-flowered ; bracteas 
lanceolate-linear, acute, exceeding the head a little; calyx pu- 
bescent, truncate : teeth erect, subulate, strict, rather longer than 
the tube. %. S. Native of tropical America, from Mexico to 
Rio Janeiro, Philippines, Manilla, Celebes, &c., in humid places 
by the sides of rivers or rivulets. H. globífera, Meyer, esseq. 
p. 207. ? H. acüta, Benth. in Linnea, 6. p. 82. Stem tetrago- 
nal; angles hairy. Heads size of cherries. Corolla hardly 
longer than the calyx, white. 
Var. B; plant more glabrous; calycine teeth stiffer, and 
more blunt. 2%.S. Native of Demerara and Orinoco. H. 
radiàta, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 318. 
Short-peduncled Hyptis. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
to 3 feet. 
93 H. Gaunicnav'pi (Benth. in Linnea, 6. p. 77. lab. p. 
106.) herbaceous, erectish, glabrous, or clothed with fine pubes- 
cence: leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, irregularly serrate-cre- 
nated, or a little cut, rounded or cuneated at the base, or the 
upper ones are narrowed, rather hispid above, and nearly gla- 
brous beneath; peduncles rather shorter than the heads, which 
are globose and densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, 
about equal in length to the head; calyx rather membranous, 
tubular: teeth linear, erect, much shorter than the tube. X ae 
S. Native of Brazil, in grassy places at Rio Janeiro. Habit of 
H. capitàta, but smaller. 
Gaudichaud's Hyptis. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
94 H. LANcroLA TA (Poir. dict. suppl. 3. p. 114.) plant 
nearly glabrous; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate or linear, 
narrowed at both ends, remotely serrated, quite entire at the 
base; peduncles shorter than the heads of flowers, which are 
globose and densely many-flowered; outer bracteas oblong- 
lanceolate, bluntish, longer than the head; fructiferous calyx 
smoothish, elongated, truncate: teeth subulate, strict,. shorter 
than the tube. X.S. Native of Brazil, in Maranham. 
Lanceolate-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
95 H. roxerrória (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 106.) 
stem erect, pubescent ; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, irregularly toothed, narrowed at the base, glabrous 
above, and rather villous beneath; peduncles longer than the 
heads, which are densely many-flowered ; bracteas linear, ex-- 
ceeding the heads; calyx tubularly campanulate: teeth subu- 
late, longer than the tube. %.? S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Goyaz, at Rio Trahiras, and on Serra San Felix. 
Hardly distinct from H. lacástris. 
Long-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
96 H. rAwcEmrOLIA (Schum. pl. guin. in acad. hafn. 4. p. 
35.) stem herbaceous, pubescent ; leaves on short petioles, ob- 
long-lanceolate, acutish, coarsely serrated, narrowed at the 
base, and quite entire; peduncles shorter than the heads, which 
are globose and densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, 
obtuse, about equal in length to the head; calyx ovate, sub- 
inflated : teeth lanceolate-subulate, stiff, erect. 27. S. Native 
of tropical Africa, in marshes about the Gambia. Stem pro- 
cumbent at the base. Peduncles hispidly villous. Bracteas 
pubescent. Probably the same as H. lacástris. Branches 
bluntly tetragonal. 
Stem bluntly tetragonal. Corollas white, tinged 
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