LABIATA. 
Lance-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 
97 H. racv'srmis (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 107.) gla- 
brous; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, or the lower ones 
are ovate, acuminated, irregularly serrate-crenated, narrowed at 
the base, glabrous on both surfaces ; peduncles longer than the 
heads, which are globose and densely many-flowered ; bracteas 
lanceolate, obtuse, about equal in length to the head ; fructifer- 
ous calyx membranous: teeth linear, shorter than the tube; 
upper tooth the broadest. 2/.? S. Native of Brazil, in water, 
in the province of St. Paul; and in humid places near Lake das 
Couchas, in the province of Rio Grande do Sul. Habit of H. 
lanceolata. This species approaches the section Plagiótis, in 
the upper calycine teeth being the longest. 
Lake Hyptis, Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
98 H. nowaroPHv' LLA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 
107.) branches clothed with rufous hairs; leaves on short 
petioles, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, cuneated or nar- 
rowed at the base, crenated, wrinkled, villous ; heads on short 
peduncles, semiglobose, densely many-flowered; bracteas lan- 
ceolate, equalling the calyx; fructiferous calyx tomentose, elon- 
gated, inflated at the base: teeth very short, lanceolate, acute. 
y%.?S. Native of Brazil, in elevated fields in the province of 
Minas Geraes, &c. Allied to H. Airsüta. Corolla white, spotted 
with purple. 
Equal-leaved Hyptis. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
$ 7. Bracuyopéntes (from fjpaxvc, brachys, short; and 
odove odorroc, odous odontos, a tooth; in allusion to the short 
calycine teeth.) Benth. lab. p. 107. Heads semiglobose, and 
at length hardly globose. Bracteas ovate or lanceolate. Calyx 
campanulate, with short, ovate, obtuse teeth. 
99 H. osrusirLora (Presl, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 107.) suf- 
fruticose ?; branches clothed with adpressed pubescence ; leaves 
petiolate, ovate, or oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, crenated, narrow- 
ed at the base, hispid on both surfaces, or at length glabrous; 
peduncles shorter than the heads, which are nearly globose and 
densely many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, striated, equalling the 
heads. }.S. Native of Peru, on Mount Huanuco, Henke. 
Hairs on the younger branches and lower surfaces of the leaves 
rufescent. Corolla hardly exceeding the calyx. 
Blunt-flowered Hyptis. Shrub. 
100 H. PanxrE'nr (Benth. lab. p. 108.) stem pubescent at 
top; leaves sessile, oblong-elliptic, or oblong-linear, acute, 
coarsely serrated, narrowed at the base, nerved, nearly gla- 
brous; peduncles longer than the leaves; heads globose, 
densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, linear, obtuse, 
rather longer than the head; calyx glabrous. %4.? S. Native 
of Demerara. Peduncles pubescent. Leaves an inch long. 
Fructiferous calyx elongated, inflated at the base. 
Parker's Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
$ 8. Xxropóxrzs (from £vXov, xylon, wood ; and odove odov- 
roc, odous odontos a tooth; in allusion to the teeth of the calyx 
being hard, and rather spiny.) Benth. lab. p. 108. Heads of 
flowers semiglobose. Bracteas lanceolate or linear, subulate or 
very acute at apex. Calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate at the 
base, subulate, stiff, glabrous, usually somemhat spinose. 
101 H. rapra`ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 84.) glabrous, herba- 
ceous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, crenated, 
cuneated at the base, or narrowed; heads globose, densely 
many-flowered, pedunculate; bracteas oblong-lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, longer than the head ; teeth of calyx rather spinose. 2. ? 
S. Native of the southern parts of North America, as of 
Carolina, Louisiana, and Mexico, at the Hacienda de La La- 
VOL. IV. 
XV. Hyptis. 697 
guna. Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 466. t. 27. f. 2. Clinopódium 
rugósum, Lin. spec. 822.— Dill. hort. elth. 1. p. 88. t. 75. 
fig. 86. Stem acutely tetragonal. Leaves 1-3 inches long. 
Allied to H. angustifolia and H. capitàta. Corolla pale 
purple. ? 
Rayed Hyptis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1690. Pl. 4 to 5 
feet. 
102 H. rusieindsa (Benth. lab. p. 108.) suffruticose ; 
branches divaricate, clothed with rubiginose tomentum ; leaves 
on short petioles, ovate-oblong, very blunt, serrately crenated, 
cuneated at the base; heads semiglobose, densely many-flower- 
ed, on short peduncles ; outer bracteas broad-ovate, rather ex- 
ceeding the head; calyx villous, with stiff teeth. h.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in the provinces of Goyaz and Minas Geraes, 
&c., in fields. Leaves 14 inch long, pubescent above, and 
tomentose beneath, and rusty like the whole plant. Corolla 
white, spotted with purple. 
Rusty Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 21 feet. 
103 H. rurE'sceNs (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 109.) 
herbaceous, procumbent?, clothed with rusty villi; leaves on 
short petioles, ovate, obtuse, serrately crenated, cuneated at the 
base, rather scabrous above, and clothed with rufous pubescence 
beneath ; heads semiglobose, densely many-flowered, on short 
‘peduncles ; bracteas ovate-lanceolate, rather exceeding the 
head; calyx nearly glabrous, with stiff teeth, which are equal 
in length to the tube. 21.? S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
vinces of Goyaz, Minas Geraes, and Bahia. Very nearly allied 
to H. rubigindsa. 
Var. B, hirsita (Benth. lab. p. 712.) heads numerous, axil- 
lary, on short peduncles. 2/.? S. Native of Rio Grande. 
Yellowish Hyptis. Pl. procumbent. 
104 H. arrrnis (Benth. lab. p. 109.) erect,? clothed with 
rufous tomentum ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, bluntish, nar- 
rowed at the base, wrinkled ; heads semiglobose, densely many- 
flowered: superior ones panicled; peduncles rather shorter 
than the heads; bracteas ovate, acute, about equal in length to 
the heads ; calyx villous, with stiff teeth, which are glabrous at 
top. %.? S. Native of Peru. Ruiz. et Pav. and Tafalla. 
Allied to H. rubiginósa. 
Allied Hyptis. Pl. 2 to 3 feet.? 
105 H. rrnnvoiwOsA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 
109.) plant ascending, clothed with dense rubiginose tomentum; 
leaves on short peticles, roundish, very blunt, crenated, truncate 
at the base or cordate, very thick, wrinkled, hispid above and 
tomentose beneath » heads semiglobose, densely many-flowered : 
lower ones pedunculate : upper ones nearly sessile ; outer brac- 
teas ovate, acute, shorter than the calyxes; calyx villous, with 
stiff erectish teeth. %.? S. Native of Brazil, in the province 
of Goyaz, at Rio Pillocas. Allied to H. rubigindsa. 
Ferruginous Hyptis. Pl. 
106 H. rv'crpA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 109.) 
shrubby, glabrous; leaves nearly sessile, oval, acutish, scarcely 
toothed, cuneately rounded at the base, coriaceous, stiff, shining 
above and veiny beneath: floral ones equal in length to the 
head; heads ovoid, at length semiglobose, densely many-flow- 
ered ; bracteas lanceolate, stiff, equalling the heads ; calyx vil- 
lous, with stiff, nearly glabrous teeth. h.S. Native of Brazil, 
in the province of Goyaz, at Serra Chrystais. 
Shining Hyptis. Shrub. 
107 H. prorgorpes (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 110.) 
shrubby ? erect, stiff; branches clothed with short rufous to- 
mentum ; leaves on very short petioles, broad-ovate, obtuse, 
crenated, roundly subcordate at the base, coriaceous, stiff, 
shining above, pubescent on the veins beneath ; heads few, sub- 
corymbose, pedunculate, semiglobose, densely many-flowered ; 
bracteas lanceolate, and are, as well as the calycine teeth, stiff 
