850 LABIAT/E. -XCI. Levcas. 
Bourbon, Moluccas, Philippines, &c. Phlómis linifólia, Roth, 
nov. spec. pl. p. 260.  Phlómis Zeylánica, Roxb. fl. ind. 3. p. 
9. Lin, syst. 450. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 11. t. 111. but not of 
Lin. spec. L. lavandulefolia, Smith, in Rees' cycl. vol. 2. 
Leonürus lndieus, Burm. fl. ind. p. 127. Herba admiratió- 
nis, Rumph. amb. 6. p. 39. t. 16. f. 1. Leaves 2-3 inches 
long. Whorls distinct, 2-4 towards the tops of the branches. 
Corollas like those of L. Zeylánica, white. 
Flax-leaved Leucas. Fl. July, Sept. 
1i foot. 
Clt 1816. Pl. 1 to 
Cult. Most of the species of Leücas, being annual, the seed 
should be reared on a hot-bed early in spring; and when the 
plants are about 1 inch in height, they should be planted into 
separate small pots, and afterwards shifted from size to size of 
pots, as they increase in size; and in the summer they may be 
placed in the greenhouse, where they will flower and seed freely, 
if plenty of air be given through the day. The suffruticose spe- 
cies should be treated like other stove plants, and they will be 
readily increased by cuttings or seeds. 
XCII. LEONO'TIS (from Newry, leon, a lion ; and ove wroc, 
ous olos, an ear; lion’s ear ; fanciful likeness in the corollas.) 
R. Br. prod. p. 504. Benth. lab. p. 618. —Phlómis species of 
Lin. and other authors. 
Lin. syst.  Didynamia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx ovate-tubu- 
lar, 10-nerved, incurved at apex, with an oblique sub-10-tooth- 
ed mouth; the upper tooth the largest. Corolla having the 
tube usually exserted, naked, or incompletely annulate inside, 
and a bilabiate limb ; upper lip concave, erect, elongated, en- 
tire: lower lip short, spreading, trifid, the middle segment 
hardly larger than the lateral ones. Stamens 4, ascending, didy- 
namous, the lower 2 the longest ; filaments naked at the base ; 
anthers approximating by pairs under the lower lip, 2-celled : 
cells divaricate, acute. Upper lobe of style very short. Ache- 
nia dry, obtuse at apex.—Herbs or sub-shrubs.. Whorls many- 
flowered, usually very dense. Bracteas numerous, linear-subu- 
late. Corollas showy, scarlet or yellowish. 
1 L. Neverapoura (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) herbaceous ; leaves 
ovate, crenated ; teeth of calyx all spiny : upper one large; 
corollas scarlet, scarcely twice as long as the calyx. ©.S. 
Native of Asia and Africa, within the tropies ; West Indies, 
and Brazil, in moist places. Ker. bot. reg. 4. t. 281. Phlomis 
nepetefolia, Lin. spec. 820.  Leonürus globósus, Moench, 
meth. 400. Leonirus nepetefolius, Mill. dict. no. 2.— Herm. 
lugdb. 115. t. 117. ?. Stem pubescent or tomentose. Leaves 
2-4 inches long, obtuse, rarely acutish, truncate or subcordate 
at the base, green on both surfaces, clothed with hoary tomen- 
tum beneath or glabrous. Whorls few, distant. Corolla vil- 
lous, scarlet. 
Cat-mint-leaved Lion's-Ear. 
2 to 7 feet. A i 
2 L. ra'tuwa (Benth. lab. p- 619.) herbaceous ; leaves 
ovate, acute, bluntly serrated ; calycine teeth all spinose : upper 
one large, ovate; corollas yellowish, scarcely exceeding the ca- 
lyxes. (9. S. Native of Guinea.  Phlómis pállida, Schum. pl. 
guin. p. 262.  Phlómis Africàna, Beauv. fl. d'ow, 2. p. 82. t. 
lll. Very nearly allied to L. nepetæfòlia; but differs in the 
leaves being more acute, on shorter petioles, and especially in 
the corollas being smaller, and yellowish. 
Pale-flowered Lion's-Ear. P|, 2 to 4 feet. 
3 L. ova‘ra (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 744.) herbaceous; leaves 
ovate, deeply crenated ; calycine teeth all spinose; upper tooth 
rge, ovate; corolla about 3 times as long as the calyx. ©.? 
S. Native of South Africa, without the tropie, Burchell. 
Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1778. P]. 
XCII. Lzoworis. 
XCIII. Prirours. 
Phlómis Leonótis, Lin. mant. p. 83. Mill. fig. t. 162. f. 
1. Stems tomentosely pubescent. Leaves scarcely an inch 
long, broadly truncate or subcordate at the base, pubescent 
above, and tomentosely pubescent beneath. Whorls size of 
those of L. nepetcefólia. Corollas orange-coloured, size of those 
of L. Leonàrus. 
Ovate-leaved Lion's-Ear. 
2 to 7 feet. 
4 L. inrerme'pra (Lindl. bot. reg. 10. t. 1850.) herbaceous 
or suffruticose; leaves ovate-lanceolate, deeply toothed ; whorls 
very dense, globose ; calyx villous, with mutic teeth; corolla 
about 3 times as long as the calyx. h.?or %.? Native of 
Algoa Bay. Habit of L. ovdta; but the leaves are 2 or 3 times 
as long, bluntly acuminated, and the tomentum on the lower sur- 
faces of the leaves, as well as on the petioles and branches, is 
more dense. Corollas orange-coloured, a little shorter than 
those of L. Leonürus. 
Intermediate Lion's-Ear. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1822. Shrub? 
3 to 4 feet. 
5 L. ranviro Lr (Benth. lab. p. 619.) shrubby ; leaves 
ovate, wrinkled, and are, as well as the branches, canescent ; 
upper tooth of calyx ovate, spinescent: lower ones all very 
short and mutic; corolla about 3 times as long as the calyx. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, Masson. This 
species differs from Z. ovata, in the leaves being smaller, moze 
wrinkled, canescent, and in the form of the mouth of the calyx. 
Stems woody and humble. Corollas of L. Leonürus. 
Small-leaved Lion’s-Ear. Shrub humble. 
6 Lroxv'nus (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) shrubby ; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, bluntly serrated ; whorls rather loose; calyx clothed 
with fine pubescent tomentum, with mutic teeth ; corolla more 
than 3 times as long as the calyx. b. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Phldmis Leonürus, Lin. spec. p. 820. Curt. 
bot. mag. t. 478.  Leonürus grandiflórus, Moench, meth. 400. 
Leonürus Africànus, Mill. dict. no. 1,—Knor. del. 2. t. 50.— 
Sabb. hort. rom. 3. t. 44,—Breyn. cent. 171. t. 86.— Seba, 
mus. l. p. 22. t. 14. f. 1. Branches tomentose. Leaves 2 
inches long, obtuse, tomentose beneath and pubescent above. 
Whorls distant or approximate. Corollas 2 inches long, scarlet, 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1718. Pl. 
villous. 
Lion's-tail Lion's-Ear. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1712. Shrub 3 
to 6 feet. 
Cult. The species are all very showy when in blossom. 
Any light rich earth will suit them ; and young cuttings of the 
shrubby kinds strike root readily in sand, with a hand-glass 
over them. The annual kinds should be treated in the manner 
recommended for the species of Leücas, see above. 
XCIIL PHLO'MIS (gAouoc, of Dioscorides; from hol, 
phlox, $Xoyoc, phlogos, a flame ; the down of some species was 
used formerly as wicks.) . R. Br. prod. p. 504. Benth. lab. p. 
620.— Phlàmis species-of Lin. and other authors. Phlomidópsis, 
Link, handb. p. 479.—Phlomoides, Meench, meth. p. 403. 
Lin. svsr. Didynamia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx tubular, 5 or 
10-striped, usually plicate, with an equal, truncate, or tridentate 
mouth. Corolla with an inclosed or scarcely exserted tube, 
usually annulate inside, and a bilabiate limb; upper lip galeate, 
keeled, compressed, broad, entire or emarginate, incumbent or 
erectish : lower lip spreading, trifid. Stamens 4, ascending, 
didynamous : the lower 2 the longest; upper filaments adnate, 
usually drawn out into an appendage at the base: lower ones 
naked; anthers approximate by pairs under the galea, some- 
what 2-celled: cells divaricate, obtuse, confluent. Superior 
lobe of style very short, the lower lobe subulate, stigmatiferous 
at apex. Achenia dry, triquetrous, obtuse at apex, rarely trun- 
