860 LABIAT/E. CIV. Srenocyne. 
length divaricate. Style almost equally bifid at top, with subu- 
late lobes; stigmas minute. Achenia fleshy.— Branched, pro- 
cumbent, ascending or erect herbs, with divaricate subscandent ? 
branches. Leaves usually coriaceous, crenated. Whorls about 
6-flowered, axillary, distant, or approximate at the tops of the 
branches. Floral leaves similar to the cauline ones.  Bracteas 
small, subulate, or almost wanting. This genus differs chiefly 
from Phyllostégia in the form of the style and corolla, and in 
the axillary inflorescence. 
1 S. macra’nrua (Benth. l. c.) very hairy ; leaves petiolate, 
ovate, cordate at the base ; whorls axillary, distant; pedicels 
equalling the calyxes. 2.2? G. Native of Owhyhee, on Mount 
Raah, Macrae. 
Large-flowered Stenogyne. PI. 
2 S. se’ssttis (Benth. lab. p. 654.) glabrous; leaves sessile, 
roundish, cordate at the base, coriaceous ; whorls approximate 
at the tops of the branches. %4.? G. Native of the Sandwich 
islands, Menzies. Stem glabrous or pilose at the nodi. Whorls 
few, secund. Corolla villous, twice as long as the calyx. Geni- 
tals exserted a little. 
Sessile-leaved Stenogyne. Pl. ascending. 
3 S. corpa‘ta (Benth. lab. p. 654.) glabrous; lower leaves 
on short petioles: upper ones sessile, all ovate and cordate at 
the base, coriaceous ; whorls axillary, distant. %.? G. Native 
of the Sandwich islands, Nelson. Allied to S. séssilis, but differs 
in the more slender branches, smaller narrower leaves, inflores- 
cence, and smaller flowers. 
Cordate-leaved Stenogyne. Pl. 
4 S. nvcósa (Benth. in bot. reg. vol. 15. lab. p. 655.) gla- 
brous; leaves on short petioles, oblong, coriaceous, roundly 
truncate at the base; whorls axillary, distant; pedicels shorter 
than the calyxes. %4.? G. Native of Owhyhee, on Mount 
Raah, Menzies. Stems erect.? Leaves 13 to 2 inches long, 
rough. Whorls about 6-flowered ; corolla scarcely twice as long 
as the calyx, nearly glabrous. 
Wrinkled-leaved Stenogyne. PI. erect. 
5 S. wicnoPHY'LLA (Benth. lab. p. 655.) glabrous ; leaves 
small, petiolate, acute, narrowed at the base; whorls few, 2- 
flowered, secund ; calyxes on short pedicels, equalling the leaves 
in length. Y.?G. Native of Owhyhee, at Mount Raah, 
Macrae. Branches subscandent. Leaves scarcely 3-4 lines 
long, acutely serrated. — Pedicels bibracteate under the calyxes. 
Corolla twice as long as the calyx. 
Small-leaved Stenogyne. Pl. scandent. ? 
6 S. scropnuLariorpEs (Benth. in bot. reg. vol. 15. lab. 655.) 
quite glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, flaccid ; whorls axillary, 
distant; fructiferous pedicels longer than the calyxes; corolla 
pubescent, twice as long as the calyx. %.? G. Native of the 
Sandwich islands, Menzies. Branches subscandent.? Leaves 
1 to 13 inch long, roundly truncate at the base. Whorls 6-flow- 
ered. Corollas pubescent. 
Figwort-leaved Stenogyne. Pl. scandent. ? 
7 S. Nzrsóx1 (Benth. lab. p. 655.) glabrous ; leaves petiolate, 
ovate, rather flaccid ; whorls axillary, distant; fructiferous pedi- 
cels longer than the calyxes ; corolla nearly glabrous, 3-4 times 
longer than the calyx. 2/.? G. Native of the Sandwich islands, 
Nelson. Allied to S. scrophularioides, but differs in the larger 
subcoriaceous leaves, many-flowered whorls, longer calyxes, 
longer corollas, and much exserted stamens. 
Nelson's Stenogyne. Pl. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see Gomphostémma, p. 858. 
CV. PRA'SIUM (from zpactov, a name given by Dioscorides 
to a plant resembling Horehound or Marjoram, and called by 
Pliny Prasium.) Lin. gen. no. 737. Schreb. gen. no. 992, 
CV. Prasium, CVI. AMETHYSTEA. 
Geertn. fruct. 1. p. 321. t. 66. 
p. 655. j 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx campanulate, 
10-nerved, irregularly bilabiate ; upper lip shortly trifid ; lower 
lip deeply bifid ; all the segments ovate and foliaceous. Corolla 
with an inclosed tube, furnished with a ring of scale-like hairs 
inside, and a bilabiate limb ; the upper lip ovate, entire, and the 
lower lip trifid: the middle segment the largest and entire. Sta- 
mens 4, ascending under the upper lip; anthers 2-celled: cells 
at length divaricate. Style about equally bifid at top, with subu- 
late lobes; stigmas minute. Achenia fleshy. 
1 P. ma‘sus (Lin. spec. 838.) h. F. Native of Europe 
and the North of Africa, in the region of the Mediterranean, and 
of Madeira. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 584. P. minus, Lin. 
spec. p. 838.—Sabb. hort. rom. 3. t. 37,—Zan. hist. t. 80.—Mor. 
hist. 3. p. 408. sect. 11. t. 21. f. 3.— Barrel. icon. t. 895. A 
divaricately branched, usually glabrous evergreen shrub, rarely 
with some of the young leaves hispid. Leaves 4 to 1 inch long, 
ovate, acute, roundly truncate at the base or subcordate, irregu- 
larly serrate crenated ; floral leaves similar, or the upper ones 
are smaller and more entire, all exceeding the calyxes. Whorls 
2-flowered, distant, axillary. Flowers on short pedicels. Co- 
rollas white or pale purple, glabrous. Stamens inclosed. 
Greater Prasium. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1699. Shrub 1 to2 
feet. 
Cult. This is a curious evergreen small shrub, which will sur- 
vive our milder winters in the open air if grown in a dry sandy 
or gravelly soil, in a sheltered situation ; but in moist strong 
ground it is sure to perish. A reserve plant or two should be 
grown in pots, that they may be sheltered by placing under a 
frame in winter. The plant is readily increased by cuttings and 
seeds. 
Juss. gen. p. 117. Benth. lab. 
Tribe XI. 
AJUGOI'DEZE (from Ajuga, Bugle; and idea, similar; 
this tribe contains genera agreeing with /'juga in the characters 
given below.) Benth. lab. p. 657. Upper lip of corolla some- 
times very short, sometimes cleft, with cast down, rarely erect, 
arched segments ; lower lip elongated. Stamens 2-4, ascending, 
usually exserted, opposite the lip. Achenia more or less reticu- 
lately wrinkled. In many Ajugoidee, especially in some T'eücria, 
A" juga, Cymaria, &c., the ovarium is less deeply cleft than in 
other Labiàtæ ; and in Cymaria it is very evidently bipartite, 
with bifid divisions, instead of being equally 4-parted ; thus con- 
Pbi: the tribe with the closely allied order of Verbendcea, ex 
enth. 
CVI. AMETHY'STEA (so called from the amethystine 
colour of the flowers.) Lin. gen. no. 34. Schreb. gen. no. 45 
M fruct. 1. p. 315. t. 66. Juss. gen. 111. Benth. lab. p. 
Liv. syst. Didndria, Monogijnia. Calyx sub-globose, cam- 
panulate, erect, equal, 5-toothed. Corolla having the tube 
shorter than the calyx, exannulate inside, and a declinate limb; 
the 4 upper lobes nearly equal, and cast down, and the lower 
lobe larger. Stamens 2, (inferior,) ascending, exserted between 
the upper segments of the corolla; the rudiments of the 2 upper 
ones minute and filiform; anthers 2-celled : cells at length diva- 
ricate and sub-confluent. Style almost equal, bifid at apex. 
Achenia reticulately wrinkled.— This genus only differs from 
Teücrium in the abortion of the upper stamens. In habit 1t 
closely resembles Tedcrium corymbosum. 
1 A. cxnULEA (Lin. spec. p. 30.) 
Q. H. Native of 
Asiatic Russia; as of Altaia, Dahuria, 
&c., Pallas; and of 
