862 
very short and erect. h.G. Native of Nipaul and Silhet. 
Leucoscéptrum cànum, Smith, exot. bot. p. 113. t. 116. Clero- 
déndron Leucoscéptrum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 103. Leaves 
crowded at the tops of the branches, 6-8 inches long. Spikes 
3-6 inches long. Corollas white, hardly exceeding the calyxes. 
Genitals much exserted. 
Long-spiked Germander. Fl.? Clt. 1826. Shrub 6 feet. ? 
Secr. II. Teucrépsis (an alteration of the generic name.) 
Benth. lab. p. 664. Teucrépsis, Ging. in herb. D. C, mss. 
Whorls 2-flowered, axillary, or disposed in terminal racemes. 
Calyx campanulate, declinate; the upper tooth broader, and 
spreading. Corolla tomentose outside; the upper segments 
very short, broad, truncate, erect, or hardly declinate.—Hoary 
shrubs, natives of the Canary Islands. 
2 T. nETEROPHY'LLUM (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 84.) shrubby ; 
branches hoary; leaves ovate-elliptic, hoary beneath, or on 
both surfaces: floral ones similar to the rest ; whorls 2-flower- 
ed, axillary, remote ; calyx straight, with equal teeth ; superior 
segments of corolla very short, erect ; ovaria very villous. b. 
G. Native of the Canary Islands. T. Canariénse, Lam. dict. 
2.p. 692. Leaves petiolate, 1-2 inches long, obtuse, quite en- 
tire, or crenated towards the top. Corolla dark purple, twice 
as long as the calyx. Genitals much exserted. Whorls 2-4 
flowered. 
Various-leaved Germander. 
Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
3 T. Berénicum (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 83. t. 49.) shrubby; 
branches clothed with hoary tomentum; leaves ovate-oblong, 
hoary beneath or on both surfaces ; whorls 2-flowered, secund, 
loosely racemose; floral leaves bractea-formed ; calyx decli- 
nate, with the upper tooth very large ; superior segments of co- 
rola very short: uppermost one broad, erect: lateral ones 
sub-declinate, tomentose ; achenia very villous. h.G. Native 
of Madeira, among rocks. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1114. T. beto- 
nicefolium, Jacq. coll. 1. p. 145. t. 17. f. 2. T. canéscens, 
Forst. comm. goett. 9. p. 58. ex Willd. T. Maderénse, Lam. 
dict. 2. p. 692. Scorodónia betoniczefólia, Link, handb. p. 458. 
Leaves 1 to 13 inch long, crenated. Racemes loose, 3-6 inches 
long. Corolla purple or lilac, pubescent ; tube a little exserted. 
Genitals much exserted. 
Betony Germander. 
to 3 feet. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1775. Shrub 2 
Secr. III. Txv‘cris (see genus for derivation.) Benth. lab. 
p. 668. Tetcris, Ging. in herb. D. C. mss. Peduncles axil- 
lary, opposite, 1-flowered: or loosely cymose, many-flowered. 
Calyx campanulate, erect, equal, 5-toothed or 5-cleft. Four 
upper segments of corolla oblong, declinate, but the lower one 
is oblong and concave. Achenia reticulately wrinkled, glabrous, 
rarely very villous.—Herbs, under-shrubs, or shrubs, with 
quite entire or cut, rarely crenated leaves. 
4 T. rrutrcans (Lin. spec. 787.) shrubby; leaves ovate, 
quite entire, flat, clothed with white tomentum beneath; pedun- 
cles 1-flowered; calyx tomentose, campanulate, equal, with 
ovate obtuse teeth. kh. F. Native of Europe and Africa, in 
the region of the Mediterranean; as of Barbary, Spain, Italy, 
Naples, Corsica, Melita. Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. 6. p. 23, t. 
572. Dill. hort. elth. t. 284. f. 368. T. latifólium, Lin. spec. 
p. 788. Curt. bot. mag. t. 245. T. tomentósum, Meench, 
meth. p. 382. Zan. hist. t. 163.—Sabb. hort. rom. 3, t. 96, 
—Barrel. icon. t. 512.  Shrub divaricately branched. Leaves 
on short petioles, glabrous and green above, or loosely cob- 
webbed. Racemes terminal, or in short, lateral, few-flowered 
LABIATAE. CVIII. Teucrium. 
branches. Corolla blue or purple, twice as long as the calyx. 
In Italian and Melita specimens, the leaves are sometimes rufes- 
cent beneath. 
Shrubby Germander. 
to 3 feet. 
5 T. sreviro'tium (Schreb. unilab. p. 27.) shrubby; leaves 
oblong, quite entire, with revolute margins, canescent on both 
surfaces ; racemes short; pe- 
duncles 1-flowered ; calyx to- 
mentose, campanulate, ` equal, 
semiquinquefid. h. F. Na- 
tive of Candia, on the sea shore, 
Melos and Astypalea; among 
rocks. Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. 
6. p. 24. t. 528. T. Créticum, 
Lam. dict. 2. p. 692. but not of 
Lin. Shrub divaricately much 
branched. Branches short, leafy. 
Leaves scarcely i an inch long, 
obtuse, sessile: floral leaves 
similar to the others.  Calycine 
teeth acute. Corolla purplish 
or red, similar to those of T. 
Créticum. (fig. 88.) 
Short-leaved Germander. Fl. 
June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
6 T. Cre'ricum (Lin. spec. p. 788.) shrubby ; leaves oblong- 
linear, quite entire, with revolute edges, and clothed with white 
tomentum beneath, but at length almost glabrous above; ra- 
ceme elongated, strict; flowers nearly sessile, solitary or by 
threes ; calyx clothed with white tomentum, campanulate, with 
acute teeth. b. F. Native of the region of the Mediterranean, 
and of the Islands of Cyprus, Melos, and Astypalea, among 
rocks; also of Palestine and Egypt. Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. 
6. p. 25. t. 529. T. hyssopifolium, Schreb. unil. p. 28. 
rosmarinifolium, Lam. dict. 2. p. 693. T. Charamoniénse, 
Cav. descr. 1. p. 82.—4Alp. exot. 103. t. 102.— Mor. hist. 3. p 
410. sect. 11. t. 16. f. 3. Leaves approximate at the base of 
the branches, very like those of rosemary. Whorls 2-6-flower- 
ed. Corollas reddish purple. Genitals shorter than the lip. 
Cretan Germander. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 
to 3 feet. 
7 T. racemosum (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) stem herbaceous; 
strict, branched; leaves small, oblong: lower ones a little 
toothed: superior ones quite entire, all glabrous above, and 
clothed with white tomentum beneath ; racemes elongated, 
strict; peduncles 1-flowered; calyx campanulate, tomentose, 
equal. )/.? G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast, 
R. Br. ; in bogs at the river Lachlan, Cunningham. Branches 
twiggy, canescent. Leaves hardly 4 an inch long, but generally 
much smaller, furnished with 1-2 teeth on both sides. Corolla 
downy outside. Genitals shorter than the lip. 
Racemose Germander. PI. erect. 
8 T. ranceora‘rum (Benth. lab. p. 666.) herbaceous ? ; leaves 
lanceolate, narrowed at the base: lower ones a little toothed: 
upper ones quite entire, all clothed with canescent pubescence 
beneath ; cymes axillary, pedunculate, corymbose ; calyx pubes- 
cent, campanulate, with lanceolate acute nearly equal teeth. 
X.?*G. Native of New Holland, near Bathurst. Branches 
ascending, pubescent. Leaves 1 to 14 inch long. Cymes loose, 
longer than the leaves. Corolla pubescent, twice as long as the 
calyx; lobes all nearly equal. Stamens exserted. 
Lanceolate-leaved Germander. PI. ascending. 
9 T. corymso'sum (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) herbaceous? cloth- 
ed with fine pubescence ; leaves ovate, toothed or cut, green o^ 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1640. Shrub 2 
FIG. 88. 
