284 CI. VERBENACEZ (BAKER). [Stachytarpheta. 
1. S. Hildebrandtii, Vatke in Linnea, xliii. 529. A much- 
branched perennial herb. Stems terete, pilose. Leaves opposite, 
oblong, obtuse, distinctly petioled, crenate, cuneate at the ace 
1-1} in. long, hairy on both sides. Spikes 6—9 in. long, with a slen er 
hairy tetragonal rhachis, not hollowed out opposite the flowers ; rac 8 
lanceolate, the lower } in. long. Calyx 4-ribbed, pilose, in. long; 
teeth minute. Corolla-tube twice as long as the calyx ; limb milk-white, 
din. diam. Capsule not seen. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Ukamba ; Kitni, Hildebrandt, 2737! 
2. S. angustifolia, Vahl; Schauer in DC. Prod. xi. 563. A 
much-branched annual with tetragonal nearly or quite glabrous stems. 
Leaves opposite, distinctly petioled, oblong-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, 
deeply inciso-crenate, 2-3 in. long. Spikes very slender, 6—9 in. long, 
with the glabrous tetragonal rhachis 1, in. diam., hollowed out opposite 
the flowers ; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, }-} in. long. Calyx nearly 
as the bract ; teeth minute. Corolla-tube twice as long as the calyx ; 
limb small, blue. Capsule shorter than the calyx.— Verbena indica, Jacq. 
Obs. iv. 7, t. 86, non Linn. 
Upper Guinea. Senegambia, Berlin Herbarium. Dagomba : Salaga, Krause ! 
Niger Territory: Nupe; Jeba on the Niger, Barter! Cameroons: Rio del Rey, 
Johnston ! 
Lower Guinea. Angola, Welwitsch, 5640! 5652 ! 
South Central. Congo Free State; Monbuttu ; by the River Kibali, Schwein- 
Surth, 2535! Mtowa, on Lake Tanganyika, Descamps. 
Also in Tropical America. 
3. S. indica, Vahl; Schauer in DC. Prod. xi. 564. A much- 
branched annual, 2-3 ft. high, with terete nearly glabrous stems 
Leaves opposite, distinctly petioled, oblong, obtuse, deeply crenate, 
cuneate at the base, 2-3 in. long. Spikes 3-1 ft. long; rhachis $ in. 
diam., conspicuously hollowed out opposite the flowers; bracts lanceo- 
late, acuminate, } in. long. Calyx rather shorter than the bract; teeth 
minute. Corolla-tube slightly longer than the calyx ; limb } in. diam., 
blue, with a white eye. Capsule rather shorter than the calyx.—Vatke 
in Linnea, xliii, 530; C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. 564- 
S. jumaicensis, Vahl ex Schauer, loc. cit. ; Benth. in Hook. Niger Fl. 484. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Scott-Elliot, 3833! 4162! Gold Coast: Cape 
Coast Castie, Vogel, 30! Dahomey, Burton ! Lagos, Millen ! Fernando Po, Mana, 89° 
Lower Guinea. Lower Congo: Stanley Pool, Hens, 83! Congo, Smith ! 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar, Hildebrandt, 997! 
Also in Tropical Asia and America, 
+. S. mutabilis, Vahl; Schauer in DC. Prod. xi. 565. Stems 
stouter than in S. indica. Leaves opposite, petioled, ovate- or oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, crenate, 2-4 in, long. Spikes 3-1 ft. long, finally 
4 in. diam. ; rhachis stout, hairy, hollowed out opposite the flowers ; 
bracts lanceolate, cuspidate, pubescent, 4-4 in. long. Calyx 4_} in. 
