406 CII. LABIAT-E (BAKER). [ Plectranthus. 
as long as the tube; the others small, deltoid. Corolla } in. long. 
Stamens included. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Masuka Plateau, 6500- 
900 «., Whyte, 299! 
26. P. brevipes, Baker. A much-branched erect perennial, with 
slender pubescent stems. Leaves distinctly petioled, ovate, 1-14 in. 
long, acute, deeply crenate, not cordate at the base, membranous, green 
and pubescent on both surfaces. Whorls 2—3- flowered, arranged in long 
lax racemose panicles ; bracts obsolete ; pedicels pubescent, ;/,—4 in. long. 
Fruit-calyx pilose, 4 in. long; tube campanulate; upper tooth ovate, 
obtuse, nearly as long as the tube; lateral teeth small, deltoid ; lower 
large, lanceolate. Corolla 4 in. long. Stamens included. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Centra] Africa: Nyasaland; Nyika Plateau, 6000- 
7000 ft., Whyte ! 
21. P. manganjensis, Baker. A perennial erect shortly pubescent 
herb. Stems 2 ft. long. Leaves distinctly petioled, cordate-ovate, 
crenate, membranous, pubescent, the lower 14 in. long and broad. 
Inflorescence racemose; branches 3, approximate, moderately dense, 
the end one 2-3 in. long; whorls few-flowered; pedicels short, 
pubescent. Flower-calyx pubescent, } in. long; tube campanulate ; 
upper tooth ovate, as long as the tube ; 4+ lower lanceolate, as long as 
the upper. Corolla } in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Manganja Highlands, 
Kirk! Mount Zomba, 4000-6000 ft., Whyte! 
22. P. Holstii, Giirke in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 204. Stems slender, 
simple, grandular-pubescent. Leaves distinctly petioled, broadly ovate, 
membranous, under 1 in. long, acute, rounded at the base. dentate, 
pubescent on both sides. Inflorescence racemose, short ; whorls distant, 
4—(-flowered ; cymes sessile ; bracts broadly ovate, acute; pedicels 51D. 
long, glandular-pubescent, as are the calyx and axis. Fruit-calyx 
«in. long; upper tooth broadly ovate, acute ; lateral deltoid, acuminate ; 
lower lanceclate-subulate, rigid, shorter than the upper. Corolla 
declinate, equal at the base. 
Mozamb, Dist. (rerman East Africa: Usambara; in damp places on low hills 
near Mlalo, Holst, 248. 
23. P. longipes, Baker. A tall, much-branched, erect herb, with 
pubescent stems. Leaves with a very long petiole, ovate, 2-3 in. long, 
deeply crenate, not cordate at the base, green and slightly pubescent on 
both surfaces. Whorls 4—6-flowered, arranged in a long lax racemose 
panicle ; bracts minute; pedicels !~lin. long. Fruit-calyx pilose, 4 10- 
long; tube campanulate ; upper teeth broadly ovate, as long as the 
tube; lower linear, as long. Corolla } in. long; lower lip shorter than 
the tube. Stamens not exserted.—P. herbaceus, Schweinf. PI. Abyss. 
Sept. Exsice. No. 178, non Briquet. 
Nile Land. Eritrea: (tinda, 3000 ft., Schweinfurth, 178 ! 
Introduced into cultivation by Messrs. Dammann of Naples in 1894. 
