Achyrospermum. | CII, LABIATH (BAKER). 465 
pubescent, shorter than the calyx. Calyx pubescent, finally } in. long ; 
tube funnel-shaped ; teeth ovate, subequal, zz in. long. Corolla } in. 
long ; upper lip oblong, lower orbicular. Stamens just exserted. 
. Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Masuka Plateau, 6500- 
7000 ft., Whyte ! 
6. A. nyasanum, Baker. A perennial, with densely hairy stems. 
Leaves petioled, cordate-ovate, crenate, densely hairy on both sides. 
Racemes terminal only, dense, oblong-cylindrical, 2-3 in. long ; pedicels 
very short ; bracts ovate-cuspidate, } in. long. Calyx slightly hairy, 
3 in. long ; teeth ovate or oblong, rather shorter than the oblong tube. 
Corolla-tube shortly exserted ; lips } in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Mountains east of Lake Nyasa, 
Johnson ! 
(7. A. africanum, //ook. f. <A perennial, with densely hairy 
erect woody stems 3-6 ft. long. Leaves long-petioled, cordate-ovate, 
acute, membranous, crenate, 4—5 in. long, slightly hairy, narrowed 
suddenly at the base to the winged petiole. Racemes terminal only, 
dense, oblong-cylindrical, 4-5 in. long; pedicels very short; bracts 
ovate, green, as long as the calyx. Calyx } in. long, slightly hairy ; 
teeth ovate, acute, shorter than the tube. Corolla purple. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Cameroon Mountain, 2000-3000 ft., Mann, 
1297! 1949! Victoria, 3000 ft., Kalbreyer, 99! 
8. A. ethiopicum, Welw. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii. 56. A 
Perennial, with erect. woody pubescent stems 4—6 ft. long. Leaves long- 
petioled, ovate, acute, membranous, deeply crenate, slightly hairy, 4—5 in, 
long, narrowed suddenly to the winged petiole. Racemes both terminal 
and axillary, dense, oblong-cylindrical, 3—4 in. long ; pedicels very short ; 
racts ovate-cuspidate, pale green, pubescent, Jower } in, long. Flower- 
calyx hairy, } in. long; teeth ovate, shorter than the tube. Corolla 
yratish ; tube not exserted ; lips small.—Hiern in Cat, Afr. Pl. Welw. 1. 
4, 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo ; in damp shady woods, especially 
about the Calundo Waterfall, 3200 ft., Welwitsch, 1633! 
32. STACHYS, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. ii. 
1208. 
Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, 5-10-ribbed ; teeth 5, subequal. Corolla- 
tube included or exserted ; limb bilabiate; upper lip ascending, oblong, 
Concave; lower deflexed, 3-lobed. Stamens 4, didynamous, arcuate ; 
lowest pair the longest ; anther-cells 2, parallel or divaricate. Disk 
usually equal, Style bifid at the apex. Nucules ovoid or oblong, 
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