618 CXII. LABIATÆ. (J. D. Hooker.) [Plectranthue 
membranous or rigid, sparsely scaberulous above or more so allover; base of lower 
narrowed into the long or Short petiole. Panicles pyramidal, branches slender. 
Flowers white, speckled with pink. Stamens exserted.—1 cannot distinguish P. graci- 
liflorus by any sufficient character. Hyssopus lophanthoides, Ham., referred here by 
Bentham, is, according to an original specimen of Hamilton’s, a different plant (see 
end of genus). P. oblongifolius is a diseased state with inflated barren calyces. à 
49V VaR. graciliflora; leaves more scabrous above, and usually red-brown when T 
P. graciliflora, Benth. in DC. Prodr. xii. 56. P. Gerardianus, var. hispida, Herb. Ind. 
Or. H. f. & T.—Nepal, Sikkim, and Khasia Mts. . . he calyx 
Var. brachyantha ; corolla-tube very short and wide, scarcely exceeding the ca A . 
— Khasia Mts.; Churra, alt. 4000 ft., J. D. H. & T. T. Sikkim, alt. 5-8000 2 
Clarke, J. D. H. Prome Hills, Benson (in Herb. Maingay).—A dubious plant, 
referred by Clarke (mss.) to P. striatus, which small specimens resemble. Fruiting 
calyx not seen. 
8. P. striatus, Benth. in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. i. 17, and in DC. Prodr: 
xii. 56; stem usually 6—12 in. glabrous pubescent or subvillous, leaves sman 
lower petioled broadly ovate crenate, cymes panicled, corolla-tube broa 
or narrow short or tubular, fruiting calyx 4j, in. hispid, teeth obtuse, nutlets 
oblong. Wall. Cat. 2740. 
TEMPERATE HIMALAYA; from Kashmir to Bhotan, alt. 4-8000 ft., Wallich, &c. 
Kaasıa Mrs., alt. 3-6000 ft., common. . t and 
The usualy much smaller size, shorter broader leaves, more flaccid habit, ane 
hispid calyx best distinguish this from P. Gerardianus, but there are many specime j 
that I am in doubt about. The corolla is very variable, and the stamens are nor 
mally far exserted. 
4395 9. P.Stracheyi, Benth. mss.; stem simple ascending puberuloss, 
leaves 4-5 in. short-petioled narrowly lanceolate serrate above the middle, 
cymes in a terminal narrow panicle. 
WESTERN HIMALAYA; Kumaon, in the Surja valley, alt. 4500 ft., Strachey g 
Winterbottom. . . ble 
Flowers of P. Gerardianus, but very distinct in foliage and habit, which resem Di 
P. Walkeri. The fruit is not ripe. A very similar but more flaccid plant (spec! 
mens without corolla and fruit), and with longer petioles, is found in Pegu by Dr. 
Brandis. 
_ 10. P. hispidus, Benth. in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 17, Lab. 41, and in 
DC. Prodr. xii. 57 ; stout, erect, scaberulous, densely pubescent or villous, 
leaves subsessile ovate crenate or serrate tomentose beneath, corolla tubular 
pubescent, lower lip much longer than the upper, fruiting calyx y; in. densely 
villous, nutlets very minute ellipsoid. Wall. Cat. 2741. 
Knas1A Mrs., alt. 4000 ft. ; Wallich, &c. 
, Like a robust and (usually) densely woolly form of P. Gerardianus, with a very 
minute woolly calyx. Flowers white, speckled with red. 
ll. P. Stocksii, Hook. f.; slender, simple or branched, glabrous or 
sparsely hairy, leaves petioled ovate or ovate-cordate crenate membranous; 
panicles pyramidal, corolla-tube short broad, fruiting calyx 45 10. scaberulout, 
teeth subacute, nutlets broadly oblong. P. striatus & Concan, Herd. Ind. 
On Hf § T. P. Wightii, Grah. Cat. Bomb. Pl. 148; Dalz. 5 Gibs. Bomb. 
Deccan PENINSULA; the Concan, Stocks, Law, &c. ; Bababoodan Hills, Heyne ” 
Herb. Rottler ; Belgaum, at Purwar Ghat, Ritchie. 
Possibly a form of P. striatus, but is a larger plant. Small specimens from the 
Kala Nuddi (banks above Saopa), from Ritchie, have very minute fruiting calyces. 
Heyne’s specimen is a very small one, but, I think, of this species. 
