VerbenacecB.'] ceylon plants. 241 



pera, Spr. Benth. 1. c. p. 532. L. diffusa, Benth. 1. c. cum syn. X. 



hyssopifolia, Benth. 1. c. L. Walheri, Benth. 1. c— c.p. 2076. 

 Cf. L. dimidiaia, Spr., and L. linifoha,Sm. . ,, r f+ 



Hab. Very common throughout the island. Norn. vulg. (xatta- 



toomba." 



A most variable species. The Cingialese use the leaves as a medicine, and in 



am 



15. LEONOTIS, B. Br. 



1. L. nepetsefolia, E. Br. (Prod. p. 504 ; Benth. m DC. Prod. xu. p 



535, cum syn. ; Wight, Ic. t. 867.)— c.p. 2070. „„V.,-«r. 



Hab. Hot, drier parts of the island. Norn. vulg. "Maha-yak^an 



assa." 



TRIB. AJUGEM 

 16. TEUCRIUM, Linn. 



1. T. tomentosum, Heyne, (Benth. in WaU. PI- ^3. B 

 DC. Prod. xii. p. 582; Wight, Ic. t. 1^58.)— cp^ 212. 

 TT.Ti r".^»^f,.o^ T>»r.Tr;Tir.c of on plAVfltion of 5000 to vUuU 



CXIX. VERBENACE^. 



TRIB. VERBENEM 



1. BOtrCHEA, Cham. 



1. B. HvcLerabadensis, W 



Prod. xi. p. 559, cum syn. ; Wight, Ic. t. 14faiJ.-c.p. do/*. 

 Hab. dn an ^pen grisy spot%etween Madamahanewera and Aloot- 



newera, in tlie Central Province. . -i^^^u 



l-3-pedalis. Corolla roseo-parpurea, S-9 lin. in exp.. ^^ .^aucem mim^^^^^^^^^ 

 et inteisius colorata ; lobis oblougis rotundatis infenore latiore ^^PYet"^^ 



iherarv^m 2 supcriores parum majores. Stylus apicem P'""?^^ .f "^f^^f St 

 w; ^ n..■^L „ /I i;„ innc^ T.iembrauaceo-marginati,eiteine sinau, 



•augma parvum. ijocci um 

 iuterue minute tuberculati. 



2. STACHYTABPHA, St. 



1. S. Indica, Vahl, Enum. i. p. 206 ; Sch. in DC. Prod. xi. p. 564. 



'• H^B'^ery common throughout the island. Norn. vulg. " Balloona- 



^T Jaimaicensis is a verj- common weed in cultivated ground, baying become quite 

 naturalized in the island. 



Linn 



1. L. nodiflora, Bich. (Sch. in DC. Prod. xi. p. 585, cum syn. ; 



ight, ic t. 1463.)-c p. 1^4/. ,, Herimanadatta." 



Hab, Very abundant near the sea. x^om. vui^, ^ ^ 



