542 LABIATA, 
3. MARSYPIANTHES. 
Marsypianthes, Mart. in Benth. Lab. p. 64; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 1178.. 
Two or three herbaceous species, widely dispersed in Tropical America. 
1. Marsypianthes hyptioides, Mart. in Benth. Lab. p. 64; DC. Prodr. xii. 
p. 84; Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 457. 
Marsypianthes secundiflora, Mart. et Gal. in Bull. Acad. xi. (reprint, p. 1). 
South Mexico, Cordillera of Oaxaca and Cordillera of Vera Cruz, at 3000 feet 
(Galeotti, 626, 659), Mirador (Linden, 127); Guatemata, declivities near the city of 
Guatemala (Hartweg, 608); Costa Rica (Endres, 94); PANAMA, near Old Panama 
(Seemann, 264).—Generally diffused in Tropical Sour AmErica and the WEst INDIES. 
Hb. Kew. 
4, HYPTIS. 
Hyptis, Jacq. Collect. i. p. 101 ; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. 11. p. 1178. 
About 250 herbaceous and shrubby species, spread over the warmer parts of America ; 
most numerous in Brazil. Several species are cultivated, and have become naturalized 
in other parts of the world. It is possible, however, that some of the species are 
indigenous in Tropical Africa. There is a considerable number of unnamed Mexican 
specimens in Kew herbarium, representing probably some undescribed species. 
1. Hyptis albida, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. ii. p. 819 ; DC. Prodr. xii. p. 127. 
NortH Mexico, Sierra Madre (Seemann, 2073) ; Soura Mexico, Guanajuato (Hartweg, 
173), San Blas to Tepic (Coulter, 1121), without locality (Parkinson). Hb. Kew. 
2. Hyptis atrorubens, Poit. Ann. Mus. Par. vii. p. 466, t. 27. fig. 3; DC. Prodr. 
xii. p. 108. 
Hyptis procumbens, Ch. et Schl. in Linnea, v. p. 101. 
Souta Mexico, Orizaba (Botteri, 608), Cordillera of Vera Cruz, 3000 feet (Galeotti, 
621), valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 1604).—West Inviss; Guiana; Braziu; and in 
Western Tropical Arrica. Hb. Kew. 
3. Hyptis brevipes, Poit. Ann. Mus. Par. vii. p. 465; DC. Prodr. xii. p. 107. 
Mexico (Schiede).—Generally diffused in Tropical Sourn AMeERIcA and the WEsT 
Inp1Es ; also occurring in Tropical Arrica and Asia. Hb. Kew. 
4, Hyptis capitata, Jacq. Ic. Rar. i. t.114; DC. Prodr. xii. p. 106; Poit. in 
Ann. Mus, Par. vii. p. 464, t. 27. fig. 1. 
Sourn Mexico, Orizaba (Sallé), Yucatan and Tabasco (Johnson, 53); Nicaracua, 
Chontales (Seemann, 89); Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 231), Empire station (S. Hayes, 
324), near the city of Panama (Seemann, 255).—Generally dispersed in Tropical 
Sourn America and the West Inp1zs, also in the GaLapacos. Hb. Kew. 
