1188 CXXVI, LABIAT_^. [Salurelnece.. 



lociilis distinctis divergentibus. Discus lequalis. Stylus apice "breviter 2-fiduSj lobo 

 postico breviore, Nuculae immaturEe Iseves- — Herba perennis^ nana, pnsilla, diffusa, foliia 

 parvis mtegen'iniia, floralibus coiiformibus. Verticillasiri 2-flori, ad apices ramoruni 

 brevium pauci conferti- Flores par\Tili, foliis tamen multo majoresj rosei. 



Species 1, Chilensis. Walj>. Ann. iii. 249. 



48, Mlcromeria, Benih. in Bot. Reg, snh n. 1282. (Sabbatia, Mmnch^ Meth, 386, non 

 Fursh. Piperella, Fresl, FL Sic. Enum. FL 37, absque char, Tendana, Heichh. f. Ic. Fl, 

 Germ- xviii, 3'\ t 1271.) — Calyx tubulosus, 13- larius sub-15-nervis 5-dentatua, dentibus 

 subsequalibns rectis v. vix in labia 2 dispositia, Corollee tubus rectus, intns nndus, 

 calyce brevior v. rarius exsertus ; limbus 2-labiatus, labio postico erecto subplano integro 

 V. emarginato, antico patente S-fido, lobis plauis tequalibus v. iutermcdio latiore integro 

 V. emarginato. Stamina 4, didynama anticis longioribnsj ascendentla, apice arcuato- 

 conniventia coroUaque breviora, v, rarius exserta apice divaricata ; antherse 2-locnlares, 

 loculis distinctis parallelia divergentibus v. divaricatis connective lato crassiusculo oblique 

 adnatis v. parvo aftixis, Discua a^qualis v. antice in glandulani parvam tumens. Stylus 

 apice 2-fiduSj lobis t^qnalibus subulatisve, v. postico minore antico elongato recurvo com- 

 planato, Nucubie ovoidese v. oblongaSj lasves. — Suffrutices v, herbre, foliis parvis integer- 

 rimis v- luediocribus dontatis, floralibus confonnibu.s v. sumniis in bractuiis mutatis, 

 Vei-ticillastri pauci- v- multiflorij axillaris v. in spicam confertij intcrdum ad Sores 

 Bolitarios oppositos pedicellatos reducti, v. cymis utrinque laxis nuiltifloria. Flores 

 plerumque pai'vi. 



Species ad 60, nonimllae tamen a variis aiietoribus multiplicatse, regionis Mediterraneae, ins. 

 Canarien^ium, Africse tropioje, EuropEe orientalisj Asise oecidentalis American boreali-occidentalis, 

 Indise oecidentalis et America; australis moiitazise v. extratropicae incolfe; in Brasilia, et rogione 

 Indo-AustraJiana desunt, uua sola e feectione Americaiia in Africa au&trali invenitur, Benih, in. DC. 

 Prod. xii. 213. Walp. Ann. iii, 250, v. 672, Boiss. D'wgn. PL Or. ser. 2, iv- 13, Kees, Ge7i. FL Gfrm. 

 Beichb. Ic, FL Germ. L 1280. Waldst. et Kit. PL Bar. Hung, t. 156. Wight, Ic. t. 1446. Dene, in 

 Jacqiiem. Voij. Bot, t. 134. Vis. FL Balm, t. 18,/. 1 t. 19. LaML Dec. PI. Syr. iv. t, 9 {CUnapodium). 

 BihtK FL Gr, L 540, 542. Ten. FL Isap. t 151. 155,/ 3, Guss. PL Bar, t. 42. Desf, FL AlL t, 

 121, 129. Webb,Phyt. Canar.t, 153 ad 164. BroLPkyt.Lusit, t. 13. Hojfm.€t Lmk, FLPort. t,\\. 



Icones citatEe, phirimie sub Thymo v, Safureia editte, onines ad Microintrias typicas seu Piperellas 

 pertinent a quibus Tendanam, Ifeichb. ne pro eeotione qiiidem dietinguere possumus. Species omncs 

 gerontogeae sunt, sufti-ut-cosae v, fruticulosie, foliis parvis integuvrimis verticilliLStrit* pliiri- v, luulti- 

 fioiis rarius 2-floris, cymis utrinqwe scssilibus v, pcdunculatis, floribus in eyma fasciculatis v, 

 capitatis rarissime longiuscule pedicellatis, 



Speeies cseterge geront^g^'^e inter Micromerias et Odaminthas sul;medi?e, scd c^ilycibns erectis bJisi 

 non gibbfs subaqutditer dentatis potius iid priores referend^e, sectionem iovj^^nt Pscudmmiissavi. 

 Htirbfe sunt v. suffruliccs quam in Py^ertWs t^latiores, foHis Siillf-m inferioribus deiitatis, yerticilla- 

 Ptris laxc niultifloris, cymis utrinque ssepiiis pcdiinculatis dichotomis. Gov, Ic, Bar, t. 576 {Nepefa), 

 WaldsL et Kit. PL Bar. Iluvg. L 205, 262 (Melissa). Jacq. Ic, Bar. t 494 (Saturtia). Beichb, Ic, 

 FL Ger^H' t- 1278, 1279, /. 1 {Calaminfha). CuspmocARPus, vSpenn. in Necs, Gen, PI, Germ., est 

 M. rupestris, Benth,, ab auctore generice distinctii ob nuculas apice in appendic^m seu rostrum 

 viilusum productas, quod tanien friistra qutesivinius; luieiUas apice plus minus pilosas invenimua 

 sed minime rostratas ; forte in sf>rciniinc a Spennero df^lineato nion6trofia& eraut. ^ 



Species Americaiiffi sectiones 2 iot-mant: 1, Xenopmna. Fruticuli ramosissimi, foliis intcgerri mis, 

 Tcrti^ilU^stris 2^6-floris ad asillus ^ubsessilibus* Jacq. Ilort, Schcenhr. t, 498. Xkxopoma, JVilld, in 

 Ges. JSat, Fr, BerL Mag, v, 399 ; CoUa, HorL Bip, t. 25. Zvgia, Dcuk in HamdL Prod, FL Ind. 

 Occid, 46. 2. Hcsperothymuh. ileibifi prostratse v, rtptantes, foliis sa^pius dentatis, verticiUastris 

 2' rarissime 4-6-fluris, pedicellis elongatis tenuibiis. J. A. Schrnidt in Mart, FL Bras, xWu i. 32, 

 Hujus sectionis speciem M, walapensi simiUimam nisi pilis longis lase hirsutam (M. pUosar/ij nob,), 

 legit SutherU\nd in Africa australi-oriciitali. 



49- Hedeoma, Pers. Sy^h, n, 121, — Calyx tubulosus, 13-nervis, subteres, basi antice 

 jjibbus V, suba?qualis, 2-labiatus, labio postico 3-dentato, auticb 2-tido, v. Buba:^qualiter 5- 

 duntatus, fauce intus villusa post anthesin clausa. Corollas tubus calyctJiu t^quans v. 



