1194 CXXVl. LABTAT.^. ■ . [Monardeoi. 



liinbus patens, 5-fidus, lobis 4 subaequalibua v. 2 posticis minoribus iu labium postLcum 

 approxiinatis, antico majore decliiiato. Stamina perfecta 2, exserta, in alabastro sursuin 

 involiita, per anthesin recta di vergentia subdeclinata ; anther^e 24oculares, loculis linearibns 

 curvis apice connective vis conspicuo affixis, atricte parallelis ; stamiiiodia 2, minima, sub 

 sinubus labii postici affixa. Discus sequalis v, antice in glanjuiain brevom tumens. 

 Stylus apice breviter 2-Mus, lobis membranaceis cuncatia. NucnliB ovoideo-oblongse, 

 ubtusLssimee, Ifeves. — Herbre suffrnticesve, foliis inciso-dentatis v, dissectia, floralibvis 

 minoribus summis minimis v, plane 0. Vertiuillaatri 2-30-florij in racemo terminali v. 

 secus ramos paiucula3 dissiti. Flores piirvi, caljxibus pilis longis liirsutissimis. 



Species 3, Asia? occidentalis incolse, Benth, in DC. Prod. xii. 261. Wafp. Ann, v. 676. Boiss, 

 Dutgn. PL Or. ser, 2, iv. 15, 



66. l>orystGQelias, Boiss. et Heldr. ; Benfh hiDO. Prod. xii. 2G1.— Calyx per anthesin 

 breviter campaimlatua, 2-labiatuSj labio postico intcgro lato concavo, antico multo breviore 

 2-dentato, fructifer valde auctus, elliptico-cylindracenSj basi attennatus, apice labiis conni- 

 ventibus clausns. Corollas tubus exsertusj tenuis ; limbus 24abiatus, patent, labio 

 postico integro v. vix emai^ginato, antico 3-fido lobo intermedio majore. Stamina 2, 

 antica^ vix esserta, crecta, parallela, distantia ; anther^e 2-loculareSj loculis linearibns 



•curvia apice connectivo vix conspicuo affixis stricte parallelis ; staminum posticornm 

 vestigium 0, Discus asqualis v. antice in glandulam brevem tumens. Stylua apice breviter 

 2-fiduWj lobis leviter complanatis. Nuculee calyce clauso inclnsiBj oblongo-linearesj acu- 

 minatfB quasi rostratte, Semina normalia. — Suffnitex erectus, foliis rugosis crenatis 



^ subtus caniSj fleralibua ad bracteas lanceolato-bneares reductis. Verticillastri niultiilori, 

 in spicam termiiialem elongatam densamque v. basi interruptam conferti- Flores 

 minimi. 



Species 1, Orient:dis, habitu plunbusqiie charactoribus Meriandrw sfroWiferm valde affinis, sed 

 anthorse PerowsIcitB dum culyce frnctifero nuculisqae ab utroque gcnere stttis diffurre videtur, JValp. 

 Ami. v. 675. 



67- Meriandra, BentK in Bot Beg. sub t 1289, — Calyx ovoideo-tubulusuSj sub-10- 

 nervisj 2-labiatus, labio postico lato concavo integro v. minute 3-dentato, antico 2-dentato 

 V. 2-fidOj fructifer auctus, apice apertus. Corolla; tubus calycem sequans ; limbus patens, 

 4-fidua, lobis subEequalibns, postico integro v. emarginato. Stamina i)erfecta 2, antica, 

 vix exserta, erecta, distantia ; antherte 2-locularesj loculis linearibua pendulis parallelis 

 sad connectivo lineari plus minus evoluto utrinque erecto disjunctis quasi stipitatis ; 

 staminodia postica minima v. rariua uno alterove evoluto imperfecte antherifero. Discus 

 fiequalis. Stylus apice aubifequaliter 2-fidus, Nuculiie obovoideo-obiongie, obtusissiai^e, 

 laevea. — Frutices erecti, foliis rugosis crenulatis subtus incanis lanatisve^ floralibus ad 

 bracteas sessiles reductis. Verticillastri multiflori, in spicam densam terminalem conferti 

 v, aeons ramos panicuke dissiti. Flores parvi nunc minimi* 



Species 2, montium AbyssiuiEe et Hiroalayte incolfe, Benth. in DC. Prod. xli. 262. Doiie, in 

 Jacquem. Voy. Bol. t. 130* 



Genus quoad t^peciem typicam Salvia valde affine, sed antherarnm loculis stipitibus erectis 

 parallelis fuUis insigne. M. strobilifera, Benth., stipitibus bpevissimifi iuterJum vix evoluds habi- 

 tu(jue toto Dorysfachadi affinior est, sed luicute oLtUi^issliuse MeriandrtB, 



68- Salvia, Linn. Gen. n. 39.— Calyx ovoideus tubulosus v. campanulatus, 2-labiatu3, 

 labio postico integro v, 3-dentato, antico 2-fidOj fauce intus nnda. Corolbi^ tubus inclusns 

 v, exsertus, sequalis ventricosus v. supeme ampliatus, intus nudus v. piloso-annulatus 

 interdumque antice processnbus dentibusve 2 ad basin instructus ; limbus 2dabiatus, 

 labio postico erecto v, rarius subpatente recto v, falcato sa^pius concavo integro v, emar- 

 ginato, antico patente 3-fido, lobo medio plerumque latiore integro emarginato v, divari- 

 cato-2-fido. Stamina perfecta 2, antica, filamentis brevibua cum connectivo articulatis 

 Bsepeque supra articulationem breviter pruductis ; autht^rte dimidiatye, connectivo liucari 



