LABTATAE. 94-8 COLEUS. 



Plectranthus ausfralis R. Br. Prodr. I. p. 500. Benth. apud DC. 

 L c. p. 67. Dccaisn. IV. Ann. Mus. III. p. 397. — Nieuw-Hol- 

 land. — Volgens gaüdichaüi) in Timor. 



VIII. COLEUS LOUftEin. Caljcis ovato-eampanulati 5-defltati 

 vel bilabiati, fructiferi declinati vel reflexi rarius suberecti, faux in- 

 tus nuda vel hispida, deus supremus ovatus merabranaceus mar- 

 ginibus rarius decurrentibus, inferiores multo angustiores, acuti 

 vel laterales ovato-truncati, 2 infitni saepe inter se connati. Corol- 

 lac tubus exsertus declinatus decurvus vel saepius defractus, faux 

 inllata vel aequalis, labium sup. abbreviatum obtuse 3 — 4-fidum, 

 in f. integrum elongatuin concavum, saepius cymbifonne genitalia 

 involvcns. Stumina 4, filamentis edentulis basi in tubuin stylum 

 vaginantern connatis. Stylus apice subulatus aequaliter bilïdus. 

 Nuculae subroiundo-compressae laeves. — Herbae annuae vel basi 

 perennantes, rarius frutices, infloreseeutia verticillato-cymosft, verti- 

 cillis racemosis, paniculatis vel thyrsoideis, braeteiscymasfulcientibus 

 virgincis haud raro superne comosis, sub anthesi saepius deciduis. 



§ 1. Caiceolus Benth. Verticilli fi — iO-rïori. Calyx fmetifer reflexu?, 

 intus fauce villosus. 



1. ColCUS Suganda blanco Fl. Filip. p. 4S3. Caulis procumbens, 

 folia subsessilia cordata obtusa emarginata villosa carnosa, bracteae con- 

 cavac, vcrlicilli (5-ilori; calycis deus supremus longior, inferiores ati- 

 gusti acuti, corolla calyce quintuplo longior. Bcnlh» ap. DC. I. c. — 

 Pli il i pp. eilanden. 



§ 2. Aromaria Bcnth. Verticilli densi subglobosi multiflori. Calyi 

 fructifer vix declinatus, fauce intus nuda. 



2. ColeilS amboiDlCUS louh. Caulis basi fruticosus, ramis tomen- 

 toso-pubescentibus vel hispidis, folia petiolata e basi rotundata vel 

 cuneata late ovata dentato-crenata crassissima, utrinque hispida vel 

 cano-villosa, 1 — 2-pollicaria, fragrantissirna, bracteae calycem vix 

 aequantcs, racemi simplices verticillis remotis globosis multifloris, 

 calycis suberecti tomentosi faux intus nuda, deus supremus ovato- 

 oblongus membranaceus non decurrens, inferiores breviores setacei 

 subaequalcs. Colcus amboinicus Loureir. Flor. Cochinch.H.p. 452. 

 Col, aromatieus Benth. apud Wall. I. c. p. 15 el p. 18, lab. 152, 

 ap. DC. l.c. p. 72 Wig/u Jllustr. II. tab. 175. — Plectranthus 



