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LABIATiE. Jtm. 



JDescriptio. Calyx tubulosus ; seu regularis 5-fidus, 

 v. 5 — 10-dentatus; aut iabiatus, iabiis integris v. 

 divisis. 



CorollaS monopetala, hypogyoa, tubulosa, irregularis. 

 Labium sitperius indivisum v. bifidum, aestivatione 

 equitans inferius 3-fidum. 



Stamina 4, didynama, duobus quandoque sterilibus, 

 Filamenia sub sinuhus labii inferioris interlabiali- 

 busque inserta. Antherce bilobae, lobis saep.us di- 

 varicatis, et nunc septo ob*oleto suturaque contii- 

 nua subuniloculares, quandoque dimidiatae. 



Ovaria 4, monosperma, basi mediante stvlo connexa, 

 disco glanduloso insidentia et infra cincta, ovuli9 

 erectis. Stylus 1, a receptaculo ortus. Stigma 

 bifidum, saepius aeutum, nunc inaequale, v. dila- 

 tatum. 



Semina (Cariopsides Rich.) quatuor, calyce persistenti 

 recondita, uno aUeroque saepe abortiente,, rarius 

 umco superstite. JUnit ■ n nullum, nunc parcum. 



Embryv erectus ; Coty/edc?!es planae. 



Herbcs rariusve Frutices, cauie 4-angu!o, ramis opposi- 

 tis, Folia opposua, exstipulata, simplicia, indi- 

 visa v. lobata, petiolis baMOusve cum ramo inarti- 

 culatis. Flores oppositi, vertieillati, capitati, spi- 

 cati, v. solitarii, axillares v. terminales, bracteati 

 v. nudi. 



Diagnosis. Calyx tubulosus. Corolla monopetala, 

 hypogyna, (plus minus) irregula-is, staminitera. 

 Stamina 4, didynama, duobus nunc steri/ibus* 

 Ovaria 4, monosperma, ovulis trectis. Siyius I, 

 bases ovariorum connectens. Stigmata 9. Cario- 

 psides cah ce inclusae. Embryo erectus. Folia on- 

 posita. Caulis 4-angulus. 



Obs. I. Corollee resupinaiio in Ocymo, Plectrantho et 

 3 » 2 Hypti, 



