214 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



1131. LAMINi-RIA, Lam. Hanger, Tangle, etc. Lamiuariaceae. 

 From Latin, lamina a thin plate. Leathery seaweeds of cold 



northern seas. 



a. L. Cloiistoni Edmonston (L. digitataLam. The Linnsean name 



Fucus digitalus, has been applied to two different species. ) 

 Tangle, Hanger, Sea-girdle, Sea-staff, Sea- wand; Ger. Riemen- 

 tang; Fr. Laminaire digitee. Stems used for "tents" and dilat- 

 ing bougies. 



b. L. saccliarina Lam. Devil' s-apron. Sweet Tangle, Sea-belt. 



Fronds contain mannite and are sometimes eaten. 



1132. LAMIUM, L. - Dead Nettle. - Labiatae. 

 From Greek, "throat", alluding to ringent corolla. Herbs. 



About 40 species, Old World; 5 nat. in U. S. 



a. L. album L. Europe, adv. in U. S. White Dead-nettle, Bee 



Nettle, Blind Nettle, Day Nettle, Dumb Nettle, Dunny Nettle, 

 Flowering Nettle, Stingless Nettle, W^hite Nettle, Snake-flower, 

 Suck-bottle, Suckie-Sue, White Archangel; Ger. Taubnessel, 

 Weisser Bienensaug; Fr. Ortie blanche, Lamier (Codex). 

 Flowers alterative, mildly astringent. 



b. L. amplexicaiile L. Europe and Asia, nat. in eastern U. S, 



Henbit, Henbit Dead-nettle, Greater Henbit. 



c. L. piirpiireiim L. Europe and Asia, adv. in U. S. Red 



Dead-nettle, Deaf Nettle, Day Nettle, Dog Nettle, French Net- 

 tle, Red Archangel, Sweet Archangel, Rabbit-meat. 



1133. LAND6lPHIA, Beauv. (Landolfia). Apocynaceae. 



Named for Capt. Landolph, explorer. Shrubs or small trees. 

 About 17 species, mostly of tropical Africa, (a) L. ilorida 

 Benth. and (b) L. gunimifera Lam., of southeastern Africa 

 yield Caoutchouc, known as African or Mbungu rubber. The 

 fimit of (a), Abo or Aboli fruit, is edible. 



1134. LANGrLOiSIA, Greene. Langloisia. Folemoniaceae. 



Syn. Gilia, in part. Herbs. Three species in U. S. 



113^. LANTANA, L. - Lantana. - Verbenaceae. 



Shrubs, rarely herbs. About 60 species, tropical and sub- 

 tropical America; 4 in U. S. 



a. L. Ctimara L. (L. Antillana Raf., L. mutabilis Salisb. ). 

 Georgia, West Indies and cult, as a garden flower. Bahama 

 Tea, Wild Sage (Jamaica), Sage-tree, Cailleau. Leaves febri- 

 fuge, containing an alkaloid resembling quinine; substitute for 

 Chinese tea. 



1136. LAPHAMIA, Gray 1852. Laphamia. Compositae* 



Na i^ed for Dr. J. A. Lapham of Wisconsin, d. 1875. Syn. 

 Monothrix, Tor, 1852. Herbs or under shrubs. About 15 spe- 

 cies, all of southwestern U. S. and Mexico. 



1137. LAPPULA, Moench 1794. Stickseed. Boraginaceae. 



Latin, dim. of Lappa, "Burdock". Syn. Echinospermum,. 

 Sw- 1818; Cynoglossum, Myosotis, in part. Rough-pubescent 

 herbs with bur-like fruit. About 40 species, north temperate 

 zone; 12 in U. S. 



