5. Anisochilus.] 106. LABIATE. 



2. A. eriocephalus, Benth. 



As stated by Hooker, probably only a variety of A. carnosus, than 

 Avliieh it is more slender, glabrons or piiberulous, leaves broadly ovate 

 or cordate, crenate. Peduncles slender, spikes many ovoid or 

 cylindric, calyx villous or woolly, upper lip broadly ovate acuminate, 

 deflexed as in the last. 



Kymore Hills, J".!) -ff. Ranchi, Neterhat ? My specimens had short heads •5-*7" 

 and a sub-aristate upper lip. Thej' were old and' leafless (December). 



3. A. polystachyus, Benih. 



Of very different appearance from the last two species, being a robust herb with 

 erect strict hoary stems 3-8 ft. high with subsessile lanceolate acuminate leaves 

 3-6" and panicled spikes ITS" long of white or cream reflexed flowers. 



Common in Savannah tracts of Jalpaiguri and will probably be found in the 

 grass tracts of Purneah. Fl. Nov. 



6. PLECTRANTHUS, L'Herit. 



Herbs or undershrubs with usually square stems, opp. or ternate 

 leaves and small floAvers in panicled or racemed 6-8-fld. cymes or 

 whorls. Calyx 2-lipped, 5-toothed, sometimes unequally, enlarged in 

 fruit. Corolla-tube exserted, long- or short, straight or decurved, 

 limb equal or gibbous or spurred, 2-lipped, upper lip short broad, 

 2-4-fid recurved, loAver much larger, longer, entire, boat -shaped, 

 narrow or stipitate at the base. Stamens 4 declinate ; filaments 

 free, anther-cells usually confluent. Disc usually produced in front, 

 large. Nutlets orbicular ovoid ,or oblong, smooth granulate or 

 punctate. 



A. Calyx-teeth sub-equal and similar:— 



Calyx-teeth rounded. L, lanceolate 2-7" hoary .... \. ternifoUui. 

 Calyx-teeth lanceolate acute. L. ovate 2. menthoides, 



B. Upper calyx lobe broadly ovate :— 



Leaves ovate, cordate. Cymes 2-3-fld. only 3. incanus. 



1. P. ternifolius, Don. 



An undershrub 3-5 ft. high, densely white-tomentose all over, with 

 strict erect branches, opposite or 3-nately whorled lanceolate, 

 acuminate, serrate, riigose leaves 2-7" long, and sub-sessile Avhite 

 flowers in dense whorls on the spiciform branches of long narrow 

 hoary panicles. Fruiting calyx erect, tubular, equally 5-toothed. 

 Corolla '2" with deciirved tube only •05", gibbous above the base. 

 Nutlets 3-gonous, ovoid-oblong, acuminate. 



In grass tracts and thin forest. Purneah, very common ! Chota Nagpur, on the 

 pats 3000 ft. and above, and Parasnath 4000 ft. ! Fl. Nov.-Jan. 



Stems villosely tomentose. Leaves sometimes oblong-lanceolate, green and 

 shortly hairy above, hoary-pubescent beneath. Petiole •2-"3". Calyx in fruit '2", 

 straight, teeth rounded. Upper lip of corolla with pink spots at the base, 2-fid 

 with the segments again 2-lobed. 



2. P. menthoides, Benth. 



A tall robust herb 5-8 ft. high with square densely pubescent stems 

 up to '3" diam., often grooved on the faces. Leaves opposite, rugose 

 above, ovate acuminate, dentate, base decurrent on petiole, larger 4* 

 by 2" with petiole -5". Flowers •2-'3" long, blue in terminal 



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