Prostanthera. | XCIII. LABIATA, 91 
15. PROSTANTHERA, R. Br. 
(Chilodia and Cryphia, E, Br. Klanderia, F. Muell.) 
üve-appendages. Style shortly bifid at the end. Nuts reticulate- 
rugose, attached either obliquely at the base or adnate h up 
Seeds albuminous rubs or undershrubs with resinous 
glands and usually strongly scented. Leaves opposite. Flowers 
solitary in the axils of the stem-leaves, or opposite in terminal racemes, 
the floral leaves reduced more or less to deciduous bracts. Pedicels 
with a pair of bracts usually close under the calyx. 
The genus is limited to Australia, the greater number of the species are extratropical 
and two only are natives of West Australia. 
Sor. I. Euprostanthera.—Corolla-throat short and broad, u lip short, 
H broad, erect, lower lip much longer with a large spreading middle lobe. Calyx- 
Ps usually closed over the fruit. 
NM 1. Racemosee.—F lowers in terminal racemes, the floral ones all or mostly 
uced to membranous or broad acuminate or very deciduous bracts. 
Leaves mostly above 1 in, long, on rather long petioles, flat or 
rly so, 
One anther-appendage much longer than the cell. Corolla 
bescent, 
ge mostly oblong-lanceolate. Bractsnarrow . . + + P. lasianthos. 
Å aves mostly ovate. Bracts broad. . . . +++ > 
nther-appendages both shorter than the cell. Leaves ovate. 
aves rather thick, usually entire. Corolla glabrous > . . 
Leaves rather thin, coarsely toothed. Corolla pubescen 
mo wm 
. P cerulea, 
. P. melissifolia. 
Leaves most] about ln. long, orbicular ovate or oblong. 
4. P. ovalifolia. 
Lower calyx-lip longer and narrower than the upper one . 6. P. incisa. 
h Both calyx-lips broad and nearly equal . . wip ceo s T. P. Sieben, 
ee much under 4 in. long, broadly ovate or orbicular. 
aves mostly 2 to 4 lines long, rather thick, entire or 
slightly crenate, flat, Plant slightly hoary . . 8. P. rotundifolia. 
