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basis for definite conclusions. The leaves of L. Icrlandieri are employed for 

 seasoning food. The plant is used in domestic medicine as a stimulant, emmena- 

 gogue, and demulcent. 



7. Lippia barbata T. S. Brandeg. Proc. Calif. Acad. II. 2: 196. 1889. 

 Lippia montana T. S. Brandeg. Proc. Calif. Acad. II. 3: 163. 1891. 

 Baja California ; type from La Giganta, near Comondti. 



Shrub, 1 to 3.5 meters high ; leaves petiolate, ovate or oblong-ovate, 2 to 5 

 cm. long, rounded to acute at apex and base, crenate, thick, rugose, very 

 scabrous ; heads rather lax, in fruit 2 to 3 cm. long, the bracts oblong ; corolla 

 5 mm. long, yellow turning red. 



8. Lippia chysantha Greenm. Proc. Amer. Acad. 39: 87. 1903. 



Morelos and Chiapas; type from Yautepec, Morelos, altitude 1,350 meters. 



Shrub, 1.5 to 2.5 meters high ; leaves short-petiolate, lanceolate or lance- 

 oblong, 4.5 to 8 cm. long, acute or obtuse, rounded or acute at base, finely 

 crenate, hispidulous above, tomentose beneath ; heads sessile or nearly so ; 

 bracts lanceolate or oblanceolate ; corolla 5 to 6 mm. long, yellow, 



9. Lippia oaxacana Robins. & Greenm. Amer. Journ. Sci. 50: 162. 1895. 

 Puebla, Guerrero, and Oaxaca ; type from Las Joyas Canyon, Oaxaca, alti- 

 tude 1,500 meters. 



Shrub, 1 to 2.5 meters high ; leaves short-petiolate, oblong-ovate to ovate- 

 ell ptic. 2 to 4.5 cm. long, acute to rounded at apex, obtuse or rounded at 

 base, finely crenate, very rugose above, tomentose beneath ; heads in ter- 

 minal naked spikes ; bracts rhombic-obovate, yellowish green ; corolla 3 mm. 

 long. " Canelilla " (Oaxaca). 



10. Lippia formosa T. S. Brandeg. Proc. Calif. Acad. II. 3: 163. 1891. 

 Baja California ; type from Bahia de Todos Santos. 



Shrub, 2 to 4 meters high ; leaves spatulate-ovate, obtuse, cuneate at base 

 and nearly sessile, very coarsely crenate, scabrous; peduncles usually longer 

 than the leaves, the heads 2 cm. broad, not elongate; corolla pink. 



11. Lippia nutans Robins. & Greenm. Amer. Journ. Sci. 50: 162. 1895. 

 Puebla, Oaxaca, and Chiapas; type from Las Joyas Canyon, Oaxaca, alti- 

 tude 1,350 meters. 



Shrub, 1.5 to 2.5 meters high; leaves short-petiolate, ovate to elliptic or 

 broadly ovate, 1.5 to 4.5 cm. long, acute or obtuse at base and apex, crenate, 

 rugose and scabrous above, tomentose or hirtellous beneath ; heads in fruit 

 3 cm. broad or less, not elongate, the bracts ovate, pale. 



12. Lippia callicarpaefolia H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 2: 268. 1817. 

 Lippia bicolor Kunth, Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 1845. 



Lippia calocepliala Zucc. Ind. Sem. Hort. Monac. 1846. 



Lippia bracteosa Mart. & Gal. Bull. Acad. Brux. 11: 326. 1844. 



Mexico, Morelos and Puebla; type collected near the City of Mexico. 



Shrub, 1.5 to 4.5 meters high, the branches short-hirsute; leaves short- 

 petiolate, ovate, 5 to 10.5 cm. long, acute, abruptly decurrent at base, crenate, 

 rugose and scabrous above, canescent-tomentose beneath ; peduncles very 

 slender, numerous, the heads purple, about 2 cm. broad, the bracts broadly 

 ovate, acute. " Salvia real " (Puebla, Ramirez) ; " rosa de Castilla " (Morelos). 



13. Lippia umbellata Cav. Icon. PL 2: 75. pi. 19 J^. 1793. 



Lippia substrigosa Turcz. Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 18632; 202. 1863. 

 Lippia lirinplei Briq. Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 340. 1896. 

 Lippia chiapensis Loesener, Verb. Bot. Ver. Brandenb. 53: 78. 1911. 

 Lippia albicaulis Greenm. Field Mus. Bot. 2: 340. 1912. 



