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Plate 2489. 



PLECTRANTHUS FLORIBUNDUS, K E. Brown. 



Labiat.e. Tribe Ocijioide.e. 



floribundus. K 



erecto subhgnoso pubescente, foliis (tempore floreutis omnino delapsis) 

 sessiubus oblongis obtusis basi obtuse rotundatis marginibus sub- 

 crenatis utrinque subscabridis venis subtus ptoniinenter retlculatis, 

 racemis solitariis vel fasciculatis elongatis multifloris simpllclbus vel 

 ramosis scabndis bracteatis ex axillis fo]iorum delapsoruin euatis et 

 paniculam elongatam nudam simulantibus, bracteis oppositis obovato- 

 ellipticis subacutis scabndis pedicellum scabridum a?quantibus, calyce 

 campanulato scabrido infequaliter quinquefido dente postico late 

 elJiptico obtuso reliquis lanceolatis acuminatis, corolla calycem plus 

 auplp excedeiite lutea compressa ina^qualiter bilabiata, tubo basi 

 orevissime gibboso, labio superiore brevissime 4-dentato, labio inferiore 

 ralcato-cymbiformi subacute pubescente, staminibus liberis. 



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-inis species is closely related to P. esculentus (PI. 2488), but it is a 

 ^^o^r plantj with decidedly sessile leaves, having broader and more 

 rounded bases and more prominent venation. — N. £. Browk. 



^'^^' 1. Calyx attached and bracteole. 2. Corolla. 3. Back and front views of 

 stamen. 4. Young nutlets. All enlarged. 



