Orthosiphon.] cii. labiat^e (baker). 373 



as long again as the calyx ; lips half as long as the tube. Stamens not 

 exserted. 



wile Itand. British East Africa : Ukamba ; Kitui, Hildehrandt, 2747 ! 



XWozamb. DlBt. British Central Africa : N^asaland ; Mount Mhmje, Whyte ! 



29. O. Johnstonii^ Baker. Perennial, with a thick woody root- 

 stock. Stems short, slender, tufted, erect, branched, obscurely pube.scent. 

 Leaves shortly petioled, small, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obscurely 

 toothed, moderately firm, pubescent on both sides. Whorls few- 

 flowered, forming a lax terminal raceme; bracts minute; pedicels 

 shorter than the calyx. Calyx finally \ in. long; tube oblong; upper 

 tooth small, turning red ; lateral teeth small cusps ; lower larger cusps. 

 Corolla-tube twice as long as the calyx; lobes small. Stamens not 

 exserted. 



wile I^and. British East Africa : Kilimanjaro Expedition, 40 to 60 miles 

 from the coast, Johnston ! 



30. O. nyasicus. Baker. An erect branched herb, with slender 

 stems densely clothed with soft spreading hairs. Leaves distinctly 

 petioled, ovate, 2 in. long, acute, deeply ere n ate, broadly rounded at the 

 base, deep green and nearly glabrous on both surfaces. Whorls few- 

 flowered, forming a long lax raceme; bracts minute; pedicels short. 

 Fruit-calyx pilose, J in. long ; tube campanulate ; teeth much shorter 

 than the tube; upper ovate ; lower lanceolate. Corolla \ in. long ; tube 

 cylindrical, more than twice as long as the calyx; lips small. Stamens 

 not exserted. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Xyasaland ; North Nyasa, Whyte ! 



31. O. longipes, Baker. An erect herb, with slender slightly 

 pubescent stems 3 ft. long. Leaves ovate, acute, membranous, crenate, 

 2-3 in. long, nearly glabrous on both surfaces ; petiole nearly as long a.s 

 the blade. Whorls few-flowered, forming a long lax raceme ; bracis 

 minute; pedicels ^ in. long. Calyx finally J^ in. long; tube campanu- 

 late ; upper tooth orbicular, purple, as long as the tube; lateral siumII 

 cusps; lower large cusps. Corolla-tube cylindrical, curved, hairy, twice 

 as long as the calyx ; lobes small. Stamens not exserted. 



Ziower Guinea. Angola : thirty miles inland trom Ambriz, Mon/eiro .' 



32. O. australis, Vatke in Liniicea, xl. 171>. Habit of Ocimmn 

 sanctum. Probably annual. Stems much-branched, slightly pubescent 

 towards the top. Leaves petioled, ovate, obtuse, dentate, subglabrons, 

 the largest l^ in. long, 1 in. broad. Racemes slender, simple ; whorls 

 6 -flowered ; bracts minute, shorter than the pedicels. Calyx \ in. long 

 in flower, rather larger in fruit ; upper tooth obovate, conciive, pilose, 

 decurrent ; 4 lower teeth long, setaceous. Corolla more than twice the 

 length of the calyx. 



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