Leucas.] cii. labiate (baker). 481 



25. !■. concinna. Baker. A much-branched perennial, with stems 

 j,'lat)rous except towards the top. Leaves sessile or sliortly petioled, 

 small, ovate, slightly crenate, obscurely hairy. Whorls dii^tant, iew- 

 flowered ; bracts minute. Calyx-tube hairy, J in. loi'g; lowest side 

 produced ; teeth unequal, subulate, the lowest J in. long. Corolla twice 

 as long as the calyx-tube ; upper lip very hairy. 



Wile Xiand. British East Africa : Mombasji, Wakefield ! 



Nearly allied to L. glabrata and L. microphylla. 



iiO. Ij. microphyllay Vatke in Linn(na,x\\\\. 1)7. Perennial. Leaves 

 small, sessile, ovate, crenate, the longest above h in. long. Whorls 

 2-;-)-flowered ; bracts minute. Calyx hispid, \ in. long ; mouth sub- 

 oblique ; teeth 10, subequal, subulate. Corolla-tube calloso-annulate 

 inside. 



xrile land* British E;ist Africa : Dr.ruina, JTildebrandt, 2336. 



Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Usamb ira ; Masbeua, Hoist, 3561 ! 



27. L. orbicularis, Giirke in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 343. An erect 

 herb, with velvety-pubescent stems. Leaves sessile, orbicular or broadly 

 ovate, under 1 in. long, rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base, cre- 

 nate, very thick, velvety on both surfaces. Whorls many-flowered, con- 

 gested at the ends of the branches ; bracts minute, setaceous. Calyx 

 ^ in. long, very oblique at the throat ; teeth 10, short. Corolla reddish- 

 white. 



IMEozamb. Dlst. German East Africa: Karagwe, Stuhlmann, 1819, common 

 on the tops of the Karagwe hills, 4000-5000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 7514 ! 



28. L. decurvata, Baker ex Hiern in Cat. Afr. PI. Welv\ i. 87r.. 

 Stem long, slightly hairy. Leaves thin, shortly petioled, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, the lower 1^-2 in. long, crenate above the cuneate base, slightly 

 hairy on both surfaces. Whorls few, distant, dense, many-flowered : 

 bracts minute. Calyx J in. long, much deflexed in a late stage ; throat 

 oblique ; lower lip produced, with 3 deltoid teeth. 



XiO\irer G-uinea. Angola, Welwitsch, 5526 ! 5554. 



29. L. Junodii, Briquet in Ann. Jard. Bot. Genev. ii. (IHOS) UY.\. A 

 herb about 1 ft. high, with branches hispid on the angles. Leaves 

 petioled, ovate-oblong, 1-lJ in. long, subobtuse, green on both surfaces 

 with scattered rigid hairs, with 2-4 large teeth on each side. Whorls 

 axillary, 10-flowered ; pedicels absent; bracts minute, spinous. Calyx 

 \-\ in. long ; throat produced on the lower side ; 7 upper teeth lanceo- 

 late ; 3 lower lanceolate deltoid. Corolla rose-red, produced J in. from 

 the throat of the calyx. 



Mozamb. Blst. Portuguese East Africa: Mozambique; hills of liikalln. 

 Junod, 92. 



30. L. lanata, Baker. A perennial herb, with stem densely clothed 

 with soft white hairs. Leaves shortly petioled, ovate-oblong, U-2 in. 



