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SCROPHULARINEjE. XXX. MORGANIA. XXXI. HERPESTIS. 



genus is nearly allied to Herpestis, but is readily distinguished 

 by the equal calyx, and more unequal corolla. 



1 M. GLA'BRA (R. Br. prod. p. 441.) glabrous ; leaves linear, 

 entire, or few-toothed ; flowering peduncles about equal in 

 length to the calyx. 11 . ? S. Native of New Holland, within 

 the tropic. 



Glabrous Morgania. PI. \ foot. ? 



2 M. PUBE'SCENS (R. Br. prod. 441.) downy ; leaves lanceo- 

 late-linear, toothed ; flowering peduncles shorter than the calyx. 

 If. . ? S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. Very 

 nearly allied to the preceding, and is, perhaps, only a variety 

 of it. 



Downy Morgania. PI. \ foot. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Stemodia, p. 542. 



XXXI. HERPE'STIS (from Ipirijffrj/e, kerpesles, any thing 

 that creeps, in allusion to the creeping habit of the plants.) 

 Gaertn. fruct. 3. p. 187. t. 214. R. Br. prod. p. 441. Benth. 

 scroph. ind. p. 29. Monniera, Browne, Michx. &c. Gratiola 

 species, Lin. and others. Calytriplex, Ruiz, et Pav. Bramia, 

 Lam. Mart. pi. bras. 3. p. 16. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx 5-parted ; 

 upper segment large, ovate, covering the rest : 2 lower ones 

 narrower : 2 lateral ones linear. Corolla tubular, somewhat 

 bilabiate : upper lip bifid : lower one trifid ; segments all flat, 

 and nearly equal. Stamens 4, didynamous, inclosed ; anthers 

 approximating by pairs ; cells diverging, or divaricate, at length 

 nearly confluent. Style simple ; stigma emarginate, or bilamel- 

 late. Capsule hardly furrowed, 4-valved ; margins of the 

 valves flat ; dissepiment at length free ; placentas adnate. 

 Usually creeping, glabrous, or villous herbs. Leaves opposite, 

 quite entire, or toothed. Flowers axillary, sessile, or pedicel- 

 late, solitary, or 2-3 together. Bracteas wanting, or furnished 

 with 1-2 on each peduncle. Corollas generally blue. 



1. Calyx bractless. 



1 H. ? AMA'RA (Benth. scroph. ind. p. 30.) plant almost gla- 

 brous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, crenated, cuneated at the base ; 

 peduncles axillary, shorter than the leaves, 2-4-flowered, some- 

 what racemose ; flowers pedicellate. I/ . S. Native of the 

 Moluccas, Java. Gratiola amara, Roxb. fl. ind. ed. Car. 1. p. 

 136. ? Caranga amara, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 100. Cttrania amara, 

 Juss. 1. c. Blum, bijdr. 746. Serratula amara, Rumph. amb. 

 5. p. 459. t. 170. f, 1. According to Roxburgh only 2 of the 

 filaments are fertile. Rumphius says, the leaves are exceedingly 

 bitter, and might, no doubt, answer valuable purposes in medi- 

 cine. 



Bitter Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



2 H. OVA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 3896. Benth. scroph. ind. p. 

 30.) glabrous, procumbent ; leaves short, petiolate, ovate, cre- 

 nated ; flowers solitary, opposite, nearly sessile. 1. S. Native 

 of the Birman Empire at Tavoy. Habit of H. chrysdntlia, from 

 which it hardly differs unless in the sessile flowers. 



Ovate-leaved Herpestis. PI. procumbent. 



3 H. LINEARIS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 802.) stem humble, 

 branched ; leaves linear, quite entire, glabrous ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, twin, 1-flowered. ]/ . S. Native of Coromandel. Lin- 

 dernia sesamoides, Spreng. new. entd. p. 14. 



Linear-leaved Herpestis. PI. humble. 



4 H. CHRYSA'NTHA (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 2. p. 577.) 

 herbaceous, glabrous ; stems at first erect, but at length decum- 

 bent ; leaves petiolate, ovate, serrated ; peduncles opposite, a 

 little shorter than the leaves ; outer sepals ovate, nearly entire. 

 O- H. Native of Mexico. Corolla yellow. 



Yellow-flowered Herpestis. PI. decumbent. 



5 H. LANCEOLA V TA (Wight, in Wall. cat. no. 3899. Benth. 



scroph. ind. p. 30.) glabrous, erect ; leaves lanceolate-linear, 

 quite entire, narrowed at the base ; flowers pedicellate, 1-3 

 together. I/ . S. Native of the Peninsula of India. 

 Lanceolate-leaved Herpestis. PI. f foot. 



6 H. SERPYLLOI DES (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 2. p. 

 574.) suffruticose ; stems radicant, tufted ; leaves sessile, lanceo- 

 late, remotely and obsoletely serrated ; flowers sessile, or nearly 

 alternate and opposite ; outer sepals lanceolate, acute. I/ . S. 

 Native of Brazil, within the tropic, Sello. Habit of Thymus 

 serpyllum. Flowers small. 



Wild-Thyme-like Herpestis. Shrub creeping. 



7 H. FLAGELLA'RIS (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 2. p. 575.) 

 suffruticose, glabrous ; stems whip-like, filiform ; leaves sessile, 

 lanceolate, nearly entire, or serrated ; peduncles very long, 

 alternate ; outer sepals lanceolate, acute. ^ . S. Native of 

 the South of Brazil, in the province of Monte Video. H. Mon- 

 tevidensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 802. Flowers deep coloured. 



Far. ft, veroniccefdlia (Cham, et Schlecht. p. 576.) plant more 

 slender ; leaves narrower, usually serrated ; serratures few, 

 deep, rarely obsolete ; flowers smaller. "U. G. Native of 

 Monte Video. 



Whip Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



8 H. TENE'LLA (Cham, et Schlecht, L c. p. 576.) herbaceous, 

 glabrous ; stems prostrate ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, 

 acutely serrated ; peduncles very long, alternate ; outer sepals 

 ovate, cordate. I/ . S. Native of the South of Brazil, at Rio 

 Pardo, Sello. 



Tender Herpestis. PI. prostrate. 



9 H. CALLITRICHOI V DES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. 

 p. S67.) quite glabrous, prostrate ; leaves oblong, acute, cune- 

 ated at the base, remotely toothed ; peduncles shorter than the 

 leaves ; segments of calyx unequal, lanceolate-linear. () S. 

 Native of sandy places near San Fernando do Apure. Morga- 

 nia callitrichoides, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 803. Corolla pale red. 

 Perhaps a species of Lindernia. 



Callitriche-like Herpestis. PI. prostrate. 



10 H. VANDELLIOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) glabrous, pro- 

 cumbent ; leaves obovate, acutish, serrated ; peduncles longer 

 than the leaves ; outer segments of calyx oblong, acute, obso- 

 letely serrated at apex. "If. . S. Native of Mexico, in the fis- 

 sures of rocks between Moran and Omitlan, at the altitude of 

 1340 hexapods. Root perpendicular. 



Vandellia-like Herpestis. PI. procumbent. 



11 H. CAPRARIOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 368.) quite 

 glabrous, procumbent, creeping ; leaves ovate, obtuse, cuneated 

 at the base, serrately crenated ; peduncles about equal in length 

 to the leaves ; outer segments of calyx oblong, acute, sub-cre- 

 nated. H. . S. Native of New Granada, in dry sandy places 

 on the banks of the river Magdalena, near El Penon. Corolla 

 yellow, longer than the calyx ; upper lip emarginate : lower one 

 bipartite, reflexed. 



Capraria-Uke Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



12 H. COLUBRI'NA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) glabrous, procum- 

 bent ; leaves oblong, acutish, cuneated at the base, serrated ; 

 peduncles twice the length of the leaves ; outer segments of 

 calyx oblong, acute, quite entire. T. S. Native of Peru, in 

 humid places near Guancabamba and Sondorillo, at the altitude 

 of 1000 hexapods, where it is called Yerba de Coulebra by the 

 natives. Corolla yellow ; upper lip emarginate : lower one 

 bearded at the base. The plant is used against the bites of 

 venomous animals. 



Snake Herpestis. PI. procumbent. 



13 H. CUBE'NSIS (Poepp. ex Cham, et Schlecht, 1. c.) this 

 species differs from H. tenella in the peduncles being oppo- 

 site, and in the outer sepals being elliptic and obtuse, not as in 

 that plant, ovate, cordate, acuminated. I/ . S. Native of Cuba. 



