SCROPHULARINE.E. XXXI. HERPESTIS. 



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Plant glabrous ; branches twiggy. Leaves roundish-ovate, cre- 

 nulated; peduncles axillary, filiform, opposite, exceeding the 

 leaves. 



Cuba Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



14 H. CHAMJEDRYOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 369.) gla- 

 brous, procumbent ; leaves obovate, obtuse, crenately serrated ; 

 peduncles longer than the leaves ; outer segments of calyx 

 ovate-oblong, acutish, quite entire. I/. S. Native of Quito, 

 in temperate places near Chillo and Lulumbamba. at the alti- 

 tude of 1360 hexapods. Lindernia dianthera, Swartz, prod. 

 92. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1058. Corolla yellow: upper lip almost 

 entire ; throat bearded. This is hardly distinct from H. colu- 

 brina, H. B. et Kunth, and H. chrysantha, Cham, is probably 

 the same. 



Germander-like Herpestis. PI. procumbent. 



15 H. RE'PEXS (Schlecht, et Cham, in Linnaea, 5. p. 107.) 

 stems creeping, filiform ; leaves sessile, roundish-ovate, entire, 

 glabrous ; peduncles downy, shorter than the leaves ; outer 

 segments of calyx ovate, il. S. Native of Jamaica, in watery 

 places. Gratiola repens, Swartz. prod. p. 14. fl. ind. 1. p. 39. 

 icon. t. 3. Corollas small, white. 



Creeping Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



16 H. OBOVA'TA (Poepp. pi. cub. exsic. ex Schlecht, et 

 Cham, in Linnaea, 5. p. 107.) stem woolly ; leaves obovate. 

 11 . S. Native of Cuba. Gratiola repens, Willd. herb. Gra- 

 tiola parviflora and Hydrotrida Beccabunga, Juss. 



Ofcora/e-leaved Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



17 H. cispiiosA (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. p. S3.) 

 glabrous ; stems tufted, densely leafy, radicant. ascending ; leaves 

 lanceolate, quite entire, rather fleshy, 1 -nerved ; peduncles 

 alternate, 3-6 times longer than the leaves ; calyx somewhat 

 unibracteate ; outer segments ovate, acute. T . S. Native of 

 Brazil, Sello. Habit and stature of Veronica saxdtilis, but 

 smaller and more slender. Leaves scarcely 2 lines long, exceed- 

 ing the internodes, bluntish, subconnate. Sepals unequal, the 

 3 outer ones ovate, acute : the 2 inner narrower, ovate, acumi- 

 nate, acute. 



Tufted Herpestis. PI. creeping. 



18 H. HERXIARIOI'DES (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. p. 

 34.) glabrous ; stems herbaceous, tetragonal, much branched, 

 trailing, rooting ; leaves ovate, coarsely few-crenated, obtuse, 

 narrowed into the petioles ; petioles connate ; flowers axil- 

 lary, scattered, on short pedicels ; calyx loose in the fructi- 

 ferous state, not exceeding the capsule ; valves of capsule en- 

 tire ; calycine segments obtuse ; outer ones ovate-lanceolate. 

 %. S. Native of Brazil, Sello. Root rather woody, nearly 

 simple. Plant tufted. Lobes of the limb of the corolla almost 

 equal in length, rather unequal. 



Herniaria-like Herpestis. PI. creeping, and tufted. 



2. Calyx bracteate. 



19 H. FLORIBU'XDA (R. Br. prod', p. 442.) glabrous, erect; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, quite entire ; sepals or segments 

 of the fructiferous calyx reticulated and subcordate ; peduncles 

 bibracteate under the apex, shorter than the leaves. 11. S. 

 Native of New Holland, within the tropic ; and of Java, in 

 rice fields. 



Bundle-jloitered Herpestis. PI. \ foot. 



20 H. DOMIXGE'SSIS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 801.) stem erect, 

 glabrous, branched ; leaves petiolate. oblong, attenuated at the 

 base, crenated ; peduncles verticillate ; fructiferous calyx reti- 

 culated, y. . ? G. Native of Hispaniola, Bertero. 



St. Domingo Herpestis. PI. erect. 



21 H. ERE'CTA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 801.) villous ; stem erect ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, subcrenulated ; peduncles axillary, oppo- 

 site, short, erect. TJ. . ? S. Native of Brazil, Sello. 



VOL. IV. 



Erect Herpestis. PL erect. 



22 H. STRI'CTA (Schrad. ex Link, enum. 2. p. 142.) stem 

 erect, glabrous, branched ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, run- 

 ning into the petioles, unequally serrated ; peduncles axillary, 

 usually solitary, short ; calyxes crenulated. 2( . ? S. Native 

 of Brazil. Flowers 4-6 in a whorl, blue. 



Strict Herpestis. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1824. PL erect. 



23 H. AMPLEXICAU'LIS (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 418.) 

 stems woolly ; leaves short, cordate-oval, stem-clasping, entire, 

 obtuse ; peduncles shorter than the leaves, "if. . H. Native of 

 Carolina and Georgia, in ponds and ditches. Monniera am- 

 plexicaulis, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 22. Flowers blue, 

 larger than in the other North American species. 



Slem-clasping-\eaived Herpestis. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 

 PL creeping. 



24 H. ROTUXDIFOLIA (Pursh, 1. c.) minutely pubescent ; leaves 

 suboval-orbicular, many-nerved ; peduncles opposite, about 

 equal in length to the leaves. I/ . H. Native of Illinois and 

 other western parts, on overflowed banks of rivers. Monniera 

 rotundifolia, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 22. Flowers small, 

 pale blue. 



Round-leaned Herpestis. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PL 

 creeping. 



25 H. MICRA'XTHA (Pursh, 1. c.) glabrous, succulent ; leaves 

 sessile, oval, obtuse, quite entire, striately nerved ; peduncles 

 shorter than the leaves; calyx 5-leaved ; style bifid. Q- H. 

 Native from Pennsylvania to Virginia, on the banks of rivers to 

 the edge of low water mark. Flowers very small, white. This 

 species approaches near to Lindernia. 



Small-flowered Herpestis. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. PL 

 creeping. 



26 H. MOXXIE'RA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 294. Benth. scroph. ind. p. 30.) creeping, glabrous ; leaves 

 cuneiform, quite entire, or toothed at apex; flowers solitary, 

 opposite, on long pedicels, bibracteate under the apex. I/ . S. 

 Native throughout India, China, and the Moluccas ; and through- 

 out North and South America, West Indies, Sandwich Islands, 

 &c. Gratiola Monniera, Lin. amoen. acad. 4. p. 306. Jacq. obs. 

 bot. p. 4. t. 1. Roxb. cor. 2. p. 41. 1. 178. fl. ind. ed. Car. 1. p. 

 141. Capraria Monniera, Roxb. in herb. Willd. no. 11526. 

 Gratiola portulacacea, Weinm. in syll. pi. nov. bot. zeit. 1. p. 

 222. Sims, bot. mag. 2557. Monniera Brownei, Pers. encb. 

 1. p. 166. Monniera cuneifblia, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 22. 

 Herpestis cuneifolia, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 418. Herpestis 

 Brownei, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 42. Link, enum. 2. p. 142, 

 exclusive of synonymes. Herpestis procumbens, Spreng. nov. 

 prov. p. 22. syst. 2. p. 802. Bramia I'ndica, Lam. diet. 1. p. 

 459. Calytriplex obovata, Ruiz, et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 164. 

 Ehrh. p'ict. t. 14. f. 2. Browne, jam. 1. p. 296. t. 28. f. 1. 

 Sloan, hist. 1. p. 203. t. 129. f. 1. Rheed. mal. 10. p. 27. 

 t. 14. Outer segments of calyx ovate-oblong, acute, entire. 

 Corollas small, pale blue. The natives of India use the ex- 

 pressed juice of this species mixed with Petrblium to rub on 

 parts affected with rheumatic pains. 



Monnier's Herpestis. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1772. PL 

 creeping. 



27 H. STELLARKHDES (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. p. 

 32.) glabrous ; stem erect, nearly simple, loose ; leaves sub- 

 tern, sessile, linear-lanceolate, obsoletely serrated at apex ; 

 peduncles axillary, equal in length to the leaves ; calyx bibracte- 

 ate : the larger segments ovate, obtuse, reticulated. 1 . S. 

 Native of Brazil, Sello. Leaves longer than the internodes, 

 about an inch long, rarely opposite, but usually 3 in a whorl, 

 half stem-clasping. Bracteas and calyx as in H. Monniera, 

 but the corolla is smaller, and more deeply cleft, and the seg- 

 ments are narrower and longer, oblong, obtuse. 

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