SCROPHULARINE^:. LXXXIII. CH^NOSTOMA. LXXXIV. LYPERIA. 



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Cat- Thyme-leated Chsenostoma. Shrub procumbent. 



18 C. iNTEGRiFoLii'M (Benth. 1. c.) suffruticose, loosely much 

 branched, nearly glabrous ; leaves ovate, with subrevolute, 

 quite entire, or few-toothed margins, glabrous ; flowers axillary, 

 pedicellate : superior ones loosely racemose ; tube of corolla 

 slender, 3 times longer than the calyx, fy . G. Native of 

 South Africa, in the Cape district. Manulea integrifblia, Lin. 

 syst. p. 569. suppl. 285. ? Thunb. fl. cap. 467.? Habit al- 

 most of C. hispidum ; but the leaves are smaller, less toothed, 

 and the whole plant is nearly or quite glabrous. 



Var. /3, parvifolium (Benth. 1. c.) leaves smaller. Jj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on the Tygerberg, Drege. 

 Entire-leaved Chsenostoma. Shrub 5 foot ? 



19 C. CUNEA'TDM (Benth. 1. c.) suffruticose, procumbent; 

 branches hairy ; leaves nearly sessile, obovate-roundish, cune- 

 ated, deeply toothed, green on both surfaces, hairy ; flowers ax- 

 illary at the tops of the branches, or subracemose ; tube of co- 

 rolla 2 or 3 times as long as the calyx, f; . G. Native of 

 South Africa, in Hottentots' Holland and Palmietriver mountains, 

 in Stellenbosch, Ecklon. Habit almost of C. marifolium, but very 

 different in leaves and inflorescence ; in the latter character it 

 represents C. hispida, Benth. Leaves as broad as long, with 

 3-5 deep teeth, ex Benth. 



Ctwz/e-leaved Chaenostoma. Shrub procumbent. 



20 C. HI'SPIDUM (Benth. 1. c.) suffruticose ; branches procum- 

 bent or divaricate, hairy ; leaves ovate or oblong, coarsely 

 toothed, narrowed or cuneated at the base, pubescent ; flowers 

 axillary, pedicellate : superior ones loosely racemose ; calyx 

 hairy, 3 times shorter than the tube of the corolla. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope ; plentiful in the neighbour- 

 hood of Cape Town. Manulea hispida, Thunb. fl. cap. 473. 

 Manulea oppositiflora, Vent. jard. malm. 15. t. 15. A very 

 variable plant, especially in the degree of hairiness and size of 

 leaves. Corolla white. 



Hispid Chaenostoma. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



21 C. FtoRiBu'NDUM (Benth. 1. c.) branches erect? pubes- 

 cent ; leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, cuneated at the base, finely 

 pubescent ; racemules subcorymbose, disposed in a many-flow- 

 ered, terminal panicle ; calyxes on short pedicels, hairy, 3 times 

 shorter than the tube of the corolla. fj . ? G. Native of South 

 Africa, at Port Natal, Drege. Leaves almost like those of C. 

 hispidum, but larger ; the flowers are also almost the same. 

 The plant is remarkable for its size and inflorescence. 



Bundle-Jtonered Chaenostoma. Shrub. 



22 C. CORDA'TUM (Benth. 1. c. p. 377.) herbaceous ; branches 

 prostrate, somewhat radicant, hairy ; leaves petiolate, ovate- 

 roundish, toothed, truncate at the base or cordate, pubescent; 

 flowers axillary, pedicellate ; calyxes hispid, hardly half the 

 length of the tube of the corolla. 1. G. Native of South 

 Africa, at Krakakamma and Olifantshock, in Uitenhage, Ecklon. 

 Ruigtevalei, Drege. Manulea cordata, Thunb. fl. cap. 473. 

 This plant is remarkable for its long trailing stems, and form of 

 leaves. Corolla shorter than that of C. hispida. 



Var. ft, hirsutus (Benth. 1. c.) plant more hairy. %. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on the Witbergen, Drege. 



Corrfate-leaved Chaenostoma. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. 

 PL trailing. 



23 C. RACEMOSUM (Benth. 1. c.) herbaceous ? branches erect, 

 pubescent ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, toothed, finely pubes- 

 cent : floral ones small ; flowers on long pedicels, racemose ; 

 tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx, y.. 1 G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope, on Zuurebergen, Drege. Leaves i an 

 inch long, rounded or wedge-shaped at the base : floral ones 

 sessile. Calyx nearly glabrous, unequally cleft ; segments sub- 

 ulate at ends. 



Racemose-fiowered Chaenostoma. PL \ to 1 foot. ? 



24 C. FO:'TIDUM (Benth. 1. c.) annual? erect, branched, 

 nearly glabrous ; leaves on long petioles, ovate, deeply toothed ; 

 peduncles axillary, 1-3-flowered : superior ones subracemose ; 

 tube of corolla slender, 2-3 times longer than the calyx. Q. 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in the eastern portion 

 of Worcester and Clanwilliam districts, &c. Buchnera foe'tida, 

 Andr. bot. rep. t. 80. Manulea fce'tida, Pers. ench. 2. p. 148. 

 Manulea alternifolia, Hort. par. Pers. ench. 2. p. 148. Leaves 

 5 to 1 inch long. Lower pedicels almost always bearing a small 

 corymb of about 3 nearly sessile flowers : the upper ones usually 

 simple, forming an irregular leafy raceme. Corollas white. 



Stinking Chaenostoma. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1794. PL 1 

 to 1^ foot. 



25 C. PEDUNCULOSUM (Benth. 1. c.) herbaceous, much branch- 

 ed, procumbent, clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves petio- 

 late, ovate, deeply toothed or pinnatifid : superior ones small ; 

 peduncles axillary, very long, filiform ; tube of corolla slender, 

 one half longer or almost twice as long as the calyx ; limb 

 ample. I/ . G. Native of South Africa, at Zilverfontein, in 

 Namaqualand. This species is remarkable for its intricate leafy 

 stems ; its numerous peduncles, often 2 inches long ; and for 

 the form of the flowers, which appear like those of Lyperia. 

 The corolla dries yellowish ; with a dark-coloured throat. 



Peduncled Chaenostoma. PL procumbent. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Nycterlnia, p. 587. 



LXXXIV. LYPE'RIA (Xvmjpoc, lyperos, sad or sorrowful ; 

 from the dull heavy colour of the flowers ; and also from their 

 expanding and becoming sweet-scented at night ; but are closed 

 and scentless throughout the day-time.) Benth. in Hook, 

 comp. 1. p. 377. Erinus species, Lin., Ait., and Thunb. Ma- 

 nulea species, Lin., Pers., and Link. Buchnera species, Andr. 

 Lychnidea species, Burm. 



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

 segments linear, subfoliaceous. Corolla deciduous, with an 

 elongated tube, which is clammy outside, and gibbous or in- 

 curved on the upper side at the apex ; limb spreading, 5-cleft ; 

 segments approximating into 2 lips. Stamens didynaraous, in- 

 closed. Herbs, subshrubs, or shrubs, natives of South Africa. 

 Lower leaves opposite : superior ones alternate, entire, toothed, 

 or deeply pinnatifid, or multifid, usually with the young leaves 

 in fascicles, in the axils of the old ones. Flowers sessile, or 

 generally pedicellate, axillary, racemose, or spicate. The co- 

 rollas, and sometimes the whole plant, becomes black on drying. 

 Capsules usually exserted, ovoid, or oblong, more or less 

 clammy. 



* Flowers nearly sessile, spicate. 



1 L. FRUTICOSUM (Benth. 1. c.) clothed with clammy pubes- 

 cence; leaves ovate, oblong, or subcordate, quite entire, and 

 few-toothed : floral ones similar, exceeding the calyxes ; cap- 

 sule oblong, about equal in height to the calyx, f; . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope, on the Zwartdoorn river, in Clan- 

 william and Modderfontein, and the Gariep plains, in Namaqua- 

 land, &c. More of a shrub than any of the other species. 

 Leaves sessile, from 4 lines to an inch in length, always drying 

 black, as well as the flower spikes. 



Shrubby Lyperia. Shrub. 



2 L. AMPLEXICAU'LIS (Benth. 1. c.) herbaceous ? erect, clothed 

 with clammy pubescence, or villous ; leaves broad-ovate, tooth- 

 ed, cordately stem-clasping at the base : floral ones similar, ex- 

 ceeding the calyxes ; spikes elongated, many-flowered ; tube of 

 corolla hardly exceeding the calyx : limb small. Tf. . ? G. 

 Native of South Africa, in Namaqualand, Ecklon ; Given river, 

 in Clanwillian, Drege. Flowering branches about a foot long, 



