LABIATE. IX. COLEUS. 



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5> 1. Lateral teeth of calyx short, truncate, free from the lorrer 

 ones, nhich are elongated and connate beyond the middle. 



6 C. BOJE'RI (Benth. lab. p. 52.) stem humble, pubescent ; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, crenatetl, rounded at the base, or 

 subcordate, hispid on the nerves on both surfaces : floral leaves 

 minute ; racemes elongated, simple ; whorls loose, usually 10- 

 flowered ; common peduncles and their branches very short; 

 calyx pubescent : upper tooth ovate, obtuse, hardly decurrent ; 

 throat of corolla hardly inflated. Ti.S. Native of Madagascar, 

 Bojer. Plectranthus maculatus, Bojer, mss. Mitsa maculata, 

 Chapm. ex Bojer, mss. Leaves spotted with purple, glandular 

 beneath. Corolla glabrous. Stamens exserted a little. 



Bojer's Coleus. PI. humble. 



7 C. SCUTELLARIOIDES (Benth. in Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 2. p. 16. 

 lab. p. 53.) plant nearly glabrous ; stem shrubby at the base ; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate, shortly acuminated, toothed, rounded at 

 the base, glabrous, or hardly tomentose : floral leaves at length 

 deciduous, shorter than the whorls of flowers ; racemes elon- 



J, slender, a little branched at the base ; whorls loosely 

 many-flowered ; common peduncles almost wanting ; pedicels 

 about equal in length to the short branches ; upper tooth of 

 calyx ovate, acutish, hardly decurrent : lateral teeth bluntish ; 

 throat of corolla scarcely widened. 0. S. Native of the 

 Indian Archipelago ; Tropical New Holland, and Mauritius. 

 O'cymum scutellarioides, Lin. spec. p. 834. Burm. fl. ind. p. 

 130. Sims, bot. mag. 1446. Plectranthus scutellarioides, R. 

 Br. prod. p. 506. Branches bluntly tetragonal, glabrous, or 

 beset with fine down. Leaves 1-J- to 2 inches long, often pur- 

 plish beneath. Whorls 10-15-flowered. Corolla 5 times longer 

 than the calyx : upper lip pale ; lower one blue. 



Scutellaria-like Coleus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1764. PI. S 

 to 3 feet. 



S C. ACUMINA'TUS (Benth. in Linnasa, 6. p. 81. lab. p. 53.) 

 stem pilose above; leaves petiolate, ovate, long-acuminated, 

 deeply serrated, rounded, or cuneated at the base, puberulous 

 on both surfaces ; petioles ciliated with rufous hairs ; floral 

 leaves rather comose, deciduous ; raceme simple ; whorls 

 loosely many-flowered ; common peduncles none ; upper tooth 

 of calyx ovate, obtuse, scarcely decurrent ; tube of corolla 

 slender, p.? S. Native of Manilla. Very nearly allied to 

 the preceding. 



Acuminated-lenved Coleus. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



9 C. INGRA'TUS (Benth. lab. p. 53.) pubescent; leaves peti- 

 olate, ovate, acuminated, serrately crenated, cuneated at the 

 base, or roundish, pubescently villous on both surfaces ; floral 

 leaves deciduous ; racemes simple ; whorls loosely many-flow- 

 ered ; common peduncles almost wanting, with short branches ; 

 pedicels elongated ; calyx hispid : upper tooth ovate, not decur- 

 reut ; throat of corolla widened a little. Native of Java, in 

 the western provinces, among the mountains. Plectranthus 

 ingratus, Blum, bijdr. p. 836. The whole plant is purplish. 

 Petioles and axils pilose. Whorls distant. Calyx very villous 

 at the base. Corolla like that of C. scutellarioides. 



Ungrateful-scented. Coleus. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



10 C. GRANDIFOLIUS (Benth. lab. p. 54.) stem pubescent; 

 leaves petiolate, 'large, broad-ovate, acuminated, coarsely cre- 

 nated, rounded or subcordate at the base, rather fleshy ; floral 

 leaves coloured, comose before the expansion of the flowers ; 

 racemes simple, elongated ; whorls loosely many-flowered ; 

 common peduncles and their branches almost wanting ; pedicels 

 elongated ; calyx hispid : upper tooth ovate, acute, not decur- 

 rent: throat of corolla wide. .? S. Native of the Island 

 of Timor. Leaves pubescent : floral ones almost permanent. 

 Allied to C. secundiflorus, but differs in the inflorescence. 



Great-leaved Coleus. PI. 



1 1 C. AFRICA' NUS (Benth. lab. p. 54.) stem herbaceous, erect, 

 branched, pubescent ; leaves ovate, obtuse, crenated, rounded 

 at the base, running into the petioles, nearly glabrous ; racemes 

 elongated ; whorls loose ; cymes many-flowered on both sides ; 

 common peduncles almost wanting, their branches elongated ; 

 upper tooth of calyx ovate, membranous, acute, shortly decur- 

 rent: lateral teeth minute: lower teeth joined into a membranous, 

 bidentate lip. 0. ? S. Native of the western coast of Africa. 

 Solenostemon ocymoides, Schum. pi. guin. in act. acad. hafh. 4. 

 p. 45. Leaves 2-3 inches long, and 2 broad ; floral ones' brae - 

 tea-formed, small. Corolla whitish. ? 



African Coleus. PI. 



12 C. ATROPCRPU'REUS (Benth. in Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 2. p. 

 16. lab. p. 53.) stem erect, clothed with fine pubescence ; leaves 

 petiolate, broad-ovate, crenated, rounded at the base, clothed 

 with fine pubescence : floral leaves ovate, minute, deciduous ; 

 racemes nearly simple ; whorls quadrifariously cyme-formed ; 

 common peduncles almost wanting, their branches elongated ; 

 pedicels very short ; calyx pubescent : upper tooth ovate, acutish, 

 scarcely decurrent : lateral teeth very blunt, equal in length to 

 the upper one : lower ones longer ; throat of corolla dilated. 

 . ? S. Native of the Indian Archipelago. 



Far. fi, deniiflvrus (Benth. lab. p. 54.) leaves hardly pur- 

 plish ; racemes branched a little ; whorls more approximate. 

 . S. Native of the Islands of Manilla and Tanna. 



Dark-purple-leaved Coleus. PI. 



13 C. PERSOONII (Benth. lab. p. 55.) stem erect, finely 

 downy ; leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, crenated, truncate, or 

 subcordate at the base, wrinkled, clothed with soft villi ; floral 

 leaves deciduous ; racemes simple ; whorls quadrifariously 

 cyme-formed ; common peduncles almost wanting on both sides, 

 with elongated branches ; pedicels shorter than the calyxes ; 

 calyx canescent : upper tooth orbicular, concave : lateral ones 

 shorter, very blunt : lower ones lanceolate-setaceous ; throat of 

 corolla somewhat dilated. . ? S. Native of Madagascar, 

 and the Island of Lucon. O'cymum paniculatum, Pers. syn. 

 2. p. 135. Leaves wrinkled, villous. Racemes canescent. 

 Stamens exserted. 



Persoon's Coleus. PI. 



14 C. MULTIFLORUS (Benth. lab. p. 55.) stem ascending, vil- 

 lous, pubescent ; leaves on long petioles, ovate-oblong, acute, 

 crenately- serrated, cuneated, or narrowed at the base, clothed 

 with soft pubescence ; floral leaves deciduous ; racemes elon- 

 gated, simple ; whorls quadrifariously cyme-formed ; common 

 peduncles almost wanting on both sides, with elongated branch- 

 es ; pedicels shorter than the calyxes ; calyx clothed with 

 glandular pubescence : upper tooth orbicular, shortly decur- 

 rent : lateral ones shorter, very blunt ; corolla with a slender 

 tube, and a sub-inflated limb : lower lip large, very broad, 

 concave. . ? S. Native of the Island of Manilla. Habit 

 of C. acuminatus, but differs in the leaves being hardly acumi- 

 nated, in the inflorescence, calyx, and corolla. 



Many-Jbmered Coleus. PI. 



15 C. MACROPHY'LLDS (Benth. lab. p. 55.) calyx, hairy : lower 

 lip trifid, the middle segment the longest, and semi-bifid ; fila- 

 ments monadelphous at the base ; whorls distinct ; peduncles 

 branched ; leaves roundish-ovate, acute, unequally and bluntly 

 serrated, scarcely attenuated at the base, quite entire, puberu- 

 lous on both surfaces. . ? S. Native of Java, in humid 

 parts of woods among the mountains. Plectranthus macro- 

 phyllus, Blum, bijdr. p. 835. Very nearly allied to C, ingratus, 

 but the leaves are purplish beneath. 



Large-leaved Coleus. PL 



16 C. BICOLOR (Benth. lab. p. 55.) calyx hairy, having the 

 lower lip trifid, the middle segment the longest and semibifid ; 

 filaments monadelphous at the base ; whorls distinct ; pedun- 



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