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LABIATE. XV. HYPTIS. 



27 H. NERVOSA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 85.) suf- 

 fruticose ; branches villously hispid ; leaves sessile, ovate-round- 

 ish, obtuse, crenated, cordately stem-clasping at the base, wrin- 

 kled, pubescent above, and clothed with hoary tomentum be- 

 neath ; heads on long peduncles, globose, densely many-flower- 

 ed ; receptacle nearly naked ; bracteas subulate, about equal in 

 length to the head ; calyx straightish : teeth subulate, clothed 

 with soft villi, about equal in length to the tube. Fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, between- Estiva 

 and Rio de Prata. 



Agreed-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



28 H. CA'NDIDA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 85.) suf- 

 fruticose ; branches clothed with white tomentum ; leaves ses- 

 sile, ovate, bluntish, crenated, cordately stem-clasping at the 

 base, wrinkled, canescent above, but clothed with white tomen- 

 tum beneath ; heads on long peduncles, globose, densely many- 

 flowered ; receptacle nearly naked ; bracteas subulate, about 

 equal in length to the head ; calyx nearly straight : teeth subu- 

 late, clothed with soft villi, about equal in length to the tube. 



Jj . S. Native of Brazil, between Rio Jequitinhonha and Bar- 

 reros, in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Whitened Hyptis. Shrub. 



29 H. MOLLI SSIMA (Benth. lab. p. 85.) suffruticose ; branches 

 elongated, villous ; leaves sessile, ovate-roundish, acutish, cre- 

 nated, cordately stem-clasping at the base, nervosely wrinkled, 

 clothed with very soft villi on both surfaces ; peduncles longer 

 than the leaves ; heads globose, densely many-flowered ; brac- 

 teas subulate, equalling the head ; receptacle naked ; calyxes 

 nearly straight : teeth subulate, clothed with soft villi, rather 

 longer than the tube. Tj . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes, &c., in hedges and cultivated places. 

 Stem woody at base. Branches almost simple, tetragonal. 

 Corolla obscure violet, shorter than the calycine teeth. 



Very soft Hyptis. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



30 H. ARGU'TA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 86.) suf- 

 fruticose ? tall ; branches densely clothed with rufous villi ; 

 leaves petiolate, broad-ovate or roundish, sharply toothed, thick, 

 wrinkled, densely villous on both surfaces ; heads on long pe- 

 duncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; receptacle naked ; 

 bracteas subulate, equal in length to the head ; calyx nearly 

 straight: teeth subulate, clothed with very soft villi, about equal 

 in length to the tube, fj S. Native of Brazil, in pastures of 

 deserts at Rio Parahybuna, in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 This species differs from its nearest allies, in the more densely 

 villous, larger leaves. 



Sharp- toothed-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



31 H. RUGOSA (Benth. lab. p. 86.) stem shrubby; branches 

 pubescently villous ; leaves on short petioles, ovate-roundish, 

 acute, sharply and serrately crenated, rounded or cordate at the 

 base, wrinkled, clothed with short rufous villi on both surfaces ; 

 heads on long peduncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; brac- 

 teas subulate, about equal in length to the head ; calyx nearly 

 straight : teeth subulate, clothed with soft villi, rather longer 

 than the tube. T? . S. Native of Brazil, on Serra das Caran- 

 cas, in the province of Minas Geraes, &c. Leaves 6-9 lines 

 long, usually 3 in a whorl, thick, hard. 



Wrinkled-leaved Hyptis. Shrub 2 feet. 



32 H. CUNEA'TA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 86.) suf- 

 fruticose ? ; branches erect, tomentosely pubescent ; leaves on 

 short petioles, obovate, broadly crenated, narrowed at the base, 

 stiff, rather scabrous above, reticulated beneath, and clothed 

 with rufous pubescence ; heads globose, on long peduncles ; re- 

 ceptacle naked ; bracteas subulate, equalling the head ; calyx 

 straight : teeth subulate, clothed with soft villi, about equal in 

 length to the tube. I? . S. Native of Brazil, in deserts at Rio 

 Parahybuna, in the province of Minas Geraes. 



Cuneafe-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



33 H. LIPPIOI'DES (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 86.) 

 shrubby ? ; branches clothed with rufous tomentum ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate, crenated, rounded at the base, pubescent 

 above, but reticulated and clothed with rufous tomentum be- 

 neath, rigid ; heads on long peduncles, globose, densely many- 

 flowered ; receptacle naked ; bracteas subulate, equalling the 

 head ; calyx nearly straight : teeth subulate, clothed with soft 

 villi, about equal in length to the tube, fj . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Goyaz. Nearly allied to H. rigida, 

 with the habit of H. nervosa ; but the leaves are constantly pe- 

 tiolate, and ovate at the base, and not cordately stem-clasping. 



Lippia-like Hyptis. Shrub. 



34 H. SELAGINIFOLIA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 87.) 

 shrubby; branches subfasciculate, stiff, nearly glabrous, nodose; 

 leaves small, nearly sessile, linear, acute, sharply serrated, nar- 

 rowed at the base, stiff", glabrous, smooth ; heads on long pe- 

 duncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; receptacle naked ; 

 bracteas subulate, equalling the head ; calyxes erectish : teeth 

 subulate, soft, villous, about equal in length to the tube. T; . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Habit and 

 heads like those of H. rugbsa, but the form of the leaves is very 

 distinct. 



Selago-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



35 H, PEDUNCULA'RIS (Benth. lab. p. 87.) pubescent; leaves 

 remote, sessile, lanceolate, obtuse, serrated, rounded at the 

 base, rather coriaceous, glabrous above, shining and nerved be- 

 neath, clothed with fine down ; heads on long peduncles, glo- 

 bose, densely many-flowered ; receptacle nearly naked ; brac- 

 teas subulate, equal in length to the heads ; calyx nearly 

 straight : teeth subulate, clothed with soft villi, about equal in 

 length to the tube. I/ . ? S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Minas Geraes, in grassy fields at Serro Frio and Villa de 

 Tepico, &c. Stem nearly simple. Leaves 2 inches long, but 

 shorter than the internodes. Peduncles twice as long as the 

 leaves. Calyx tubular. 



Long-peduncled Hyptis. PL 1 to 2 feet. ? 



36 H. ? BIDENTA'TA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 87.) 

 herbaceous ? ; branches erect, strict, clothed with short tomen- 

 tose pubescence ; leaves on short petioles, lanceolate-ovate, 

 sharply and doubly serrated, cuneate at the base, nervosely 

 wrinkled, pubescent on both surfaces, or clothed with rufous 

 tomentum beneath ; heads on long peduncles, globose, densely 

 many-flowered ; receptacle naked ; bracteas subulate, about 

 equal in length to the head ; fructiferous calyx elongated, a 

 little recurved : teeth subulate, clothed with soft pubescence, 

 shorter than the tube. 7/ . ? S. Native of Brazil, in pastures 

 of deserts at Rio Parahybuna, in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Habit of H. incisa, but the fructiferous calyx is a little re- 

 curved. Perhaps belonging to this or the preceding section. 



Twice-toothed-leaved Hyptis. PL 2 to 3 feet. ? 



37 H. INCI'SA (St. Hil. et Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 87.) 

 nearly glabrous, or clothed with clammy pubescence ; stems 

 procumbent at the base, ascending ; leaves on short petioles, 

 ovate or lanceolate, acute, irregularly and deeply serrated, un- 

 dulated, roundedly cuneated at the base, stiff, nearly glabrous 

 on both surfaces ; heads on long peduncles, globose, densely 

 many-flowered ; receptacle naked ; bracteas subulate, equalling 

 the heads ; calyx nearly straight : teeth subulate, soft, villous, 

 about equal in length to the tube. 1. ? S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes, on Serro Frio. Allied to H. 

 peduncularis, but differs in the leaves. Leaves about an inch 

 long, and, like the peduncles, are often 3 in a whorl. 



C*<-leaved Hyptis. PL procumbent. 



38 H. LONGIPES (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 88.) suffru- 

 ticose, nearly glabrous, or clothed with tomentose pubescence ; 



