LABIATE. XV. HXPTIS. 



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villous at top : teeth subulate, longer than the tube. I/ . ? S. 

 Native of Brazil. Stems numerous. Habit of A'ster, section 

 Galatella. Leaves like those of Myosotis Idppula. Heads 

 like those of H. crenata, but the calycine teeth are less re- 

 curved. 



Aster-like Hyptis. PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. VIII. OOCE'PHALUS (from aov, oon, an egg ; and 

 k.-toaXjj. kephale, a head ; in allusion to the ovoid or egg-shaped 

 heads of flowers.) Benin, lab. p. 94. Heads ovoid, dense, 

 few-flowered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, ovate. Calyx 

 tubularly campanulate, straight : teeth subulate, clothed with 

 soft villi, longer than the tube. Subshrubs or shrubs. Heads 

 peduncled, panicled at the tops of the branches. 



59 H. HALIMIFOLIA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 94.) suffru- 

 ticose ? ; brandies ascending, hoary ; leaves nearly sessile, 

 ovate, obtuse, quite entire, rounded at the base, hoary on both 

 surfaces ; heads pedunculate, ovate, hoary, densely many-flow- 

 ered; receptacle naked; bracteas ovate, bluntish, about equal 

 in length to the head ; calyx tubular, with villous subulate 

 teeth. f; . S. Native of Brazil, in high stony fields at Villa 

 do Rio de Contas, in the province of Bahia. Colour of plant 

 that of A' triplex Hulimus. Corolla exserted a liltle. 



Halimum- leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



60 H. CRASSIFOLIA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 94.) suffru- 

 ticose ; branches densely and tomentosely hispid ; leaves nume- 

 rous, sessile, rounded, very blunt, cordately stem-clasping at the 

 base, very hairy on both surfaces, with revolute edges ; heads 

 on short peduncles, ovate-globose, dense, 6-10-flowered ; recep- 

 tacle naked ; bracteas lanceolate, equal in length to the heads, 

 very hispid ; calycine teeth subulate, very villous, about equal 

 in length to the tube. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in rocky 

 places at Villa do Rio de Contas, in the province of Bahia. A 

 humble shrub, with a divaricate base. Leaves hardly ^ an inch 

 long. Corolla exserted, downy outside. 



Thick-Uaved Hyptis. Shrub dwarf. 



61 H. LACCSOSA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 94.) 

 shrubby ; branches clothed with soft villi ; leaves nearly sessile, 

 ovate, bluntish, scarcely crenated, cordate at the base, wrinkled, 

 rufescent beneath, or canescent, tomentosely pubescent ; heads 

 pedunculate, ovate, densely few-flowered ; receptacle naked ; 

 bracteas ovate, adpressed, one half shorter than the calycine 

 teeth ; calyx villous, with subulate, softly villous teeth, which 

 are longer than the tube. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Minas Geraes, in various places. Heads 4-10- 

 flowered. Corolla hardly exceeding the calycine teeth. 



Lacunose Hyptis. Shrub. 



SECT. IX. TRICHOSPH.E'RIA (from 0pi4 rpi\of, thrix Irichot, 

 a hair : and oyatpa, sphaira, a sphere ; in allusion to the plumose 

 calycine teeth, which gives a hair-like appearance to the heads 

 of flowers.) Benth. lab. p. 95. Heads globose, densely many- 

 flowered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, subulate, reflexed on 

 the peduncle in the fructiferous heads. Receptacle naked. 

 Calyx campanulate, straight : teeth filiform, softly plumose, 

 much longer than the tube. Corolla shorter than the calycine 

 teeth. Shrubs or subshrubs, usually clothed with tomentum. 

 Heads numerous, on long peduncles, amply panicled, usually 

 bluish. 



62 H. CRIXI'TA (Benth. lab. p. 95.) stem shrubby; branches 

 clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves nearly sessile, oblong- 

 lanceolate, acutish, quite entire or somewhat serrated, narrowed 

 at the base, clothed with hoary tomentum, a little wrinkled ; 

 floral leaves shorter than the peduncles ; heads globose, densely 

 many-flowered ; bracteas linear or subulate, shorter than the 



head ; receptacle naked ; calyx villous. 5j . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the provinces of Goyaz and Minas Geraes. Leaves 

 opposite or 3 in a whorl. Corollas pale red. 



Var. /3, polycephala (Benth. lab. p. 95.) leaves smaller, and 

 more tomentose ; heads numerous. >j . S. Native of Brazil. 



Long-haired Hyptis. Shrub 2 to Z\ feet. 



63 H. SPIR/E.EFOLIA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 95.) 

 shrubby ; branches clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves on 

 short petioles, cuneate- oblong or obovate, obtuse or mucronu- 

 late, crenated, cuneated at the base, clothed with hoary tomen- 

 tum beneath, stiffish ; panicle ample ; heads on short peduncles, 

 globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas subulate, about equal 

 in length to the head ; calyx villous. ^ S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes, in desert fields, on Serro Frio, 

 at the river Jequitinhonha. Branches tetragonal. Leaves 3 in 

 a whorl. 



Spircea-leated Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



04 H. MARTIU X SII (Benth. lab. p. 95.) shrubby ; branches 

 finely tomentose ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, .obtuse, cre- 

 nated, roundly cuneated at the base, a little wrinkled above, and 

 pubescent, but clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; heads 

 globose, densely many-flowered, pedunculate, panicled ; brac- 

 teas subulate, rather shorter than the head ; fructiferous calyx 

 elongated, with an inflated tube. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 the province of Bahia, in woods between Santa Anna and Santo 

 Antonio das Quebradas. Corollas white. 



Martius's Hyptis. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



65 H. ERIOPHY'LLA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 96.) 

 shrubby ; branches clothed with white or rufous wool ; leaves 

 nearly sessile, oval, obtuse, crenated, rounded at the base, vil- 

 lous or tomentose above, but clothed with hoary tomentum, or 

 floccose wool beneath : heads densely globose, many-flowered, 

 pedunculate, panicled ; bracteas linear-subulate, rather shorter 

 than the head. V} . S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of 

 Goyaz and Minas Geraes. Corollas bkie. 



Var. ft, coriifolia (Benth. 1. c.) plant less tomentose. ^ . S. 

 WooUy-leated Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



66 H. BRACHYPHY'LLA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 96.) 

 shrubby ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, crenated, round- 

 ed at the base, wrinkled, clothed with short, rather rufous to- 

 mentum ; heads globose, densely many-flowered, pedunculate, 

 panicled ; bracteas subulate, rather shorter than the head ; fruc- 

 tiferous calyx elongated, with an inflated tube. ^ . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in fields at Serro 

 Frio. Nearly allied to H. eriophylla, but differs in the leaves 

 being shorter and broader. 



Short-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



67 H. MCLTIFLORA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 96.) 

 shrubby ; branches clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate-roundish, sharply crenated, clothed with 

 white tomentum beneath, coriaceous, stiff; panicle very ample ; 

 heads on short peduncles, globose, densely many-flowered ; 

 bracteas subulate, about equal in length to the head ; calyx vil- 

 lous. f; . S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas 

 Geraes and Bahia. 



Many-fiotcered Hyptis. Shrub. 



SECT. X. XAXTHIOPHJE'A (from a-0oc, xanthos, yellow ; 

 and 9/aioc, phaios, brown ; so called probably from the colour 

 of the plants.) Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 97. Heads 

 globose, densely many-flowered. Bracteas numerous, adpressed, 

 subulate. Calyx turbinately campanulate, membranous in the 

 fructiferous state, inflated in the middle, and contracted at 

 the mouth ; teeth subulate, stiff, erect, or spreading. Tube 

 of corolla equal in length, or rather longer than the calyx. 



