LABIATE. XV. HYPTIS. 



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semi-globose, on long peduncles. Bracteas subulate. Calyx 

 glabrous, or pubescent : teeth subulate. 



77 H. TETRAGOXA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 100.) 

 stem erect, nearly glabrous : angles acute, pubescent ; leaves on 

 short petioles, oval, obtuse, crenated, narrowed at the base, 

 wrinkled, rather scabrous above, but clothed with rusty pubes- 

 cence beneath ; peduncles elongated : lower ones branched ; 

 heads nearly globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas subu- 

 late, equal in length to the calyxes ; calyx tubularly campanu- 

 late, rather villous : teeth lanceolate, stiff, nearly glabrous. T . ? 

 S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, at Engenho 

 dos Boys. 



Tetragonal-stemmed Hyptis. PL ? 



78 H. MULTIBRACTEA'TA. (Benth. lab. p. 100.) herbaceous, 

 glabrous or pubescent at top, pilose on the nodi ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate, acuminated, serrated, rounded at the base, 

 or running down the petioles, very villous, wrinkled ; peduncles 

 tomentose, rather longer than the heads, which are semiglobose, 

 and densely many-flowered; bracteas very numerous, linear, 

 somewhat radiant, rather longer than the head ; calyx nearly gla- 

 brous, with short, linear, lanceolate, stiff teeth. 7/.?S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the provinces of Bahia, Rio Janeiro, and Minas Geraes. 

 Allied to H. lantanaefblia, from which it differs in the petiolate 

 leaves, and in all the bracteas being linear-subulate. Leaves 1 

 to Is inches long. 



Jfany-bracted Hyptis. PL? 



4. LATIBRACTEA'TX (so named on account of the broad 

 bracteas.) Benth. lab. p. 401. Heads offlorvers semi-globose. 

 Bracteas broad-ovate. Calyx glabrous, or pubescent, nith subu- 

 late teeth. 



79 H. PETIOLA'RIS (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 101.) 

 herbaceous, erect ; stem nearly glabrous : angles hispid ; leaves 

 on long petioles, broad-ovate, acute, doubly serrated, glabrous 

 or hispid above ; heads semiglobose, on long peduncles, densely 

 many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, acute, veiny, ciliated, nearly 

 glabrous, equal in length to the head ; calyx nearly glabrous : 

 teeth lanceolate-subulate, stiff, equalling the tube. %. ? S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, at Aldeja Maria. 



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



80 H. LAXTAX.EFOLIA (Poit. in ami. mus. 7. p. 468. t. 29. f. 

 1 .) herbaceous, villous ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate or oblong, 

 serrately crenated, narrowed at the base, wrinkled, tomentose 

 beneath ; heads globose, densely many-flowered, on long pedun- 

 cles ; bracteas ovate, acuminated : outer ones very broad, rather 

 longer than the calyxes ; receptacle villous ; calyx pubescent at 

 the base, with lanceolate, subulate, acute, stiff teeth, which are 

 rather spiny. 1. S. Native of tropical America, from 

 Mexico to the province of Minas Geraes, in Brazil, Trinidad, 

 and Porto Rico. Stem creeping and rooting at the base. 

 Branches ascending. Corolla hardly longer than the calyx, 

 white : upper lip spotted with purple. 



Lantana-lfaced Hyptis. PL 2 feet. 



81 H. ATRORC'BENS (Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 466. t. 27. f. 2.) 

 stem creeping and rooting at the base ; branches ascending, 

 pilosely pubescent ; leaves petiolate, ovate, crenated, roundly 

 cuneated at the base, hispid above, but pale, glabrous, or pilose 

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

 bracteas broad-ovate, membranous, veiny, hardly shorter than 

 the heads ; calyx membranous, tubular, truncate, with subulate, 

 strict teeth, "ty . S. Native of trapical America, in shady 

 places, from Mexico to Maranham, in Brazil ; St. Domingo, 

 Martinica, St. Vincent, &c. H. procumbens, Schiede et Deppe, 

 in Linneea, 5. p. 101. Plant beset with long spreading hairs. 



Corolla white : 2 upper segments spotted with red : lower ones 

 pale brown, pubescent outside. 



Dark-red Hyptis. PL procumbent. 



5. MARRCBIA'STRE (so called from the plants having the 

 appearance or habit of Marrubium, or Horehound.) Benth. lab. 

 p. 102.) Heads of flowers at length globose. Bracteas linear. 

 Calyx campanulate, membranous at the base, glabrous, generally 

 villous at top : teeth lanceolate -subulate. Leaves more or less 

 sinuated. 



82 H. MOLLIS (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 102.) her- 

 baceous, clothed with rufous villi ; leaves on short petioles, 

 ovate, obtuse, irregularly serrate-crenated, rounded at the base, 

 cuneated or cordate, clothed with soft, rufous, adpressed villi, 

 on both surfaces ; peduncles equal in length to the heads, which 

 are nearly globose, and densely many-flowered ; receptacle 

 pilose ; calyx campanulate, with a very villous mouth, and lan- 

 ceolate-subulate teeth, which are shorter than the tube. I/ . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Leaves 1 

 to 1 5 inch long. 



Soft Hyptis. PL 2 feet. 



83 H. MARRCBIA'STRA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 

 102.) herbaceous; stem erect, clothed with rufous villi; leaves 

 on short petioles, irregularly toothed, somewhat sinuated, 

 roundedly cordate at the base, villous on both surfaces ; pedun- 

 cles villous, longer than the heads, which are nearly globose, 

 and densely many-flowered ; calyx membranous, nearly gla- 

 brous : teeth subulate, villous, longer than the tube. If. . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, Pohl. ; and to- 

 wards Cochabamba, in Peru. 



Horehound-like Hyptis. PL 2 feet. ? 



84 H. AXGDLOSA (Schott. mss. Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. 

 lab. p. 102.) herbaceous; stem erect, clothed with rufous villi ; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, somewhat hastate, deeply serrated 

 or irregularly and sinuately lobed, roundly truncate at the base, 

 villous above and on the nerves beneath, or at length glabrous ; 

 peduncles villous, shorter than the heads, which are nearly glo- 

 bose, and densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate or oblong- 

 linear : outer ones hardly exceeding the heads ; receptacle 

 naked ; calyx campanulate, nearly glabrous, with short lanceo- 

 late teeth, which spread at length in a stellate manner. If. . ? S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Rio Janeiro and Minas 

 Geraes. Stem more or less beset with rufous hairs. Leaves 

 2-4 inches long. 



^ng-uiar-stemmed Hyptis. PL 4 to 5 feet. 



85 H. SINUA'TA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 103.) 

 herbaceous ; stem erect, glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ample, 

 broad-ovate, acute, sinuately lobed, crenated, truncate at the 

 base, or subcordate, hispid above, and on the nerves beneath ; 

 peduncles nearly glabrous, about equal in length to the heads, 

 which are nearly globose, and densely many-flowered ; bracteas 

 lanceolate or oblong-linear, about twice as long as the heads ; 

 receptacle nearly naked ; calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate- 

 subulate, at length spreading in a stellate manner. I/ . ? S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas Geraes and 

 Goyaz. 



Sinuated-leaved Hyptis. PL 3 to 4 feet. 



6. GENUI'N-E (so called on account of the species contained 

 in this section being supposed to be legitimate.) Benth. lab. p. 

 1 03. Heads of flowers at length globose. Bracteas lanceolate. 

 Calyx tubular, or campanulate, usually elongated after the time 

 of flowering : teeth subulate, glabrous. 



86 H. LAPPA'CEA (Benth. lab. p. 103.) herbaceous, erect ; 

 branches glabrous, or clothed with adpressed pubescence ; 



