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LABIATE. XV. HYPTIS. 



leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, irregularly ser- 

 rated, narrowed at the base, a little wrinkled, pubescent on both 

 surfaces ; heads at length globose, densely many- flowered, on 

 short peduncles, subcorymbose at the tops of the branches ; 

 bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in length to the 

 calyxes ; calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate at the base, rigidly 

 and subulately awned. Tf. . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Entre Rios, Parker ; in humid pastures from San 

 Joze, in the province of Rio Grande to Santa Borja, in the mis- 

 sions of the Uruguay, &c. Stem acutely tetragonal. Leaves 

 1-3 inches long. Corolla white, hardly exceeding the calyx. 

 Nearly allied to //. radiata. 



Burdock Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



87 H. INVOLUCRA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 103.) herbaceous, erect, 

 glabrous, or clothed with fine down ; leaves sessile, elliptic or 

 lanceolate, acute, serrated, cordate at the base ; peduncles 

 longer than the heads ; heads semiglobose, densely many-flow- 

 ered ; bracteas broad-lanceolate, acute, much exceeding the 

 head ; receptacle naked ; calyx campanulate, pubescent : teeth 

 subulate, equalling the tube in length, y. . ? S. Native of 

 Mexico, at Sal tepee, Karwinski. Nearly allied to H. capitata 

 and H. radiata. 



Involucra fed-headed Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



88 H. LAPPULA'CEA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 104.) her- 

 baceous, ascending, glabrous or pubescent ; leaves petiolate, 

 oblong-ovate, acute, serrated, cuneated at the base, or nar- 

 rowed ; peduncles longer than the heads ; heads semiglobose, 

 densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate or linear, equal in 

 length to the head ; fructiferous calyx campanulate : teeth subu- 

 late, stiff, longer than the tube. If . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 marshy parts of woods, in the provinces of St. Paul and Rio 

 Janeiro. 



Lctppula-like Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



89 H. RAMOSA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 104.) 

 erect, glabrous ; leaves petiolate, oblong-ovate, deeply serrated, 

 or irregularly and sinuately toothed, quite entire at the base, 

 cuneated or narrowed ; peduncles longer than the heads, which 

 are densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate-linear, obtuse, 

 exceeding the head ; calyx tubularly campanulate : teeth lan- 

 ceolate, subulate, stiff, shorter than the tube. If. . S. Native 

 of Brazil, at Fazenda Allegres, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. 



Branched Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



90 H. INAM* V NA (Benth. lab. p. 104.) herbaceous, erect, gla- 

 brous; leaves nearly sessile, broad-ovate, bluntish, crenated, 

 cuneately narrowed at the base ; heads few, on long peduncles, 

 globose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, obtuse, 

 equal in length to the heads ; receptacle naked ; calyx glabrous, 

 tubular : teeth lanceolate-subulate, shorter than the tube. Tf. . 

 S. Native of Brazil, in fields at Rio Doce, Maximilian. An 

 inelegant plant, with the habit of Verbesina. 



Inelegant Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



91 H. CAPITA'TA (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 114.) herbaceous, 

 erect, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, oblong-ovate, deeply 

 serrated, quite entire at the base, and cuneated or narrowed, 

 glabrous on both surfaces, or hispid from a few pili ; peduncles 

 longer than the heads, which are globose and densely many- 

 flowered ; bracteas ovate-lanceolate or linear, shorter than the 

 fructiferous heads ; receptacle naked ; fructiferous calyx elon- 

 gated, tubular, truncate : teeth subulate, strict at length, shorter 

 than the tube. %. S. Native of America, and of Mexico, 

 West India Islands, &c. ; also in Manilla, ex Cham. Poit. ann. 

 mus. 7. p. 464. t. 27. f. 1. Clinopodium capitatum, Swartz, 

 prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 88. Clinopodium rugosum, Lin. spec. 

 822. ex Jamaica. Sideritis, &c., Sloan, hist. jam. 1. p. 174. 



t. 109. f. 2. Stem bluntly tetragonal. Corollas white, tinged 

 with red. 



Capitate-flowered Hyptis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1 714. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



92 H. BRE'VIPES (Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 465.) stem nearly 

 glabrous at the base, pubescent above ; leaves petiolate, ovate- 

 oblong or lanceolate, acute, irregularly serrated, narrowed at 

 the base, rather hispid above, nearly glabrous beneath, rarely on 

 both surfaces ; peduncles shorter, or hardly longer than the 

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

 lanceolate-linear, .acute, exceeding the head a little ; calyx pu- 

 bescent, truncate : teeth erect, subulate, strict, rather longer than 

 the tube. %. S. Native of tropical America, from Mexico to 

 Rio Janeiro, Philippines, Manilla, Celebes, &c., in humid places 

 by the sides of rivers or rivulets. H. globifera, Meyer, esseq. 

 p. 207. ? H. acuta, Benth. in Linnaea, 6. p. 82. Stem tetrago- 

 nal ; angles hairy. Heads size of cherries. Corolla hardly 

 longer than the calyx, white. 



Var. /3 ; plant more glabrous ; calycine teeth stiffer, and 

 more blunt. %. S. Native of Demerara and Orinoco. H. 

 radiata, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 318. 



Short-pedunclcd Hyptis. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 9. 

 to 3 feet. 



93 H. GAUDICHAU'DI (Benth. in Linnaea, 6. p. 77. lab. p. 

 106.) herbaceous, erectish, glabrous, or clothed with fine pubes- 

 cence : leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, irregularly serrate-cre- 

 nated, or a little cut, rounded or cuneated at the base, or the 

 upper ones are narrowed, rather hispid above, and nearly gla- 

 brous beneath ; peduncles rather shorter than the heads, which 

 are globose and densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, 

 about equal in length to the head ; calyx rather membranous, 

 tubular : teeth linear, erect, much shorter than the tube. If. . ? 

 S. Native of Brazil, in grassy places at Rio Janeiro. Habit of 

 H. capitata, but smaller. 



Gaudichaud 's Hyptis. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



94 H. LANCEOLA'TA (Poir. diet, suppl. 3. p. 114.) plant 

 nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate or linear, 

 narrowed at both ends, remotely serrated, quite entire at the 

 base ; peduncles shorter than the heads of flowers, which are 

 globose and densely many-flowered ; outer bracteas oblong- 

 lanceolate, bluntish, longer than the head ; fructiferous calyx 

 smoothish, elongated, truncate : teeth subulate, strict, shorter 

 than the tube. If. . S. Native of Brazil, in Maranham. 



Lanceolate-leaved Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



95 H. LONGIFOLIA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 106.) 

 stem erect, pubescent ; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, irregularly toothed, narrowed at the base, glabrous 

 above, and rather villous beneath ; peduncles longer than the 

 heads, which are densely many-flowered ; bracteas linear, ex- 

 ceeding the heads ; calyx tubularly campanulate : teeth subu- 

 late, longer than the tube. y. . ? S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Goyaz, at Rio Trahiras, and on Serra San Felix. 

 Hardly distinct from H. lacustris. 



Long-leaved Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



96 H. LANCE^FOLIA (Schum. pi. guin. in acad. hafn. 4. p. 

 35.) stem herbaceous, pubescent ; leaves on short petioles, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, acutish, coarsely serrated, narrowed at the 

 base, and quite entire ; peduncles shorter than the heads, which 

 are globose and densely many-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, 

 obtuse, about equal in length to the head ; calyx ovate, sub- 

 inflated : teeth lanceolate-subulate, stiff, erect. If. . S. Native 

 of tropical Africa, in marshes about the Gambia. Stem pro- 

 cumbent at the base. Peduncles hispidly villous. Bracteas 

 pubescent. Probably the same as H. lacustris. Branches 

 bluntly tetragonal. 



