LABIATE. XV. HVFTIS. 



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Lance-leaved Hyptis. PI. 



97 H. LAcr'siRis (St. Hil. mss. ex Bentli. lab. p. 107.) gla- 

 brous ; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, or the lower ones 

 are ovate, acuminated, irregularly serrate-crenated, narrowed at 

 the base, glabrous on both surfaces ; peduncles longer than the 

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

 lanceolate, obtuse, about equal in length to the head ; fructifer- 

 ous calyx membranous : teeth linear, shorter than the tube ; 

 upper tooth the broadest. I/ . ? S. Native of Brazil, in water, 

 in the province of St. Paul ; and in humid places near Lake das 

 Conchas, in the province of Rio Grande do Sul. Habit of H. 

 lanccolata. This species approaches the section Plagiotis, in 

 the upper calycine teeth being the longest. 



Lake Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



98 H. HOMALOPHY'LLA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 

 107.) branches clothed with rufous hairs; leaves on short 

 petioles, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, cuneated or nar- 

 rowed at the base, crenated, wrinkled, villous ; heads on short 

 peduncles, semiglobose, densely many-flowered ; bracteas lan- 

 ceolate, equalling the calyx ; fructiferous calvx tomentose, elon- 

 gated, inflated at the base : teeth very short, lanceolate, acute. 

 "J. . ? S. Native of Brazil, in elevated fields in the province of 

 Minas Geraes, &c. Allied to H. hirtuta. Corolla white, spotted 

 with purple. 



Equal-leafed Hyptis. PI. 1 to li foot. 



7. BRACHYODONTES (from ftoa^vf, brachys, short; and 



c OCOITOC, odous odontos, a tooth ; in allusion to the short 



calycine teeth.) Benth. lab. p. 107. Heads semiglobose, and 



at lenglh hardly globose. Bracteas ovate or lanceolate. Calyx 



campanulate, nith short, ovate, obtuse teeth. 



99 H. OBTUSIFLORA (Presi, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 107.) suf- 

 fruticose ? ; branches clothed with adpressed pubescence ; leaves 

 petiolate, ovate, or oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, crenated, narrow- 

 ed at the base, hispid on both surfaces, or at length glabrous ; 

 peduncles shorter than the beads, which are nearly globose and 

 densely many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, striated, equalling the 

 heads. T- . S. Native of Peru, on Mount Huanuro, Haenke. 

 Hairs on the younger branches and lower surfaces of the leaves 

 rufescent. Corolla hardly exceeding the calyx. 



Blunt-flowered Hyptis. Shrub. 



100 H. PARKE'RI (Benth. lab. p. 108.) stem pubescent at 

 top : leaves sessile, oblong-elliptic, or oblong-linear, acute, 

 coarsely serrated, narrowed at the base, nerved, nearly gla- 

 brous ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; heads globose, 

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

 rather longer than the head ; calyx glabrous. If . ? S. Native 

 of Demerara. Peduncles pubescent. Leaves an inch long. 

 Fructiferous calyx elongated, inflated at the base. 



Parker's Hyptis. Pi. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



8. XTLODONTES (from lv\or, xylon, wood ; and ocowc ooi'- 

 roc, odous odontos a tooth ; in allusion to the teeth of the calyx 

 being hard, and rather spiny.) Benth. lab. p. 108. Heads'of 

 farcers semiglobose. Bracteas lanceolate or linear, subulate or 

 very acute at apex. Calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate at the 

 base, subulate, stiff, glabrous, usually somewhat spinose. 



101 H. RADIA'TA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 84.) glabrous, herba- 

 ceous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, crenated, 

 cuneated at the base, or narrowed ; heads globose, densely 

 many-flowered, pedunculate; bracteas oblong-lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, longer than the head ; teeth of calyx rather spinose. % . ? 

 S. Native of the southern parts of North America, as of 

 Carolina, Louisiana, and Mexico, at the Hacienda de La La- 



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guna. Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 466. t. 27. f. 2. Clinopodium 

 rugdsum, Lin. spec. 822. Dill. hort. elth. 1. p. 88. t. 75. 

 fig. 86. Stem acutely tetragonal. Leaves 1-3 inches long. 

 Allied to H. angustifolia and H. capitata. Corolla pale 

 purple. ? 



Rayed Hyptis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1690. PL 4 to 5 

 feet. 



102 H. RDBIGINOSA (Benth. lab. p. 108.) sufrruticose ; 

 branches divaricate, clothed with rubiginose tomentum ; leaves 

 on short petioles, ovate- oblong, very blunt, serrately crenated, 

 cuneated at the base ; heads semiglobose, densely many-flower- 

 ed, on short peduncles ; outer bracteas broad-ovate, rather ex- 

 ceeding the head ; calyx villous, with stiff teeth. J; . S. ' Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the provinces of Goyaz and Minas Geraes, 

 &c., in fields. Leaves \\ inch long, pubescent above, and 

 tomentose beneath, and rusty like the whole plant. Corolla 

 white, spotted with purple. 



Rusty Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 2| feet. 



103 H. LUTE'SCENS (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 109.) 

 herbaceous, procumbent ?, clothed with rusty villi ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate, obtuse, serrately crenated, cuneated at the 

 base, rather scabrous above, and clothed with rufous pubescence 

 beneath ; heads semiglobose, densely many-flowered, on short 

 peduncles ; bracteas ovate-lanceolate, rather exceeding the 

 head ; calyx nearly glabrous, with stiff teeth, which are equal 

 in length to the tube. T . ? S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vinces of Goyaz, Minas Geraes, and Bahia. Very nearly allied 

 to H. rubiginbsa. 



Var. f3, hirtuta (Benth. lab. p. 712.) heads numerous, axil- 

 lary, on short peduncles. If. . ? S. Native of Rio Grande. 

 Yellowish Hyptis. PI. procumbent. 



104 H. AFFI'NIS (Benth. lab. p. 109.) erect,? clothed with 

 rufous tomentum ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, bluntisb, nar- 

 rowed at the base, wrinkled ; heads semiglobose, densely many- 

 flowered : superior ones panic-led ; peduncles rather shorter 

 than the heads ; bracteas ovate, acute, about equal in length to 

 the heads ; calyx villous, with stiff teeth, which are glabrous at 

 top. ^ . ? S. Native of Peru. Ruiz, et Pav. and Tafalla. 

 Allied to H. rubigindsa. 



Allied Hyptis. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



105 H. FERRCGIXOSA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 

 109.) plant ascending, clothed with dense rubiginose tomentum; 

 leaves on short petioles, roundish, very blunt, crenated, truncate 

 at the base or cordate, very thick, wrinkled, hispid above and 

 tomentose beneath ; heads semiglobose, densely many-flowered : 

 lower ones pedunculate : upper ones nearly sessile ; outer brac- 

 teas ovate, acute, shorter than the calyxes ; calyx villous, with 

 stiff erectish teeth, y.. ? S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Goyaz, at Rio Pillocas. Allied to H. rvbiginosa. 



Ferruginous Hyptis. PI. 



106 H. LU'CIDA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 109.) 

 shrubby, glabrous ; leaves nearly sessile, oval, acutish. scarcely 

 toothed, cuneately rounded at the base, coriaceous, stiff, shining 

 above and veiny beneath : floral ones equal in length to the 

 head ; heads ovoid, at length semiglobose, densely many-flow- 

 ered ; bracteas lanceolate, stiff, equalling the heads ; calyx vil- 

 lous, with stiff, nearly glabrous teeth. > . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Goyaz, at Serra Chrystais. 



Shining Hyptis. Shrub. 



107 H. PROTBOI'DES (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 110.) 

 shrubby ? erect, stiff; branches clothed with short rufous to- 

 mentum ; leaves on very short petioles, broad-ovate, obtuse, 

 crenated, roundly subcordate at the base, coriaceous, stiff, 

 shining above, pubescent on the veins beneath ; heads few, sub- 

 corymbose, pedunculate, semiglobose, densely many-flowered ; 

 bracteas lanceolate, and are, as well as the calycine teeth, stiff 



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