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LABIATE. XV. HYPTIS. 



ceeding the calyxes ; fructiferous calyx tubular, with a truncate 

 ciliated mouth, and subulate, unequal, strict teeth. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, at Rio da 

 Prata. Nearly allied to the preceding. 

 Water Hyptis. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. ? 



130 H. A'HIDA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 116.) branches 

 erect, twiggy, beset with spreading pili ; leaves sessile, ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, serrated, roundedly cordate at the base, gla- 

 brous, scabrous above ; floral leaves broad-heart shaped ; heads 

 sessile ; whorls equal, interruptedly racemose ; racemes simple, 

 or a little panicled ; bracteas ovate, bluntish, coloured, about 

 equal in height to the calyxes ; calyx tubular, with linear, unequal 

 teeth, which are shorter than the tube. ^ . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in dried up marshes in the southern deserts of the 

 province of Minas Geraes. Corollas pale purple. 



Arid Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



131 H. VIOLA'CEA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 116.) 

 branches erect, twiggy, villous at apex, at length glabrous; 

 leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate, acute, doubly 

 serrated, rounded at the base : or the lower ones are cordate, 

 very scabrous on both surfaces, green, coriaceous ; heads nearly 

 sessile ; whorls secund, interruptedly racemose ; racemes short, 

 simple, or a little panicled ; bracteas ovate, acutish, mem- 

 branous, coloured, exceeding the calyxes a little ; calyx tubular, 

 nearly glabrous, with subulate teeth. (7 . ? S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, at Trahiras. 



FzoJaceotw-flowered Hyptis. Shrub. 



132 H. GLOMERA'TA (Mart, ex Schranck, in syll. pi. bot. 

 ratisb. 2. p. 55.) branches clothed with fine pubescence ; leaves 

 on short petioles, or sessile, ovate-oblong, or lanceolate, acutish, 

 serrated, rounded at the base, pubescent on both surfaces ; 

 heads nearly sessile, ovoid-globose, few-flowered ; whorls in- 

 terruptedly racemose ; raceme elongated, a little panicled ; 

 bracteas ovate, acute, twice as long as the calyxes ; calyx tubu- 

 lar, nearly glabrous, with lanceolate, acute teeth, which are about 

 3 times shorter than the tube. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 the provinces of Minas Geraes, and Goyaz, and the South, in 

 humid places. Stem herbaceous, ? bluntly tetragonal, usually 

 purplish. Corolla hardly exceeding the calyx, pubescent out- 

 side. 



G/omerate-flowered Hyptis. PI. ? 



133 H. PAUCIFLORA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 117.) 

 herbaceous, pubescent ; leaves petiolate, ovate, bluntish, ser- 

 rated, rounded at the base, or cordate, clothed with soft hairs 

 above, and nearly glabrous beneath, and somewhat canescent ; 

 heads ovate-globose, few- flowered, pedunculate, racemose ; ra- 

 ceme elongated, loose ; bracteas broad-ovate, membranous, a 

 little coloured, longer than the calyxes ; calyx tubular, mem- 

 branous, nearly glabrous, with lanceolate, acute teeth, which are 

 shorter than the tube. 1. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Goyaz. Leaves like those of H, pectinata, and the 

 heads like those of H. glomerata, but smaller, few-flowered, and 

 pedunculate. 



Few-flowered Hyptis. PI. 



134 H. FOLIOSA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 117.) shrub- 

 by ; ? branches ascending, clothed with rufous villi ; leaves on 

 short petioles, broad-ovate, obtuse, crenated, rounded at the 

 base, or cordate, green on both surfaces, and clothed with viscid 

 pubescence, or villous ; racemes sub-secund, leafy, somewhat 

 panicled ; bracteas ovate-lanceolate, exceeding the calyxes ; 

 calyx tubular, with lanceolate, erect, acute teeth, t? . ? S. 

 Native of Brazil. Leaves 1-2 inches long. 



Leafy Hyptis. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



135 H. PETRJE'A (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 117.) shrub- 

 by ; branches erect, tomentose ; leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, 



crenated, cuneated at the base, wrinkled, clothed with soft, 

 rufous tomentum on both surfaces ; heads ovoid, few-flowered, 

 on short peduncles, crowded into a short, dense raceme ; brac- 

 teas ovate-lanceolate, acute, coloured, exceeding the calyxes ; 

 calyx tubular, nearly glabrous, with lanceolate, acute, erect 

 teeth. fy . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes, in the western desert, among rocks near Taioba. Shrub 

 slender, naked at the base. Bracteas and calyxes reddish, 

 glandular. Racemes sub-secuncl. 

 Rock Hyptis. Shrub. 



136 H. SUBROTU'NDA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 

 118.) shrubby ; branches erect, twiggy, clothed with fine pubes- 

 cence ; leaves small, sessile, oval-rounded, obtuse, crenated, 

 broadly rounded at the base, obtuse, stifF, coriaceous, veiny, 

 green on both surfaces, rather scabrous : floral ones similar ; 

 heads ovoid, few-flowered, racemose ; racemes nearly simple ; 

 bracteas coloured, lanceolate, acutish, ciliated, exceeding the 

 calyxes ; fructiferous calyx tubular, with a truncate, ciliated, 

 hardly toothed mouth, fj . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Goyaz, at Pontefeite. 



Roundish-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. 



137 H. LYTHROIDES (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 118.) 

 shrubby ; branches erect, twiggy, pubescent ; leaves small, ses- 

 sile, oval, obtuse, rounded at the base, rather scabrous on both 

 surfaces, and clothed with rufous pubescence : heads ovoid, 

 few-flowered, racemose ; raceme elongated, simple ; bracteas 

 lanceolate, acute, coloured, pubescent, longer than the calyx ; 

 calyx tubularly campanulate, with a truncate mouth, and subu- 

 late teeth, ? which are about equal in length to the tube, f? . S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, at Fazenda Agua 

 Fria. Differs from H. subrotunda in the calyx. 



Lylhrum-like Hyptis. Shrub. 



138 H. PARVIFOLIA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 118.) 

 shrubby ; branches erect, twiggy, finely pubescent ; leaves 

 small, petiolate, oval, toothed at top, narrowed at the base, 

 quite entire, stifF, coriaceous, veiny, green on both surfaces, 

 rather scabrous : floral ones similar ; heads ovoid, few-flowered, 

 racemose ; raceme nearly 'simple ; bracteas lanceolate-linear, 

 coloured, clothed with adpressed villi, longer than the calyxes ; 

 fructiferous calyx tubular, with a truncate, ciliated, hardly 

 toothed mouth. 1j . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 Goyaz. Nearly allied to H. subrotunda. 



Small-leaved Hyptis. Shrub. . 



139 H. RUBICU'NDA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 118.) 

 branches nearly glabrous, with scabrous angles ; leaves peti- 

 olate, broad-ovate, shortly acuminated, doubly serrated, cune- 

 ately rounded at the base, scabrous above, and tomentose 

 beneath, and more particularly on the nerves ; heads ovoid, 

 few-flowered, on short peduncles, paniculately racemose ; brac- 

 teas lanceolate, coloured, twice as long as the calyxes; calyx 

 tubular, with a truncate mouth, and setaceous, strict teeth, 

 which are about equal in length to the tube. I? . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in several places of the province of Minas Geraes. 

 The whole plant generally purplish. Leaves lj to 2 inches 

 long. 



Reddish Hyptis. PI. 1| to 2| feet. 



140 H. MURICA'TA (Schott, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 119.) her- 

 baceous ; ? stem nearly glabrous, with scabrous angles ; leaves 

 petiolate, broad-ovate, acuminated, doubly serrated, cuneately 

 rounded at the base, rather scabrous above, and nearly glabrous 

 beneath ; heads depressed, nearly globose, few-flowered, almost 

 sessile ; whorls secund : upper ones approximate : lower ones 

 remote ; bracteas broad-ovate, acute, villous, exceeding the 

 calyxes ; fructiferous calyx tubular, pubescent, with a truncate 

 mouth, and strict, setaceous teeth, which are shorter than the 



