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LABIAT/E. XV. HYPTIS. 



in a stellate manner. ^ . ? S. Native of New Spain, Mo?ino 

 et Sesse. Plant clothed with rubiginose pubescence. Leaves 

 1 to lj inch long. Corolla shorter than the calycine teeth. 

 Mofino's Hyptis. Shrub. 



170 H. SPINULOSA (Benth. lab. p. 129.) suffruticose, clothed 

 with fine pubescence ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acuminated, ser- 

 rulately crenated, cordate at the base ; whorls globose, many- 

 flowered, distinct, racemose ; racemes panicled ; bracteas short, 

 setaceous ; calyx ovate, pubescent : teeth stiff, subulate, gla- 

 brous, shorter than the tube, spreading in a stellate manner. 

 Tj . S. Native of New Spain, Mofino et Sesse. Stem clothed 



with rufous pubescence. 



Spinulose-ca]yx.ed Hyptis. Shrub. 



171 H. STELLULA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 129.) herbaceous; 

 branches clothed with rusty villi ; leaves on short petioles, 

 ovate, acute, serrately crenated, rounded at the base, wrinkled, 

 villous ; racemes panicled ; whorls densely globose ; bracteas 

 small, setaceous ; calyx ovate, villous, with subulate, stellately 

 spreading teeth. ()? S. Native of Mexico, at Cuernavaca 

 and Toluco, Berlandier. Corolla pubescent, hardly longer than 

 the calyx. 



Starry-ca]y\ed Hyptis. PI. 4 to 5 feet. 



172 H. SCOPARIA (Poit. ann. mus. 7. p. 475. t. 31. f. 2.) 

 shrubby ; branches glabrous, with prickly angles ; leaves on 

 short petioles, linear, obtuse, quite entire, or a little denticu- 

 lated, glabrous; whorls loose, remote, 2-10-flowered ; calyx 

 nearly glabrous, with ovate, erect, obtuse teeth. fj S. Na- 

 tive of Porto Rico and St. Dominica. Satureia Americana, 

 Poir. diet. 6. p. 571. Satureia Condae'a, Juss. ex Poir. I.e. 

 Corolla glabrous, hardly exceeding the calyx. Leaves minutely 

 glandular. 



Broom Hyptis. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1825. Shrub. 



173 H. VERTICILLA'TA (Jacq. icon. rar. 2. t. 113.) suffruti- 

 cose ; branches erect, pubescent or pilose ; leaves on short peti- 

 oles, lanceolate, acute, serrated, roundly narrowed at the base, 

 clothed with fine pubescence ; whorls rather loose, many-flow- 

 ered, distinct, racemose ; calyx ovate, glabrous, with erect, 

 ovate-lanceolate teeth. Tj . S. Native of Mexico, on way- 

 sides near Papantla ; and of St. Dominica. Stachys patens, 

 Swartz, nov. gen. et spec. p. 88. Angles of stem smooth. 

 Leaves 1-2 inches long. Corolla white, tinged with red, hardly 

 exceeding the calyx. 



Whorled-fiowered Hyptis. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



174 H. FASCICULA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 130.) herbaceous, gla- 

 brous, or clothed with fine down ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, 

 serrated, a little wrinkled, green on both surfaces ; racemes 

 elongated, panicled ; whorls loose, many-flowered ; bracteas 

 minute, setaceous ; fructiferous calyx inclosed, glabrous : teeth 

 ovate, acute, much shorter than the tube. ^ . ? S. Native of 

 Brazil, near habitations, in humid places in the provinces of 

 Minas Geraes, Rio Janeiro, &c. ; and of Buenos Ayres, at 

 Parano. Corollas minute, purplish. 



Fascicled-fiovtered Hyptis. PI. 1 to 3 feet. 



175 H. FASTIGIA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 130.) herbaceous, ascend- 

 ing ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, doubly serrated, rounded at 

 the base, green above and villous, but clothed with hoary pubes- 

 cence beneath ; racemes fastigiately panicled ; whorls loose, 

 few-flowered ; bracteas minute, setaceous ; fructiferous calyx 

 increased, glabrous : teeth ovate, acute, much shorter than the 

 tube. y. . ? S. Native of Brazil, Sello. Nearly allied to the 

 preceding. 



Fastigiate-fiowereA Hyptis. PI. 1 to 3 feet. ? 



176 H. ERIOCA'LYX (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 131.) 

 herbaceous ; stem ascending, clothed with rufous tomentum ; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate, serrately crenated, wrinkled at the base, 



villous above, and clothed with rufous tomentum beneath ; ra- 

 cemes elongated, panicled ; whorls loose, few-flowered ; brac- 

 teas minute, setaceous ; fructiferous calyx woolly, increased : 

 teeth ovate, acute, much longer than the tube. Q. S. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, at the rivulet called 

 Simeon Pareira. Habit of H. fasciculata, but the characters 

 are different. 



Woolly-calyxed Hyptis. PI. 



177 H. VEPRETORUM (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 131.) 

 shrubby ; leaves petiolate, small, ovate, obtuse, somewhat cre- 

 nated, rounded at the base, rather coriaceous, smoothish, shining 

 above, but pale and reticulated beneath ; whorls 2-6-flowered, 

 secund, axillary ; fructiferous calyx tubular, glabrous, with 

 short, ovate-lanceolate teeth. ^ . S. Native of Brazil, in 

 desert fields between Minas Novas and Rio de St. Francisco, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes. Branches downy. Corolla 

 exceeding the calyx a little. 



Bramble Hyptis. Shrub. 



178 H. VESICULOSA (Benth. lab. p. 131.) stem tall, branched, 

 clothed with fine rusty tomentum ; leaves on short petioles, ob- 

 long-elliptic, acute, cuneated at the base, crenulated, wrinkled, 

 clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; whorls few-flowered, 

 rather secund, distinct, racemose ; racemes panicled ; bracteas 

 minute; fructiferous calyx campanulate, inflated, membranous, 

 veiny, with a contracted mouth, and short setaceous teeth. |j . ? 

 S. Native of Guayaquil, Tafalla. Leaves like those of Bud- 

 dlea salvi/olia, 4-6 inches long and Ij broad. Fructiferous 

 calyx size of a pea, bladdery. 



Bladdery-csi\yxed Hyptis. Shrub. ? 



179 H. CA'LIDA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 131.) shrubby ; 

 branches pubescent ; leaves on short petioles, roundish, very 

 blunt, a little crenated, wrinkled, canescent beneath : floral ones 

 minute ; cymes sessile, loose, approximating into a dense, rather 

 branched raceme ; calyxes pedicellate, tubular, with an equal, 

 truncate mouth, and subulate, strict teeth, which are shorter 

 than the tube. \ . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 Minas Geraes, at Serro Frio. Branches divaricate. Whorls 

 10-15-flowered. This species is intermediate between sect. 

 Menihidium and sect. Pectinaria. 



Hot Hyptis. Shrub. 



SECT. XVI. BUDDLEIOI'DES (from Buddlea, and idea, similar. 

 Plants with the habit of species of that genus.) Benth. lab. p. 

 132. Cymes pedunculate, capitate, many- flowered, numerous, 

 panicled. Bracteas minute. Calyxes almost sessile, tubular, 

 campanulate, with short teeth and naked throat. Tube of 

 corolla exserted, tomentose outside. Tall shrubs, with the 

 habit of species of Buddlea. 



180 H. MEMBRANACEA (Benth. lab. p. 132.) shrubby, cloth- 

 ed with rufous tomentum ; leaves petiolate, oblong-elliptic, 

 roundly cuneated at the base, very rough above, and clothed 

 with rufous tomentum beneath ; fascicles of flowers peduncu- 

 late, loose, numerous, many-flowered, widely panicled ; calyxes 

 on short pedicels, urceolate, clothed with rufous tomentum, with 

 very short equal teeth. !> . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes ; and south of Brazil, in woods. Branches 

 bluntly tetragonal. Achenia compressed, girded by a very 

 broad membranous wing. Leaves 4-5 inches long. 



AfeTn&ranotw-winged-seeded Hyptis. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 



181 H. TAFA'LLJS (Benth. lab. p. 132.) shrubby, tomen- 

 tose ; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, cordate at the base, 

 wrinkled above, shining and glabrous, and clothed with 

 hoary tomentum beneath ; fascicles of flowers pedunculate, 

 loose, many-flowered, panicled ; calyxes on short pedicels, 



