LABIATE. XV. HYPTIS. XVI. ERIOPE. 



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202 H. COCCI'NEA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 139.) stem 

 tall, pubescent at the base, and ciliated with a few hairs ; leaves 

 petiolate, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, irregularly toothed, round- 

 ed or subcordate at the base, thick, villous above, and clothed 

 with tomentose pubescence beneath ; panicle very loose, almost 

 naked, quite glabrous, glaucous ; branches and peduncles gene- 

 rally 1 -flowered, elongated; bracteas elongated: fructiferous 

 calyx elongated, a little inflated, with lanceolate, acute teeth. 

 If.. S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas Geraes and 

 Bahia, in stony fields. Leaves -3 inches long. Corolla scarlet, 

 a little shorter than that of H. laxtflora. 



Scarlet-flowered Hyptis. PI. 5 to 6 feet. 



203 H. PANICULA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 139.) branches villous 

 at the base ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, crenated, 

 rounded at the base, thick, wrinkled, densely clothed with villous 

 tomentum on both surfaces ; panicle very loose, nearly naked, 

 qTiite glabrous, glaucous, with elongated branches ; peduncles 

 filiform, 1-flowered, rather shorter than the calyxes, which are 

 pubescent. ^ . S. Native of the south of Brazil, Sello. Shrub 

 clothed with rusty tomentum and spreading villi. Corolla scar- 

 let, downy outside. 



Panickd Hyptis. Shrub. 



204 H. LAXIFLORA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 139.) 

 branches villous at the base ; leaves petiolate, roundish, obtuse, 

 crenated, rounded at the base, thick, wrinkled, clothed with to- 

 mentose pubescence on both surfaces, reticulated and whitish 

 beneath ; panicle very loose, nearly naked, quite glabrous, glau- 

 cous ; bracteas small, ovate ; branches elongated ; peduncles 

 filiform, 1-flowered, more than twice as long as the calyxes; 

 tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx, fj . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in fields at Villa Rica, 

 and elsewhere in the same province. Habit of H. paniculala, 

 but the leaves are much smaller. Corolla showy scarlet, downy 

 outside. 



Loose-flowered Hyptis. Shrub. 



205 H. CALYCI'NA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 140.) 

 stem tall, scarcely pilose at the base ; leaves petiolate, oblong- 

 elliptic, obtuse, crenated, rounded at the base, very thick, to- 

 mentosely villous on both surfaces ; superior leaves narrower ; 

 panicle very loose, nearly naked, quite glabrous, glaucous, with 

 the branches and 1-flowered peduncles elongated ; bracteas 

 cordate, stem-clasping ; fructiferous calyx long-campanulate, 

 glabrous, with lanceolate, acute teeth. ^ . ? S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, on Serra do Chrystais and 

 Trahiras. Fructiferous calyx 7-8 lines long. Corolla more 

 than an inch, glabrous, scarlet. 



Large-calyxed Hyptis. Shrub. ? 



206 H. MACRA'NTHA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 140.) 

 stem tall, furnished with spreading hairs at the base ; -leaves pe- 

 tiolate : lower ones oval : superior ones oblong-elliptic or lan- 

 ceolate, serrately crenated, cuneated at the base, coriaceous, 

 green on both surfaces, and rather scabrous, glabrous or spread- 

 ingly pilose; panicle loose, nearly naked, quite glabrous, rather 

 glaucous ; branches elongated ; peduncles a little longer than the 

 calyxes ; bracteas small, ovate-lanceolate ; fructiferous calyxes 

 elongated : teeth lanceolate, acute ; corolla 4 times as long as 

 the calyx. ^ . ? S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes, near Paracatu. Intermediate between H. calycina and 

 H. longiflbra. Corolla 1 J inch long. 



Large-flowered Hyptis. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



207 H. LONGiFLORA (Pohl, icon. ined. ex Benth. lab. p. 140.) 

 branches pilose at the base ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong or 

 rounded, obtuse, crenated, rounded at the base, thick, scabrous 

 above, and reticulated, wrinkled beneath, and clothed with 

 rufous pubescence ; panicle very loose, nearly naked, quite gla- 

 brous, glaucous; branches elongated; peduncles filiform, elon- 



gated, 1-flowered ; bracteas small, subulate; calyxes campanu- 

 late, increased in the fructiferous state, membranous, reticulated, 

 with lanceolate, acute teeth. \i . ? S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Goyaz, in fields from Barbacena to Paracatu. 

 Calyx very villous inside, and pubescent outside, at length 

 glabrous. Corolla villous outside, 3 times longer than the 

 calyx. 



Long-flowered Hyptis. Shrub. ? 



208 H. RETICCLA'TA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 141.) stems 

 pubescent at the base, rather pilose ; leaves petiolate, ovate, 

 oblong, or lanceolate, doubly serrated, cuneated at the base, or 

 rounded, coriaceous, glabrous and rather scabrous above, reticu- 

 lately much veined beneath, and tomentosely pubescent on the 

 veins ; panicle very loose, nearly naked, quite glabrous, glau- 

 cous ; branches and 1 -flowered peduncles elongated ; bracteas 

 subulate ; fructiferous calyx campanulate : teeth lanceolate, 

 acutish. y.. ? S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes, in several places. Stem sub-tetragonal at the base, and 

 terete at top. Leaves 2-3 inches long. Corollas of H. cocclnea, 

 but a little shorter. 



Reticulaled-\eaved Hyptis. PI. 1 to %\ feet. 



209 H. GLAC'CA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 141.) stem 

 tall, scarcely pilose at the base ; leaves petiolate, ovate, undu- 

 lately crenated, cuneated at the base, thick, coriaceous, green on 

 both surfaces, scabrous and nearly glabrous above, reticulated, 

 and loosely tomentose beneath ; panicle large ; flowers on short 

 pedicels along the elongated, strict branches ; bracteas small, 

 lanceolate ; calyxes campanulate, nearly glabrous, with broad- 

 lanceolate, obtuse teeth ; tube of corolla much exserted. I/ . ? 

 S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas Geraes and St. 

 Paul, near habitations. Intermediate between H. crispdta and 

 H. reliculdta. 



Glaucous Hyptis. PI. ? 



N.B. H. menthodora, Schranck. in syll. pi. soc. ratisb. 2. p. 

 56. H. Nepalensis, Lehm. sem. hort. hamb. 1830. H. ob- 

 tusifolia, R. Br. in salt, abyss, app. H. Pohliana, Jacq., and 

 H. marathrosma, Spreng. are very little known, or not de- 

 scribed. 



Cult. Very few of the species of Hyptis are worth culti- 

 vating for ornament, they are, therefore, seldom seen in gar- 

 dens. The shrubby and perennial herbaceous kinds should be 

 treated like other common stove plants, and they are readily 

 increased from cuttings. The annual kinds should be treated 

 like other tender annual plants, by being reared on a hot-bed, &c. 



XVI. ERrOPE (probably derived from tpiov, erion, wool ; 

 and OTTTI, ope, a hole ; because the throat of the calyx is closed 

 with wool.) Humb. et Bonpl. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 142. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospermia. Calyx turbinate, 

 spreading, and equally 5-toothed in the floriferous state, but 

 increased and nutant in the fructiferous state, having the 3 

 superior teeth membranously dilated into a lip ; the 2 lower 

 teeth hardly increased, dejected into a lower lip ; throat closed 

 with dense white wool inside. Corolla declinate ; tube a little ex- 

 serted, much dilated at the throat ; the 4 upper lobes of the limb 

 oblong, nearly equal ; the 2 uppermost of these erect, and the 

 2 lateral ones spreading : lower one abruptly dejected, saccate, 

 acuminated, and somewhat bidentate at apex. Stamens 4, didy- 

 namous, declinate : lower ones the longest ; filaments densely 

 villous at the base ; anthers ovate-reniform, with confluent 

 cells. Style almost equally bifid at apex ; stigmas almost 

 confluent. Achenia oblong, somewhat compressed, smooth. 

 Shrubs, or sub-shrubs, rarely perennial herbs. Flowers soli- 

 tary, opposite, along the axils of a simple or paniculately- 

 branched raceme. Floral leaves minute, bractea-formed, soon 

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