862 



LABIATE. CV1II. TEUCRIUM. 



very short and erect. ^ . G. Native of Nipaul and Silhet. 

 Leucosceptrum canum, Smith, exot. bot. p. 113. t. 116. Clero- 

 dendron Leucosceptrum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 103. Leaves 

 crowded at the tops of the branches, 6-8 inches long. Spikes 

 ;i-6 inches long. Corollas white, hardly exceeding the calyxes. 

 Genitals much exserted. 



Long-spiked Germander. Fl. ? Clt. 1826. Shrub 6 feet. ? 



SECT. II. TEUCROPSIS (an alteration of the generic name.) 

 Benth. lab. p. 664. Teucropsis, Ging. in herb. D. C. mss. 

 Whorls 2-flowered, axillary, or disposed in terminal racemes. 

 Calyx campanulate, declinate ; the upper tooth broader, and 

 spreading. Corolla tomentose outside ; the upper segments 

 very short, broad, truncate, erect, or hardly declinate. Hoary 

 shrubs, natives of the Canary Islands. 



2 T. HETEROPHY'LLUM (Lher. stirp. 1 . p. 84.) shrubby ; 

 branches hoary ; leaves ovate-elliptic, hoary beneath, or on 

 both surfaces: floral ones similar to the rest; whorls 2-flower- 

 ed, axillary, remote ; calyx straight, with equal teeth ; superior 

 segments of corolla very short, erect ; ovaria very villous. Jj . 

 G. Native of the Canary Islands. T. Canariense, Lam. diet. 

 2. p. 692. Leaves petiolate, 1-2 inches long, obtuse, quite en- 

 tire, or crenated towards the top. Corolla dark purple, twice 

 as long as the calyx. Genitals much exserted. Whorls 2-4 

 flowered. 



Various- leaved Germander. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



3 T. BETONICUM (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 83. t. 49.) shrubby; 

 branches clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves ovate-oblong, 

 hoary beneath or on both surfaces ; whorls 2-flowered, secund, 

 loosely racemose ; floral leaves bractea-formed ; calyx decli- 

 nate, with the upper tooth very large ; superior segments of co- 

 rolla very short : uppermost one broad, erect : lateral ones 

 sub- declinate, tomentose ; achenia very villous. tj . G. Native 

 of Madeira, among rocks. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1114. T. beto- 

 nicaefolium, Jacq. coll. 1. p. 145. t. 17. f. 2. T. canescens, 

 Forst. comm. goett. 9. p. 58. ex Willd. T. Maderense, Lam. 

 diet. 2. p. 692. Scorodonia betonicaefolia, Link, handb. p. 458. 

 Leaves 1 to lj inch long, crenated. Racemes loose, 3-6 inches 

 long. Corolla purple or lilac, pubescent ; tube a little exserted. 

 Genitals much exserted. 



Belony Germander. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1775. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



SECT. III. TEU'CRIS (see genus for derivation.) Benth. lab. 

 p. 668. Teucris, Ging. in herb. D. C. mss. Peduncles axil- 

 lary, opposite, 1-flowered : or loosely cymose, many-flowered. 

 Calyx campanulate, erect, equal, 5-toothed or 5-cleft. Four 

 upper segments of corolla oblong, declinate, but the lower one 

 is oblong and concave. Achenia reticulately wrinkled, glabrous, 

 rarely very villous. Herbs, under-shrubs, or shrubs, with 

 quite entire or cut, rarely crenated leaves. 



4 T. FRUTI'CANS (Lin. spec. 787.) shrubby ; leaves ovate, 

 quite entire, flat, clothed with white tomentum beneath ; pedun- 

 cles 1-flowered ; calyx tomentose, campanulate, equal, with 

 ovate obtuse teeth. fj . F. Native of Europe and Africa, in 

 the region of the Mediterranean ; as of Barbary, Spain, Italy, 

 Naples, Corsica, Melita. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 23. t. 

 572. Dill. hort. elth. t. 284. f. 368. T. latifolium, Lin. spec. 

 p. 788. Curt. bot. mag. t. 245. T. tomentosum, Mcench, 

 meth. p. 382. Zan. hist. t. 163. Sabb. hort. rom. 3. t. 96. 

 Barrel, icon. t. 512. Shrub divaricately branched. Leaves 

 on short petioles, glabrous and green above, or loosely cob- 

 webbed. Racemes terminal, or in short, lateral, few-flowered 



FIG. 88. 



branches. Corolla blue or purple, twice as long as the calyx. 

 In Italian and Melita specimens, the leaves are sometimes rufes- 

 cent beneath. 



Shrubby Germander. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1640. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



5 T. BHEVIFO V LIUM (Schreb. unilab. p. 27.) shrubby ; leaves 

 oblong, quite entire, with revolute margins, canescent on both 

 surfaces ; racemes short ; pe- 

 duncles 1-flowered ; calyx to- 

 mentose, campanulate, equal, 



semiquinquefid. J?. F. Na- 

 tive of Candia, on the sea shore, 

 Melos and Astypalea ; among 

 rocks. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 

 6. p. 24. t. 528. T. Creticum, 

 Lam. diet. 2. p. 692. but not of 

 Lin. Shrub divaricately much 

 branched. Branches short, leafy. 

 Leaves scarcely \ an inch long, 

 obtuse, sessile : floral leaves 

 similar to the others. Calycine 

 teeth acute. Corolla purplish 

 or red, similar to those of T. 

 Creticum. (fig. 88.) 



Short-leaved Germander. Fl. 

 June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



6 T. CRE'TICUM (Lin. spec. p. 788.) shrubby ; leaves oblong- 

 linear, quite entire, with revolute edges, and clothed with white 

 tomentum beneath, but at length almost glabrous above ; ra- 

 ceme elongated, strict ; flowers nearly sessile, solitary or by 

 threes ; calyx clothed with white tomentum, campanulate, with 

 acute teeth, fj . F. Native of the region of the Mediterranean, 

 and of the Islands of Cyprus, Melos, and Astypalea, among 

 rocks ; also of Palestine and Egypt. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 

 6. p. 25. t. 529. T. hyssopifolium, Schreb. unil. p. 28. T. 

 rosmarinifolium, Lam. diet. 2. p. 693. T. Charamoniense, 

 Cav. descr. 1. p. 82. Alp. exot. 103. t. 102. Mor. hist. 3. p. 

 410. sect. 11. t. 16. f. 3. Leaves approximate at the base of 

 the branches, very like those of rosemary. Whorls 2-6-flower- 

 ed. Corollas reddish purple. Genitals shorter than the lip. 



Cretan Germander. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 

 to 3 feet. 



7 T. RACEMO'SUM (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) stem herbaceous, 

 strict, branched ; leaves small, oblong : lower ones a little 

 toothed : superior ones quite entire, all glabrous above, and 

 clothed with white tomentum beneath ; racemes elongated, 

 strict; peduncles 1-flowered; calyx campanulate, tomentose, 

 equal. If. . ? G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast, 

 R. Br. ; in bogs at the river Lachlan, Cunningham. Branches 

 twiggy, canescent. Leaves hardly | an inch long, but generally 

 much smaller, furnished with 1-2 teeth on both sides. Corolla 

 downy outside. Genitals shorter than the lip. 



Racemose Germander. PI. erect. 



8 T. LANCEOLA'TUM (Benth. lab. p. 666.) herbaceous ? ; leaves 

 lanceolate, narrowed at the base : lower ones a little toothed : 

 upper ones quite entire, all clothed with canescent pubescence 

 beneath ; cymes axillary, pedunculate, corymbose ; calyx pubes- 

 cent, campanulate, with lanceolate acute nearly equal teeth. 

 I/ . ? G. Native of New Holland, near Bathurst. Branches 

 ascending, pubescent. Leaves 1 to 1$ inch long. Cymes loose, 

 longer than the leaves. Corolla pubescent, twice as long as the 

 calyx : lobes all nearly equal. Stamens exserted. 



Lonceotoe-leaved Germander. PI. ascending. 



9 T. CORYMBO'SDM (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) herbaceous ? cloth- 

 ed with fine pubescence ; leaves ovate, toothed or cut, green on 



