Lepidagathis hyalina, 



ACANTHACEiE. 



F. B. I. iv. 521. 



The Plains to 4,000 ft. 



33 



PLANTS OF THE PUNJAB. 80 5 



Herbs, erect, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 

 Leaf Margins Entire. 



Petals United. 



Corolla Two-lipped. 



Stamens Four. 



base into 5 segments, one segment large, £-J by 

 I in. broad, the others ± in. linear, corolla i in., 

 tubular, suddenly dilated m the middle, 2-lipped, 

 upper lip erect, notched, lower 3-lobed, longer, 

 stamens 4, in unequal pairs, anthers 2-celled, cells 

 oblong blunt, stigma round ; capsule^ in., 4-seeded r 

 oblong, seeds flattened, hairs rise upon being wetted. 



medium size, perennial ; leaves 3 by 1| in., ovate 

 or oblong, stalked, upper narrow, hanging down, 

 stalk ■§■ in. ; flowers white with brown spots at the 

 base of the lower lip, crowded in oblong or ovoid, 

 one-sided, terminal or axillary spikes |-lf in. long, 

 bracts nearly f in., lanceolate long-pointed with an 

 abrupt point, bracteoles A in., linear-lanceolate with 

 an abrupt point, calyx nearly divided to the base 

 in 5 segments, segments linear lanceolate, J in. with 

 scattered hairs, outer segment larger, corolla, sta- 

 mens, style capsule and seeds as in last species. 



medium size, strongly scented, many oil glands, 

 smooth or velvety ; leaves lf-2 in., ovate/ some- 

 times toothed, stalk very slender, usually slightly 

 hairy ; flowers ±-§ in. long, in clustered circles, 6-10 

 flowered, in bracteate spikes and racemes, bracts 

 stalked, ovate, minute, soon falling off, calyx 5- 

 toothed, upper tooth rounded, shorter than the 

 others, two lower teeth ovate-lanceolate with a 

 bristle point, two lateral shorter than the lower ; 

 corolla H in. long, white, pink or purplish, 2-lipped, 

 tube short, upper lip nearly equally 4-lobed, lower 

 lip curved down, not lobed, stamens 4, protruding, 

 twice as long as the corolla, bent, hairy at the bend> 

 stigma bifid ; nutlets 4, & in. each, very black, 



Ocimum basilicum, 

 Sweet bash, 



Furunj, mushk, tulsi, 

 I) aburi, nv/azbo, paw. 



Labiate. 



F. B. I. i v . 608. 



The Plains to 2,000 ft. 



Cultivated, but indige- 

 nous in the low hills 

 (Aitchison). 

 \ Baluchistan (Hughes- 

 Buller). 



