539 



(5J P. PUEPURICAtlLE. (Dah.) 



Ideht. Dalz. in Hook. JoUrii. Bot. II. p. 336. — Bomb. flor. 

 i). 207. 



Spec. ChAr. Steni erect, siifFruticose, piirple, shining : leaves 

 broadly ovate-acuminate, coarsely double-toothed, attenuated into 

 the petiole, subglabroiis : verticils denudate, approximated : panicles 

 iixilltoy and terminal, las, jiyramidal : bracts ovate and lanceolate, 

 equal to the calyx. 



Very cbmmbn id the hilly ^arts of the Ooncanj arid oA the 

 Ghauts. 



(6) P. purpurAscens. (Dah.) 



tdent. Dalz. 1. c. p. 337.— Bomb. flor. p. 207. 



Spec. Char. Stem herbaceous, quadrangular, 4-furr6wed, soiftly 

 tortientose with spreading hairs : leaves broadly bVate-acute, cuneate 

 at the b^ae, doubly serrated, wrinkled, softly villous on both sides : 

 lowest verticils sessile on the axils of the lipjier leaVes, upper 

 ternlinal, simply spicate, approximated ; bracts under the calyx 

 bvate-acutei leafy, reticulately veined, equal to the calyx : calyx 

 pentagonal, villous : segments triangular, subulate, 3-nerVed. 



Common in shady woods in the Cdncan. 



(7) P. EtSHOLZloiDES. {Sstith.) 



Ident. Dec. pi-od. XII. p. 153. 



Spec. Cha r. Very slight hoary-tomentose, soon glabrate : leaves 

 ovate or oblong-lanceolate, long acuminatedi serrated, narrowed at 

 ihe base : verticils nearly equa1> interruptedly spiked, panicled : 

 bracts scarcely any : teeth of the hoary tomentbse calyx short, 

 lanceolate. 



Kha^ia hills. 



(S) P. ^ALUDosuit. (Benin.) 



Ident. Deci prod. XII. p. 154. 



Spec. Char. Stem ascendent or subei-ect, slightly pubescent : 

 leaves pelipled, ovate, coarsely toothed, roiind-cuneate at the base, 

 sparingly Hispidulous, floral ones and bracts minute : racemes 

 simple : verticils remote : teeth of the villous calyx short, acute : 

 filaments bearded. 



Marshy places near Ootacamund, 



