634 cxn. LABiATiE. (J. D. Hooker.) \Pogostemon. 



149; Dalz. S( Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 207; ThwaitesBnum.^m; Wight ic. 1. 1440. 

 P Origanum indicnm, Soth Nov. Sp. 265. — Sheede Sort. Mai. x. 77. 



WiislEEN Prsisbjtla., from Bombay sonthwards, wild and cultivated. CETLOlf, 

 common. (Maxicca and Singapobe, cult.) — Distbie. Sumatra and Borneo 

 (cnlt. ?). 



A herb, 2-3 ft. ; stem more or less softly hairy. Leave» 2-3 in., rarely more, 

 subglabrous, membranous, sometimes incised ; petiole \-1\ in. Spikes 3-6 in., rarely 

 short and dense ; whorls ^ in. diam., nsaally distant ; bracts elliptic, acnte, equalling 

 the calyx or shorter. Calyx ^ in., teeth acnte. Corolla very small, tube shortly 

 exserted. — Perhaps only a var. of P. parvijlorus. A tracing of Pelletier's figure 

 kindly sent me by M. de CandoUe enables me to identify P. Seyneanus with P. 

 Patchouli. It is a common Indian garden plant, noted for its perifume, often much 

 altered by cultivation. 



Vae. suavis ; leaves larger more rounded 3 in. long and broad, margin lobulate 

 and crenate, spike much broader, whorls J in. diam., calyx J in. angular more 

 pubescent, teeth subulate-lanceolate. P. suavis, Tenore in Giorn. Pot. Hal. (1847), 

 ii. 56. P. Patchouli, Hook. Kem Joum. Sot. i. 328, t. 11, excl. syn. Putcha-pat. ; 

 Wallich in Kem Joum. i. 22. — Cult in Palermo and Kew Bot. Gfardens. — This more 

 resembles parvijlorus in the shape of the calyx-teeth, but it has the scent of 

 Patchouli. 



10. P. amarantoides, Benth. in DC. Prodr. xii. 153; glabrous or 

 mimitely pubescent, leaves ovate or oblong acuminate incised-serrate, 

 whorls small few- or many-fld. separate or conflaent on the long slender 

 panicled spikes, bracts short, calyx small terete glabrous or hoaiy, teeth 

 short triangular pubescent within, edges not cUiate but with finely pubes- 

 cent margins. 



SiKEiM Himaiata, alt. 5-6000 fc. Khasia Mts., alt. 5-6000 ft. ; Griffith, &c. 



A tall leaiy herb. Leaves 3-6 in., serrate or biserrate, membranous; petiole 

 1-2 in., slender. Spikes 2-6 in. ; whorls J-J in. diam. ; bracts elliptic. Calyx Vj-ili ™-' 

 campanulate, terete, more pubescent in the Khasia form. Corolla minute, white or 

 pink. Filaments pnrple. — Flowers much smaller, and whole plant more glabrous than 

 in its allies. 



11. P. elsholtzioides, Benth. in DC. Prodr. xii. 153; erect, branched, 

 stem above young parts and inflorescence hoary-tomentose, leaves petioled 

 lanceolate long-acuminate serrulate glabrous, whorls small subsecund many- 

 fld. separate or confluent in very slender spikes, calyx small terete hoary, 

 teeth narrow subacute not cUiate. 



Bhotait, Griffith. Khasia Mts., Griffith; Churra, alt. 4000 ft., J. D. E. 

 ^T. T. 



Very leafy; stem and branches slender. Leaves 4-6 in., petiole rather short. 

 Spikes 3—4 in. ; whorls sometimes all secund, ^| in. diam. Calyx ^ in. long. Corolla 

 very short, purple. Filaments sparingly hairy. — The very narrow leaves and small 

 secund hoary spikes well distinguish this. 



** Spikes or racemes simple, axillary and tenninal or solitary. 



•[• Filaments bearded. 



12. P. rupestris, Benth. Lab. 156, and inD C. Prodr. xii. 1 54 ; glabrous, 

 leaves small ovate or ovate-lanceolate coarsely obtusely serrate, racemes 

 slender, whorls distant f ew-fld., bracts and bracteoles minute, calyx glabrous, 

 teeth short ovate. 



Cetion ; Central Province, alt. 5-8000 ft., Macrae, &c. 



Stem 1-2 ft., often decumbent below. Leaves i.—\\ in., obtuse, base cnneate 



