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TEUCRIUM ABUTILOIDES. 



{Mallow-leaved Teucrium.) 

 LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. 



DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. LABIATE. TRIBE- — AJUG0IDEJ3. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Teucrium (Lin.) Calyx tubulosus, vel campanulatus, rarius inflatus, quinquedentatus, 

 dentibus aequalibus, vel supremo saepius latiore. Corolla tubo brevi intus exannulato, limbi 

 laciniis 4 superioribus subaequalibus, supremis latioribus longioribusve, nunc oblongis declinatis, 

 nunc brevissimis suberectis, infima maxima rotundata, vel oblonga, saepius concava. Stamina 

 4 inter lacinias supremas exserta, didynama, inferioribus longioribus. Antherarum loculi 

 confluentes. Stylus apice subaequaliter bifidus. Stigmata minuta. Achcenia plus, minusve 

 rugosa. Herbae fruticesve, inflorescentia et habitu variae. — Bentham, Genera et Species 

 Labiatarum, page 660. 



Calyx tubulose, or bell-shaped, rarely inflated, five-toothed, teeth equal, or sometimes having 

 the uppermost tooth the broadest. Corolla shortly tubed, inwardly ringless, having the four 

 upper divisions of the limb somewhat equal, the uppermost broader or longer, sometimes oblong 

 declining, sometimes very short and sub-erect, the lowest large, round, and oblong, oftentimes 

 concave. Stamina 4, protruding between the uppermost divisions, two long and two short, the 

 lower ones the longest. The cells of the anthers confluent, the style somewhat equally divided, 

 stigma minute. Seeds (achaenia) more or less wrinkled. Herbs or shrubs, varying both in 

 their inflorescence and habit. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



T. Abutiloides (L'Hek. Stirp. 1, 84). Fruticosum, ramis pubescentibus ; foliis amplis cordi- 

 formibus, utrinque viridibus villosis; racemis simplicibus vel paniculatb ramosis; verticillastris 

 2-6 floris; calycibus declinatis hirsutis; dentibus ovatis obtusis, supremo parum latiore. — 

 Bentham, 1. c. 



Dbscr. — Shrubby, branches hairy; leaves large, heart-shaped, green on both sides, and 

 covered with soft hairs; racemes simple, or paniculately branched; verticillasters from 2 to 

 6-flowered ; calyx drooping, hairy ; teeth ovate obtuse, upper one a little broader. 



Teucrium abutiloides. — L'Her. Stirp. i. 84. 



Teucrium macrophyllum. — Lam. Diet. 2, 692. 



A shrubby plant, about three feet high, with square stem, opposite, longly 

 petiolate, heart-shaped leaves, notched and veined. Racemes axillary, densely 

 flowered, from three to four inches long. Flowers pedicellate, more or less 



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