N. O. I.ABIAT/E. 
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acid at>d phloroglucinol (?). Scutellarin and scutellarin both appear to be 
flavone derivatives. <J. Ch. S. 1002 A. I. 48.) 
1013. Leonurus sibiricus, Linn., h.f.b.i., iv. 678 ; 
Roxb. 461. 
Vera. : — Guma (Patna). 
An annual herb, 2-6 It. high, glabrous or more or less pubes- 
cent. Stems bluntly 4-angled, sulcate. Leaves 1^-4 in. long, palma- 
tipartite ; segments linear, incised, glabrous or nearly so on the 
upper surface, pale beneath and more or lese pubescent on the 
prominent nerves, petioles up to 2in. long. Floral leaves of 
upper whorls usually entire ; bracts Jin. long, spinescent. Calyx 
j-|-in. long, glabrous or slightly pubescent ; teetli triangular, 
spine-tipped. Corolla red, up to £in. long ; tube as long as the 
limb, annulate within ; upper lip hooded, hairy ; lower equaling 
the upper, the 2 lateral lobes rounded. Nutlets ibin. long. 
(Duthie.) 
Habitat : — Plains of India, from Bengal and Sylhet to Coorg. 
Use : — The root, leaves and juice are bitter and used as a 
febrifuge. Dose 2 drachms to 2 ounces in infusion, price Fauna 
per pound (Irvine). 
1014. Roylea elegans, Wall., h.f.b.i., iv. 679. 
Syn. : — Phlomis calycina, Roxb. 462. 
Pern. : — Patkaran (II.) ; Tit-patti, kauri (Kutnaon) ; Kaur, 
kauri (Pb. . 
Habitat : — Sub-tropical Western Himalaya, from Kashmir 
to Kumaon. 
A tall hoary woody undershrub, much-branched, 3-5ft. high. 
Branches slender terete, finely tomentose. Bark grey. Wood 
hard white. Leaves opposite, l-2in., long, ovate, crenately tooth- 
ed, tomentose beneath, base cuneate, Petiole J-^in. Flowers in 
6-10 flowered axillary whorls ; Calyx 5-lobed, 10-ribbed, rigid ; 
Fruiting Calyx j-fin., tube deeply ribbed, lobes as long. Corolla- 
tube narrow, $in., white or pinkish 2-lipped ; upper lip erect, 
lower spreading. Stamens 4 ascending; Stigma sub-equally 2- 
lipped. Nutlets £in. long, obovoid oblong, smooth. The plant 
has the odour of lemons. 
