LXXIV. VERBENACEiE 879 
Valleys below Simla ; August, September. — Temperate Himalaya, 3000- 
7000 ft. 
2. LANTANA. Name adopted from Viburnum Lantana , 
the Wayfaring tree, on account of resemblances in the foliage and 
fruit. — Most tropical regions. 
Lantana indica, Boxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 562. A roughly hairy 
shrub ; branches long, rambling, 4-sided. Leaves shortly stalked, 
ovate, 1-3 in., crenate. Flowers ^ in. long, white, pale purple or 
yellow, crowded in axillary, long-stalked, bracteate, ovoid heads. 
Calyx very small, obscurely 4-toothed. Corolla hairy; tube long, 
curved, cylindric ; limb spreading, usually 4-lobed. Stamens in 
unequal pairs, included. Ovary 2-celled, narrowed upwards into 
a short style ; stigma terminal, oblique. Drupe smooth, purple, 
globose, containing a 2-celled stone ; seeds 1 in each cell. 
Valleys below Simla ; April-June.— Throughout India, ascending to 3000 
ft. — Tropical Africa. 
3. LIPPIA. In honour of Augustus Lippi, a French traveller 
of the seventeenth century. — Most tropical regions. 
Lippia nodiflora, Bich . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 563. A roughly 
pubescent herb ; stems prostrate, 6-30 in., rooting at the joints. 
Leaves obovate or spathulate, 1 in., narrowed to the sessile base, 
toothed near the top. Flowers ^ in. long, pink or white, crowded 
in axillary, long-stalked, oblong-ovoid, bracteate heads. Calyx 
minute, 2 -parted. Corolla-tube cylindric ; limb obscurely 2-lipped, 
upper lip 2-lobed, lower rather longer, 3-lobed. Stamens in 
unequal pairs, included. Ovary 2-celled ; style short, stigma 
capitate. Fruit dry, minute, separating in two 1-seeded nutlets. 
Sutlej valley, Suni ; April-June. — Throughout India, ascending to 3000 ft. 
— Nearly all warm regions. 
4. VEUBENA. The classical name of V. officinalis , — Most 
tropical and temperate regions ; chiefly America. 
Verbena officinalis, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 565. An erect, 
nearly glabrous, perennial herb ; stems 1-3 ft., 4~sided, branching. 
Lower leaves stalked, oblong or ovate, pinnatifid or coarsely 
toothed ; upper sessile, usually 3-parted. Flowers \ in. long, 
lilac, sessile in long, slender, bracteate spikes. Calyx glandular- 
hairy, tubular, 5-toothed. Corolla hairy; tube nearly cylindric, 
longer than the calyx ; limb spreading, unequally 5-lobed. 
Stamens in unequal pairs, included. Ovary 4-lobed, 1- or 4- 
celled ; style short, stigma capitate. Fruit dry, ultimately 
separating into 4 one-seeded nutlets. 
Simla ; April-June. — Throughout India, ascending to 7000 ft. — Nearly all 
temperate and subtropical regions (Britain, Vervein). 
