LXXY. LABIATE 
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1. Plectranthus Gerardianus, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 617, 
Nearly glabrous, 4-6 ft. Leaves opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceo- 
late, 2-6 x 1-2J in., crenate or shaiply toothed, long-pointed j 
lower surface gland-dotted. Cymes forming narrow, tapering, 
axillary panicles, the upper ones usually combined in a spreading, 
terminal inflorescence. Calyx gland-dotted ; tube bell-shaped at 
flowering time, elongated and curved in fruit ; teeth nearly equal, 
obtuse. Corolla white, the two mid-lobes of upper lip purple -spotted ; 
tube straight, much longer than the calyx. 
Simla, common ; August-October.— Temperate Himalaya, 3000-9000 ft. 
2. Plectranthus striatus, Benth . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 618. Roughly 
pubescent or shortly hairy, 6-24 in. Leaves opposite, ovate, 1-4 
x 1-2^ in., crenate ; lower surface gland-dotted. Cymes forming 
narrow, tapering, axillary panicles, the upper ones usually combined 
in a spreading, terminal inflorescence. Calyx gland-dotted ; tube 
bell-shaped at flowering time, elongated and curved in fruit ; teeth 
nearly equal, obtuse. Corolla white ; tube straight, much longer 
than the calyx. 
Simla ; August-October. ^-Temperate Himalaya, 4000-8000 ft. 
Closely allied to P. Gerardianus ; distinguished by its smaller size and 
rough pubescence. 
3. Plectranthus Coetsa, Buch.-Ham. ; FI. Br.Ind. iv. 619. Pubes- 
cent, 3-6 ft. Leaves opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-4 x 1-2 
