646 CVIII. LABIATE. [Hyptis. 
*35 to 75 in. long. Flowers 4 or 5 in lax racemose cymes axillary 
on a -5 in. long peduncle. Calyx campanulate, -2 in. long (in 
fruit *35 in. long), strongly ribbed, mouth villous, teeth subulate 
shorter than tube. Corolla light violet blue, -3 in. long. Hab. 
Dry spots, sea-shores, coconut plantations and rocks ; very common, 
Singapore, Gelang; Kranji. Johor. Pinerong (Cantley). Pahang, 
Pekan. Malacca, Kesang Batu (Hervey); Selandor (Cantley). 
Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tumiang (Cantley). Selangor, Ivwala 
Lumpur. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Kelantan, Chaning. 
Distrib. Most of the tropics. Native names: Malbar hutan; 
Sapulut; Selasih hutan. 
6. PLECTRANTHUS, L'Herit. 
Herbs or shrubby. Flowers small in lax panicled 6- to 8- 
flowered cymes. Calyx 5-toothed, 2-lipped. Corolla exsert; limb 
gibbous (or spurred rarely straight), 2-lipped, lower lip long, boat¬ 
shaped, upper short, 3- to 4-fid, recurved. Stamens 4; filaments 
free. Nutlets orbicular or oblong. Species about 100, Old World 
tropics to Polynesia. 
(1) P. Kunstleri Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxvi. ii. 529; 
Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calc. ix. 55, p. 70. 
Shrubby, 2 to 5 ft. tall, puberulous. Leaves sparsely puberulous, 
ovate acute, base entire cuneate, tip acuminate entire, sides 
crenate, *3 to 475 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles 1*5 to 2 in. 
long. Flowers in a panicle of racemes 6 in. long, 4 in. across. 
Pedicels -15 in. long. Calyx -2 in. long in fruit. Corolla greenish 
white, -4 in. long. Hab. Local on limestone rocks, Perak, Kwala 
Dipang (Kunstler). 
7. COLEUS, Lour. 
Herbs. Flowers medium in lax panicled 6- to 8-fLowered cymes. 
Calyx 5-toothed, 2-lipped. Corolla exsert, limb gibbous rarely 
straight, 2-lipped, lower lip entire, long, boat-shaped, upper 3- to 
4-fid, recurved. Stamens 4, filaments connate into a sheath round 
the style. Nutlets orbicular, oblong or ovoid. Species about 80, 
tropics of Old World, Australia. 
The following three species are cultivated here. C. carnosus 
Hassk., a fleshy light green aromatic herb cultivated for flavour¬ 
ing cups. Native of India. C.Blumei Benth., the coleus of gardens, 
Poko Ati-Ati, a native of Java. C. tuberosus Benth., a dwarf 
plant about 6 in. tall with a small aromatic tuber like a small 
potato, bright green leaves and pale blue flowers, cultivated 
especially in Kelantan as a vegetable. Native of Java. 
(1) C. atropurpureus Benth. Wall. PL As. Rar. ii. 16; Prain, 
l.c. 706. 
Herb 1 to 2 ft. tall, pubescent. Leaves ovate acute, base 
round, rarely cuneate, tip entire blunt, sides crenate, 2 to 4 in. 
