OTOSTEGIA MOLUCCOIDES, Nob.
OTOSTEGIA, Benth., Lab., p. 601; Id., in D. C., Prodr., vol. 12, p. 622.
OTOSTEGIA MOLUCCOIDES, Nob.
Otostegia scariosa, ex parte (nempe quoad stirpem arabicara, exclusa specie abyssinica), Benth., Lab., p. 602, et in D'. C.
Prodr., vol. 12, p. 5 2 2 .
Clinopodium fruticosum, Fbrsk., Flor. JE gyp t. Arab., p. 107.
Phlomis moltjccoides, Vahl, Symb., 1, p. 42, tab. 14.
L eucas moluccoides, Smith, in Rees, Cycl., vo l. 20.
Fruticosa, inermis. Ramis uovellis incano-velutinis. Foliis ovatis v. subrotundis, crenatis, obtusis,
longe petiolatis, vix rugosis, supra viridibus puberulis, subtus incano-subvelutinis, basi saepe sub-
cordatis. Cymis breve pedunculatis, contracts, 3-g-(plerumque 5-) floris. Bracteis herbaceis, subu-
lato-filiformibus, ciliolatis, calycis tubum sequantibus. Calycis labio superiore ovato v. ovato-lanceo-
lato, acuminulato, integerrimo, brevi, angusto ; labio inferiore remote crenato-v. ängulato-dentato,
rhombeo-ovato v. obovato-subrotundo v. trapezoideo, corollam subaequante.
Frutex 1-2-pedalis'(forsan et elatior), erectus, ramosissimus, partibus herbaceis (saltern juvenilibus) pilis brevibus arti-
culatis simplicibus basi incrassatis laxius densiusve puberulus glandulisqüe minimis (oculo nudo inconspicuis) sessilibus
v. stipitulatis conspersus. Rami vetuli obsolete tetragoniv. demum teretes, corticati, aphylli, glabri, patentes v. subpatentes;
cortice juniori laevigato testaceo, adultiori ruguloso cinerascente. Rami novelli tetragoni, simplices, foliati, florigeni', gfa-
ciles, stricti, plus minusve divergentes, modo 3-6 pollices longi, modo abbreviati.- Ihteruodia nunc foliis aequilonga y.'lon-
giora, nunc (praesertim ramis abbreviatis) breviora. F olia 4 - 1 5 lineas longa (haud computato petiolo), herbacea, crassiuscula,
mollia, opaca, penninervia (nervis supra impressis, subtus costaque prominentibus), e truncata v. subcordata v. cuneata basi
ovata v. subrotunda, profunde crenata, supra saturate viridia, subtus subreticulata et incana, in utraque pagina glandulis
crebris conspersä. Folia floralia confor-mia foliis inferioribus at subsensim minora. Petiolus 3-6 lineas longus (lamina nunc
aequilongus nnnc brevior), gracilis, incano-puberulus, basi parum dilatatus. Flores cymosi, spectabiles, brevissime pedi-
cellati, bi-v. tri-bracteati (v. centrales ebracteati), in quavis cyma snbfastigiati. Cyme axillares, subsessiles, bifidse v. iteratim
dichotomae, foliis floralibus saepissime superatae, ad ramos novellos inflorescentiam interruptam quasi verticillatam sistentes.
P edicelli crassiusculi, cum calyce continui, basi articulati, simulac eymae rhachis et pedunculus incano-puberuli. B ractee
rigidulae, erectae, subdivergentes, uninerviae, muticae, tomentellae. Calyx 6 1/2-7 1/a lineas longus (computato limbo), corolla
paululo brevior. Tubus limbo brevior, obconicus, plicato-decemcostatus, herbaceus, extus undique subincano-villosulus
simulque glanduloso-puncticulatus, intus a medio ad faucem barbato-villosus, caetero glaber. Limbus bipartitus, subringens,
scarioso-membranaceus, semi-pellucidus (in sicco stramineo-brunneus), reticulatus, remote ciliolatus, ad nervös dense puberulus,
caeterum oculo nudo quasi glaber (sub lente glandulis punctiformibus et setulis raris conspersus. Segmentum superius
subpatens v. reflexum, segmento inferiore multo minus, tubo subduplo brevius, trinervium (nervis laleralibus submargi-
nantibus), nunc muticum, nunc nervo medio excurrente mucronatum. Segmentum inferius tubo subdimidio longius, patens
v. patenti-erectum, septemnervium, convexum, lobulis v. dentibus nunc muticis nunc nervo excurrente mucronatis. Corolla
alba (ex adnotatione cel. Bottse), 8-9 lineas longa, ringens, glanduloso-puncticulata. Tubus calycinam faucem vix sequans,
obconicus, 11-nervius, extus glaber, intus supra medium aunulo carnoso obliquo (inter stamina superiora interrupto) setulis
obtusis exarticulatis barbato-hirtello auctus, fauce imberbis egibbosus. Labia exserta, subsequilonga, dissimilia. Labium superius
erectum, cucullatum, subfalcato-oblongum, compressiusculum, emarginatum, extus in tota superficie et intus secus
margines villis elongatis (sub lenite noduloso-articulatis) confertissimis hirsutum, apice quasi penicillato-barbatum. Labium
inferius subpatens, cuneato-obovatum, conduplicatum v. marginibus reflexum, reticulato-venulosum, trilobum, subtus pube-
rulum, supra ante stamina callis dilobus longitudinalibus glanduloso-hirtellis instructum, reliquo glabrum; lobi breves:
laterales rotundati, oblique retusi, lobo medio sequilatero emarginato obovato-orbiculari subduplo breviores. Stamina corollse
fauci inserta, didynama, parallela, sub labio superiori ascendentia, decurva, demum plus minusve emersa. Fn.amenta subulato-
iiliformia, decurrentia : 2 inferiora longiora, corollas galeam subasquantia , basi glanduloso-puberula; 2 superiora paulo