lanceolate, 1½-3 in. long, coriaceous, tomentose beneath. Spikes
globose, terminal and axillary; bracts minute, broadly ovate; calyx
5-partite; cor. tube short, funnel-shaped, lobes 4-5, bright-yellow; st.
4. Fr. ovoid, 1 in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, 21° N.L., Littoral).
Fruit bitter but edible. The bark is used for tanning.
=LABIATÆ.=
701 =Ocimum basilicum= _Linn._ RIHAN—Arab; ORHAN—Hadendowa; KWARNYĀL
(Dilling)—Nuba. Basil.
Erect annual, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves opp., petioled, ovate, 1-2 in. long.
Fl. in whorled racemes, up to 9 in. long; bracts ovate, length of a
whorl; calyx ¼ in. long, 5-lobed, uppermost lobe orbicular decurrent,
lower deltoid, mucronate, 2 lowest longest of all; cor. white, tinged
purple, ½ in. long, tube ¼ in., limb 2-lipped, upper 4-lobed; st. 4,
didynamous, 2 upper toothed at base of filaments, anthers 1-celled;
bifid style rising from central base of 4 lobes of the ovary as in all
this family as also fr. of 4 nutlets.
Dongola Prov.; Khartoum Prov. (J. Royan); Kassala Prov.; Blue Nile
Prov.; White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan & Darfur Provinces.
It yields a strong fibre. The plant is aromatic and on distillation
yields a volatile oil which, when kept, solidifies into a crystalline
camphor. The seeds infused in water make a cooling drink; they are said
to be demulcent, stimulant, diuretic & diaphoretic.
=O. canum= _Sims._
Densely pubescent annual, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves ovate or lanceolate, 1-2
in. long. Fl. in whorled racemes as in all this genus, 3-6 in. long;
bracts small, ovate, deciduous; calyx ⅙ in. long, 2 lateral lobes
minute, otherwise as above; cor. white, ⅙ in. long; st. as above, much
exserted.
Cultivated. Also in Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov.
(Jongol’s Post); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambé, Jur; Jur Ghattas).
The leaves made into paste are used to cure parasitical diseases of the
skin.
=O. suave= _Willd._
Pubescent perennial. Leaves ovate, 3-4 in. long, crenate, densely hairy
beneath. Racemes dense, panicled, up to 9 in. long; bracts ovate,
deciduous; calyx ¼ in. long; cor. ab. ¼ in. long, white, tinged purple.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land: between Kero & Ngama).
=O. menthæfolium= _Hochst._ HADANIT—Hadendowa.
Perennial very like _O. canum_. Leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1-1½
in. long. Calyx ⅛ in. and cor. ¼ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Khor Tamanib); Kordofan Prov. (J. Kurbaj &
Obeid); Darfur Prov. (Kulme & 40 miles West of El Fasher); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Wau).
=O. citriodorum= _Vis._
Undershrub; stems pubescent. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, crenate. Racemes
lax, simple; bracts shortly petioled, ciliate; calyx hairy, upper lobe
orbicular, lateral ovate, lower lanceolate, subulate; cor. blue-violet,
longer than calyx, small; filaments of upper st. with tuft of hairs at
base.
Nubia; Khartoum Prov.
=O. Johnstonii= _Baker._
Tall, bushy, fragrant herb. Leaves ovate, deeply crenate, ab. 1½ in.
long. Calyx ⅛ in. and cor. ¼ in. long; upper filaments of st. with basal
tufts of hairs.
Khartoum, cultivated.
=O. dichotomum= _Hochst._
Erect branched annual. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 1-1½ in. long. Racemes
long, lax; bracts small; calyx tube campanulate in fruit, ⅙ in. long;
cor. a little longer than calyx; st. filaments unappendaged at base.
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov.
702 =Platystoma africanum= _P. Beauv._
Erect annual, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves ovate, 1-2 in. long, crenate,
pubescent. Racemes fairly dense, 3-6 in. long, whorls 10-flowered;
pedicels deflexed in fruit; calyx lobes 2, toothed; cor. pale lilac,
minute, bilabiate, upper lip 4-toothed, lower entire; st. 4, declinate,
filaments dilated at base.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Gir & Jur).
703 =Acrocephalus Schweinfurthii= _Briquet._
Tall herb with grey appressed hairs. Leaves linear, 1-2 in. long,
narrowed at each end. Fl. in globose, corymbose heads, ⅓ in. diam.;
basal bracts ovate-lanceolate, tipped blue-purple; calyx minute; cor.
small, 2-lipped, upper lip 4-lobed; st. 4, didynamous, exserted,
filaments unappendaged.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Aweit & Agada).
=A. lilacinus= _Oliv._
Hairy perennial, 2-3 ft. high. Leaves whorled, lin.-lanceolate, 1-1½ in.
long, denticulate. Heads in dense, terminal corymbs; basal bracts ovate,
yellowish, upper orbicular, cuneate, cuspidate, greenish, ⅛ in. long;
cor. pale-lilac, nearly ½ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Sabbi River).
=A. Heudelotii= _Briquet._
Pubescent perennial, 1½-2 ft. high. Leaves whorled, linear, 1½-2 in.
long. Heads globose corymbose; basal bracts linear, foliaceous, upper
obovate-cuneate, pale, hairy, ⅛ in. long; cor. twice as long as calyx,
pale violet.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Agada near Jur Ghattas & Jur Aweit).
704 =Moschosma polystachyum= _Benth._
Much-branched annual; stem 4-angled, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves ovate,
crenate, pubescent. Racemes 2-4 in. long, with 6-10 flowered whorls;
calyx ⅛ in. long, upper tooth orbicular, not decurrent, lateral ovate,
lower cuspidate; cor. pale lilac, 2-lipped, lobes short.
Fung Prov. (Saoleil, Blue Nile, Jongol’s Post, etc.); White Nile Prov.
(J. Arashkol & Abba Island); Kordofan Prov. (moist places); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Shambé); Mongalla Prov. (Bor & 5° 10′ N.L.).
705 =Orthosiphon bartsioides= _Baker._
Slender perennial. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, up to 2 in. long, crenate,
pubescent, sessile. Raceme long, lax; whorls 2-flowered; calyx deflexed
in fruit, upper tooth orbicular decurrent, 4 others cuspidate, ¼ in.
long; cor. ab. ½ in. long; st. 4, not exserted.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Roa River, Niamniam-land: River Mabode).
=O. pallidus= _Royle._
Branched perennial. Leaves short-petioled, small, ovate, crenate,
pubescent. Racemes terminal, whorls few-flowered; calyx ¼ in. long,
upper lobe orbicular and decurrent, lateral and lower large-awned; cor.
½ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit, Suakin).
=O. Schimperi= _Benth._
Branched perennial. Leaves ovate, crenate, hairy, 1-3 in. long, long
petioled. Racemes whorled; calyx ¼ in. long, upper lobe suborbicular,
decurrent, lateral small-awned, lower longer awned; cor. tube ⅓ in.
long, limb 2-lipped, lobes small.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nganye); Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla).
706 =Becium (Ocimum) Knyanum= _(Vatke) N.E. Br._
Erect pubescent perennial. Leaves subsessile, linear to oblong-
lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, crenate. Racemes long, lax, with a tuft of
linear bracts; whorls 4-6 flowered; calyx ⅓ in. long, upper lobe
orbicular, decurrent, others large-awned; cor. ⅔ in. long, 2-lipped,
upper 4-lobed; st. 4, exserted, upper filaments with basal tufts of
hairs.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land: Gir & Jur Ghattas).
=B. obovatum= _N.E. Br._
Erect herb, 1 ft. high from woody rhizome. Leaves sessile, elliptic-
obovate, 1½ in. long, ¾ in. broad, densely gland-dotted, subentire.
Spikes broadly triangular, 1½ in. long. Bracts purplish. Calyx
pubescent.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Biri River, between Chak Chak & Deim Zubeir).
=B. (Ocimum) Schweinfurthii= _(Briquet) N.E. Br._
Tall pubescent perennial. Leaves subsessile, oblong, up to 6 in. long,
cuneate at base, crenate, scabrous above. Raceme short, dense, terminal;
bracts large obovate, cuspidate; calyx ⅙ in. long, upper tooth ovate,
slightly decurrent, others bristle-like; cor. ½ in. long; st. 4, upper
filaments toothed at base.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Gumango River).
707 =Hoslundia opposita= _Vahl._ SASA DIM—Rashida.
Much branched shrub. Leaves opp., oblong or obl.-lanceolate, 3-4 in.
long, dentate. Panicles terminal, lax; bracts minute; calyx small,
broadly 5-toothed, enlarged globose and red in fruit; cor. lilac, ⅙ in.
long, 2-lipped, st. 2 perfect and 2 rudimentary.
Red Sea Prov. (Karora); Darfur Prov. (Kulme 3,600 ft.); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas & Nuer District); Bahr El Jebel.
708 =Plectranthus stachyoides= _Oliv._
Perennial, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves opp., subsessile, ovate or oblong, up to
3 in. long, pubescent, crenate. Infl. a dense terminal racemose panicle,
6-8 in. long; whorls many-flowered; bracts ovate, pubescent, ¼ in. long:
calyx 5-toothed, upper lobe ovate, reflexed, others deltoid, awned, ¼
in. long; cor. ½ in. long, lilac. St. 4, didynamous, free.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=P. ovatifolius= _Oliv._
Erect perennial. Leaves short-petioled, ovate, 1 in. long, pubescent.
Infl. a lax terminal racemose panicle; whorls few-flowered; calyx ⅓ in.
long, upper tooth ovate, mucronate, reflexed, decurrent, lateral teeth
small, awned, lower large, awned; cor. ½ in. long, lilac.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=P. bongensis= _Baker._
Glabrous herb, 2-3 ft. high. Leaves oblong, 2-3 in. long, crenate. Infl.
lax, in a cymose panicle, 6-9 in. long; calyx ⅛ in. long, upper ovate,
reflexed, lateral oblong, lower awned; cor. ⅓ in. long, lilac.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Gir in Bongo-land).
=P. cylindraceus= _Hochst._
Tall sappy herb, pubescent all over. Leaves oblong, crenate. Fl. in
dense cylindrical racemes, 3-5 in. long, 1-3 to a stem; calyx minute,
teeth subequal; cor. ⅛ in. long, white.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
709 =Coleus barbatus= _Benth._ KĀHAB, & KALIAH—Hadendowa.
Woody perennial, 2-4 ft. high. Leaves petioled, ovate or oblong, 1-4 in.
long, crenate, hairy. Panicle racemose, ½-1 ft. long; whorls many-
flowered; fruit-calyx ⅙ in. long, upper tooth suborbicular, 4 others
acute; cor. bright blue, ½ in. long, tube deflexed in middle, limb
2-lipped, lower as long as tube; filaments of 4 st. united at the base
in a tube as in all this genus.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit & Suakin).
=C. cf. C. igniarius= _Schwfth._
Small woody shrub. Fl. appear before the leaves; cor. purple, scented.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Ashat).
=C. latifolius= _Hochst._
Herb with tuberous root, 1 ft. high. Leaves ovate, 1-3 in. long,
crenate, pubescent. Racemes dense, 4-6 in. long; fr. calyx ⅙ in. long,
upper tooth ovate, lateral shorter, orbicular, 2 lower acute, connate to
near tip; cor. ⅓ in. long, lilac.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=C. Penzigii= _Dammann._
White-hairy perennial. Leaves ovate, up to 4 in. long, crenate; petiole
winged. Racemes panicled, whorls 8-flowered; calyx ⅙ in. long, 2 lateral
teeth smaller; cor. tube ⅓ in. long, lower lip lilac, ¼ in. long.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
=C. Briquetii= _Baker._
Tall herb. Leaves petioled, oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, acuminate,
serrate. Racemes long, dense; whorls many-flowered; calyx minute in fl.,
enlarged in fruit, upper tooth ovate, decurrent, 2 lateral orbicular, 2
lowest acuminate, connate half-way up; cor. ⅓ longer.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land).
710 =Englerastrum Schweinfurthii= _Briquet._
Erect hairy annual. Leaves ovate, 1 in. long, crenate. Racemes axillary,
whorls 1-2 flowered; calyx ½ in. long, glandular-pubescent, teeth 5,
ovate, subequal; cor. tube 1½ in., lower lip ab. 1 in., concave, upper
small with 3 rounded lobes. St. 4, filaments united in lower half,
exserted.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Addai).
711 =Æolanthus ambustus= _Oliv._
Slender herb, 1 ft. high. Leaves sessile, ascending, linear, 1-1½ in.
long. Spikes slender, erect; bracts ⅙ in., partly hiding the flowers;
calyx minute, 2-lobed; cor. lilac, ⅓ in. long, 2-lipped; st. 4, free.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=Æ. virgatus= _Gürke._
Much branched annual, 1½ ft. high. Leaves as above, up to 2 in. long.
Bracts ¼ in. long, otherwise as above.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Gurfala).
=Æ. heliotropioides= _Oliv._
Herb, up to 2 ft. high. Leaves sessile, oblong or lin.-oblong, up to 2
in. long. Spikes panicled, upper ones one-sided, 1-2 in. long; bracts
very small; calyx minute, truncate, pubescent; cor. lilac, ¼ in. long,
lower lip orbicular, concave ab. same size as upper. St. exserted.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
712 =Pycnostachys Schweinfurthii= _Briquet._
Erect branched perennial, 2 ft. high. Leaves linear, up to 4 in. long,
sessile or subsessile, serrate. Spikes dense, 1½-2 in. long; fr. calyx ⅓
in. long, teeth 5, subulate; cor. pale blue, tube deflexed, upper lip
4-toothed, lower concave, ¼ in. long; st. 4, free.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Dukuttu).
=P. Petherickii= _Baker._
Perennial, stems 4-angled. Leaves sessile, oblong-lanceolate, upper half
crenate, gland-dotted beneath. Spike dense, up to 4 in. long. Calyx tube
short, teeth ¼ in. long, subulate; cor. blue, pubescent on outside.
White Nile.
=P. niamniamensis= _Gürke._
Erect pubescent herb. Leaves sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 in. long,
serrate with scattered red glands. Spikes oblong; bracts linear, ⅓ in.
long; calyx ½ in. long, tube short, teeth subulate.
White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: River Hoo).
713 =Hyptis brevipes= _Poir._
Pubescent herb, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves subsessile, oblong-rhomboid,
crenate, upper ones lanceolate. Fl. axillary, peduncled, in dense
globose heads, ½ in. diam.; outer bracts lanceolate, as long as flowers;
calyx ⅛ in. long, teeth 5, subulate; cor. ⅛ in. long, lower lip
deflexed, concave; st. 4, free.
Mongalla Prov. (Lado: Yei River); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=H. spicigera= _Lam._ KINDI—Bongo.
Tall pubescent annual, often found in stubble. Leaves petioled, oblong,
crenate. Panicles dense racemose oblong, end racemes 2-4 in. long,
whorls many-flowered; fr. calyx 1/5 in. long, teeth short; cor. whitish,
¼ in. long.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Gir cultivated).
The seeds are brayed to a pulp by the Zandes and used as an adjunct to
stews and gravies. They are also roasted and eaten or an edible oil
extracted from them. This oil, although not suitable for soap and candle
making, might be useful for fatty varnishes in painting.
=H. pectinata= _Poir._
Herb, 4-6 ft. high. Leaves small, ovate, crenate, pubescent. Panicles
racemose; fr. calyx ⅙ in. long, villous inside, teeth small, setaceous;
cor. size of calyx.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
714 =Lavandula pubescens= _Decne._
Hairy, scented perennial; stems 4-angled. Leaves broad, bipinnatifid,
segments linear. Panicles spicate, whorls 2-flowered; bracts ovate, ⅛
in. long; calyx 13-nerved, as long as bracts, teeth small; cor. blue,
small; st. 4, free.
Darfur Prov.
=L. coronopifolia= _Poir._ SADDĀM—Hadendowa.
Fragrant perennial, up to 18 in. high. Leaves sessile, narrowly linear
with revolute edges, simple or pinnatipartite. Panicles spicate, 2-3 in.
long; bracts ovate-lanceolate; calyx ⅙ in. long, pubescent, 13-nerved,
teeth short; cor. blue, ⅓ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Tamanib, Suakin, Erkowit & 21° N.L.); Darfur Prov.
(J. Meidob 3,500 ft. & J. Marra 8,200 ft.).
715 =Mentha sylvestris= _Linn._
Strongly scented, densely pubescent herb. Leaves sessile, lanceolate,
serrate. Fl. in terminal whorled, racemose panicles 2-3 in. long; calyx
minute, 10-ribbed, 5-toothed, teeth lanceolate; cor. ⅙ in. long, lobes
4, uppermost broad and emarginate.
Darfur Prov. (Zalingei & J. Marra: Niurnya 6,500 ft.).
716 =Micromeria biflora= _Benth._ HADEMBUI—Hadendowa.
Bushy pubescent perennial with a weak smell of thyme, ½-1 ft. high.
Leaves ovate or oblong, ab. ⅓ in. long, rigid. Cymes 2-6 flowered,
subsessile, axillary; calyx ab. ⅙ in. long, 13-15 ribbed, teeth 5,
small; cor. shortly exserted, dilated at throat, 2-lipped; st. 4.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit & 21° N.L.); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra 8-9,500 ft.).
=M. abyssinica= _Benth._
Bushy pubescent herb, 1-2 ft. high, scented like thyme. Leaves ovate,
crenate, 1-1½ in. long. Spikes whorled, whorls many-flowered, the lowest
subtended by large leaves; calyx ¼ in. long, 13-15 ribbed, teeth small;
cor. tube ¼ in. long, limb 2-lipped, lower lip 3-lobed.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
717 =Salvia nudicaulis= _Vahl._ =var. nubica= _Baker._
Perennial with rosette-like radical leaves; stem-leaves oblong or
oblong-lanceolate, 1½-2 in. long, crenulate, densely pubescent beneath.
Panicles laxly racemed, whorls of ab. 6 flowers; calyx hairy, ¼ in.
long, 2-lipped, lower bifid; cor. ½ in. long, upper lip arched, lower
deflexed; st. 2, with 1 perfect anther cell; rudimentary st. 2.
Nubia.
=S. ægyptiaca= _Linn._ RA’AL—Arab.
Small heather-like undershr. Stems with setose reflexed hairs. Leaves
deeply crisped-undulate, strongly reticulate. Calyx lobes very acute.
Corolla ⅓ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit, Has Has & 21° N.L.).
718 =Nepeta biloba= _Hochst._ NABBALAM—Hadendowa.
Herb, 2-3 ft. high, pubescent. Leaves ovate, 2 in. long, crenate, the
upper sessile. Racemes long, lower whorls distant, subtended by large
leaves; bracts many, linear, ¼ in. long; calyx ¼ in., teeth 5, ribs 15;
cor. under ½ in., violet-blue, lower lip 3-lobed, central one largest;
st. 4.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit & Has Has).
=N. ballotæfolia= _Hochst._
Pubescent herb. Leaves ovate, 1-1½ in. long, crenate, sessile. Racemes
as above; bracts linear, large; calyx ¼ in.; cor. tube longer than
calyx, lower lip ⅛ in. long, 3-lobed, central lobe largest.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra 9,200-9,500 ft.).
719 =Scutellaria Schweinfurthii= _Briquet._
Perennial, 1 ft. high. Leaves lanceolate, subsessile, slightly hairy.
Racemes long, lax, whorls 2-flowered; fr. calyx ¼ in., upper lip
orbicular, reflexed, lower shorter; cor. ⅓ in., lips ⅙ in. long, lower
deflexed. St. 4, upper pair 2-celled, lower 1-celled.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur, Kutshuk Ali’s Zariba, & Mittu at Ngame).
720 =Otostegia tomentosa= _A. Rich_
Pubescent shrub. Leaves subsessile, very small, thick, oblong, crenate,
white-tomentose beneath. Fl. axillary, whorled, sessile, bracteate;
calyx-tube funnel-shaped, 10-ribbed, ⅓ in. long, lower lip orbicular,
upper small crenate; st. 4.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
=O. repanda= _Benth._ BALUD & BASADEM—Hadendowa.
Pubescent shrub. Leaves petioled, ovate, 1-2 in. long, crenate. Fl.
axillary, whorled; bracts subulate; calyx ⅓ in. long, upper lip small,
ovate, lower orbicular, crenate, ⅓ in. broad; cor. white, longer than
calyx.
Red Sea Prov. (21-22° N. Lat., Has Has & Erkowit); Darfur Prov.
(Zalingei & J. Marra: Niurnya 6,500 ft.).
=O. scariosa= _Benth._
Pubescent shrub; branches 4-angled. Leaves petioled, broadly ovate, up
to 1 in. long, crenate. Fl. axillary, in distant whorls, bracts many
subulate; flower as above.
Darfur Prov.
721 =Leucas nubica= _Benth._
Pubescent herb. Leaves ovate, up to 2 in. long, crenate. Whorls many,
distant, many-flowered; bracts large, linear, ciliate; calyx tube ⅙ in.
long, ribs and teeth 8-10, teeth linear-subulate; cor. tube ⅙ in. long,
lips 2, small, lower 3-lobed; st. 4.
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (Katul Gombara).
=L. inflata= _Benth._
Densely white-hairy, branched perennial. Leaves subsessile,
suborbicular, crenate at tip, ½-1 in. long. Whorls numerous, 6-10
flowered, the upper approximate with reduced leaves; bracts minute;
calyx campanulate, inflated ⅙ in. long, villous, teeth deltoid; cor. ⅓
in. long, upper lip villous at tip.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N. Lat. J. Waratab, Khor Tamanib & Sinkat).
=L. martinicensis= _R. Br._
Branched annual, 2-3 ft. high; branches pubescent. Leaves thin, oblong,
crenate, hairy up to 3 in. long. Whorls dense, distant, bracts large,
subulate; calyx ⅙-¼ in. long, hairy, throat oblique, teeth unequal,
subulate; cor. small, deciduous.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Tamanib & Has Has); Kassala Prov. (Gallabat,
Matamma); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan Prov. (Obeid); Darfur
Prov. (Zalingei & J. Marra: Niurnya 6,500 ft.); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Jur Ghattas).
=L. neuflizeana= _Courb._
Densely hairy herb, 6-12 in. high. Leaves sessile, oblong-lanceolate, up
to 2 in. long, crenate, whorls 8-12 flowered, lower ones distant, upper
close together; calyx ¼ in. long, throat oblique, ribs and teeth 8-10;
cor. lip small.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.).
=L. Schweinfurthii= _Gürke._
White-hairy herb. Leaves sessile, oblong, ab. 1 in. long, loosely
dentate in upper half. Whorls few-flowered, many, distant; calyx ⅓ in.
long; throat oblique, teeth 8-10, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: on Baginse hills).
=L. urticæfolia= _Benth._ UM GALŌT—Arab.
Hairy annual, 6-24 in. high. Leaves ovate, 1-2 in. long, crenate. Whorls
distant, globose, many-flowered, ¾ in. diam.; bracts large, linear,
ciliate; fr. calyx ⅓ in. long, oblique, teeth 8-10; cor. tube naked,
lips small.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, 21° N.L.); Central Sudan (Gezira).
722 =Leonitis pallida= _Benth._ KUSHU-KUSHU, FAKI BALADAWAYA (Meshra El
Zeraf), ABUTIFA & UMDAREIWA (Baggara)—Arab; KOPTUNINDEIR (Dilling) &
KANDINUWINDI (J. Ghulfan)—Nuba.
Tall, hairy herb. Leaves ovate, up to 4 in. long, crenate. Fl. in
globose heads, 2-2½ in. diam., spaced along the stem; bracts lanceolate,
spine-tipped; calyx tube ⅓ in. long, 8-10 ribbed and toothed, teeth
spine-tipped, uppermost largest; cor. pale-yellow; st. 4.
Nubia (between Korosko & Berber); Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Mattama);
Fung Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Nuba Mts. Prov. (Dilling & J. Ghulfan);
Darfur Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Bongo: Dukuttu).
The ashes are said to be used for tumours on the head.
=L. nepetæfolia= _R. Br._
Pubescent herb, 4-5 ft. high. Leaves ovate, up to 4 in. long, crenate.
Fl. arranged as above; bracts large, linear, stiff; calyx ¼ in. long,
larger in fruit, upper tooth largest, mucronate; cor. deep yellow, tube
½ in. and upper lip ½ in. long, the lower 3-lobed, deflexed.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
=L. velutina= _Fenzl._ KUSHU-KUSHU—Arab.
Tall, finely hairy perennial. Leaves ovate, crenate, very hairy beneath.
Heads (whorls) very dense, 3 in. diam.; bracts small, linear; calyx
hairy, teeth deltoid, upper largest; cor. bright yellow, 1 in. long,
upper lip up to ½ in. long.
Fung Prov. (Roseires); Æthiopia; Kordofan Prov. (Obeid).
723 =Tinnea æthiopica= _Kotschy_ & _Peyr._
Shrub, 3-5 ft. high. Leaves subsessile, oblong, up to 2 in. long. Whorls
laxly disposed, 2-flowered; bracts oblong, green, as long as the
flowers; calyx ⅓ in. enlarging to 1 in., bladder-shaped; cor. maroon,
2-lipped, upper short, orbicular, lower deflexed, 3-lobed, ⅙ in. long;
st. 4; seeds winged.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur, Bongo: Mvolo, Dar Fertit below Pongo River &
Biselli, Niamniam-land).
724 =Teucrium nummularifolium= _Baker._ EIGAB—Hadendowa.
Woolly herb with obovate coarsely crenate leaves about ⅓ in. long. Calyx
woolly pilose, the lobes more or less subulate. Corolla purple.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
725 =Ajuga bracteosa= _Wall._
Hairy perennial. Leaves oblanceolate, coarsely dentate, sessile. Whorls
axillary 2- or many-flowered; calyx ⅙ in. long, 10-ribbed, teeth 5,
equal; cor. blue, ⅓ in. long, upper lip short, lower longer, 3-lobed,
deflexed; st. 4, slightly exserted.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=MONOCOTYLEDONS=
=ALISMATACEÆ.=
726 =Alisma Plantago= _Linn._
Perennial marsh herb. Leaves radical, long petioled, lanceolate, ovate
or cordate, 3-7 nerved, 2-8 in. long. Fl. in verticillate panicles;
scapes solitary or many, 1-2 ft. high; fl. ab. 8 to each verticil. Sep.
3, persistent; pet. 3, white; sta. 6; carpels 15-20, compressed, forming
a ring round the axis of the fl., verrucose; style aristate.
Kordofan Prov. (Rahad).
727 =Caldenia reniformis= _Makino._
Marsh herb. Leaves broadly ovate, cordate, 1-4 in. long, 7-15 nerved,
marked with pellucid lines; pet. up to 20 in. long. Scape 20-40 in.
high, panicled above; fl. 3 in each verticil. Sep. broad ovate, after
flowering erect and sheathing the fruit; pet. white; carpels 9-12
scarcely compressed, smooth; style aristate.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas).
728 =Limnophyton obtusifolium= _Miq._