Elsholtzia pilosa (Benth.) Benth., 2008

Bongcheewin, B., Chantaranothai, P. & Paton, A., 2015, Elsholtzia (Lamiaceae) in Thailand, Blumea 59 (3), pp. 209-214 : 211-213

6. Elsholtzia pilosa (Benth.) Benth.

Elsholtzia pilosa (Benth.) Benth. (1833) 163; Hook.f. (1885) 644; Doan (1936) 979; Mukerjee (1940) 88; Murata (1976) 184; Press (1982) 70; X.W. Li & Hedge (1994) 250; Phuong (1995) 35;A.L. Budantzev (1999) 21; Phuong (2000) 229.

Aphanochilus pilosus Benth. (1829) sub t. 1282; (1830) 30. — Type: Wall . Cat.1556 (K (Herb.Benthamianum) (http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/ K000881687 , last acc. 16 Feb. 2015), lectotype chosen here; isolectotypes G-DC, K (Herb. Hookerianum) (http://specimens.kew.org /herbarium / K000881689 , last acc. 16 Feb. 2015), K-W), Nepal, 1821.

Dysophylla mairei H.Lév.(1912) 236. — Type: Maire s.n. (holotype E; isotype E), China, Yunnan, Tong-Tchouan , 2500 m, Sept. 1911.

Annual herb up to 15 cm tall. Stems erect, pilose. Leaves ovate or ovate-elliptic, 1–3 by 0.8–1.5 cm, base cuneate, margin serrate; upper surface pubescent; lower surface pubescent with translucent dots; petioles 7–8 mm long. Inflorescence terminal and axillary, compact, adjacent verticils overlapping, cylindrical, 1–2 cm long; bracts narrowly elliptic, 2–4 mm long, margin ciliate; bracteoles linear. Calyx infundibular-tubular, 2– 4 mm long at anthesis; tube slightly ventricose, 1–2 mm long, pilose on throat outside, glabrous inside; lobes equal, triangular. Corolla tubular, 2–3 mm long; tube 1.8 mm long, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; lobes pilose outside, glabrous inside; median lobe with emarginate apex; lower lip broadly elliptic, 0.6 mm long. Stamens 4, slightly exserted, glabrous. Style slightly exserted. Nutlets 4, oblong-ovate, 0.75 mm long.

Distribution — India, Nepal, China, Thailand (N: Chiang Mai), Vietnam.

Ecology — Hill evergreen forest, 1600–2000 m altitude. Flowering and fruiting: November.

Specimen examined. Kerr 6618.