816 



MYRTACE^, XL Melaleuca. 



dosa, but differs in the leaves being 3 times longer, about 15-16 . Neat Melaleuca, Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



inches long. • * r -^ ^ 



Fine-leaved Melaleuca. Shrub 3 to 6 ft. ^ ^^«^^* opposite. 



17 M. ERiCiEFOLiA (Smith, exot. bot. t. 34.) leaves alter- 24 M. thymifolia (Smith, exot. bot. 1, t. 36.) leaves oppo- 



nate, linear-subulate, nerveless, awnless, spreading or somewhat site, lanceolate, nerveless ; spikes few-flowered ; bundles of sta- 

 recurved ; spikes of flowers oval, glabrous ; bundles of stamens 

 octandrous or decandrous, with their claws hardly exceeding the 



mens polyandrous, with the claws branched on the inside even 

 to the middle. f2 • ^' Native of New South Wales. R. Br. 



petals. T2 • Cr. . Nativeof New South Wales. M. nodosa, Link, 1. c. Rchb. gart. mag. 1. t. 8. f. 1. Sims, bot. mag. 1869. M. 

 enum. 2. p. 273. Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 318. and no. 549. gnidiaefoHa, Vent. malm. t. 7. M. coronata, Andr. rep. t. 278. 



Flowers pale yellow. 



M. parvifolia, Otto, hort. berol. t. 37. M. discolor, Sieb. pi. 



Heath-leaved Melaleuca, Fl. July, Sept. Clt, 1788. Shrub exsic. nov. holl. no. 329. Metrosideros calycina, Cav. icon. t. 



4 to 6 ft. 



18 M. ARMiLLA^Ris (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 277.) leaves petaloid. 



336. f. 2. Bundles of stamens lilac or purple, and somewhat 



alternate, linear-subulate, mucronate, recurved at the apex ; 

 spikes cylindrical, quite glabrous ; bundles of stamens polyan- 

 drous, with their claws exceeding the petals. ^2 • ^* Native 



Thyme-leaved Melaleuca. Fl. June, Sep. Clt. 1792. Shrub 



2 to 3 ft. 



25 M. decussa'ta (R. Br. 1; c. p.* 415.) leaves opposite, de- 



of New South Wales. M. ericaefolia, Andr. bot. rep. t. 175. cussate, oval-lanceolate, 3-nerved ; spikes oval, quite glabrous ; 



Vent, malm, t. 76. Wendl. coll. 1- t. 29. but not of Smith. 

 Metrosideros armillaris, Gsertn. fruit. 1. p. 171. t. 43. Cav. 

 icon. 4. t. 335. Flowers white. 



bundles of stamens polyandrous, with the claws very short. ^ . 

 G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 2268. Colla, hort. rip. 86. t. 15. M. piimila. Otto, 



Bracelet Melaleuca. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1788. Shrub 6 in litt. and M. parviflora, Otto, hort. berol. p. 37. Rchb. gart. 



to 8 ft. 



19 M. uncinaVa (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 4. p. 414.) leaves 

 alternate, angular, filiform, mucronate, erect, uncinately recurved 

 at the apex ; branchlets twiggy ; heads of flowers ovate, with 



mag. 1. t. 31. Flowers crowded, lilac. 



Decussate-lea-Yed Melaleuca. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1803. Sh. 

 3 to 6 ft. 



26 M. cuticula'ris (Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 30. 1. 171.) leaves 



the rachis woolly ; bundles of stamens pentandrous and hexan- opposite, crowded, oblong-linear, obtuse, veinless; flowers soli- 



drous, with their claws exceeding the petals. T2 . G. Native 

 of New Holland, on ^he south coast. Flowers yellowish. 



Hoolced'leawed Melaleuca. Fl. Feb. Sep. Clt. 1803. Shrub 

 4 to 6 ft. 



tary, axillary, glabrous ; bundles of stamens dodecandrous, hav- 

 ing their claws the length of the petals. I2 • ^- Native of 

 New Holland, in Van Lewin's Land. The cuticle of the trunk 

 and branches of the tree are separable. Perhaps the same as the 



20 M. scA bra (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves alternate, nearly terete, M.fmhriata of gardens, but differs in the leaves being spread- 

 ing and narrower. 



Cutkular Melaleuca. Tree 10 to 20 ft. 



27 M. fu'lgens (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves opposite, lanceolate- 

 linear, acute, 1 -nerved; spikes of flowers oval, quite glabrous; 

 bundles of stamens polyandrous, palmately many-cleft, having 

 their claws the length of the petals, ^i. G. Native of New 

 Holland, Ker. bot. mas. 103. Flowers larsjer than those of 

 any other species of the genus. Bundles of stamens scarlet, 



mucronulate, scabrous, crowded ; heads of flowers globose ; 

 bundles of stamens bearing 4-6 anthers, with their claws about 

 equal in length to the petals. Tj , G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the southern coast. Sweet, fl. austr. t. 10. Flowers pur- 

 plish. Perhaps the same as M. muricata, Hort. 



Scabrous Melaleuca. Fl. Feb. Sep. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



21 M. jUNiPERoiDES (D. C. prod. 3. p. 213.) leaves alternate, 

 terete, stiff, mucronate, glabrous in the adult state ; heads of 



flowers globose, with the rachis villous ; bundles of stamens more than an inch long! Fruit glabrous, nearly globose. Lobes 



bearing 4-6 anthers, with their claws about equal in length to 



" Native of New Holland. Metrosideros 



the petals. 



T2. G. 



juniperoides, Rchb. in Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 317. 

 Flowers yellowish, in small heads. Branchlets and young leaves 

 rather villous. 



Jumper-like Melaleuca. Shrub 2 to 4 ft. 



22 M. erube'scens (Otto, hort. berol. p. 37.) leaves alter-" petals. 



of calyx roundish, blunt. 



Fulgent Melaleuca. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 6 to 20 ft. 



28 M. LiNEARiFOLiA (Smith, exot. bot. t. 56.) leaves oppo- 

 site, lanceolate-linear, acute, 3-nerved at the base, dotted; 

 spikes of flowers oblong, glabrous, as well as the branchlets ; 

 'bundles of stamens polyandrous, pinnate-parted, exceeding the 



R. Br. 1. c. 



nate, linear-subulate, flat above, and mucronulate at the apex ; 

 spikes cylindrical, and are, as well as the branchlets, quite gla- 



Native of New South Wales. 



brous ; bundles of stamens polyandrous, with their claws ex- cream-coloured. 



Tj. G. 



Metrosideros hyssopifolia, Cav. icon. 4. t. 336. f. 1. Fruit 

 globose. Calycine lobes small, acutish, deciduous. Flowers 



Toad-fax'leaved Melaleuca. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1793. Tr. 

 20 to 30 ft. . • 



29 M. ABiETi^NA (Smith in Rees' eye. vol. 23. no. 15.) leaves 

 opposite, elliptic-oblong, concave, obtuse, S-nerved ; flowers 



ceeding the petals, Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Rchb. 



gart. mag. 1. t. 82. M. diosmifolia, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 5. 



p. 373. Leaves nearly like those of M. ericcefolia. Flowers 



less crowded. Petals pale yellowish. Stamens rose-coloured. 



Reddish-siamenedi Melaleuca. Fl. June, July. Clt. Shrub 

 3 to 6 ft. 



23 M. pulche'lla (R.Br, in Ait. hort. kew. 4. p. 414.) 

 leaves scattered or nearly opposite, oval or oblong, obtuse, ob- King George's Sound. This'species is remarkable in having ter- 

 soletely 3-nerved ; flowers usually solitary, and are, as well as minal flowers. 



fe 



glabrous at the tops of the branches ; bundles of stamens 

 polyandrous, having elongated claws, but not exceeding the pe- 

 tals, multifid at the apex. 1? . G. Native of New Holland, at 



the branches glabrous ; bundles of stamens polyandrous, peta- 

 loid on the outside, bearing the stamens from the base to the 

 apex on the margins inside, exceeding the petals. Ij . G. Na* 

 live of New Holland, on the south coast. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 

 200. Rchb. gart. mag. 1. t. 8. f. 2. M. densa, Colla, hort. 

 ripul. append, 1. p. 815. t. 4. but not of R. Br. M. serpylli- 

 folia, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 5. p. 374. Flowers reddish. 



Fir-like Melaleuca. Tree 20 to 30 ft. 



30 M. HYPERiciFOLiA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. .p. 249.) leaves 

 opposite, decussate, elliptic-oblong, 3-nerved, the lateral ner\-es 

 are obsolete, approximating the margin, which is recurved; 

 spikes cylindrical, quite glabrous ; bundles of stamens polyan • 

 drous, unguiculate, elongated; filaments radiating. |? . G. Na* 

 tive of New South Wales. Andr. bot. rep. t. 200. Wendl. coll. 



