FICOIDE Æ. 
misc. 83. syn. 261. rev. 149, 
terminal. 
Soft Fig-marigold. Fl. Oct. Clt. 1774. Shrub 1 foot. 
199 M. Tuunse’rcu (Haw. rev. p. 150.) stem decumbent, 
articulated ; leaves connate, trigonal, smooth, dotless, erect ; 
flowers solitary, terminal. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. M. le‘ve, Thunb. fl. cap. 425. but not of Ait. 
Flowers yellow. Calyx 4-cleft. Perhaps this species belongs 
to another division of the genus. 
Thunberg’s Fig-marigold. Shrub decumbent. 
200 M. cymerroLium (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. vol. 64. p. 
424.) stem shrubby, erectish; branches few, 2-edged, hoary ; 
leaves trigonal, boat-shaped, pale green, beset with large dots. 
h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers un- 
known. This species appears to be intermediate between M. 
aúreum and M. cymbiforme. 
Boat-leaved Fig-marigold. Clt. 1822. 
§ 36. Aúrea (from aureus, of gold; in reference to the 
yellow flowers). Haw. rev. 148.—Aiquilateralia, Salm-Dyck, 
obs. 33.—Frequentiflora, Han. syn. 263. exclusive of some 
species. Stems suffruticose, and are as well as the branches 
erect. Leaves distinct, dotted, bluntly or acutely triquetrous, 
elongated, glaucous. Flowers large, solitary, yellow, or copper- 
coloured, expanding in sun-shine. Stigmas thick. 
Flowers solitary, red, small, and 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
201 M. crav’cum (Lin. spec. p. 696.) stem suffruticose, erect ; 
leaves triquetrous, much compressed, glaucous, roughish ; lobes 
of calyx ovate, cordate; stigmas yellow. h. D. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 248. D. C. pl. 
grass. t. 146. Bradl. succ. t. 37. Haw. obs. 829. misc. 83, 
syn. 264. rev. 148. Petals of a yellow sulphur colour. 
Glaucous Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1696. Sh. 14 ft. 
202 M. aurantiacum (Haw. misc. 84. syn. 264. rev. 148.) 
Stem suffruticose, erect; leaves bluntly triquetrous, somewhat 
compressed, very glaucous ; bracteas semiterete ; lobes of calyx 
oblong-ovate ; alternate stigmas purple. h.D.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. M. glaucoides, Haw. obs. p. 330. 
M. auréntium, Willd. enum. 537. Flowers of a deep orange- 
colour, smaller than those of M. glaticum. Perhaps a hybrid 
between M. atireum and M. glaticum. 
Orange-coloured-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 
1793. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
203 M. av'reum (Lin. syst. nat. ed. 10. p. 1050.) stem suf- 
fruticose, erect ; leaves cylindrically triquetrous, rather connate 
at the base, spreading, acute, full of pellucid dots, glaucous ; 
stigmas dark purple. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
ope. Curt. bot. mag. t. 262. D.C. pl. grass. t. 11. Haw. 
Obs. 333. misc. p. 84. syn. 263. rev. 148. Corollas of coppery 
golden colour, 2 inches in diameter, expanding in sunshine. 
Golden-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. Mar. Oct. Clt. 1750. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
Suspryiston VI. Teretiv’scua (a dim. of teres, cylindrical ; 
leaves nearly cylindrical). Haw. rev. 150. Subshrubs. Leaves 
distinct, rarely connate at the base, nearly terete, without any 
papule, Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5, except in one of the species, 
which vary to 7. 
§ 37. Verruculata (from verrucula, a little wart; plants be- 
Set with little warts). D. C. prod. 3. p. 438.—Perfolvosa, Haw. 
mise. 81.—Calamiférmia erécta, Salm-Dyck. obs. 22.—Sebacea, 
Haw. rev. p. 155. Stems shrubby, erect, with short branches. 
Leaves crowded, connate, cylindrical, cbtuse, mealy-glaucous, 
soft, dotless, without papule. Flowers yellow or croceous. Calyx 
5-cleft, Stigmas 5. Capsule small. 
204 M. verrucura’rum (Lin. spec. 696.) stem erect ; leaves 
much crowded, very glaucous, cylindrical, hardly triquetrous, 
I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
141 
obtuse, and a little mucronate, sebaceous, longer than the inter- 
nodes. k. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.— 
Dill. elth. 259. D.C. pl. grass. t. 36. Haw. obs. 260. mise. 
81. syn. 258. rev. 155. Flowers small, yellow, subumbellate, 
expanding in the evening. The stigmas are said to be 5, but 
Dillenius has seen them varying from 5-7. 
Warted Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1731. Sh. 14 ft. 
§ 88. Crocea (from croceus, like saffron; colour of flowers). 
Haw. in phil. mag. aug. 1826. p. 128. Sub-shrubs with secund 
branches. Leaves thick, of a bluish glaucous colour, semi-terete 
at the base, obsoletely triquetrous at the apex. Flowers terminal, 
solitary, small, or middle-sized, scentless, at first yellow, but as 
they become older change to a copper-colour. Peduncles succulent. 
Calyx succulent, unequal. 
205 M. tu'reum (Haw. in phil. mag. aug. 1826. p. 128.) 
leaves obtuse ; flowers small; stem branched, erect, stiff, with 
the nodes tumid, and throwing out roots. h. D. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. This species comes very near M. 
créceum, var. y, fldvo-croceum, but is taller, more slender, and 
more branched, and the leaves and flowers are much smaller. 
Corolla pale yellow, but becoming of a deeper colour as they 
fade. 
Yellow-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
206 -M. tute‘otum (Haw. l. c. p. 129.) leaves crowded, acute 
at the apex, and a little recurved ; branches slender and dense ; 
flowers small. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
M. le‘ve, Thunb, prod. ? Flowers yellow, and more numerous 
than those of the last species. It differs from the last in the 
leaves and in the more dwarf stature. 
Small-yellow Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju.Jul. Clt. 1820. Sh. ft. 
207 M. croceum (Jacq. fragm. t. 11. f. 2.) stem erect ; leaves 
crowded, semi-cylindrical, mealy, glaucous, bluntish, shorter 
than the internodes, somewhat sebaceous; lobes of calyx some- 
what unequal. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Haw. rev. 156. Leaves evidently connate. Petals obtuse, 
copper-coloured. : 
Var. B, purptreo-criceum (Haw. obs. 257. mise. 81. syn. 259. 
rev. 155.) flowers copper-coloured, purple on the outside. M. 
insititium, Willd. enum. 536. Hardly distinct from the species, 
_ and ought probably to be joined with it, according to Salm-Dyck. 
in litt. 
Var. y, flavo-criceum (Haw. rev. 155.) flowers yellow on both 
sides, but as they fade become copper coloured. 
Copper-coloured-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 
1780. Shrub 1 foot. 
§ 39. Tenuiflora (from tenuis, slender, and flos, a flower ; 
slender flowers). Salm-Dyck, obs. 24. Haw. rev.—Fre- 
quentiflora, Haw. syn. 263. exclusive of the species. Stems 
shrubby ; branches slender, effuse. Leaves opposite, distinct, 
nearly terete, rather triquetrous or somewhat compressed, without 
papulæ. Flowers solitary, pedunculate, expanding in the morn- 
ing, yellow or scarlet. This section is nearly allied to Aúrea. 
208 M. coccíneum (Haw. obs. 247. misc. 85. syn. 265. rev. 
150.) stem shrubby, erect; leaves teretely triquetrous, rather 
compressed, obtuse, glaucescent ; peduncles smooth at the base ; 
lobes of calyx bluntish, nearly equal. k. D. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. D. C. pl. grass. t. 83. Lodd. bot. 
cab. t. 1033. Curt. bot. mag. 59. M. bicolòrum mìnus, Haw. 
obs. 246. M. bicolorum coccineum, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1059. 
Leaves shorter than in the following species. Petals scarlet on 
both surfaces. There are 2 varieties of this plant, the one with 
tuse leaves and the other with acute leaves. 
e ri Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1696. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
