FICOIDEZ. I. 
solitary in the forks of the branches; calyx 4-cleft. h.D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope, and of Egypt and Arabia.— 
Dill. elth. f. 261. Bradl. suce. t. 34. D.C. pl. grass. t. 17. 
Haw. syn. 254. misc. 59. rev. 167. Petals pale yellow. Stig- 
mas 4, erect, short. 
Knee-flonered Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1727. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
§ 51. Splendéntia (from splendens, shining ; in reference to the 
leaves, which are covered with glittering papulz, which shine in 
the sun). D.C. prod. 3. p. 445.—Digitiflora and Crassulina, 
Haw. rev. 170. and 172.—Teretitscula albiflora, Salm-Dyck, 
obs, p. 23. Stems suffruticose, branched, erect. Leaves oppo- 
site, distinct, somewhat cylindrical, when young furrowed above, 
beset with papillæ more or less, which glitter in the sun. Flowers 
middle-sized, solitary, rarely by threes, white, expanding before 
meridian, Calyx generally 5-lobed, rarely 4 or 6-lobed, usually 
leaf-formed. Stigmas as many as there are calycine lobes. 
275 M. crassutr'num (D.C. prod. 3. p. 445.) stem suffruti- 
cose, erect, decumbent; branches numerous, rather effuse ; 
leaves crowded, thick, linear-lanceolate, channelled, almost with- 
out papulæ, green; flowers solitary; 3 of the segments of ca- 
lyx membranous at the base, and 2 larger than the rest. h. 
D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. crassuloides, 
Haw. rev. 170. Flowers expanding before meridian; petals 4 
lines long, white, but at length becoming pale rose-coloured. 
Stigmas 5, which after fecundation are very conspicuous above 
the anthers. 
Crassula-like Fig-marigold. F). July, Aug. Clt. 1819. Sh. 
decumbent. 
_ 276 M. iwcémprum (Haw. suppl. 96. rev. 171.) stem suffru- 
ticose, branched, bushy ; leaves crowded, rather papulose, erectly 
imbricating, semi-terete, firm, almost subulate; flowers by 
threes ; peduncles clavate; lobes of calyx finger-shaped, acute. 
k. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Plant half a 
foot high, pale green. Corolla snow white. Stigmas 5, ramen- 
taceous, equal in length to the anthers. 
Undecked Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. Sh. 3 ft. 
277 M. srLe'Noens (Lin. spec. 689.) stem-shrubby, erect, 
much branched; leaves distinct, crowded, semi-terete, obtuse, 
Spreading, somewhat recurved, dotless, rather papulose ; flowers 
solitary ; lobes of calyx finger-shaped. h.D. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 260. D. C. pl. grass. t. 
35. Haw. obs. 209. misc. 61. syn. 257. rev. 172. Flowers 
middle-sized, white, shining. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5, thick, 
but subulate at the apex. 
Shining Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1716. Sh. 1} ft. 
278 M. surca`rum (Haw. rev. p. 173.) stem shrubby, erect ; 
leaves crowded, linear-subulate, semi-terete, channelled, pale- 
green, adult ones expanded, semi-terete; lobes of calyx leaf- 
ormed, acute. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
lowers white, Stigmas 5, erect, not exceeding the stamens. 
erhaps only a variety of M. spléndens. 
Furrowed Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1819. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet, 
279 M. acumina rum (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. vol. 64. p- 
426.) stem and branches erect; leaves crowded, semi-terete, 
acuminated, green ; lobes of calyx 5, 2 of which are much more 
Prolonged than the other 3. h. D.G. Native of the Cape of 
ood Hope. Allied to M. sulcàtum, but differs from all the 
Species of this section in the lobes of the calyx being very un- 
equal. Corolla white, expanding before meridian. 
Acuminated-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1820. 
rub 1 to 2 feet. 
280 M. arsicav’te (Haw. in phil. mag. Nov. 1826. p. 331.) 
stem and branches erect, slender, and whitish; leaves subulate, 
MEsEMBRYANTHEMUM. 147 
green, semi-terete, a little recurved, and mucronulated at the 
apex. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 
white. Like M. acumindtum in habit, but three times smaller. 
White-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1824, 
Shrub 1 foot. 
281 M. rrexvdsum (Haw. misc. p. 61. syn. 257. rev. 172.) 
stem suffruticose, and is, as well as the branches, flexuous, slen- 
der, and shining; leaves crowded, flexuously incurved, very 
green, semi-terete; lobes of calyx finger-shaped. h. D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, reddish on 
the outside. Stigmas 4-5. 
Flexuous-branched Fig-marigold. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1795. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
282 M. rasricia‘tum (Haw. rev. 173. but not of Thunb.) 
stems slender, erect at first, but at length becoming decumbent ; 
leaves crowded, flexuously reflexed, subulate, semi-terete, glau- 
cescent ; lobes of calyx equal, 3 of which are membranous on 
both sides. h. D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Corolla of a dirty fulvous-colour on the outside, white and paler 
on the inside. M. fastigiatum, Haw. misc. p. 60. exclusive of 
the synonyme of Bradl. 
Var. B, refléxum (Haw. rev. p. 173.) lobes of calyx-unequal ; 
stem erect. M. refléxum, Haw. misc. 60. var. a. 
Fastigiate Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1794. Sh. 1 ft. 
283 M. UMBELLIFLÒRUM (Jacq. ex Willd. enum. 534.) stem 
erect ; leaves distinct, nearly terete, papulose ; branchlets 1-flow- 
ered. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. The 
rest unknown. Perhaps only a variety of M. fastigiatum, Haw. 
or a proper species, ex Haw. rey. 174.? 
Umbel-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
284 M. toner’stytum (D.C. pl. grass. t. 147.) stem suffru- 
ticose; branches elongated; leaves opposite, distinct: when 
young linear-filiform, but at length becoming a little keeled, 
acute, and minutely papulose; peduncles 1-flowered ; calyx 5- 
cleft, with 2 or 3 of the lobes having hyaline margins ; stigmas 5, 
exceeding the stamens. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. M. pallens, Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 3. t. 279. but 
not of Ait. M. palléscens 3, Haw. rev. p. 174. Flowers white, 
or somewhat rose-coloured, half an inch in diameter. 
Var. B, purpurascens (D. C. prod. 3. p. 446.) flowers pur- 
plish. M. palléscens a, Haw. rev. 174. M. refléxum ĝ, Haw. 
misc. 64. 
Long-styled Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
14 foot. 
Cit. 1820. 
§ 52 Júncea (from junceus, like a bull-rush, slender ; stems), 
Haw. rev. p. 175.—Articulata, Salm-Dyck, obs. p. 24. Stems 
suffruticose or herbaceous, rather erect ; branches slender, green. 
Leaves opposite, distinct, small, linear-subulate, slender, deciduous 
when dry, whence the stems appear to be articulated from the 
cicatrices of the fallen leaves. Flowers small, pedunculate, white 
or reddish. Calyx 4-cleft. Stigmas 4. 
285 M. su’nceum (Haw. misc. 175. syn. 255. rev. 59.) stem 
shrubby, much branched ; branches articulated, filiform; leaves 
subulate, semi-terete, acute, remote; flowers terminal, dichoto- 
mous ; lobes of calyx 4, very unequal. h.D.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Corolla small ; petals reddish, but whitish 
at the base. Stigmas 4, erect, a little longer than the filaments. 
M. aphyllum, Hortul. M, articulatum, Thunb. fl. cap. 415.? 
Rushy Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1800. Sh. 1 ft. 
286 M. cranuticav'Le (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. vol. 64. p. 
424.) stem very slender, suffruticose; branches terete, dotted 
from numerous grains; leaves very narrow, obtuse, glaucescent, 
semi-terete, longer than the internodes, k.D. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown, 
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