150 FICOIDE#. 
Expanded Fig-marigold. C TZOS NPI: 
4 foot. 
314 M. va‘rtans (Haw. mise. p. 51. syn. 249. rev. 168.) 
branches prostrate ; leaves opposite, lanceolate, acuminated, 
keeled, hence they are bluntly triquetrous and channelled; pe- 
duncles very thick. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope.—Petiv. gaz. t. 78. t. 10. The whole plant is beset with 
papule. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Corolla white on the outside and 
yellow on the inside; but according to Haworth it is whitish, 
and according to Petiver yellowish. Stigmas 5, short. 
Varying Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Oct. Clt.1706. Sh. pr. 
315 M. torrudsum (Lin. spec. 697.) stems divaricate, pro- 
cumbent, twisted : leaves flattish, oblong-ovate, rather papulose, 
crowded, connate; lobes of calyx 5, very unequal, 2 of which 
are hardly evident. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 222. M. tortudsum, Haw. obs. 196. 
misc. 51. syn. 250. rev. 168. M. aridum, Meench. Flowers 
pale yellow. 
Twisted-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Oct. 
Shrub procumbent. 
316 M. conca‘vum (Haw. rev. 168.) stem procumbent; leaves 
concave, ovate-lanceolate, alternate, thick ; flowers terminal, so- 
litary. h. D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Burm. 
afr. dec. 3. t. 26. f. 1. Flowers yellowish. This is a very 
doubtful species. 
Concave-leaved Fig-marigold. Shrub pr. 
317 M. pa’tiens (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 182.) stems diffuse ; 
leaves stem-clasping, distinct, glaucous, oblong-lanceolate ; in- 
flexedly concave, bluntly keeled, beset with minute papule ; 
lobes of calyx 5, ovate-oblong. h.D.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Haw. obs. 197. misc. 52. syn. 250. rev. 168. 
M. expansum, D. C. pl. grass. t. 47. M. articulatum, Thunb. 
fl. cap. 415.? Corolla white, rather longer than the calyx (ex 
D. C.), but according to Haworth shorter than the calyx. 
Pale Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. diffuse. 
318 M. tora‘rum (Haw. rev. 168.) stems diffuse ; leaves 
lorate, canaliculately-inflexed, obtuse, very glaucous, convex 
beneath ; lobes of calyx oblong, attenuated, obtuse. h. D.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Perhaps 
only a variety of M. pallens. 
Lorate-leaved Fig-marigold. F]. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1819. Sh.4 ft. 
319 M. crassicau’LE (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 425.) 
caudex very short and thick; branches expanded; leaves 
crowded, flat, lorate, acuminated, green, glabrous, a little in- 
curved ; peduncles furnished with 4-5 bracteas ; lobes of calyx 
5, one of which is smaller than the rest. h.D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pale yellow, expanding 
before meridian. Stigmas very short. 
Thick-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. May, July. 
Pl. 4 foot. : 
320 M. reraxa‘tum (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 36.) stems de- 
cumbent, terete, flexuous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, of a 
livid glaucous colour, channelled, dotted from papule, costately 
keeled ; lobes of calyx 5, foliaceous, one of which is very small, 
k. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spreng. nov. 
prov. 28. Haw. rev. 169. Flowers purple (ex Willd.), rose- 
coloured (ex Spreng.), reddish or nearly scarlet (ex Haw.). 
Relaxed Fig-marigold., Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1815. Sh. dec. 
321 M. anatomicum (Haw. misc. 50. syn. 249. rev. 169.) 
stems filiform, procumbent ; leaves opposite, lanceolate-elliptic, 
full of crystalline papulee, when dead the nerve alone remains 
permanent. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Var. B, fragile (Haw. rev. 169.) leaves large, concave, greener 
than the species. 
Var. y, emarcidum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 450.) stems erectish. 
M. emarcidum, Thunb. fi. cap. 415. Perhaps a proper species. 
Fl. July, Aug. 
Cit. 1705. 
Clt. 1815. 
I. MesrEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
Skeleton-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. 
Shrub pr. 
322 M. ova‘rum (Thunb. fl. cap. 417.) stem decumbent, rather 
angular, papulose ; leaves ovate, flat, obtuse, spreading ; flowers 
terminal. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. 
rev. 170. Flowers white. 
Ovate-leaved Fig-marigold. Shrub dec. 
323 M. uumirvu'sum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 179.) stems suffru- 
ticose, trailing ; leaves stem-clasping, spatulate, keeled, scabrous 
from conical papule ; petals very minute. h. D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla white. The rest unknown, 
Trailing Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt.1774. Sh. tr. 
§ 58. Tripdlia (tripolium is the name of the Sea Starwort, or 
Aster tripolium ; leaves resembling it). D. C. prod. 3. p. 450. 
Roots biennial. Stems herbaceous, loose. Radical leaves crowded : 
rameal ones alternate, flat, nearly destitute of papule. Flowers 
pedunculate, white. Calyx acutely pentagonal, 5-cleft. Stigmasé. 
324 M. trrpdxium (Lin. spec. 690.) stems herbaceous, loose, 
simple ; radical leaves flat, crowded, rameal ones alternate, lan- 
ceolate, dotless, almost destitute of papule ; flowers peduncu- 
late ; calyx pentagonal, 5-cleft. &.D. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 220.—Pluk. mant. 329. f. 4 
Haw. obs. 122. misc. 49. syn. 247. rev. 167. Flowers middle- 
sized, white. There is no ally to this species, according to 
Haworth. 
Aster-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Oct. Clt. 1700, Sh. } ft. 
§ 59. Helianthoidea (from Heliénthus, sunflower, and idea, 
form; flowers). D. C. prod. 3. p. 450.—Pcmerididna and 
Hymenibgyne, Han. rev. 160. and 192.. Roots annual. Stems 
herbaceous, terete, branched. Leaves lanceolate or spatulate, 
almost destitute of papule, flat, attenuated at the base, opposite, 
distinct. Peduncles axillary, very long. Flowers yellow, large, 
expanding after meridian, or in the day time. Calyx rather 
angular at the base; lobes 5, elongated. Ovarium depressed. 
Stigmas 10-20, sometimes connate. 
825 M. PomERIDIA NUM (Lin. spec. 698.) leaves broad-lan- 
ceolate, flat, smooth, ciliated, nearly distinct ; stems, peduncles, 
and calyxes hairy; petals shorter than the calyx ; stigmas 12. 
©. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lin. fil. dec. 
1. t. 13. Jacq. icon. rar. t.489. Curt. bot. mag. 540. Haws 
rev. 160. Flowers yellow. 
Var. B, glabrum (Haw. rev. p. 160.) plant more glabrous and 
naked ; upper leaves a little ciliated; petals longer than the 
calyx. ©.D.G. Andr. bot. rep. t. 57. Haw. misc. 44, but 
not of Ait. Perhaps a proper species. 
Pomeridian Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Aug. €lt. 1774. Pl. ft. 
326 M. newiantuoipes (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 198.) leaves 
flat, spatulate, smooth; peduncles very long; calyxes flat and 
angular at the base ; stigmas usually 10, connate at the base. 
©. D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. rev. 161. 
Flowers yellow. 
Sun-flower-like Fig-marigold. 
Pl. 2 foot. : 
327 M. catenpuLa‘crum (Haw. rev. 161. but not of his misc.) 
leaves linear-lanceolate, hardly spatulate, ciliated ; peduncles 
scabrous ; petals about equal in length to the lorately-lineats 
thick, ciliated, calycine lobes; ovarium sparingly pubescent. 
©. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem much 
branched. Hairs on the ovarium or tube of the calyx white 
and short. Flowers yellow. The rest unknown. s 
Pot-marigold-like Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1819. Pl. 4ft 
328 M. rra‘ccipum (Jacq. hort. vind. t. 475.) leaves lanceo- 
late, acute, flat, glabrous, quite entire; peduncles 1-flowered, 
erectish, glabrous, very long. g.D.G. Native of the Cape 
Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1774. 
\ 
| 
| 
