810 ERICACEA. IX. EURYSTEGIA. 
corolla 14 line long, with a turbinate, rather 4-angled limb; 
spurs of anthers large, orbicular. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Leaves broad, imbricated in the straight order. 
Tile-leaved Large-calyxed Heath. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 
9 E. cory’patis; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate-cuneated ; 
flowers terminal ; corolla 2 lines long, having the limb entire at 
the base; anthers inclosed, winged on the back. h.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica corydalis, Sal. in Lin. 
trans. 6. p. 334, 
Helmet-anthered Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. Feb. May. Clt.? 
Shrub. 
10 E,? pannosa ; leaves 3-5 in a whorl, a little reduplicate ; 
flowers terminal ; corolla 2 lines long, woolly; filaments broad, 
with short spurs ; style exserted. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Erica pannòsa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 339. 
— This plant is very like Lriodésmia capitata, but differs in the 
leaves being 8-5 in a whorl, and greatly in the anthers. 
Cloth-flowered Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. Feb. June. Cit. ? 
Shrub. 
11 E.? LACHNÆFÒLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, imbri- 
cated, downy; flowers terminal, subcapitate; bracteas imbri- 
cated, approximating the calyx ; anthers crested ; corolla ovate, 
rather longer than the calyx. h.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica lachnezefolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 335. 
Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 887. E. lachnee“a, Andr. heath. 3. t. 2. 
Flowers white. 
Lachnea-leaved Large-calyxed Heath. 
1793. Shrub 1 foot. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 
X. LOPHA’NDRA (from Aogoc, lophos, a crest, and avno 
avépoc, aner andros, a male ; in reference to the cells of the an- 
thers being crested). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154. 
—Erica species of authors. 
Liv. syst. Octdndria Monogiynia. Calyx 4-parted, fur- 
nished with 4 bracteas at the base; segments roundish, sca- 
rious, ventricose on the outside. Corolla campanulate, 4-lobed. 
Stamens inclosed ; filaments dilated, flat; anthers bifid; cells 
of anthers beaked at the apex, opening by an oblong foramen in 
the middle: with the sides winged, crested, and crenulated. 
Stigma truncate. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded.—Erect, much 
branched shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves 
spreading, short, obtuse, glaucous. Flowers terminal, usually 
by threes, rose-coloured. 
1 L. cv'sica (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 
leaves 4 in a whorl, semicylindrical ; bracteas remote from the 
calyx, which is coloured; calycine segments serrulated. h.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica cúbica, Andr. heath. 
Fl. May, July. Clt. 
1. t. 27. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 397. Erica cibica major, 
Hortul. Erica hottonizeflora, Sal. in. Lin. trans. 4. p; 331. 
Calyx and corolla purplish-red.—The flowers are at first- dis- 
posed in a terminal fascicle, but when the terminal branches 
grow, they in consequence appear axillary and verticillate. 
Var. B, minor (Andr. heath. 2. t. 49). This is probably a 
distinct speeies. 
Cube-flowered Lophandra. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
2 L. BLA'NDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers terminal, glo- 
merate ; corolla 14 line long, having the limb one half longer 
than the tube, with semi-orbicular segments; stigma broad; 
cells of anthers drawn out into a crest beyond the foramen. p. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica blanda, Sal. in 
Lin. trans. 6. p. 331. Erica cornita, Roxb. mss. Flowers 
pale red. 
Blush-flowered Lophandra. Shrub. 
3 L.? SERIPHIIFÒLIA į; leaves 5 in a whorl; calycine seg- 
ments minutely ciliated ; corolla 14 line long, having the limb 
Fl. April. Sept. Clt. 1790. 
X. Lornanpra. XI. Lamprotis. 
G 
Erica seriphiifolia, Sal. in 
entire at the base, obtuse; anthers inclosed, mutic. h. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Lin. trans. 6. p. 331. Erica cúbica, Thunb. diss. no. 46. but 
not of Andr. Flowers reddish-purple, axillary. 
Seriphium-leaved Laphandra. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Hrica, p. 800. 
XI. LAMPRO'TIS (from Aaprporne, lamprotes, splendour ; 
in reference to the shining calyx). D. Don, in edinb. phil. 
journ. 17. p. 154.—Erica species of authors. 
Lin. syst. Octdndria Monogy'nia. Calyx large, 4-parted, 
glumaceous, coloured, bibracteate at the base. Corolla urceo- 
late, with a 4-lobed limb. Stamens inclosed; filaments capil- 
lary; cells of anthers short, dehiscing lengthwise, mutie or 
crested at the base. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4-celled, many- 
seeded. Seeds round, scrobiculate—Small, much branched 
shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves opposite, 
or 3 in a whorl, terminal, subulate, glabrous, always adpressed 
to the branches. Flowers numerous, terminal. 
* Leaves 8 in a whorl. 
1 L. catycr'na (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, im- 
bricate, downy; flowers in terminal fascicles, drooping ; calyx 
spreading, coloured; anthers crested. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erica calycina, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 507. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 594. Erica calycina major, Andr. heath. 3. t. 
14. Erica gnidiæfòlia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 336. Thunb. 
diss. no. 78. Erica vespertina, Lin. suppl. 221. Corolla 2 lines 
long, red, ovate, ventricose. Calycine segments obcuneated. 
Bracteas coloured. 
Var. B, minor (Andr. heath. 3. t. 15.) smaller. 
Large-calyxed Lamprotis. Fl. June, Sept. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
2 L. coRIFÒLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, imbricate ; flowers 
in terminal fascicles; calyx spreading, about equal to the corolla 
in length; corolla 14 line long, with acute segments; 
anthers crested. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica corifdlia, Lin. diss. no. 26. Thunb. diss. no. 77. Sal. in 
Lin. trans. 6. p. 386. Bauer, icon. hort. kew. 21. Wendl. 
eric. 10. p. 11. with a figure. Erica calycina, Andr. heath. 1. 
t. 14. Erica articularis, Lin. mant. 65. Curt. bot. mag. t. 423. 
Flowers pink or red. Bracteas remote from the calyx. 
Coris-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. May, Dec. Clt. 1774. 
1 foot. 
3 L. PALLIDA; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, imbricate, glabrous, 
acute, glaucous ; flowers terminal, erect; bracteas large, loose, 
coloured; calyx exceeding the corolla, which is urceolate ; 
anthers crested. ).G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica pallida, Wendl. eric. with a figure. Flowers red. 
Pale Lamprotis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1812. Shrub. 
A4 L. ru’rewa; leaves 3 in a whorl, mucronate, with white 
margins, glabrous as well as the branches; flowers terminal ; 
bracteas remote from the calyx; calycine segments purplish, 
acute, longer than the corolla; style inclosed; anthers crested. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica targida, 
Link, enum. 2. p. 365. Flowers purple. > 
Turgid Lamprotis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1821. Shrub. 
5 L. spumdsa ; leaves 3 in a whorl, erectly spreading, gla- 
brous; flowers terminal, by threes, erect; calyx spreading; 
about equal in length to the corolla; bracteas nearly orbicular, _ 
imbricate; genitals a little exserted; anthers crested ; stigma 
narrow. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
spumdsa, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 508. Berg. pl. cap. 103. but not 
of Lodd. Erica scaridsa, Berg. pl. cap. 102. Corolla white, 
14 line long, with sublanceolate segments. 
Frothy Lamprotis. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1786. Shrub. 
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Cit. 1799. 
Shrub 
