DILLENIACEZ. 
a crown; because the stamens are all inserted in the side of one 
of the pistils, not around them). Juss. ined. D. C. syst. 1. 
p. 412. prod. 1. p. 71. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Digynia. Calyx of 5, permanent 
sepals. Petals 5, obtuse or emarginate. Stamens indefinite, 
unilateral (f. 17. a.). exterior ones sterile, scale-formed. Ovaries 
2;. styles filiform. Seed girded by a membranous arillus. Al- 
bumen fleshy.—Small elegant shrubs with yellow flowers. 
§1. Oppositifolia. Sterile stamens spatulate at the top; 
petals emarginate.— Species from Madagascar. 
1 H. Commerso'nu (D. C. syst. 1. p. 413.) leaves opposite, 
oval-oblong, mucronated ; peduncles tomentose. h.S. Native 
of Madagascar. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 74. Helidnthemum 
coriàceum, var. a, Pers. ench. 2. p. 76. Calyxes woolly. 
Commerson’s Hemistemma. Shrub 1 foot. 
2H. Ause’rrn (D.C. 1. p. 413.) 
leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, 
tapering to the base, acute at the 
top; peduncles smoothish. h.S. 
Native of Madagascar. Deless. 
icon sel. 1. t.75. Heliánthemum 
coriàceum, var. 6, angustifòlium. 
Pers. ench. 2. p- 76. Calyxes 
clothed with silky down. This 
shrub is called in Madagascar Ang- 
zavidi. 
Aubert’s Hemistemma. 
1 foot. 
FIG. 17. 
Cl go 
SSS 
72 
SENS 
x 
See 
Shrub 
§2. Alternifolia. Sterile sta- 
mens linear, Petals blunt.— Spe- 
ces from New Holland. 
3 H. pearza‘rum (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p.413.) leaves alter- 
nate, obovate-oblong, tapering to the base, blunt and mucronate 
at the top, under surface white from pubescence. h.G. Native 
of Arnheim Land in New Holland. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 76. 
Whitened Hemistemma. Shrub 1 foot. 
ten H. Ba'xxsu (R. Br. in D.C. syst. 1. p. 414.) leaves al- 
surfs oblong, narrowed at the base, blunt at the top, under 
y ace tomentose. h. G. Native of New Holland at Endea- 
os River. Flowers sessile, secund. 
it Joseph Banks’s Hemistemma. Shrub 1 foot. 
altern > ANcusrird tum (R. Br. in D.C. syst. 1. p. 414.) leaves 
ative i long, linear, acute, under surface whitened. R. G. 
77 eof Arnheim Land in New Holland. Deless. icon. sel. 1. 
sears Peduncles about the length of the leaves. Flowers 
und. 
N arrow-leaved Hemistemma. Shrub 1 foot. 
oblon |, LECHENAU' Ln (D. C. syst. 1. p. 414.) leaves alternate 
ginate hering to the base, truncate at the top, somewhat emar- 
and t ial er surface whitened. h. G. Native of New Holland 
ony island of St. Francisco. Flowers small, axillary solitary, 
ery short pedicels. 
op enanli’s Hemistemma. Shrub 2 feet. 
‘pearance This 1s a genus of elegant little shrubs, with the ap- 
mixture of Helidnthemum ; they will thrive best in an equal 
under hand sand, loam, and peat, and cuttings will root readily 
tives of M -B'asses in the same kind of soil. Those species na- 
adagascar require the heat of a stove.t+ 
XI, , 
aner. a EURA NDRA (from zAevpor, pleuron, a side, and aynp, 
Side of the A. in allusion to the stamens being all inserted in one 
ower). Lab. nov. holl. 2. p. 5. t. 143 and 144. D. 
> Syst, l.p 415 rod. 
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XI. PLEURANDRA. | 73 
Lin. syst. Pent.—Hept.— Oct.—Dec.—Polydndria, Digynia. 
Calyx of 5, oval, permanent sepals. Petals 5, usually obcor- 
date. Stamens 5-20, unilateral (f. 18. c.), all fertile. Styles 
filiform. Carpels 2, membranous, 1-2-seeded. Small shrubs, 
with solitary yellow flowers seated on the tops of the branches, 
and entire leaves. Petals emarginate (f. 18. b.) This is one of 
those genera which renders the Linnean system truly ambiguous. 
It contains Pentandrous, Hexandrous, Heptandrous, Octandrous, 
Decandrous, and Polyandrous plants. 
§1. Daphnoidee (plants with the habit of Déphne) D.C. 
syst. 1. p. 415. Stamens free. Leaves oblong or obovate, rather 
large, flat, smooth. 
1 P. sracrea'ta (R. Br. in D.C, syst. 1. p. 415.) leaves 
oblong, smoothish, mucronulate ; bracteas crowded about the 
sessile flowers, which are villous on the outside; ovaries very 
hairy. h. G. Native of New Holland about Port Jackson. 
Deless. icon. sel. 1.t. 78. A beautiful shrub, with the habit of 
Daphne collina. Leaves sometimes broad, sometimes narrow. 
Stamens 12. 
Bracteated Pleurandra. Fl. May, June. Clt.1823. Sh. 2 ft. 
2 P. ni't1pa (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 416.) leaves oblong, 
smooth, mucronate; bracteas few, somewhat scariouse, smooth ; 
Ovaries tomentose. h.G. Native of New Holland about Port 
Jackson. Very like P. bracteata, but all its parts are smooth 
except the ovaries. Stamens 7-8. . 
Shining Pleurandra. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 ft. 
3 P. Crro’rum (D.C. syst. 1. p. 416.) leaves oblong, obtuse, 
narrowed at the base, and are, as well as the bracteas and calyxes, 
smooth ; ovaries smoothish. kh.G. Native of New Holland, 
in brushy situations on the King’s Table Land. Like P. bracteata. 
Flowers sessile. Stamens 12-15. 
Widon-Wale like Pleurandra. 
Shrub 2 feet. 
§ 2. Alyssoidee (plants with the habit of Alyssum) D. C. 
syst. 1. p.416. Stamens free. Leaves oblong or obovate, vel- 
vety with starry pubescence on both surfaces, or only on the under 
surface. 
4 P. sericea (R. Br. in D.C. syst. 1. p. 416.) leaves oblong, 
with revolute margins, upper surface pilose, under surface vel- 
vety ; branches hairy ; flowers sessile. h.G. Native of New 
Holland on the eastern shore at Port Philip. Deless. icon. sel. 
1.t. 79. Flowers solitary, terminal, sessile among the leaves. 
Stamens 7-8. 
Silky Pleurandra. Shrub 2 feet. 
5 P. astrotrrcna (Sieb. pl. nov. holl. ex Spreng. syst. app. 
p- 191.) leaves spatulate-linear, rough, rather hairy ; branchlets 
clothed with starry, powdery pubescence ; peduncles bractless, 
nodding ; sepals acute. h. G. Native of New Holland. 
Starry-haired Pleurandra. Shrub 2 feet. 
6 P. cinerea (R. Br. in D.C. syst. 1. p. 417.) leaves oblong, 
with revolute margins, velvety on both surfaces; branches some- 
what villous; flowers solitary on short pedicels. k. G. Native 
of a place called Memory Cove on the southern coast of New 
Holland. Stamens 7-8. 
Cinereous Pleurandra. Shrub 2 feet. 
7 P. rurrura'cea (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 417.) leaves 
oblong, flat, blunt; upper surface somewhat scabrous, under 
surface velvety-tomentose; branches velvety; flowers on pedi- 
G. Native of New Holland at King George’s Sound. 
Stamens 8-10. 
Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. 
cels. 
Pedicels an inch long, clothed with starry hairs. 
Chaffy Pleurandra. Shrub 2 feet. 
8 P. parvirtoRra (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 417.) leaves 
obovate, cuneated at the base; upper surface scabrous, under 
surface velvety, as well as branches; flowers on pedicels. h . G- 
