Tab. 5521. 

 MARIANTHUS Drummondianus. 



Dntmmond's Marianthus. 



Nat. Ord. Pittosporeje.— Pentandria Monogynia. 



Gen. Char. Sepala distincta. Petala basi v. rarius ultra medium erecto-sub- 

 conniventia, superne patentia. Filamenta filiformia, v. basi v. medio dilatata ; 

 anthera ssepius oblongag, birimosa3. Ovarium sessile v. breviter stipitatum, 

 perfecte 2- rarissime 3-loculare; stylus filiformis. Capsula ovoidea v. oblonga, 

 leviter compressa v. subinflata, membranacea v. tenuiter coriacea, loculicide et 

 interdum septicide debiscens. Semina obovoidea v. reniformi-globosa, laevia y. 

 muricata.— Suffrutices, ramis procumbentibus Jlexuosis v. sapius volubilibus. Folia 

 integra, serrala, inferioribus rarius lobatis v. dissectis. Flores carulei albi v. 

 rubescentes, in paniculas corymbosas terminales sapius compactas nunc itmbelli- 

 formes disposili v. rarius solitarii. Corolla sape leviter obliqua. Benth. et Hook. 



Marianthus Drummondianus; volubilis, gracilis, ramis junioribus folnsque pilis 

 longis patentibus mollibus subferrugineis obsitis, rarius glabris, fohis obo- 

 vatis oblongo-lanceolatisve acutis v. apice recurvis unciahbus (et ultra) den- 

 tatis subintegerrimisque, sessilibus vel in petiolum brevem brevipetiolatis, 

 infimis subpinnatifidis, pedunculis terminalibus 1-3 nhformibus hirsutis 

 i-1 unciam longis, sepalis lanceolato-subulatis hirsutis, petabs semiunciam 

 (ad unciam) longis dimidio superiore patentibus, ovano stipitato glabro 

 3-5-ovulato in singulo loculo, capsula ovoidea valde turgida semiunciam 

 longa, seminibus parvis globosis glabris. Benth. 



Marianthus Drummondianus. Benth. II. Justr. v. l.p. 119. 



Oncospermum Drummondianum. Piitterl. in PL Preiss. v. l.p. 194. 



Marianthus of Huegel is a genus now, according to Mr. 

 Bentham, including fourteen species, of which all, except two 

 {M. procumbens of New South Wales and M. bignomacem ■from 

 Victoria and South Australia), are natives of Western Australia 

 and chiefly from the Swan River settlement. The blue-flowered 

 species are excessively pretty, as may be seen by our present 

 figure, and by that of a nearly-allied species given at our lab 

 3893, Marianthus caruleo-punctatus. The M. Brummondianus^ 

 a more slender and graceful twiner than that, while the Howen 



July 1st, 18fi: 



