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Dryandra floribunda. Many-flowered 

 Dryandra. 



Qafs and Order. 

 Tetrandria Monogynia. 



Generic Characler. 



Cor. l-petala. Stam. apicibus concavis corollas; immerfa. 

 Squamul<e hypogynse 4. Folliculus ligneus, 2-locuIaris : loculis 

 i-fpermis : diflepimento libero, bifido. Recept. commune planum, 

 involucro imbricato. Brown. 



Specific Chamber and Synonyms* 



DRYANDRA floribunda; foliis cuneiformibus incifo-dentatis 

 fpinulofis feflilibus, ramis pilofis. 



DRYANDRA floribunda ; foliis cuneiformibus incifo-ferratis, 

 involucri bracleis ftriatis : exterioribus glabriufculis, pe- 

 rianthis laminis glabris, ftigmate fubclavato obtufo. Broun 

 Prod. Nov. Holl. p. 397. Linn. Tranf. v. 10. p. 212. 



DRYANDRA floribunda; foliis cuneiformibus incifo-ferratis, 

 involucri brafteis ftriatis : exterioribus glabriufculis, corol- 

 lis glabris, ftigmate fubclavato obtufo. Hort. Kew. ed. alt* 

 v. 1. p. 219. 



JOSEPHI A fifth's. Knight et Salijb. Trot. 1 10. 



Tbe name of floribunda* given by Mr. Brown to this fpecies, 

 may allude to the number of flowers which appear at the fame 

 time from the extremities of numerous branches, for no more 

 than one are produced from the fame point, nor are the florets in 

 each flower, equal in number or fplendour to that of many other 

 fpecies j or to its continuing to flower for h long a period. 



Mr. Brown follows Jussieu in confidering the proteace* as 

 having no corolla* defignating the partfo called by Linnaeus, by 

 the term of calyx* in his firft publication, changed in his Pro- 

 dronius to that of perianthium. In compofing the Honus 



Kewenfis, 



