358 



pluolatii: sfrophiolo minutissimo, cupnliformi, siibintegro, stramineo: raphe 

 dlscolore, paullo pallidiore; hilo punctiforrai. 



Scctio 11. Saccophora: petalis basi saccatis, crectis. 

 9, Rnlingia corylifolia Grahmn. 



R. foliis late ovato-cleltoi<leis subcordatis basi lobatis in- 

 aequaliter inciso-serratis supra hispidiusculis subtus hirsiito- 

 tonieiitosiSj capsulae setis brevissimis pilo stcllato termiiiatis. 



Bidingia corylifolia Graliain! in Hooker Bot. Mag. New 

 Series T. 6. tab. olS2 optime! (iion Steudel in Vol. 1 hujus 

 operis). 



Commersonia Preissii Steurlel! in Lelini. Plant. Prciss, 

 T. 1. p. 237. No, 1. 



Hab, in No\ne HoIIaiidiae ora australi- occidental!. In solo tnrfoso-arenoso um- 

 broso^ ad marginein paludis inter montes Elpliinstone et Melville, distr, Plantagenct, 

 d. 21. Octobr. 1S40. Preiss! (Herb. Preiss. ^o. 1G52!) v. s, et v. c, 



Descriptio accuratissima cl. Grahaini 1. c. ciii annexa est figina elegaii- 

 tissima, totius floiis analvsin egregie exhibens, omnia dubia sustulerunt, an 

 planta Preissiana revera hue peitineat. Nil igitur aJdidi nisi fructus descri- 



ptionem, qui tunc cL Grahamo ignotus erat. 



Capsula matura diametro 2y2-3-lineari, setis brevissimis, rigulis, obtnsis, 

 pilosis, pilo rigido, albido terminatis undique obsita, (qnare potius tnbercu- 

 lata qiiam echinata dici potest,) et pvaeterea stellulis albidis, rigidis tota 

 vestita, S-loculans, stylis 5, setaceis, basi latioribus et stellato-piloiis, sensini 

 attenuates et supra mediuin glabris, recurvatis, lineam longis, setas ranito 

 superantibus, et stigmate capitato terminatis, coronata, Peynearpii}^^^', 

 brana iit in omnibus congeneribus duplex. Locnii intus glabri, non nisi basi 

 cobaerentes, supra medium demum revera liberi, Semina fere inntiira "| 

 quovis loculo plerumque 2, collateralia, ad basin axis centralis dissepuuent 



affixa, oblonga, utrinque obtusa, brunnea, rugulosa, nitidula, lineam long-i, 

 basi strophiolata, et fiiniculo umbiUrali planinsculo, concolore, ultra stro- 

 pliiolum sito, diu persistente hinc aucta; sirophiolo rupulifornii, subintegro. 

 mlnimo, stramineo; raphe concolore. 



Obs 1. Filamenta fertilia hujus speciei uiulto longiora sunt qH'^'^ 

 congenerum, longltudinem antheraruni plus duplo snporantia. 



Obs 2. Sifili jam in alabastro manifeste dlstincti, arete quideni accum- 

 bentes, non nisi summo apice stigmatlbus cohaerent, quam observationem u 

 icone allata, sub fig, 8 egregie illnstratam reperimus. 



Obs. 3. Serael in loculo unlco semina i, bina ulrinque superposita, 

 collateralia observavi, quare suspicor, ovula Interdum plus quam duo, <1"^ 

 «'!. Graham L c. ohservavit, in ovarii locufis octurrere. 



COMMERSONIA Forst. Churact. gen. (ITI6) 



pag. 43. Gay 1. c. pag. 205 sqq. Eiidl. gen. 



No. 5329. Meisn. gen. pag. 32. (26) 



i- Commersonia ^andiehandii Crn^. 



C. foliis ovato-ellipticis basi valde iuaequalibus apico ou 

 tusissimis luargine inaequaliter creiiati., crispis supra stellato 



