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alterne minores versatiles, alterne longiores basifixsee. Ovarium sessile, l-ovulatum ; 
stylus incurvus, stigmate terminali. Legumen ... .—fFrutex sericeo-villosus, ericoideus. 
Folia simplicia, integerrima, plana. Flores in capitula terminalia foliata conferti, Petala 
calyce hirsuto breviora. " 
Species 1, Afriez australis incola. — Harv. et Sond. FI. Cap. ii. 593. 
91. Coelidium, Vog. ev Walp. in Linnea, xii. 472.— Calycis angusti dentes v. lobi 
subsquales. Vexillum ovatum v. orbieulatum ; ale oblongz; carina rectiuscula, obtusa, 
alatere utrinque gibbo aucta. Stamina omnia in vaginam supra fissam connata; antherte 
alternz minores versatiles, alterne longiores basifix:e. Ovarium sessile, l-ovulatum ; 
stylus incurvus, stigmate terminali. Legumen ovatum, acutiuseulum, 2-valve, valvis 
convexis. Semen strophiolatum.— Frutices sericeo-villosi, ericoidei, J4mphihaleis simil- 
limi. Folia simplicia, integerrima, concava v. margine involuta. Flores parvuli, purpurei 
rosei v. flavi, seepius gemini, axillares v. in capitulum terminale foliatum conferti. Pedi- 
celli brevissimi, 1-bracteolati. 
Species 8, Afriez australis incole. — Zarv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii, 24. 
32, W'alpersia, Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 26.— Calycis lobi subsquilongi, 2 superiores 
latiores,  Petalorum ungues vaginz staminese basi adnatz; vexillum ovatum; alm 
oblongs ; carina subincurva, acutiuscula, a latere utrinque gibbo aucta. Stamina omnia in 
vaginam supra fissam connata; anthersz alternz minores versatiles, alternz; longiores basi- 
fixzee. Ovarium sessile, EO tun, stylo filiformi. Legumen .. . .—fFrutex ramosissimus, 
villosus. Folia simplicia, integerrima, marginibus revolutis. Flores flavi, in axillis supe- 
rioribus pedicellati. Bracteol:e sub calyce foliacese. 
Species 1, Afriez australis incola, a nobis non visa. 
99. Platylobium, Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ii. 350.—Calycis lobi 2 superiores maximi 
liberi v. connati, 3 inferiores minimi. Vexillum orbiculatum v. reniforme ; ale oblongs v. 
obovate, breviores; carina alis brevior, obovata, obtusa. Stamina omnia 3 vaginam supra 
fissam connata ; wm uniformes, versatiles. Ovarium sessile v. stipitatum, oc-ovulatum ; 
Stylus subulatus, incurvus, stigmate terminali. Legumen sessile v. stipitatum, plano-com- 
pressum, ad suturam superiorem alatum, 2-valve, intus continuum, valvis planis per de- 
hiscentiam in suturam superiorem elastice revolutis. Semina strophiolata.— Frutices, 
ramis tenuibus. Folia opposita, simplicia, integerrima v. angulato-pungentia.  Stipulwm 
parva, fuscz. Flores flavi, ad axillas solitarii. DBractete ad basin petalorum rigid, siccse, 
imbrieatz ; bracteolze sub calyce bracteis siniles. 
. Species 3, Australienses, Benth. FT. Austral. i. 152. Sm. Bot. Now. Holl. t. 6. Vent. Jard. 
Malm. t. 31, Bot. Mag. t. 469, 1508, 1520, 3258, 3259. Genus a ZDossiea nonnisi legumine differt. 
Cuxirococca, Salisb. a Smithio l. e. sub Platylobio perperam citatur, nam in Salisb. Prod. nomen 
deest. 
94. Bossicea, Vent. Jard. Cels. t. 7.—Calycis lobi 2 superiores czeteris multo latiores 
nune maximi, distincti v. in labium superius connati, 3 inferiores parvi v. minimi.  Vexil- 
lum orbiculatum v. reniforme, sepe reflexum ; ale oblongs; carina alis latior, vexillo 
brevior v. longior, obtusa. Stamina omnia in vaginam supra fissam connata; anthers 
uniformes, versatiles. Ovarium sessile v. stipitatum, oo- v. rarius 2-3-ovulatum; stylus 
-subulatus, ineurvus, stigmate terminali. Legumen sessile v. stipitatum, plano-compressum, 
suturis nerviformibus v. incrassatis nee alatis, intus continuum v. inter semina substantia 
cellulosa septatum, valvis planis per dehiscentiam omnino solutis. Semina strophiolata.— - 
Frutices v. rarius suffrutices, interdum aphylli, ramis teretibus eompressis bialatisve rarius 
-subangulatis nec suleatis. Folia alterna v. opposita, simplicia, integerrima v. dentata, v. ad 
squamas minutas reducta. Stipule parvs fusce v. 0. Flores flavi rubri v. purpureo mixti, 
ad axillas solitarii. Dractese ad basin pedicellorum imbrieatz, nune sicem rigidule, nune 
minute vix conspieus ; bracteolee in pedicello bracteis subsimiles, 
Species,34, Australienses. —Zenth. FT. Austral. ii. 154.  Bonpl. Jard. Malm. t. 52. Sweet, FI. 
Austral. 0 9, 20, 51. — Bot. Mag. t. 1144, 1235, 1493, 2491, 3895, 3986. Bot. Reg. t. 306, 1841 
L5 184339 4.63. Hook; f. Fl. Tasm. t. 16. 
