Leptospermee.] LXVH. MYRTACEJE. i 705 
22. wtelaleuca, Linn. Mant, 14.—Calycis tubus campanulatus v. urceolatus, basi ovario 
adnatus, parte libera sequali v. contracta rarius sublatiore; limbi segmenta 5, herbacea v, 
plus minus scariosa, decidua v. persistentia, nunc irregulariter connata, Petala 5, patentia, 
decidua. Stamina oo, in phalanges 5 petalis oppositas plus minus connata, filamentis 
apice v. fere a basi liberis filiformibus; antherw versatiles, loculis parallelis longitudinaliter 
dehiscentibus. Ovarium subinferum v. semisuperum, calycis tubo inclusum, vertice vil- 
loso convexum, cirea stylum plus minus impressum ; stylus filiformis, stigmate parvo v. 
rarius capitato ; ovula in loculis oo, nune numerosissima placentam peltatam obtegentia, 
nune pauciora in placenta subbasilari peltata v. 2-fida erecta. Capsula calyce persistente 
inclusa, ejus limbo parteque libera persistente coronata, v. rarius calycis tubi parte adnata 
sola persistente cireumdato, vertice loculieide dehiscens. ^ Semina perfecta cuneata, an- 
gusta v.lata, testa tenui; embryo rectus, cotyledonibus angustis plano-convexis v. latiori- 
bus sspe plieatis et sibi invicem amplectentibus radieula longioribus.—Frutices arboresve. 
Folia sparsa v. rarius opposita, rigida, parva v. angusta, enervia v. l—3-nervia, rarius 
majora et 3—2o-nervia. Flores arcte sessiles, ad axillas braetearum v. foliorum floralium 
solitarii, nune sparsi, nune sepius in capitula globosa v. spicas oblongas dense conferti, 
Spieis primum terminalibus, mox ramo excurrente sspe iufraterminalibus. — Bractese 
sepius caducissims. In pluribus speciebus flores polygami, spicis masculis magis globosis, 
hermaphroditis oblongis cylindricisve. 
Species ad 100, omnes Australienses, quarum una etiam per Asiam tropicam imprimis Arch'pe- 
lagum Indicum late dispersa.  Ben!h. Fl Austral, ii. ined. —Brongn. et Gris in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. 
8.11. 139.  Gerín. Fruct. t. 35. Cav. Ic. t. 334 ad. 336 ( Metrosideros). Sim. Exot. Bot. t. 84 ad 
86, 55,56. Vent. Jard. Maul. t. 4, 47, 76, 112; Jard. Cels. £. 10. Bonpl. Pl. Malm. t. 8.  Labill, 
PI. Nov. Holl. t. 165 ad. 169, 171 ad 173. Sweet, Fl. Austral. t. 10. - Field, et Gardn. Sert. Pl. 
i. 14. Bot. Mag. t. 1860, 1935, 2268, 3210. Bot, Reg. t£. 103, 410, 477.  Heichb. Ic. Exot, t. 31, 
82, 112, 113. £. Muell. Fragm. ii. t. 16. 
Species perpauez staminibus brevissime tantum connatis Callis/emoni accedunt, ezeterum genus 
staminibus facillime dignoscitur, nec limitibus certis in sectiones dividendum, sed species potius in 
series ad inflorescentiam distinctas ordinandze. 
GruNaaaTHIS, Schau. in. Linnea, xvii 243, genus ad M. teretifoliam propositum, a — 
pluribus aliis charactere nullo differt. 
ASTEROMYRTUS, Schau. in Linnea, xvii. 242, species 3 includit Australie tropicz quibus ealycis 
tubi pars libera eum limbo eireumseisse decidua est, character levioris momenti eum nullo alio 
consociatus, : 
23. Conothamnus, L/ndl. Swan Riv. App. 9.—Oalycis tubus late campanulatus, basi 
ovario adnatus, parte libera latiore; limbi segmenta 5, lata, margine scariosa. Petala 5, 
patentia v. 0. Stamina oo, in phalanges 5 petalis oppositas v. cum calycis lobis alternantes 
connata v. approximata, filamentis superne v. a basi liberis filiformibus; antherz versa- 
tiles, loculis parallelis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium semisuperum, calycis tubo 
inclusum, vertice villoso convexum, medio cirea stylum impressum, 3-loculare; stylus fili- 
formis, stigmate parvo; ovula in loculis solitaria, obovoidea erecta v. subpeltata. Cap- 
sula calycis tubo persistente inclusa, vertice loculicide dehiscens. Semina in loculis soli- 
taria, erecta; embryo , . .—Frutices plus minus pubescentes, villosi, rigidi. Folia opposita, 
parva, integerrima, 1—-3-nervia, Flores arcte sessiles, ad axillas bractearum solitarii, in 
capitula globosa terminalia v. ramo excurrente demum  infraterminalia dense conferti. 
Bractece parvze, caducissim:e. 
Species 2, Australi: occidentalis incole. Benth. FI. Austral. iii. ined.— Habitus et stamina 
Melaleuce, ovario Beaufortie affiniores. 
24. Beaufortia, A. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. iv. 418.—Calycis tubus ovoideus v. 
campanulatus, basi ovario adnatus, parte libera squali v. contracta rarius latiore ; limbi 
segmenta 5, herbacea v. margine scariosa, decidua v. subpersistentia. Petala 5, patentia, 
decidua. Stamina oo, in phalanges 5 petalis oppositas breviter v. alte coalita, filamentis 
apice liberis; anthers  minimse, erectze, loculis parallelis vertice 2-valvibus, valva exteriore 
cujusve loculi ssepius majore et decidua. Ovarium inferum v. semisuperum, "s villoso 
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