170 CXLTV. PROTEACEJE. [Proteece. 



terminali v. obliquo; ovuhim 1, lateraliter affixum v. ascendens, plus minus amphi- 

 tropnm. Nux dense barbata, stylo persistente glabro candata. — Frutices v. arbusciilro. 

 Folia alterna v. sparsa, coriacea, rigida, integerrima. Flores sub quaque bractea sessiles, 

 solitarii, dense capitati, capitnlis sfepins magnis globosis v. rarins oblongis strobili- 

 formibus, receptaculo crasso piano v. convexo. Sqnamre involucrantes numerosre, 

 imbricatrej coriaceoe, v. interiores interdum elongata3 mcmbranacejB nigricantes v. coloratie. 



Species ad 60, fere omncs Afric^e australis extratropiese incohe, 1 v. 2 in Africa tropica usque ad 

 Abyssiniam extenste. Mcissn. in DC. Prod. xiy. 230. Sui. Exot. Bot. t. 44, 81. Bonpl. Jard. 

 Nairn, t. 59. Trattht. Thcs. Bot. i!. 11, 12. Link, Kl, et Oiio, Ic. PL Rar. t. 22. Grant in Trans. 

 Lhm. Soc. xxix. t. 92. Bot. Mag. t. 346, 649, 674, 698, 770, 933, 1183, 1713, 1717, 2065, 2439, 

 2447. Bot.Beg, t. 20, 47, 208, 351, 569. Andr. Bot. Eep. t. 103, 110, 132, 133, 144, 270, 277, 288, 

 289, 301, 409, 437, 438, 442, 453, 469, 600, 526, 532, 543, 577, 582, 646. 



4. Iieucospermum, R. Br. in Trans. Linn. Soc. x. 05. (Leucadondi-on, Salish. Parad. 

 Load, suh t. 67, et in Knight, Prot. 52. Diastella, Salish. in Knight Prot. 61.)— Flores 

 hermaphroditi, irregulares. Perianthium lineare, incurvuni, basi parum latins, limbo 

 oblongo, segmento postico angnsto per anthesin a basi solnto, 3 inferioribus basi connatis 

 laminis liberis recurvis. Anther.-B in laminis subsessilos, oblonga:^ v. ovatte, connectivo 

 brevissime producto apicnlatje. Squamidcc liypogynse 4, lineares. Ovarium subsessile, 

 parce pilosnm ; styli apex ovato-conicus v. linearis, ssepe angnlatus v. sulcatus, stigmata 

 parvo terminali v. obliquo ; ovuJum 1, lateraliter medinm versus v. prope basin affixum, 

 l^lus minus amphitropum. Fructus siccns, ovoidens v. globosns, periantliio styloque 

 deciduis ssepius midns, epicarpio membranaceo, endocarpio crust aceo.— Frutices v. 

 arbu.scnlos. Folia altcma, spepius crebra, coriacea, integerrima v. apicem versus pauci- 

 dentata. Flores sub quaque bractea solitarii, sessHes, majusculi v. mediocres, capitati, 

 capitulis terminalibus dense globosis v. rarius oblongis, receptaculo piano v. longinscule 

 eleyato. Eractepe exteriores vacure, squamiformes, imbricatsB, post antliesin decidu^ 

 V. in fructu persistentes strobilinas, interiores inter flores angustre. Perianthia s^pius 

 villosa. 



Species ad 24, Africse australis incolse. Mczusji. in DC. Prod. xiv. 253. Ai^dr. Bot. Bcp. t. 17, 

 294 (Protea). Traitin. Tfics. Bot. t. 10, quibus addenda forte species Abyssinioa nou satis iiota,' 

 L. Bockctiamm, A. Rich, in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 3. xv. 369, pluribus notis ex descr. Protcce affiuior. 



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5. Paurea, Harv, in Hook. Land. Journ. vi. 373, t. 15.— Flores hermapbroditi, 

 irregulares. Perianthium linoari-clavatum v. inctu^vum, basi latius, limbo oblongo 

 obliquo, segmento postico per anthesin fere a basi soluto, 3 inferioribus fere ad apicem 

 in labium domum revolutum connatis. Antherse in limbo subsessiles, lineares, connec- 

 tivo obtuso breviter apiculatae. Squamula; hypogynoe 4, lanceolato-subulatfo, erectfe, sub 

 fructu induratie stellato-patentes. Ovarium longe denseque pilosum; stylus a basi 

 angulato- sulcatus, apico vis. incrassatus, stigmate parvo terminali; ovulum 1 medio 

 lateraliter affixum. ]N"ux compressiuscula, dense bai'bata. Semen orbiculatum.— Arbores 

 parvee v. mediocres, speciosse. Folia alterna, petiolata, integerrima, nitida, glabra 

 V. subtus tomentosa. Flores sub quaque bractea solitarii, sessiles, dense spicati, spica 

 terminali cylindracea post perianthia delapsa ovariis pilosis dense plumosa. Rhachis 

 cum receptaculis elevato-disciformibus post fructus delapsus diu persistens. Bractere 

 caducissimpe v, 0. 



Species adsunt 7, Africae australis tropicge et extratropicro et Madagascari^ iucolce. Mcissn. in DC, 

 Prod. xiv. 344. Welw. in Trans. Liim. Soc. xxvii. 63, t. 20. Flores et fructus omnino Protees a 

 qua Fattrca differt imprimis spicis clongatis cbracteatis. 



C. Serruria. Salish. Parad. Lond. suh t. 67, et in Knight, Prot. 78.— Flores hermaphro- 

 diti, subregulares. Perianthium angustum, snepius incur\'um, limbo ovoideo v. oblongo, 

 segmentis per anthesin altc solutis ima basi coh^rentibus. Antherte in laminis sub- 

 sessiles, oblongJB V. lineares, connectivo brevissime producto apiculatgev. mutic». Squamie 



