Fersooniece.] CXLIV. PROTEACE^. 175 



superne solutis. Stamina prope basin segmentorum affixa, filainentis basi liberis incurvis 

 sub antheris circa stylum cohserentibus ; antlierse libera, erectie, connectivo brevissime 

 apiculatse. Squamae hypogynje 0. Ovarium breviter stipitatum; stylus filiformis, 

 stigmate terminali capitato v. leviter dilatato ; ovula 2, pendula, orthotropa. Nux oblonga, 

 indehisccns, stepius 1-sperma.— Su&utices v. herbse perennes. Folia sparsa v. inferiora 

 opposita, dissecta, segmentis tricliotomis angustis. Flores parvi, flavescentes, tenuiter 

 spicati, sub quaque bractea solitarii, sessiles. 



Species 2, Australise orientalis extratropicse incolse. Be?ttk. Fl. Amtral. v. 377. Endl. Iconoyr, 

 t. 12. Reichh. Iconogr. Exot. i, 107. 



19. Bellendena, B. Br. in Trans. Linn. Soc. x, IGG.— Flores hermaphroditi, regulares. 

 Periantliiuni cylindraceo-clavatum, rectum, segmentis basi contractis per anthesin° solutis 

 patentibus. Stamina ad basin segmentorum subhypogyna, filamentis crectis ; antherio 

 oblongie, mutic^e. Squamce liypogynee 0. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, in stylum- 

 brevemftassum attenuatum, stigmate te^*minali ; ovula 2, pendula, orthotropa. Fructus 

 membranaceiis, plano-compressus, indeliiscens, ala angustissima cinctus, stylo in marginem 

 reflexo. Semen siepius abortu unicum, plano-compressum.— Frutex. Folia sparsa, 

 Integra v. apice dentata. Flores pai-vi, dense racomosij secus rliacliiu sparsi, racemo 

 terminali pedunculato. Bractea^ 0, 



Species 1, Tasmanica. Hctit/t. Fl. Austral, v. 378. Guilley/i, Ic. PI. Austral t. 7. 



20. Agastachys, i2. Br. in Trmis. Linn. Soc. x. 158.— Flores hermaplu'oditi, regulares. 

 Perianthium cylindraceo-clavatum, curvulum, segmentis basi contractis per anthesiu 

 solutis rccurvis. Stamina infra medium segmentorum affixa, filamentis brevibus ; anthene 

 oblong£e, connectivo breviter acuminatse. Squamte hypogynte 0. Ovariiim sessile 

 trigonum; stylus brevis, stigmate oblongo crasso obliquo sublaterali; ovulum 1, later- 

 aliter sub apice affixum, amphitropum^ descendens. Fructus (adhuc immaturus) siccus, 

 indehiscens, 3-alatus, alls 2 lateralibus latis, antica angusta. — Frutex. Folia sparsa, 

 Integra, conferta. Flores albi, spicati, sub quaque bractea solitarii, sessiles, spicis elon^^atis 

 axmaribus. 



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Species 1, Tasmanica. Senih. FL Austral, v, 379, et in Hook. Ic. PL t. 1266. Fructum pcrfecte 

 maturum non vidimus. 



21. Beauprea, Bromjn. et Oris in BnU. Soc. Bot. Fr. xviii. 243, in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 

 5, xiii. 3G5, et in Nonv. Arch. Miis. Par. vii. t. 17.— Flores hermaphroditi, regulares'. 

 Perianthium oblongo-cylindraceum, rectum, limbo vix latiore, segmentis per anthesin 

 solutis, recurvis. Stamina prope basin segmentorum afExa, filamentis planis; antlieri^ 

 oblong.ne, connectivo breviter luucronataj v. muticse. Squamse hypogynai 4, liberaj 

 breves. Ovarium sessile, postice plus minus gibbosum ; stylus elongatus, filiformis, 

 stigmate terminali; ovulum 1, semianatropum, ascendens. Drupa ellipsoidea obovata 

 V. orbicularis, basi styli prope fructus insertioncm apiculata. Semen lateraliter affixum. 

 — Frutices. Folia alterna, petiolata, indivisa v. imparipinnata. Flores parvi, spicati v. 

 subracemosi sub quaque bractea solitarii, spicis racemisve ad apices ramorum paniculatis. 



Species 5, ^ovo-Caledonicre. Geuiis Ccnarrheni valdo affiuc, differt ovuio ascendente, ovario post 

 anthesin postice tautum accreto, stylo primum terminali demum fere basilari. 



22? Dilobeia, Thou. Nov. Gen. Madiuj. 7.— Flores dioici? regidares. Periantliium 

 oblongo-cylindraceum, limbo vix latiore, segmentis demum solutis. Stamina prope basin 

 segmentorum affixa, filamentis planis ; antherfe oblongaj, connectivo breviter mucronatse. 

 Ovarium in fl. J effoituui ; stylus lineari-compressus. Fl. 5 . . . Fructus . . . — 

 Arbor. Folia alterna, petiolata, ampla, alte 2-loba, costa inter lobos in glandulam 

 producta. Flores parvi, spicati, in quaque bractea solitarii, spicis in axillis superioribus 

 ample paniculatis. ■ 



Species 1, ]\Iadagascariensis. BailL Adansonia is. 243. Ex oscmplare in herb, :yius. Par. servato 



