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malis. — Fniticuhts ramis virgatis albicantib\;s. Folia sessilia, parvula, lineari-lanceolata/ 

 rigidula, integerrimaj siiperiora gradatim in bracteaa abeuntia. Flores parvulij in 



ax.illis foliorum floraliiim sen bractearum sessiles, solitarii, in spicam tcrminalem inter- 

 niptam basi foliatam dispositi. BracteoUx; lineares, rigid;!?, calycis segmentis similes nisi 

 breviorea. 



Species 1, S, virgata, Harv., Californi;e incola. Coulter, n. 603. 



Genus characteribus pliiribus Sienandrio affiuo, babitu divorsisbiiiio ad Anisacanthitni accExienflp 



diytingiiitur etiam corolltc ct capsubt fornuu 



G2, Braufcbemum, XiHH. Gtn. n. 23. — Calyx alte5-fidu3sub-5-partituSj segmentis brevi- 

 bua angustis subiuqualibus, Corolbu tiibu3 elongatus, tenuiter cylindraceiiSj usque ad 

 apicem iequalisv. rarius in faucem breveni ami^liatus ; limbus patens, 5-partitus, lobis planis 

 imbricatis fequalibus v. 2 posticis interioribua angustioribus minoribu-sve, antico extirao. 

 Stamina 2, antica, sub fauce aftixa, filamcntis brevibus ; autberrc sajpius scmiexsertce, 

 ovatre V, oblongje, 2-loculareSj loculis ffiqualibns parallelis connectivo latinsculo discretis 

 miiticis v. basi brevitcr mucronatis ; staminodia siepius 2, parva, clavata. Discus annu-[ 

 laris V, breviter cupulatus. Stylus filiformisj apice acutus v, minute 2-lobus ; ovula 

 iii'quoque loculu 2, Capsula oblongaj basi in stipiteni longum contracta. Semina 

 4 V, abortu pauciora^ plano-compressa, orbiculata v, subquadrata, foveolato-rugosa V. 

 lievia, retinaculis acutis f ulta ; embryo normalis, — Frutices sufFniticesve glabri. Folia 

 intogcrrima v- rarius grosse dentata. Florcs albi rosei nibri v. lilacinij nunc ad axillaa 

 bracteanmi oppositarum subsessiles solitarii v. terni, in spicas temiinales densas v. inter- 

 ruptas simpHces v, ramosas dispoaiti, nunc ad apicem pedunculi axiliares, subtemi, 

 pedicellati. Bracteaj et bracteobu angusta}, parvse. 



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Species notaa fere 30, Africa; tropica et australis. Indite orientalis, Archipclagi Malayani, Aus- 

 tralia, ins. maris Pacifici et Americse tropica incolte. Nees in DC. Prod, xi, 445 {cxdusis Grandi- 

 bracfeatis), ct in Mart FL Bras, ix, t. 29, Walp. Ami. iii. 226, v. 664. 7\ Anders, in Joxmu 

 turn. Soc. \\l 51, ix, 523. Miq. FL Iiul Bat ii. 834, Wall PL As. Ear. i.,21 et U 92. Andr. 

 BoL Kep. t, 643. Bot. Mag. t. 1423, 4225, 5405, 54G7, 5711, 5771, 5921, 5957. BoL Reg. t. 879, 

 1494- Brgel, Gartcnfl. t. 174, 535, 536. (leoiies nonmdl^ snb Jnsiicin), 



In E. lasrifloro, A. Gr., Seem, Fl. A'^it. t. 42, corolla fauce breviter ampliata ei AsystasiiS acccdit, 

 sed stamina perfecta 2 tautum. 



Species 2 adsimt NoTO-Caledoniese E. ivhcrculato affines, foliia minimis ovatis orbiculatieve et 

 floribus Anthacanthi, tubo corollae mitlto broviore qii:im in cFeteris EranfJmnis, et limbo sub-2' 

 labiatim patente, et staminnm posticorum rudinientis omnino nullis. In una (Viellard, n, 69 ; De- 

 planehe, n. 62; Pancher, n. 260) pcdicelli ad iiodos more Aathacanthi 1-3-flori, calycis bcgm^jntis 

 louge sctacois, in altera (Dcplanche, n, 352} pcduneidi cymoso-2-3-flori calycis segmentis multo 

 ' breTioribus- Sectionem {Micreranthmnum) EranfJtemi potiiis quam genus proprium constituunt. 



Sectio Sij>honcra}itheimcm, O^rst, in Videntsk, MeddcL Nat For. Kjobonh, 1854, 166, ad specimen 

 unicum maucnm in Mexico a Laebmanio ledum confccta, floribus axillaribna fasciculatis, nobifl 

 ignota est, Inflorescentiam asillarom in genero nunqiiam vidimus. 



03- Anthacanthus, NeesinJJC, Prod. xi. 460, — Calyx parvus, ad medium v. altiufl 

 O'fidus, lobis acutis siibteciualibus, Corollfe tubus cylindraceuSj rectus v. incurvns, 

 supcme parum ampliatns ; limbus patens, lobis 5 planis pamm infequalibus imbricatis^ 2 

 posticis interioribus vix minoribus, antico extinio- Stamina perfecta 2, antica, fauci 

 affixa corolla breviora, filamcntis brcTissimis ; antlierre oblongie, 24oculares, loculis 

 parallelis muticis subrequalibus v, alteio vix minore v. paullo altius affixo ; staminodia 2, 

 postica, nimc minima clavata, nunc majora filiformia antberas cassas ferentia. Discus 

 annularis. Stylus filiformis, apice obtusus, vix 2-lobus ; uvula in quoque loculo 

 2, Capyula oblonga, basi in stipiteni longum contracta, Semina 4 v. abortu pauciora, 

 suborbiculata, plano-compressa, tuberculata, retinaculis a<:utis fulta. — Fruticuli glabri, 

 spinis axillaribus oppositis acicularibus rectis v. rucurvia armati. Folia parva nunc 

 minima, cuneata obovata v. urbicidata, coriacea, integenima, ad axillae srape faacicoilata. 



