1128 CXXIV. SELAGINE^. 



Species fere 20, Africie australis incolse, una usque ad Abyssiniam exteusa* Chois, m DC. Prod. 

 xii. 3. GiETtn. Fruct. t. 51, Aiidr. Bot. Eep. t 252. EjidL Iconogr. t. 76, Beichb. Iconogv. Exot, 

 t 133. Bot Mag. L 483, 1970. 



PoLYCENtA, Chois. J\fem. Selag. 21» t. 2, et in DC. Prod. xii. 2, ab Hehenstretia separatur ob loculos 

 spurios vacuos in quoque eocco 2, character ralde incertus et de specie in speciem rarians. Peri- 

 carpinm sen potius endocarpium cujusque cocci nunc fiicie iiitcriore concavuni v. 3-sulcatum uuuc ad 

 utrumque latus loculi angusti seminiferi dilatatum intusque faretum t, vacuum, quare lacunse in 

 fructu remanent 1-4 situ variae. Species sub Polycenia enumerate magis inter se quam a speciebiis 

 Hehenstret'ue differunt et fructu et habitu cseterisque characteribus, 



2, 3>lscliifima, Cliois. Mem. Selag, 23, et in DC, Prod, xii, 6-^ — Calyx 2-partituSj seg- 

 mentis lateralibus linearibus v. sublanceolatia a basi solutis. CorollEc tubus tenuis, 

 antice ad medium v. altiua tiaaus, postice superne dilatatus in limbum explanatum v. 

 concavum 4:-lobum, lobis subtiequalibua v. 2 iutemiediis longioribus, quinto antico (an 

 semper?) deficiente. Stamina 4, didynama, ad n^argines fissurre tubi infra lobos affixa, 

 inclusa, filamentis brevibua ; antherse oblongfe v. lineares, perfecte l-loculares. Ovarium 

 2-loculare ; stylua integer, Fructua oblongus v- ovatus, subteres v, compreaaua, coccia 

 rariua spoute secedentibus, utroque srepius perfecto ; pericai^iium circa loculos sequaliter 

 induratuni (v. lacunosum?). Semina oblongo-cylindracea, loculos implentia. — Fruticea 

 suflFrutiees v, herbse nanii^, liabitu Hehaistretiw, Folia altema v^ inferiora opposita, 

 ssepius angusta dentata<|ue, in una specie parva lataque. Spicoe terminales, dens^e, breves 

 V, longiusculre. Bracteae imbricatre, interdum appendice foliacea laxa terminatie. 



Species ad 8, Africse australis incob?, quarum una in Australia au^^tro-occidentali inquiliiia. Jacq. 

 f.EcL t 151 {Hehenstretia), 



Genus nequaquam nisi calyce ab Hebe^hstrdia differt. 



3, Selagro, Linn, Gen, n. 769^ — Calyx breviter v, alte 5-fidus, v, lobis lateralibus per 

 paria connatis postico nano v, deficiente alte 3-2-fidus, Corolla; tubus nunc brevis 

 latiusculus V. supeme ampliatua, nunc elongatus tenuisque ; limbus subiequalis obliquua 

 V, sub-2-labiatus, lobis 2 posticis interdum brevioribus, intermedio antico cjBteris s^epe 

 longiore. Stamina 4, didynama, supra v. infra medium tubum v. sub fauce affixa, lobis 

 breviora v- paullo longiora, filamentis filiformibus ; antherae perfecto 14oculares ; atami- 

 nodium posticum parvum rarius adesl Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus apice obtusua sub- 

 clavatus v, minute 2-fidus, Fructua oblongus ovatus v. latua, calyce aubincluaus, in 

 coccos 2 facile aecedens ; pericarpium nunc tenue nunc crustaceum v, induratimi, circa 

 li>culo5 fequale v. varie lacunosum, — Fnitices suffniticesve sa^pe ericoidci, nunc humilea 

 teneri ramosiasimi, rarius herbse annuse nanse. Folia angusta v. parvula, nunc minima, 

 alterna sparsa v, inferiora rarius opposita, sa^pe ad axillas faaciculata, integerrima v- 

 dentata. Flores ad axillas bractearum aessiles, v, rarius cum bractea breviter pedicellati, 

 in spicas terminalea densas v. tenues diapositi. Bracteee ovafee v, angustse, imbricate v. 

 inferiores dissittt'. / 



Species descriptse fere 80, nonnuUse Uimen reduceudse v. inter se adhuc confusse, una Madagasearite, 

 altera Africse tropica) australis, caeterse omnes Africse australis extra tropicse incolai. Ckois. 171 DC, 

 Prod, xii; 8 ; Mem. Selag. t 3 ad 5, Klotzsch in Peters, Mossamb. Bot. 255. Gmrin. Frvet i, 51- 

 Jacq, Fragm, L 3 ; Ic. Rar, t 496, lieichb. Iconogr. Exot, t, 223. BoL Mag, t. 3028. Bot. lieg. 

 L 184, 1504; 1815, t. 46. 



Species in Prodromo male ordinate s^pe nee characteri generico nee seriali convt-nientos, mono- 

 graphum peritum desiJerant. Genus ut \-idetur dividendum imprimis ad corollfe ealycis et fmetus 

 furuiam, dein ad iutlorcscentiam et foliorum figiu^ini. In S, rapmiculoide, Linn,, affinibusque calyx 

 alte 5-fidus, corolla tubus elongatus tenuis, fructos oblongus obtu.sas, foJia -s.-tpius d<^ntata. In S. 

 corymbosa, Linn., apinibusque, calyx breviter lobatus ien MicrodmiiSy corollffi tubus brevis latins- 

 cuius, folia parva ssepius fasciculata integerrima. In 5. GUlii, Hook., iS. ciliaia, Thunb., affinibusque 

 (inclusa Walafrida, E. Mey,), calyx alte 3-fidus, segmento postico rainore, corollse tubus tenuis 

 e:isertus, fructus latiusculus s^pe acutus, folia integerrima, angusta v- latiuscula. In & Cheisyana, 



