438 MESEMBRYACEZ (Sond.) [Alesembryanthemum. 
207. M. spinforme (Haw. Misc. 87. Syn. 291); stem and branches 
erect ; leaves distant, subconnate, cylindrically-subulate, incwrvate-erect, 
recurved at the apex ; peduncles and keels of the bracts rather scab- 
rous ; styles purple. Salm Dyck, fase. 1. t. 30. 
Has. Lions Mountain, May, 1838, Dr. Harvey. (Herb. D.) 
Stem about 1 foot, woody, rigid ; branches greyish-brown. Leaves unequal, 1-2 
inches long, 1-2 lines wide, subpunctate. Peduncle 1 inch long, with 2 small, acute 
bracts in the middle. Calyx-lobes subequal. Petals 4 lines long. bluish. 
208. M. curvifolium (Haw. Misc. 88. Syn. 290); branches divaricate, 
crowded, flexuose; leaves crowded, connate, cylindrically-subulate, 
spreading-incurvate, recurved at the apex ; flowers short pedunculate ; 
calyx clavate, bracteate at the base ; styles purple. 
Var. a. majus (Salm Dyck, l.c. t. 31) ; M. ceratophyllum, Willd. Enum. Suppl. 36, 
Var. 8. minus (Salm Dyck, 1c.) ; M. flexifolium, Haw. Rev. 153. M.aduncum, 
Willd. Enum. 534. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. : ; 
Stem } foot or higher, diffuse. Leaves in var. a. 12-15 lines long, 2 lines wide, __ 
in var. B. a little shorter, acuminate, subflexuous, green, obsoletely punctate. Pe- 
duncle 4-5 lines ; calyx 6-7 lineslong. Petals blunti nearly white at the base. 
ingui from the preceding by shorter, more acuminate leaves and twice 
longer, shorter peduncled flowers. ; 
209. M. aduncum (Haw. Misc. 87. Syn. 291) ; branches suberect, 
slender, crowded, flexuous, smooth ; leaves crow ed, connate, cylindri- 
cally subulate, spreading-incurved, much recurved at the ape%t ; flowers 
pedunculate ; peduncle with 2 bracts in the middle; calyx obconical : 
styles yellowish. Salm Dyck: l. ¢. t. 32. M. splendens, EB. & Z.1 2038. 
Has. Near Vankampsbay and on Lionsmountain, J uly. (Herb. Sd.) 
Shrub 3 foot, much branched. Leaves 6-10 lines long, 1 line wide, subflexuous, 
scarcely punctate. Flowers small ; peduncle 9-12 lines long. Petals about 4 lines 
long, reddish, paler or whitish at the base. Styles 5, subulate, erect. Much 
smaller than M. curvifolium, leaves more recurvate and smaller, calyx not clavate 
and petals much shorter. 
210. M. inconspicuum (Haw. Phil. Mag. 1826. p. 128); much 
branched, branches dwaricate, slender, punctate, rough ; leaves subdis- 
tant, connate, compressed-semiterete, shining, spreading, uncinate-mucro- 
nulate at the apex; peduncle short, papillose, ebracteate. Salm Dyck, 
Jase. 6. t, 22. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Shrub 1 foot, diffusely branched. Leaves 5-7 lines long, 4 line wide, green, 
minutely punctate. Peduncle 6-8 lines long, Cal obconical, very small, 4-cleft. 
Petals reddish, 3 lines long. Styles 4, areek a ye sat 
211, M. filicaule (Haw. Misc. 88. Syn. 291) ; stem and branches fili- 
form, prostrate, creeping ; leaves crowded, connate, cylindrically-subu- 
late, spreading-incurved, recurvate at the apex ; flowers very long 
peduncled; peduncles bracteate at the base ; styles yellowish-green. 
Salm Dyck, fase. 1. t. 33. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
The smallest of the section and very distinct by the filiform, creeping or prostrate, 
weak stems and elongated (2 inches long) peduncles. Leaves moe 1 inch long. 
