612 PROTEACE (Phillips & Stapf). | Lewcospermum. 
Basal barren bracts of flower-head densely and long- 
hirsute, hidden by the hairs ; leaves distinctly 
veined, cordate or obtuse at the base, 2-4 by 
$-lf in.: 
Branches stout, densely hirsute besides being 
finely greyish-tomentose : leaves very much 
crowded, more or less permanently hirsute 
near the base (4) conocarpum. 
Branches not stout, nor hirsute besides being 
finely greyish-tomentose ; leaves moderately 
crowded, glabrous except at the shortly 
villous or puberulous base... aa ... (5) glabrum. 
Basal barren bracts of flower-head shortly and 
densely tomentose, small ; leaves attenuated at 
the base: 
Leaves very stoutly coriaceous, dull, pale to 
glaucous-green, veinless or the veins very fine 
and impressed ... ves as . (6) attenuatum, 
Leaves moderately coriaceous, green, slightly dull 
to almost glossy ; veins slender, raised (7) Gerrardii. 
Basal bracts of flower-head forming a distinct short 
involucre, ovate, gradually acuminate, sparingly 
hairy to glabrous upwards and sidewards : 
Leaves 13-3 in. by 3-1 in., uppermost coming up 
close to the head : 
Leaves deeply 6-7-toothed vas si (8) incisum. 
toothed 
Leaves 1-14 by } to almost } in. ; flower-heads 
more or less exserted on a loosely bracteate 
peduncle from the uppermost leaves... -» (10) tottum, — 
ttLeaves narrowly linear, often with recurved margins, 
14-3 by ~-# in. o. oie iv Si ... (11) lineare. 
***Stigma cylindric or subsubulate : 
Flowers erect : 
Leaves cuneate to oblanceolate-cuneate, more or less 
truneate and about 7-toothed, very obscurely 
veined ; basal bracts of flower-head long linear, 
acuminate and long-pilose ... iy ves ... (12) premorsum, 
Leaves elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, shortly attenuated 
at the base, entire or 3-toothed, prominently 
veined ; basal bracts broad-ovate to ovate-lanceo- 
late, loosely hairy or glabrous... i ... (13) grandiflorum. 
Flowers deflexed ... «. er we ... (14) reflexum, 
B, Flower-heads medium-sized to small, including the styles from less than 
1-14 lin. long; receptacle flat or slightly convex, rarely broad-conic (15, 
hypophyllum) or oblong (30, obtusatum). ; 
Section 2. HyporHyttormea, Heads medium-sized, including the styles 
1-1} in. long, with or without (17, Muirii) a distinct involucre of barren 
bracts ; receptacle broad-conic (15, hypophyllum), slightly convex or flat ; 
fertile bracts persistent, more or less indurated, at least below ; 
and lateral perianth-claws united into a sheath recurved at the top, often 
twisted, abaxial claw free ; limbs deflexed, the abaxial early free ; styles 
filiform, 4-$ in. long, slightly quadrangular upwards; stigma more or 
less cylindric. Shrubs up to 6 ft. high or procumbent. 
Leaves entire or very shortly 3- (rarely 5-) 
ais oe fe ve ... (9) ellipticum, 
