644 PROTEACEE (Phillips & Hutchinson). [ Mimetes. 
Stigma with a swollen ovoid apex clearly differentiated 
from the lower cylindric portion : 
Callus at the apex of the leaves entire ; perianth-limb 
ve is iis ... (1) capitulata, 
long-villous ... ne . 
Callus at the apex of the leaves 3-toothed, rarely sub- 
entire ; perianth-limb nearly glabrous... ... (2) saxatilis. 
Stigma linear, cylindric, not. swollen at the apex : 
Callus at the apex of the leaves 3-5-fid or 3-5-toothed : 
Stigma very acute is ao eh ee ... (8) lyrigera. 
Stigma obtuse or rounded (4) splendida. 
Callus at the apex of the leaves quite entire : 
Leaves 13-24 in. long ; stigma 3 lin. long: 
Leaves silvery-tomentose, nearly 3 times as long 
as broad ; involucral bracts thinly pubescent ; 
flowers exserted about 4 their length cae 
Leaves yellowish-tomentose, not twice as long as 
broad ; involucral bracts ‘densely velvety- 
tomentose ; flowers exserted about 3 their 
length or more ... Phe a bee we 
Leaves usually less than 14 in. long (rarely 1} in.) ; 
stigma 3~14 lin. long: 
Perianth-limb glabrous or nearly so ay ... (7) pauciflora. 
(5) integra. 
(6) argentea. 
Perianth-limb villous with long weak hairs : 
Heads 7-12-flowered .... ire ae 
Heads about 3-flowered ... a one ... (9) palustris 
(8) hirta. 
1. M. capitulata (R. Br. in Trans. Linn. Soe. x. 106) ; branches 
villous ; leaves 6-14 lin. long, 3-7 lin. broad, lanceolate, lanceolate- 
ovate or ovate, gradually narrowed to an obtuse callous apex, a 
little narrowed to the base, entire, coriaceous, indistinctly 3-nerved, 
densely adpressed-villous with silky hairs; heads sessile, 1-1} in. 
long, 10-12-flowered, in the axils of the leaves at the ends of the 
branches ; involucral bracts 5—6-seriate, varying from linear-lanceo- 
late to ovate-lanceolate, more or less narrowed to the base, mem- 
branous, pubescent outside, long-ciliate ; receptacle long-setose ; 
perianth-segments free or nearly so, about 12 lin. long, linear- 
filiform, slightly widened for about 24 lin. at the base, plumose ; 
limb 1} lin. long, linear-lanceolate, subacute, long-villous on the 
back; stamens with filaments } lin. long; anthers ? lin. long, 
linear; apical gland } lin. long, lanceolate, subacute, concave ; 
hypogynous scales } lin. long, linear, obtuse, brown ; ovary shortly 
stalked, 1 lin. long, oblong, pubescent ; style nearly 2 in. long, 
subcylindrie, glabrous ; stigma 1} lin. long, with an ovoid acuminate 
subacute apex and a distinct kink at the junction with the style. 
Roem. & Schultes, Syst. Veg. iii. 380 ; Meisn. in DC. Prodr. xiv. 262. 
Protea capitulata, Poir. Encyl. Suppl. iv. 568. 
South Arrica: without locality, Gueinzius ! Brown ! : 
Coast REGION: Stellenbosch Div. ; Hottentots Holland Mountains, Zeyher, 
3690! Caledon Div. ; near Grietjes Gat, ex Zeyher | near the Bot River, Pillans 
in Herb. Bolus, 9361 ! 
