Nivenia. | PROTEACE& (Phillips & Hutchinson), 709 
exterior, coriaceous, hairy outside ; perianth equally hairy all over or rarely the 
cave with shorter indumentum than that on the limb, white or carmine, so far as 
nown. 
é bait Species about 13, confined to the South-Western Region of Cape 
olony. 
To preserve uniformity in nomenclature (see note under Sorocephalus) it has 
been considered advisable to adopt the name Vivenia, R. Br. (1810) in preference 
to that of Paranomus, Salisb, (1807), although unlike Sorocephalus, it is not 
included in the list of ina conservanda adopted by the Vienna Congress. 
Stigma broadly ovoid, capitate; style hairy on the 
middle third of its length ... oh es --- (1) parvifolia. 
Stigma clavate or more or less cylindric, gradually passing 
into the style: 
Leaves dimorphic (rarely all alike and then undivided), 
the upper entire and broadly spathulate or 
flabellate or rarely spathulate-oblanceolate, the 
lower variously divided ; style glabrous : 
Partial flower-heads strongly reflexed at the time of 
flowering ... ae i “ve os --- (2) reflexa, 
Partial flower-heads never reflexed : 
Upper leaves broadly spathulate, $ in. broad or 
more : : 
Branches glabrous ; ultimate segments of the 
divided leaves quite terete ; perianth-limb 
not apiculate... abe ‘ ick ..- (3) spathulata. 
Branches glabrous; ultimate leaf-segments 
broadly concave above ; perianth-limb 
We hye aes .» (4) Muirii 
Branches usually pubescent; ultimate leaf- 
segments broadly concave or flat with 
ineurved margins; perianth-limb not apicu- 
dnbe;.2 is on ia sé ae ---» (5) Sceptrum, 
Upper leaves narrowly spathulate-oblanceolate or, 
oblong, 14-2 lin. broad i ie ... (6) diversifolia. 
Leaves all alike or if slightly dimorphic then the upper 
linear and similar to the segments of the lower ; 
style hairy (except in 7, Drege?) : A 
ies aS sia ..- (7) Dregei. 
Style glabrous ... oe 
Style hairy : 
Inflorescence small and subglobose, about $ in. 
long ; leaves 4~1 in. long a “a ..- (8) capitata, 
Inflorescence elongated, more or less cylindric, 
usually more than 1 in. long ; leaves over 
1 in. long: 
Mature leaves glabrous or rarely slightly hairy 
at the time of flowering : 
Inflorescence usually dense; bracts densely 
villous : 
_Bract subtending the partial flower-heads 
ovate, caudate-acuminate, densely 
villous with interlacing hairs ; floral 
bracts obtuse, rigidly coriaceous ... (9) crithmifolia. 
Braet’ subtending the partial flower-heads 
subulate-linear, villous with straight 
hairs ; floral bracts long-acuminate, 
membranous... Are see ... (10) Lagopus. 
