ERICACEx (Bolus, Guthrie & Brown). 3 
Shrubs, undershrubs or trees, often evergreen; leaves alternate, opposite or 
verticillate; stipules 0; inflorescence various ; pedicels often bracteate. 
DistRIB. Genera about 56; species about 1200, distributed in all parts of the 
world. 
* Corolla and stamens hypogynous; ovary superior. 
t+ Ovary 2-4- (rarely 8-) celled. 
~ Ovules 2 or more in each cell. 
§ Stamens normally 8, rarely 6-7. 
I. Erica.—Bracts 3 (very rarely 1 or 0). Calys# equally 4-partite (rarely 
4-lobed), very rarely longer than the variously shaped 4-lobed or -toothed 
corolla. Ovary 4- (rarely 8-) celled, 
II. Philippia.—Bracts 0. Caly# unequally 4-lobed or -partite. Corolla very 
small, 4-lobed or -toothed. Ovary 4-celled. 
§§ Stamens normally 4, occasionally 5-6. 
III. Ericinella.—Bracts 0. Calyx unequally 3-4-partite or -lobed. Corolla 
very small, 3—4-lobed or -toothed. Ovary 3-4-celled. 
IV. Bleria.—Bracts 3. Calyw equally 4-lobed or -partite. Corolla small, 
tubular or tubular-campanulate, 4-lobed, often 4-angled. Ovary 4-celled, 
tt Ovule solitary in each cell, 
§ Stamens 6-8. 
VII. Eremia.—Bracts 3. Calyx equally 4-partite ; segments broad, ciliate or 
hairy, but not woolly. Corvila urceolate-campanulate or campanulate, 14-2 
times as long as broad. Stamens 8; anthers included or not exceeding the 
corolla-lobes. Ovary 2-4-celled. Leaves spreading, not woolly. 
VIII. Hexastemon.—Bracts 3. Calyx equally and deeply 4-lobed; lobes 
rather narrow, white-woolly. Corolla narrowly ovoid-tubular, 3 times as 
long as broad. Stamens 6; anthers much exserted. Ovary 2-celled. Leaves 
densely imbricate, white-woolly. 
XVII. Salaxis.—Bracts 0. Caly# unequally or subequally 4-toothed, -lobed or 
«partite. Corolla minute, obconic or subglobose. Anthers included or partly 
exserted. Stigma large, crater-like or peltate. 
gg Stamens 3-4, oF 
|| Corolla 4- (very rarely 3-) toothed or lobed. 
{{ Bracts 0. Calyx unequally 4-partite, glabrous; tube 0. 
V. Coilostigma.—Corolla small, ovoid, oblong-ovoid or tubular-oblong, often 
contracted at the apex. Ovary 2-celled. 
{{ Bracts 3 (2 of them extremely minute in one species of Thoracosperma). 
Calyx equally and deeply 4-lobed or 4-partite; tabe short or 0, not 
thick nor fleshy nor sharply 4-angled. 
(a) Corolla more or less constricted below the limb or at the middle or 
inflated at the base. Anthers included or not exceeding the corolla- 
lobes. 
IX. Grisebachia.—Calyx-segments broad (not linear), hairy or ciliate. Corolla 
campanulate or globose-campanulate above the constriction. Ovary 2- 
celled, 
(b) Corolla not constricted at any part, sometimes narrowed below. 
Anthers entirely or partially exserted beyond the corolla-lobes (except 
in one species of Thoracosperma). sa 
VI. Thoracosperma.—Calyz minute, inconspicuous, glabrous or ciliate or puberu- 
lous with very minute hairs, Corolla ovoid, suburceolate, tubular-oblong or 
campanulate, often contracted at the apex. Ovary 2—4-celled. : 
X. Acrostemon.—Calys conspicuous, clothed with long hairs; segments linear or 
narrowly deltoid. Corolla elongated, tubular or clavate-tubular, often cou- oe 
tracted at the apex. Ovary 2-celled. 4 eee 
