Erica.| ERICACEE (Guthrie & Bolus). 9 
. § 36. Trigemma. Inflorescence terminal, occasionally also axillary ; flowers 
3-4-nate, rarely subumbellate, never capitate, calycine or rarely subcorolline. 
Sepals mostly large, prominent coloured. Corolla various, mostly glabrous, 13- 
33 lin. long; limb mostly somewhat spreading or recurved, not  stellate- 
spreading. Anthers included, very rarely exserted. Leaves 3—4-nate, mostly 
spreading, seldom or nevér closely adpressed ‘ > $ Species 410-431, 
Suseenus V. PLATYSTOMA. 
§ 37. Polyeodon. Inflorescence terminal 3 flowers 3-nate, mostly corolline or 
subcalycine, rarely calycine. Corolla obconic or broad-cyathiform, glabrous, 
dry, 7-14 lin. long; segments equalling, or longer than, the tube, rarely a little 
shorter. Anthers lateral. Leaves 3-nate : . - Species 432-439, 
§ 38. Eurystoma. Inflorescence terminal; flowers usually 3-nate, mostly 
calycine or subcalycine, more rarely subcorolline or corolline. | Corolla obcsénic, 
cyathiform or subcampanulate, wide-mouthed, very rarely subglobose-urceolate, 
glabrous, dry, 1-24 lin. long. Anthers included or rarely subexserted, mostly 
manifest, not produced beyond the pore. Leaves 3-nate, very rarely opposite. 
Species 440-450. 
§ 39. Melastemon. Inflorescence terminal or sometimes also pseudo-axillary ; 
flowers mostly 3-nate, more rarely umbellate or subcapitate, mostly corolline, 
rarely calycine or subealycine, 1-4 lin. long, usually glabrous. Corolla mostly 
obconic or broad-cyathiform, wide-mouthed, rarely cyathiform. Anthers in- 
cluded, lateral, usually more or less produced at the apex beyond the pore. 
Species 451-460. 
§ 40. Gamochlamys. Inflorescence terminal, or sometimes also pseudo- 
axillary ; flowers mostly 3-nate, rarely solitary, corolline or more rarely calycine. 
Calyx more or less gamosepalous. Corolla wide-mouthed, glabrous, , 1-3 
lin. long. -Anthers mostly included, rarely subexserted, lateral, muticous, in one 
species produced beyond the pore. Leaves 3-nate . . . Species 461-466. 
§ 41. Cyatholoma. Injlorescence terminal, or sometimes pseudo-axillary ; 
flowers 3-nate, subcalycine or subcorolline. Corolla subglobose below with large 
cup-shaped limb, or ovoid-urceolate, 2-5 lin. long. Anthers included, lateral, in 
two species subprognathous at the base. Ovary sessile or stipitate. Leaves 
3-nate . ‘ ‘ . é ‘ ‘ . ° x - Species 467-469. 
I. SYRINGODEA. 
§ 1. GiaanpRa. Inflorescence terminal, or by arrest of the lateral branch- 
lets. sometimes pseudo-axillary ; flowers 3-nate or solitary, at length cernuous, 
Bracts approximate, imbricate, or remote and small, sepal-like. Sepals scarious, 
rigid, imbricate at the base. - Corolla mostly tubular or tubular-inflated, rarely 
elongate-ovoid, glabrous, dry; limb erect. Anthers long-exserted, terminal, 
linear, bifid, muticous.. Ovary sessile, glabrous, Leaves 3-nate. Rigid, usually 
stout shrubs, 1-2 ft. high. 
EXcEPTIONS: corolla elongate-oyoid in E. scariosa 3 less than 4} lin. long in 
E. Petiveri, var. y. } 
Bracts approximate, imbricate, usually large and prominent : ; 
Leaves 2-3} lin. long, glabrous or nearly so, rigid --» (1) Petiveri. 
Leaves 4-5 lin. long, pubescent and pilose .., sek --- (2) vestifiua. 
Bracts remote, usually small : i 
Sepals broad-ovate or oblong, flat, not keeled ... --. (3) lineata. 
Sepals narrow-lanceolate to ovate, concave, keeled : : : 
Corolla 6 lin. long or more __... eo ee () Plukeneti. 
Corolla less than 5 lin. long... ise aoe «+. (4) Scariosa, 
§ 2. DipyMANTHERA. Inflorescence terminal or axillary; flowers 3-nate. 
Bracts approximate, sepal-like, adpressed, rigid, searious, coloured. Corolla oe 
tubular, glabrous, dry. Anthers exserted, terminal or sublateral, often (or ee 
