Erica.] ERICACEH (Guthrie & Bolus). 37 
§ 29. AMpHOoDEA (Spumose, Klotzsch). Inflorescence terminal, capitate; 
heads 3 flowered; flowers calycine. Bracts approximate, like the sepals ad- 
pressed, scarious, coloured, very concave, glabrous, dry, 12-24 lin. long; 
segments mostly long, acute, erect. Anthers exserted, terminal or subterminal, 
Nae Ri i pier Style exserted ; 3 stigma simple. ‘Ovary glabrous. Leaves 
nate. 
Bracts broad-ovate : 
Corolla-segments ovate, acute ; flowers dull whitish (354) sexfaria. 
Corolla-segments lanceolate, acute ; flowers reddish (355) spumosa. 
Bracts eee Lae corolla- segments lanceolate, 
acuminate ., i* at re .. (356) amphigena, 
§ 30. Guissosteaia. Inflorescence terminal; flowers most usually 3-nate, 
rarely (perhaps in one species) subumbellate, calycine, small. Bracts approxi- 
mate, more rarely remote. Sepals prominent, usually enwrapping the corolia, 
and as long as or a little ptt a it, rarely shorter or much shorter, coloured. 
Corolla various, most commonly urceolate or cyathiform, 1-24 lin.long. Anthers 
exserted, terminal or subterminal, rarely sublateral, always muticous. Style 
exserted. Stigma capitate or subclavate, small. Ovary most usually glabrous, 
rarely scantily pubescent. Mostly small shrubs, 14 ft. high or less; leaves 
3-nate. 
Corolla about twice as long as the sepals, or longer : 
Corolla obconic-tubular, longer than wide ... (357) desmantha, 
Corolla subglobose-urceolate, wider than long _... (358) physantha. 
Corolla less than twice as long as the sepals : 
Corolla depressed below the apex, and contracted 
round tue stamens : 
Sepals 14 lin. Jong; leaves mostly 3-4 lin. long (368) placenteflora. 
Sepals 4-2 lin. long; leaves 1-14 lin. long ... (367) Guthriei. 
Corolla not depressed below the apex nor con- 
tracted round the stamens ; 
Anthers (viewed laterally) obtuse or widely 
rounded ; 
Leaves (at least the — recurved ; 
anthers broad-elliptical . evs .. (364) azalezfolia. 
Leaves and anthers not so: 
Sepals about equalling the corolla, a 
little longer or shorter : 
Leaves subadpressed, erect, in- 
curved . . (360) involvens. 
Leaves spreading, straight or 
nearly so: 
Sepals transversely wrinkled ; 
leaves rugulose or pitted ... (865) sonderiana. 
Sepals smooth; leaves not Gare 
rugulose or pitted . (369) imbricata. 
Sepals much shorter ian the corolla (358) physantha, 
Anthers (viewed laterally) acute or acuminate, 
rarely subobtuse : 
* Anther-cells narrow, 34 times or more 
longer than wide : 
Corolla a little wider than its length ; 
sepals with a thickened marginal 
line on either side, converging to 
the apex, instead of the usual 
median keel . . (366) crassisepala, 
Corolla longer than its ‘width ; “keel on 
‘the sepals median : 
Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceo- 
sie ie lit a (970) triceps, 
