42 ERICACEZ (Guthrie & Bolus). [ Erica. 
(in one species only) exserted, mostly lateral, more rarely subterminal or 
terminal, the cells sometimes stalked upon the low or decurrent connective, 
variously appendiculate, more rarely muticous, Style mostly included, more 
rarely exserted. Ovary generally glabrous, more rarely lanate or villous; ovules 
sometimes flat or compressed. Leaves mostly 3-nate, less commonly 4-nate, 
more or less spreading, or more rarely erect-incurved, seldom or never closely 
adpressed to the branches, glabrous or rarely pubescent. ‘Tall or small shrubs of 
various habit. ‘ 
EXcEpTions: anthers exserted in E. gracilipes ; subexserted in E. petiolaris ; 
terminal or subterminal in £. petiolaris ; subterminal in E. Lycopodiastrum, E. 
brevifolia, and HE. acuta. 
A. Leaves 4-nate. 
Bracts approximate, large, equalling or longer than the 
sepals ies Bee bee oe a oe ... (414) gigantea. 
Bracts remote or subremote, smaller or shorter than the 
sepals : 
Style included or subincluded : 
Flowers 12 lin. long, subcorolline; ovary 
densely villous suis wee oe ... (431) lasiocarpa, 
Flowers 2-24 lin. long, calycine or subcaly- 
cine; ovary glabrous : 
Fiowers terminal ; bracts 2-3 lin. long ... (415) baceans. 
Flowers pseudo-axillary and terminal; 
bracts 2 lin. long se tye ... (416) irregularis. 
Style at full maturity exserted or subexserted : 
Sepals ovate, obovate or oblanceolate, nearly 
covering the corolla : 
Stigma a short filiform point, much narower 
than the truncate apex of the style; 
anther-crests broad is ie ... (417) affinis, 
Stigma subsimple or clavate; anthers de- 
current-aristate ... ’ ... (418) propingua. 
Sepals lanceolate or lanceolate-linear, not 
nearly covering the corolla : 
Leaves oblong or lanceolate, 3—4 lin. long, 
1 lin. wide we oes ae ... (421) depressa. 
Leaves linear, 14-2 lin, long, under $ lin. 
wide ve vee vee a ++» (431) lasiocarpa. 
B. Leaves 3-nate. 
I. Anthers incladed, or subincluded. 
1, Anthers muticous, 
Petioles at least 4 as long as the blade ... ae «+. (422) petiolaris, 
Petioles less than 4 as long as the blade: 
Corolla 3 lin. long, urceolate ; sepals 1} lin. long, 
small é ‘ Ss fe ste --. (412) crassifolia. 
Corolla 3} lin. long, campanulate ; sepals 24 lin, 
long ... i oes ee vi wis ... (411) inelusa. 
2. Anthers appendiculate, 
_Pubescence of the branches floccose with minutely 
plumose or barbellate hairs. és bed ..- (410) plumigera. 
Pubescence of branches (when present) not floccose : 
Corolla 3 lin. long, ovoid-inflated ; anthers crested (429) pumila, 
Corolla less than 3 lin. long: 
Ovary densely woolly or villous : 
Bracts approximate; sepals broad-ovate, 
obtuse, pectinate-ciliate; anthers aris- 
tate tee soe eee aes vse (427) fimbriata, 
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