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Braeteole magis minusve complicate v. planiuscule, rhombeo- 
orbieulares v. semiovate v. subrotunds, 1—2" longs, exteriores 
ex parte concret». Calyces sesquilinea vix longiores, sessiles intra 
braeteolas. Filamenta lobis calycinis demum  deciduis paulo 
longiora. Anthers versatiles, flavz, semilinea paulo longiores. 
Stylus lineam zquans v. paulo superans ; rami stigmatibus con- 
vexis terminati. Capsule late obovate, circiter 13^" long, villis 
brevibus cano-ferrugineis dense patentimque vestitz. —Cocci cir- 
citer 3" longi; endocarpium homogeneum, nec inferne intus 
membrana clausum. Semina brunnea, nitentia, levia, strophiolo 
fere cymbiformi basi amplexa. 
Species P. prunifoliz aflinis. 
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Spyridium leucophractum. 
(Sect. Stenanthemum.) Cryptandra leucophracta, Schlecht. Linnza, xx. 640 ; 
Stenanthemum leucophractum, Reiss. in Linnza, xxix. 2905; Cryptandra 
(Stenocodon) pimeloides, J. Hook. Fl. Tasm. i. 75, t. xii, B. 
Fruticulosa, ramulis tenui-velutinis, foliis obcordato- v. spa- 
thulato-obovatis paulo complicatis integerrimis apiculo recurvo 
terminatis supra glabresfentibus enerviis subtus tomento e fusco 
canescente nervos occultante subsericeis, floralibus conformibus 
supra diu albido- v. cano-velutinis, stipulis lineari- v. lanceolato- 
setaceis persistentibus basi dilatata concretis, capitulis bi- v. 
paucifloris in glomerulos dense congestis, bracteis bracteolisque 
persistentibus in formam rotundam ovatam v. lanceolatam vergen- 
tibus aristulatis, calycis extus sericeo- v. villosulo-tomentosi tubo 
elongato ultra ovarium alte producto lobis pluries longiore, petalis 
minimis antheras basi acute bilobatas apice rotundatas obtegentibus, 
stylo longo glabro indiviso, stigmate minutissimo, capsulis calyce 
denudatis inferis glabris, coccis intus apiceque dehiscentibus, semi- 
nibus pallide variegatis. 
Per eremos arenosos et montes aridos virgultosos sparsum a sinu. : 
Spencer's Gulf usque ad flumina Darling et Murray. In insula 
halmaturorum ; F. Waterhouse. In Tasmania ad portum cygno- 
rum, Baekhouse, C. St.; ad sinum Spring Bay, Gunn sec. J. 
Hooker. j 
Fruticulus nune pumilus vix ultra digitum altus, nunc pauci- 
pedalis, erectus v. adscendens, valde ramosus. Folia 1-2" longa, 
in petiolum perbrevem cuneato-contracta, supra dilute viridia, 
haud penninervi-suleata. Stipule 1-13" longs, scariose, uni- 
nerves, ad margines et nervum ciliatze ; ez foliorum floralium 
in unicam conspicue biaristatam concrete, glomerulo appressz. 
Glomeruli 1—3" diametro, e capitulis paucis v. pluribus v. nonnun- 
quam numerosis constantes. Capitula, ut jam ill. Sehlechtendal 
optime indicabat, sspe triflora, folio solitario extus przdita, 
bracteis bracteolisque arcte involuerata.  Bractez duz opposite, 
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