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terni non cum fobis cohærentes brevissime exserti, perianthio 

 infundibuliformi superne bidentato, stamine uno, pericarpio mem- 

 branaceo debili. Semina non adsunt (Fig. 25). 



The bluish-green colour 

 and the long spikes with un- 

 lobed margins are charac- 

 teristic for this species. 

 Flowering. 



Carnarvon, on the 

 beach (No. 349, 31. Oct. 

 1914). 



25. A. brachystachyum 



sp. (PI. VI, fig. 4). * 



Erectum fruticosum 



Fig.25. Arthrocnemum pruinosum. a, 3 flowers 

 seen from outside, b, a flower seen from 

 the left side, with hairs on its top. About 10 /i« 



ramosissimum ramis oppo- 

 sitis ramulorum articulis viridibus (in sicco cinereo-viridibus) 1 cm 

 brevioribus v. longioribus apice dilatatis et in dentes 2 distinctos acu- 

 tos productis margine anguste scarioso. Spicæ 0.5 — 1.2 cm longæ ca. 

 0.3 cm crassæ articulis 4 — 8 brevibus inferioribus leviter et obtuse loba- 

 tis, superioribus margine 

 fere annulari. Flores ter- 

 ni cum foliis non cohæ- 

 rentes, et juniores et 

 vetustiores longe exserti 

 perianthio superne bre- 

 viter dentato, pericarpio 

 cum stylo indurato brun- 

 nescenti semine uno al- 

 bumine laterali radicula 

 infera. Stamina non ad- 

 sunt (Fig. 26). 



Characteristic espe- 

 cially by the shape and appearance of the spikes. Fruiting 



Carnarvon, on the beach (No. 352, 31. Oct. 1914). 



Fig. 26 Arthrocnemum brachystachyum. a, 3 



fruit-bearing perianths, b, ripe fruit, c, seed 



(emb., embryo, alb., albumen). About 10 / x . 



X. Salicornia L. 



26. S. australis Solander in Forster, Flor. insul, austral, prodrom. 

 (1786) 88 ; Benth. Fl. Austr. V (1870) 205 ; Salicornia indica R. 

 Br. Prodr. (1810) 411, non Willd.; ? Halocnemum australasiacum 



