Hlbhertia,\ 11. dilleniace^t. 21 



densely clothed with a short, soil, rusfcy tonientum. Leaves oblong, obtuse, 2 

 to 3 in. long, \ to near 1 in. broad, the margms more or less recurved, nar- 

 rowed into a short petiole, glabrous above and somewhat shining when old, 

 the pmnate and anastomosing veins prominent midcrneath. Spikes terminal, 

 1-sided, inisty-villous, about 1 in. long, the flowers closely .scssik\ Sepals 

 about 4 lines long. Petals longer. Stamens about 20, obtuse, with half as 

 many staminodia outside, about one-third shorter. — Hemistemma BanksiL K. 

 Br. inDC. Syst. Veg. i. 414, 



Queensland. Endeavour river. Banks. 



H. Brownei. BeniJi. Young branches clothed with a short rusty 



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down. Leaves oblong-lanccolate, obtuse or scarcely pointed, 3 to 3 in. long, 

 closely sessile and Very obtuse or rounded at the base, the margins flat, gla- 

 brous, and at length almost shining above, white underneath, with the midrib 

 alone prominent and rust-coloured. Spikes. terminal, 1 -sided, silky- villous. 

 Sepals scarcely 4 lines long, acute. Stamens nearly as in II . Banksii. 



W. Australia? R. Brown. {Hb. B. Br.) 



3. H. dealbata, JBentL Young branches minutely rusty-downy. Leaves 



oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse with a small callous point, or rarely acute, 



2 to 3 in. long, | to | in. broad, narrowed at the base, but sessHe or very 



shortly stalked, the margins flat, glabrous above, wliite underneath, with a 



very close tomentum, the anastomosing veins rust-coloured. Spikes terml- 



naj. 1-sided, simple or forked, 1 to 2 in. long, nisty-tomentose or silky. 



Tiowers closely sessile within lanceolate bracts. ■ Stamens as iu H. Banhsil — 



Hmistemma dealbatum, E. Br. in DC. Syst. Veg. i. 413; Deless. Ic. Sel. i. 

 t. 76. 



N. Australia. Arnhcm's Land, R. Brorcn; Port Essington, Armstrong, A. Cioining- 

 ham, Lelchhardt. 



4. H. candicans, Bena. Like //. dealbata in the white tomentum 

 that covers the under side of the leaves, but it is rather more silky or rusty 

 on the peduncles and calyx, the leaves are rather narrower, and the inflo- 

 rescence is vciy different ; peduncles all axUlaiT, | to 1 in. long, bearing at 

 their extremity 1 to 3 sessile flowers, and bracts and sepals usually broader, 

 ^tamens and carpels the same as in 77". BanJcsiL— Hemistemma candicans, 

 ^ook. f. in Kew Journ. Bot. ix. 4S, t. 2. 



Queensland. Cape Yorlc, M'Gillivraij; Albany Island, F. MueUer. 



5- H. aagustifolia, BcmtTi. Branches very slender, with a very minute 

 rusty down. Leaves very narrows-linear, obtuse or acute, 1 to 2 in. long, the 

 oiai-gms revolute, glabrous and shining above, white or slightly ferrugmous 

 jadenicath, ;yith a prominent rusty midrib. Spikes on slender terminal pe- 

 duncles, consisting of 2 to B sessile flowers. Sepals about 3 lines long, 



densely and softly villous. 



^eg- i. 414 : DpIp^o T^ s 



414; Deless. Ic. Sel. i. t. 77. 



t!/c 



^- Australia. Arnhem's Land. 72. Brown. {Eh. R. Br.) 



6. H. Muelleri, Benth. Branches slender, as in H. arKjudifoUa, but 

 loosely villous with soft spreading hairs, intermixed with a closer tomentum. 

 leaves narrow-linear as in that species, and about 1 line long, nearly glabrous 



