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38 ' II, DILLEXIACE.E. [HMeriia. 



"W, Australia, Sandy aud rocky places near the sea, King George's Sound, E. Brown, 

 Memies; Swan Eivcr, Collie, Bmmmond, Preiss, n. 2126; Cape Naturalistc, Oldjield. 



55. H. dentata, K Br, in DC. SysL Veg, i. 42G. Stems woody at tlie 

 base only, trailing or twining;, glabrous or the young branches pubescent. 

 Leaves distinctly petiolate, oblong, obtnse or acnte, 1|- to 2| in. long, flat, 

 inarked with a few distant callous teeth, or slightly sinuate, rounded at the 

 base, glabrous or pubescent when yoiuig. Flowers rather large, on short pe- 

 duncles, with 1 or 2 small bracts at their base. Sepals ovate, i in. long, the 

 inner ones obtuse, the outer rather shorter and more acute, rarely all acumi- 

 nate, pubescent or silky-hairy. Petals obovate, entire or scarcely notched. 

 Stamens very numerous with slender filaments, the anthers short, although 

 not so broad as in the Brachj anthers ^ and a considerable number of filiform 

 or clavate staminodia outside. Carpels 3, glabrous, 6- to 8-ovulate. — F- 

 Muell. PI. Yict. i. 217 ; Bot. Eeg. t. 282 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2338. 



iJi. S. "Wales- Woods and stony places near the sea, Port Jackson, R. Brovm, Caley, 

 aud others ; northward to ITastings and Clarence rivers, Beckler ; and soutliward to Illawara, 

 A, Cunuinghmn ; and Twofold Bay, F. Mueller, 



Victoria. Stony forest declivities, near the Genoa river, Genoa Peak, and other 

 localities at the S. E. limit of Gipps' Land, F. Mueller. 



56. H, perfoliata, 'Endl, in Hiieg. Enwm. 3. Steins w^ak, procum- 

 bent, ascending or shortly erect, or sometimes shortly trailing, quite glabrous 

 as well as the whole plant. Leaves ovate, aciite, 1 to 2 in. long, often edged 

 with miiuite distant teeth, perfoliate near the base, the auricles quite united 

 beliind the stem. Peduncles 1 to 2 in. long. Sepals lanceolate, acute or 

 acuminate, 4 to 5 lines long. Petals obovate, entire. Stamens numerous, 

 with a few short filiform staminodia outside. Carpels 3, 4, or 5, glabrous. 



Bot. Eeg. 1843, t. 64. 



^^- Australia, Marshes, Swan Eiver, Hueyel ; Preemantlc, Collie ; shady boggy 

 jdaces about Perth, Frei&s, n. 2127 j Vasse river, Oldjield; Kinpr George's Sound, J- 



Cunning ham. 



57. H. bracteosa, Turcz, in Bull. Mosc. 1852, ii. 140. Stems erect, 

 somewhat compressed, with 2 prominent angles, 1 to 1^ ft. high, glabrous 

 like the whole plant. Leaves broadly obovate, very obtuse, 1 to 2 in. long, 

 closely clasping the stem at their base, the auricles slightly decurrent or pro- 

 jecting beyoud the stem. Peduncles leaf-opposed or axillary, 1 in. long or 

 more. Flowers large. Sepals ovate, 5 to 6 lines long, the inner ones obtuse, 

 the outer more acute. Petals veiy broadly obcordate. Stamens very nume- 

 rous, with a few filiform staminodia outside. Carpels 5, glabrous, 3- or 4- 

 ovxilate. 



V9, Australia* JDrummond, n, 286 ; Plantagenet, Stirling, Pcrongerup ranges 

 Maxwell. 



58. H. amplexicaulis, SleuJ. in PL Preiss. i. 2G6. Terfcctly gl^i- 

 brous like the last two, with asceudhii? or perhaps lialf-trailiiit? stems of 1 ^^ 

 2 ft. Leaves'—^"' '■ " .^ - . „ . ,- 



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the stem by two ovate auricles, quite free or occasionally united beyonil in 

 stt;m. Peduncles floxuose, 1 to 2 in. lung. Plowers rather large. Sepal 



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fully 6 linos, ovate-lanceol 

 and very obtuse in many 



ate, and very acute in the original specimens, broade 

 others. Petals broadly obovate, entire or sligbt^V 



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