comesperma. POLYGALEAE. 65 



5649. COMESPERMA Labill. 



(DC. Prodr. 1. 334. — Wlprs. Repert. bot. syst. 1. 242.) 



§. 1. Erectae. 



a. Foliis anguslissimis subconvolutis vel linearibus. 



* Bracteis in omnibus demum deciduis, ante anthesin flores superantibus. 



1. C. LONGIFOLIA Steudel in Lehm. Plant. Preiss. I. 206. f — Caule (basi) frules- 

 cenle ramoso vel subsimplici glabro, sursum diviso racemifero; foliis sparsis non 

 approximatis linearibus angustissimis , margine revolutis elongalis (pollice Ion- 

 gioribus) acutiusculis glabris; racemis elongatis multifloris Iaxis; bracteis setaceis 

 flores (nondum evolutos) superantibus, lobo corollae medio acuto integro latera- 

 libus breviore. 6 — Crescit in Nova Hollandia in arenosis prope Limekiln in 

 districlu Perlh. 



2. C. CORMCULATA Sleud. 1. c. f — Caule erecto fruliculoso glaberrimo vix slrialo 

 tereti, inferne cicatricibus foliorum deciduorum notalo, caeterum nudo, superne 

 ramoso; ramis angulatis foliatis; foliis sparsis in ramulis confertioribus lineari- 

 bus, margine revolutis abbreviatis (4-6 lineas longis) oblusiusculis; racemis ter- 

 minalibus; bracteis setaceis; alis corollam superantibus lobo corollae medio pos- 

 lice corniculato. i> — Crescit in Nova Hollandia in glareosis circa Wuljenup in 

 ditione Plantagenet. 



3. C. LONGEBRACTEATA Steudel 1. c. 207. f — Fruticosa glabra, basi simplex vel 

 vix ramosa nuda, superne fasciculato-romosa: ramis folialis; foliis sparsis non 

 approximalis anguste linearibus subtorluosis, apice acutiusculis; racemis ante 

 florescentiam comoso-bracteatis, florenlibus subconferto-mullifloris elongalis; 

 alis oblongo-ovatis obtusis corollam superantibus, lobo medio subinlegro. 6 — 

 Crescit in Nova Hollandia locis turfosis districtus Princess royal Harbour. 



4. C. ROSEA Steudel 1. c. f — Caule erecto slricto glaberrimo striato, basi nudo 

 simplici tereti superne ramoso; ramis foliatis; foiiis sparsis remotiusculis anguste 

 linearibus, margine subrevolutis, apice oblusiusculis; racemis terminalibus ante 

 florescentiam longe comoso-braclealis, florenlibus laxiusculis; alis corollam su- 

 peranlibus, lobo medio vix emarginato. i — Crescit in Nova Hollandia locis hu- 

 moso-arenosis prope Monger's Iake. 



5. C. MEGAPTERYGA Sleudel 1. c. f — Caule basi ramoso ; ramis paucis virgatis 

 strictis glabris sulcatis; foliis raris anguslissimis linearibus acutiusculis; racemis 

 ierminalibus ante florescenliam confertissirais; bracteis ovatis acutis flores sub- 

 aequantibus, demum laxis pauci-'6-10-)floris; alis (albis) corolla (alba) longio- 

 ribus ovato-dilalatis, corollae labio medio integro postice mucronulato. 6 — 

 Crescil in Novae Hollandiae districtu Sussex. 



6. C. AEMTJLA Steudel 1. c. 203. t — Caule basi simplici tereli superne ramoso an- 

 guloso glabro; foliis sparsis linearibus acutiusculis; racemis laxis; bracteis sela- 

 ceis flores superantibus cito deciduis; alis corolla (flavescente) longioribus, lobo 

 medio integro laleralibus subbreviore. 6 — C. ericinae DC. proxima sed folia non 

 revoluta, plana. — Crescit in Nova Hollandia in arenosis districtus Sussex. 



7. C. CONTRACTA Sleudel I. c. f — Caule fruticoso glaberrimo striato tereli, basi 

 nudo, superne folialo ramoso; ramis angulatis; foliis sparsis subtortis anguste 

 linearibus, margine subrevolutis, apice acutiusculis; racemis terminalibus ab- 

 breviatis anle florescentiam bracteato-comosis; bracleis filiformibus; alis corol- 

 lam superantibus, corollae lobo medio postice breviler corniculato, anlice con- 

 tracto. 6 — Crescit in Nova Hollandia in lurfosis in districtu Perth. 



8. C TENUIS Steudel I. c. f — Caule simplici vel diviso tenui glabro remole fo- 

 liato; foliis anguste lanceolatis planis; racemo ante florescentiam bracteolis sca- 

 riosis flores vix superanlibus inslructo, demum laxo; floribus (albo et coeruleo— 

 variegatis) parvis, lobo medio aculo. 6 — Crescit in Nova Hollandia in umbrosis 

 ad Aron Dale dislriclus York. 



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