VERTICORDIA. 



MYRTACEAE. 731 



Sectio II. CATOCLYPTA Schauer. 

 (Repert. II. 155. no. 10-13.) 



1. V. LEHMANM Schauer in Lehm. Plant. Preiss. I. 99. f — Corymbo simplici 

 compaclo; hypanlhio turbinato, basi hispidulo, appendiculis calycis capillari- 

 multifidis reversis involucrato; calycis phyllis palmalo-multifidis, lobulis simpli- 

 cibus aristaeformibus, medio subulalo cuspidato incurvalo, reliquis capillaceis 

 divaricatis; petalis subscariosis ovatis, apice triaristatis; staminodiis subulatis 

 integerrimis glabris; slylo exserto infra apicem redunco ibidemque externe bar- 

 bato; sligraale minute capitalo; bracteolis mulicis caducis; foliis laxe imbricalis 

 lineari-triquetris inermibus. 6 — Crescit in Nova Hollandia in dislriclu Sussex 

 et circa sinum regis Georgii III. 



2. V. HABRANTHA Schauer I. c. 100. f — Corymbo simplici; hypanthio lurbinato 

 hispidulo, sub involucro comalo reverso abscondito; phyllis calycis palmatim 

 quinquepartilis, lobulis subulato-aristaeformibus; pelalis mollibus inaequaliter 

 denliculalis; slaminodiis petaloideis, basi coi.fluentibus palmatira septemaristatis . 

 stigmate subcapitato laevi sessili; foliis imbricatis obovato-triquelris inermibus. 

 6 — Crcscit in Nova Hollandia in distiictu Uay. 



Sectio III. CHRYSOMA Schauer. 

 (Repert. II. 156. no. 14-18.) 



3. V. PREISSII Schauer I. c. 101. f — Corymbo laxo composito; hypanlhio obco- 

 nico glabro; phyllis calycis quinquepartilis, lobulis linearibus pinnato-plumosis; 

 petalis mollibus palraatim seplemfidis; slaminodiis petaloideis lanceolalis, su— 

 perne inaequaliler tridenlalis ; connectivo oblongo antheram semiamplectente, 

 calio brevi terminato; stylo<.reclo imberbi, stamina subaequante; bracteolis mu- 

 ticis caducis; foliis oblique mucronatis, inferioribus fasciculato-conferlis semite- 

 reti-accrosis, superioribus approximatis, sensim latioribus ovalibus integerrimis. 

 5 — Crescit in Nova Hollandia cis Halfway-house. 



4. V. ENDLICHERIANA Schauer I. c. t — Corymbo subsiraplici conferto; hypanthio 

 lurbinato glabro; phyllis calycis quinquepartilis, lobulis subulatis aristatis pinna- 

 lifido-pluraosis; peialis coriaceis palmalim septempartilis; slaminodiis petaloideis 

 lanceolatis integerrimis acuminalis connivenlibus; connectivo oblongo antheram 

 semiamplectente apiculoque brevi cucullalo terminante; stylo recto imberbi sta- 

 mina subaequanle; bracleolis muticis caducis; foliis imbricalis oblique mucro- 

 nalis, inferioribus semitereli-acerosis, superioribus ovalibus subcarinatis inle- 

 gerrimis. 6 — Crescil in Nova Hollandia ad Cape Riche. 



IX. (6278.) PILEAXTHIJS Labillard. 

 (Labillard. Nov. Holl. pl. spec. II. 11. t. 149. — Schauer, Nov. act. acad. Caes. Leop. 

 Carol. XIX. Suppl. I. 228. t. 5.) 

 Flores in apicibus ramulorum racemosi vel corymbosi, foliis subflorali- 

 bus immutalis bracteati, bibracteolali. Bracteolae membranaceae sutura 

 confenuminatae in calyptram undique clausam, alabastrum arcte involu- 

 crantem, cum pedunculo conlinuam, juxta verticem corniculis geminis dor- 

 salibus coronatam, adulto florc circumscisse dimidiatam, infera parte cya- 

 tbiformi persistente, supera operculiformi decidua. Calycis tubus oblongus, 

 basi valde atlenualus, fundo cyathi bracteoiaris affixus, inferne ovario adna- 

 tus, superne in faucem cylindricam produclus, limbus deccmlobus, lobis 

 membranaceis integris (rectius quiiKjuelobus, lobis biparlitis). Petala 5 

 summae calycis fauci inserta, molluscae compagis, orbicularia concava in- 

 tegra decidua. Stamina 20 omnia fertilia cum petalis inserta, basi confluen- 

 lia in laminam parietem faucis calycinae vestientem et super ovarii verticem 

 conlinue profusam, post anlbesin a marginc faucis dccidua, filamenta libera 

 complanato-subulata simplicia vel nonnulla bifurca, connectivum supra ba- 

 sin affixum in discum conspicuum marginatum dilatatum, antheram dorso 

 adnatam antice gerens, locellis vel parallelis appositis yel, filamento furcato, 



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