360 Lxxvii. LOGAXIACE^. [^Mitrasacme, 



Victoria, Arouud swamps near Blount "William, in the Grampians, F. Mueller. 

 Tasmania- T^^ear Georgetown, Gunn. 



3. LOGAN-IA, E. Br. 



(Euosma, Andr. not of Willd) 



Calyx 5-cleft, rarely 4-cleft. Corolla carapauulate or with a cylindrical 

 tube; lobes 5, rarely 4, imbricate in the bud. Stamens 5, rarely 4, inserted 

 in the tube ; anthers linear or ovate, included or exserted but shorter than the 

 corolla. Ovary 2 -celled, with several ovules or rarely only a single one in 

 eacli cell ; style sinaple, with a capitate or oblong undivided stigma. Capsule 

 ovoid oblong or globular, septicidally dehiscent, the cai^pels almost separating, 

 opening inwards by a longitudinal slit, leaving the placentse at length free 



without any pulp. Seeds ovoid or more or less peltate. — Herbs nuderslirubs 

 or shrubs. Leaves opposite, connected by a raised stipular line or short 

 sheath or rarely with small setaceous stipules. Flowers white or rarely flesh- 

 coloured, usually small, in terminal or rarely axillary cymes or panicles, or 

 sometimes solitary, often more or less unisexual. Bracts small. 



The genus is limited to Australia, with the exception of a single species found in Neff 

 Zealand. 



Sect. T. 'E^nlQ^^rA^.—Calj/x-segments oltuse. Stamens inserted in the middleofthe 

 tube ; aiithers included. Stems shruhhy, at least at the base. Flowers more or /'?w 

 dicecious. 



Leaves froin lanceolate to orbicular, fiat or with recurved margins. 

 Corolla bearded iu the throat. 



Flowers in pedunculate cymes, forming a terminal thyrsoid panicle, 

 leafy at the base. 



Leaves lanceolate, acuminate , 1. X. longlfoUa^ 



Leaves shortly ovate or elliptical 4. i^. ovata, 



riowers in sessile or shortly pednnculate compact terminal cymes. 

 Leaves obovate or orbicular, obtuse or shortly and obtusely acu- 

 minate, \i to 2\ in. long 3. i. lai^foha. 



Leaves obovate or orbicular, very thick", smooth 'and shining, .^ ,. 



f to H in. long . , . 3. i. crassifoM. 



Leaves from broadly cordate-ovate to oval^cUiptical, \ to 1 in. 



long * 4. i. ovata. 



Leaves from obovate to oval, very obtuse* under J 'in.'long ' ". 5. L. buxi/oH^' 

 Leaves Imear. Flowers small, in small loose terminal cymes. 



Leaves with revolute margins. 



Flowers 5-merou8. Corolla bearded at the throat 6. i. steno])¥f^- 



Flowers 4-merous. Corolla glabrous inside. Ovules solitary 7. i'- niicrunm- 



Leaves flat or concave. 



Corolla glabrous inside or nearly so. Cymes mostly peduncu- 

 late . , . , , . B. I. lintfon<^' 



Corolla bearded iu the throat. Cvmesmo'stly sessile, and shorter ^ . , .^ 



than the leaves , . , ^ 9 Lfascicnlat^' 



Leaves linear or lanceolate. Cymes aiillary .' .' .' ." .' .' .' [ l{}. L.florihundd. 

 Leaves sessile, deeply cordate. Cymes axillary and terminal, in a ^.. ,. 



long narrow thyrsoid leafy panirle . . ^ \\, L.cordifoh^' 



Jf^.T-^^^^'^^J"^'''''-^^^^^^^ <'<^^'or rarely rather obtuse, ^^tarnnj^^' 



s>ted n the throat; anthers e.serted (hut not exceeding the coroHaMes). Serbs or 



undersknihs. Flowers lermaphrodlte 



Stems erect rigid or virgafe. Leaves narrow or none. 



• Stems leafless. Flowers at the nodes. Calyi-segments not 1 line 



long, rather obtuse .... -^ » \%, L. nuda- 



4 



