284 XCII. ACANTHACER, 
9. BLEPHARIS, Juss. 
Calyx cruciately 4-parted, bracteate ; upper segment entire, 
3-nerved ; lower 2-nerved. Corolla-tube very short, lip 5- 
lobed, 3 often much larger than the others. Stamens 4, sub- 
didynamous ; anthers l-celled. Capsule 2-celled; 2-4-seeded 
at the base.—Blepharis and Acanthodium, Nees in DC. Prod. 
xl. pp. 265, 273. , 
Dwarf shrubs or herbs, often spiny and woody. Flowers in bracteate 
spikes.—11 Cape species, all but one from east of Uitenhage. 
10. ACANTHOPSIS, Harv. 
Calyx 4-parted, the upper and lower segments much larger, 
the former 2-dentate, obsoletely 6-nerved. Corolla 1-labiate, 
with a long, slender tube, the lip shortly 5-lobed, the middle 
lobe larger, the lateral ear-like. Stamens 4, on the summit of 
the corolla-tube, exserted ; anthers 1-celled, bearded, fixed by 
the middle on the apex of the filament. Stigma acute, incurved. 
Capsule short, ovate, compressed, 2-seeded at base.—DC. 
Prod, xi. p. 278. 
Herbs with spinous-toothed leaves, and dense, terminal spikes, with mul- 
tifid, rigid, spinous bracts.—2 species, from the Northern frontier. 
11. ACANTHUS, Linn. 
Calyx 4-parted, the upper and lower segments broader, 4- 
or many-nerved. Corolla 1-labiate, lip 3-fid or 3-lobed, often 
eared at base, the upper margin entire. Stamens 4, didyna- 
mous; anthers 1-celled, ciliate. Capsule 2-celled, compressed, 
papery, 4-seeded.—DC. Prod. xi. p. 269. Also Dilivaria, DC. 
l.c. 268. 
Herbs or undershrubs. A. tlicifolius, Linn., a widely dispersed maritime 
Asiatic species, occurs near Uitenhage. 
12. SCLEROCHITON, Harv. 
Calyx 2-bracteate, scarious, rigid, 5-parted ; segments sub- 
equal, obtuse. Corolla 1-labiate, with an incurved tube, 
the throat wider and cleft on the upper side ; limb flat, 5-lobed. 
Stamens 4, exserted, subequal; anthers 1-celled, cells semi- 
ovate, ciliolate. Stigma obtuse or 2-dentate. Capsule coria- 
ceous, 2-celled, 2-seeded.— DC. Prod. xi. p. 279; Thes. Cap. t. 
145. 
S. Harveyanus, Nees, is a trailing, shrubby plant, growing on the borders 
of woods in Caffraria, with ovate, subglabrous leaves, and axillary, purple 
flowers. 
13. DUVERNOIA, E. Mey. 
Calyx short, bell-shaped, 4-fid, the upper segment 2-dentate. 
