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*** Blowers in terminal racemes without bracts, or the lower flowers alone 
axillary. 
Slender, erect, densely hispid, 6-16in. high. Racemes 
elongated ; pedicels short, erect. Nutlets ovoid, black 6. M. australis. 
Slender, weak, diffuse, 6- 18 in. long. Racemes elongated, 
the lower flowers axillary ; pedicels Ar gst parse: 
Nutlets broadly ovoid, pale es 7. M. Forstevi. 
Stout, erect, 6-14 in. hich. Leaves coriaceous. “Racemes 
short, stout, capitate. Flowers blue or white, 4-}in. 
diam. Calyx small, tin. long ag ee .. 8 M. capitata. 
Stout, erect, 6-12in. high. Leaves submembranous, 
sparsely hispid. Racemes short, stout, capitate. 
Flowers 2in. diam., large, white. Calyx 4in.long .. 9. M. explanata. 
Short, stout, densely hispid, 2-6in. high. Leaves linear- 
spathulate. Racemes short, capitate. Flowers }-{in. 
long, lemon-yellow. Filaments very short, the es, of 
the anthers just above the scales An 10. M. Traversi. 
Size and habit of M. Traversti, but leaves rather 1 narrower. 
Racemes capitate. Flowers }in., white. Filaments 
as long as the anthers, which are wholly above the scales 11. M. angustata. 
Slender, 3-6in. high, silvery-white with appressed silky 
hairs. Racemes long, slender. Flowers bright-yellow, 
kin. long. Corolla campanulate, with a short tube and 
broad limb 12. M. albo-sericea. 
Slender, 4-10 in. high, hispid with short white RES 
Racemes long, slender. Flowers pale-yellow or white, 
large, 3-2in. long. Corolla campanulate, tube shorter 
than the limb oe né a3 oe .. 13. M. Goyen. 
Section II. (Exarrhena). Stamens usually inserted between the corolla-scales ; 
filaments longer than the anthers, which always reach beyond the corolla- 
tube, and sometimes exceed the lobes. 
Flaccid, prostrate or decumbent. Leaves on slender 
petioles; blade orbicular or obovate, 4-lin. long. 
Flowers small, solitary and axillary, AoE long. 
Corolla-tube shorter than the limb .. 14. M. spathulata. 
Slender, diffuse, 4-14in. high. Leaves on slender 
petioles; blade rounded-oblong, 3-2in. Racemes long, 
slender. Flowers }-4in. diam. Corolla-tube much 
shorter than the limb ae 5h ty .. 15. M., petiolata. 
Slender, 6-12in. high. Leaves membranous, sparsely 
hispid. Racemes long, simple. Flowers 4-4in. long. 
Corolla Garpapulate tube (pone shorter than the 
limb Ae 30 .. 16. M. laeta. 
Rather stout, 3-9 in. high. " Leaves 1-24in., linear- 
obovate or obovate-spathulate, coriaceous, hispid on 
both surfaces. Racemes many-flowered. Flowers large, 
white, in. diam. .. 17. M. amabilis, 
Small, stout, 2-3 in. high. Leaves 4-3 in., oblong- spathu- 
late, hispid and hoary on both surfaces. Racemes few- 
flowered. Flowers small .. . 18. M. saxosa. 
Small, rather slender, 2-6 in. high. Leaves 2-25 in., lanceo- 
late- to obovate- spathulate, hispid on both surfaces or 
almost glabrous beneath. Racemes many-flowered. 
Flowers yellow, 4-4 in. long o- .. 19. M. Monroi. 
Stout, 2-6in. high. Leaves 1-14 in., “ oblong-spathulate, 
sparingly hispid. Flowers }in. long. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, tube longer than the limb .. s+ .. 20. M. Lyallu. 
