4l6 189. ERICACEAE 



4. CoruUa shortly urn-sli;i]xcl, clcc'i)ly 5-lübcd. Stamens 15, in groups of 



three, inserted in the corolla-tube. Filaments glabrous. Stigma 

 iinally 5-parted. Seeds ovoid. Trees. Leaves serrate. - — Species i. 



Southern West Africa (Angola) Ficalhoa Hiern 



Corolla tubular or funnel-shaped, 5 — 6-toothed. Stamens 10 — 12, inserted 

 singly at the base of the corolla-tube. Filaments hairy. Stigma entire. 

 Seeds oblong. Leaves entire. — Species 7. Tropics. Some of them are 

 poisonous or yield wood and medicaments. . . . Agauria DC. 



5. Fruit dehiscing septicidally, many-seeded. Corolla shortly toothed, 



deciduous. Stamens 8. Anthers longer than the filaments, without 

 appendages, opening by terminal pores. Ovarj^-cells manj'-ovuled. 

 Small shrubs. Leaves alternate, elliptical. Flowers in terminal 

 racemes. — Species i. Azores. Used as an ornamental plant. [Sub- 

 family RHODODENDROIDEAE, tribe PHYLLODOCEAE.] 



Daboecia Don 

 Fruit dehiscing loculicidally or indehiscent, rarely septicidal, but then few- 

 seeded and enveloped by the persistent corolla. Corolla usually per- 

 sistent after the time of flowering. Leaves usually whorled and linear. 

 [Subfamily ERICOIDEAE.] 6 



6. Ovary with a single ovule in each cell, rarely with several ovules, but then 



I— 2-celled. [Tribe SALAXIDEAE.] 7 



Ovary with 2 or more ovules in each of its 3 — 8 cells. [Tribe ERICEAE.l 12 



7. Stigma large, cupular or discoid. Bracteoles rudimentary or wanting. 



Corolla-lobes 4 8 



Stigma small, capitate or truncate. Bracts and bracteoles usually 3. . 10 



8. Style short, included in the corolla-tube. Stamens 6 — 8. Calyx unequally 



4-cleft or 4-parted. — Species 15. South Africa. (Including Coc- 

 cosperma Klotzsch, Lagenocarpiis Klotzsch, and Lepterica N. E. Brown). 



Salaxis Salisb. 

 Style long, exserted. Stamens 3 — 5. Calyx 3 — 4-toothed or -cleft. . 9 



9. Anthers much exserted. Calyx 4-toothed. Bract i. — Species i. South 



Africa. [Undier Syndesmanthns K\oiz?,c\\). . Codonostigina Klotzsch 



Anthers included or slightly exserted. Bracts none. — Species 20. South 



Africa. (Including CoUosligtna Klotzsch). . . Scyphogyne Brongn. 



10. Corolla 2-lobed. Calyx 2-lobed or 4-toothed. Stamens 4. — Species 



9. South Africa. (Including Aniscrica N. E. Brown) 



Sympieza Lichtenst. 

 Corolla 4-lobed. Calyx 4-toothed to 4-parted. ii 



11. Calyx shortly toothed, usually thickened. Stamens 3 — 4. Ovary 1—2- 



celled. — Species 50. South Africa. (Including Anonialanthus Klotzsch 

 and Syndesmanthus Klotzsch) , , Simochilus Hook. & Benth. 



Calyx divided to the middle or beyond. Stamens 4 — 8. — Species 40. 

 South Africa. (Including Acrostemon Klotzsch, Eremiopsis N. E. Brown, 

 Grisehachia Klotzsch, Hexastemon Klotzsch, Platycalyx N. E. Brown, 

 Thanmus Klotzsch, and Thoracospernia Klotzsch). . Eremia Don 



