GunniancB. N- O. Portulaceae* 



TAB. CCXCVL 



Calandrinia calyptrata. J. Hook. 



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Annua, caule ramosissimo ramis valde diffusis, foliis lineari- 



spathulatis superioribus minutis bracteiformibus, pedunculis 

 ^ axillaribus post anthesin deflexis, petalis in corollam calyptri- 



formem unitis, 

 Hab. Circular Head^ Van Dieman's Land, where it grows with 



Tillcea verticillaris^ usually on the tops of large rocks. Ronald 



Gunny Esq. (w. 128.) 



I am doubtful whether to refer this to Calandrinia or to Clay- 

 tonia: the numerous seeds rather induce me to place it with 

 the former genus. The singular calyptriform corolla will 

 scarcely suffice to constitute a distinct genus of it. Nuttall's 

 Calyptridium (from California) with a similar corolla and habit 

 of Calandrinia^ ov Claytonia^ has a very different fruit. 



Fig. 1. Flower: the 2 sepals including the calyptriform 



corolla. /. 2. Corolla laid open to show the stamens and pistil. 



/. 3. Ripening ovary about to throw off the corolla. /. 4. Calyx, 



including the fruit, f. 5. Fruit separated from the calyx : 



magnified. 



