Gunniane. N. O. Umbelliferz. 
TAB. CCCV. 
PETROSELINUM PROSTRATUM. 
Caule procumbente flexuoso, foliis pinnatisectis segmentis petio- 
lulatis pinnatifidis laciniis 5 lanceolatis ultimis apice trifidis, 
umbellis subsessilibus oppositifoliis, involucro submonophyllo. 
rc. : 
Petroselinum prostratum. De Cand. Prodr. 4. p. 102. 
Apium prostratum. Labill. Nov. Holl. p. 76. t. 103. 
8. foliorum segmentis angustioribus. Apium prostratum. Vent. 
Maim, t. 81. (Taz. nostr. CCCV.) 
Has. Sands and marshes near salt or brackish water, Van 
Dieman’s Land. R. Gunn, Esq. (n. 386, 68). Port Arthur. 
Mr Backhouse. 
There are two appearances of this plant, which at first sight 
are strikingly different :—the one is that figured by Labillardiére, 
with broad segments to the leaves; the other, that represented by 
Ventenat and by us, with narrow segments. Both kinds are 
sent by Mr Gunn; and they seem to be not uncommon in 
various parts of the island where there are salt or brackish 
ils, 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Petal. jf. 3. Immature fruit. fi 4. 
Ripe fruit. ££ 5. Section of a carpel, showing the juge and 
the position of the vittse :—magnified. 
