Amperea. 9 1 



Westaustralische Provinz: Westaustralien (Drummond, ex herb. Melbourn. 

 comm. Diels n. 6568!); Busselton (Preiss). 



4. A. conferta Benth. in Benth. et F. Müll. Fl. austral. VI. (1873) 83. — Suffruti- 

 culus nanus. Caules virides complures e radice lignosa, ± procumbentes, crassi, rigidi, 

 teretes, glabri, verisimiliter 10 — 25 cm longi. Folia approximata, coriacea, linearia vel 

 potius spathulata, in petiolum brevem attenuata, margine setoso-denticulato revoluta, 

 obtusa, ± apiculata, glabra, 12 — 15 mm longa, 2 — 3 mm lata. Stipulae ovatae, 

 fimbriatae, brunneae. Flores parvuli, rubelli, in axillis glomerati, bracteis numerosis, 

 scariosis, fuscis, laceris vel setaceo-fimbriatis circumdati. Perianthium profunde 4 — 5- 

 divisum; lobi lanceolati, mucronati, 1,5 mm longi. Calycis Q segmenta 5, ovata vel 

 lanceolata, margine parce laciniata, 1,5 mm longa. Ovarium dorso appendicibus 6 longis, 

 acutis praeditum; styli 3, basi brevissime connati, recurvati, integri vel apice bifidi. 

 Capsula vulgo» 2 mm longa, dentibus altis erectis subcoronata. Flores q? non vidi. 



Westaustralische Provinz: Westaustralien (Drummond n. 29); Plan- 

 tagenet, Distr. Stirling, Mount Trio, in Felsritzen des Gipfels, ca. 1000 m (Diels 

 n. 5853!). 



Sect. 2. Monotaxidium Müll. Arg. 



Monotaxidium Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 213; Pax in Engl. u. Prantl, 

 Pflzfam. III. 5. (1890) 115. — Calyx q!* trilobatus vel tripartitus, disco destitutus. 

 Stamina 6. Caules decumbentes, ramosi, flaccidi vel volubiles. Flores rubelli. 



5. A. protensa Nees ab Es. in Lehm. PI. Preiss. II. (1846 — 47) 229; Müll. Arg. 

 in DC. Prodr. 1. c; Baill. Adansonia VI. (1866) 319; Benth. et F. Müll. Fl. austral. VI. 

 (1873) 82. — Suffruticulus monoicus. Caules e basi lignosa numerosi, graciles, diffusi, 

 =b flaccidi, compresso-teretes, raro paulum angulosi, parce ramosi, laeves, 15 — 60 cm 

 alti. Rami elongati, tenues, patentes, pallide glauco-virides, remote foliosi, 8 — 10 vel 

 20 — 40 cm longi. Folia elliptico-lanceolata vel lineari-spathulata, acuta, basi in petiolum 

 brevem angustata, plana vel margine recurva, membranacea, 8 — 18 mm longa, 2 — 

 5 mm lata. Stipulae ovatae denticulatae vel laciniatae, scariosae, 1 — 1,5 mm longae. 

 Flores in foliorum axillis glomerati, vulgo numerosi, bracteolis ovatis, inciso-dentatis, 

 fuscis, 1 — 1,5 mm longis cincti. Flos Q 1 : Calyx ultra medium tripartitus, valvatus; 

 lobi ovati, acuti, statu sicco saepius minutissime fusco-reticulati, 1,5 mm longi. Pedi- 

 cellus gracilis, 1,5 mm longus, infra medium articulatus. Stamina 6, perianthio fere 

 aequilonga. Discus nullus. Flos Q sessilis, vulgo solitarius, masculis immaturis stipatus. 

 Perianthium fere usque ad basim in segmenta 5 lanceolata, acuta divisum. Styli 3, 

 breves, profunde bifidi, basi in annulum connati vel una decidui. Capsula 2 mm 

 longa, ovata, dorso parce dentata. Semina ovata, nigra, nitida, 1,25 mm longa, 

 carunculata. 



Westaustralische Provinz: Am Swan River (Preiss n. 1214!, Drummond 

 4. ser. n. 85!). 



6. A. volubilis F. Müll, ex Benth. et F. Müll. Fl. austral. VI. (1873) 82. — 

 Suffrutex volubilis, ramosus, monoicus, versimiliter ad 1 m altus. Ramuli elongati, 

 teretes, statu sicco leviter striati, glabri, virides. Folia sparsa vel statu florescentiae 

 deficientia, saepius 3 — 4 approximata, quasi verticillata, glabra; limbus lineari-spathu- 

 latus, obtusus, planus vel recurvus, circa 1 cm longus, 2 mm latus. Stipulae fusco- 

 scariosae, ovato-oblongae vel lanceolatae, integrae, 1,5 mm longae. Flores (^ glomerati 

 (ad 20), axillares, parvuli, statu maturitatis vario; bracteae externae ovatae, vulgo integrae, 

 1 — 1,5 mm longae, internae minutissimae, perpaucae; pedicelli 2 mm longi, tenues, 

 sub medio articulati. Perianthium campanulatum , profunde trilobum; lobi valvati, 

 ovati, obtusi, glabri, rubelli, 2 mm longi. Stamina 6, exteriora tria interioribus bre- 

 viora; thecae, quarum una saepius abortiva, sulfureae, lineis duabus parallelis, fusco- 

 purpureis ornatae. Calyx Q profunde 4 — 5-lobatus; laciniae lanceolatae, acutae, dr 

 rigidae. Capsula glabra, 2 mm longa, dentibus 6 acutis, parvulis coronata. 



