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8. SIMOCHEILUS, Kl. and Benth. 



Calyx thickened (or rarely tliinnish), sometimes yery thick, 

 tubnlar-bellshaped or turbinate, 1-toothed or rarely semi-4-fid. 

 Corolla ovoid or obovate-tubular, 4-fid. Stamens 4, free ; 

 filaments p^labrous ; anthers terminal or lateral. Ovary 1-2-4- 

 celled, cells 1-ovuled ; stigma obtuse. Capsule 2-4- or 1- 

 celled, dehiscent or indehiscent. — DC. Frod. vii. p. 702. AUo 

 Syndesmanthus, KL, DC. I. c. p. 706, and Codonanthemum, 

 Kl, DC. I. c. p. 707. 



Small shrubs ; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, often hispid. Flowers terminal, 

 capitate. — 28 species, dispersed. 



9. SYMPIEZA, Licht. 



Calyx thickish, either compressed and 2-lobed, or tubnlar- 

 bellshaped and 4-toothed. Corolla obovate or tubular-club- 

 shaped, oblique, the limb 2-fid, conniving. Stamens 4, free ; 

 anthers terminal, muticous. Ovary 2-celled, cells 1-ovuled ; 

 stigma obtuse. Capsule 2-1-celled. — DC. Prod. vii. p. 705. 



Leaves 3 in a whorl ; flowers capitate, small. Readily known by the 

 corolla. — There are 5 species, in Worcester and Swellendam. 



10. SCYPHOG-YNE, Brongn. 



Calyx more or less deeply 4-fid or 4-toothed, equal or the 

 lowest segment larger or more free. Corolla small, ovoid, 

 oblong, globose or cup-like, 4-fid. Stamens 3-4, free or mo- 

 nadelphous ; anthers muticous. Ovary 1-4-celled ; ovules so- 

 litary ; stigma expanded cup-like or peltate. Capsule 1-4- 

 celled.— i)a Prod. vii. ;;. 709. Also Coilostigma, Kl, DC. I. c. 

 708, and Codonostigma, Kl, DC. I. c. 709. 



Small or very small heath-hke shrubs. Leaves 3 in a whorl. Flowers 

 minute, in terminal heads or subsessile in the upper axils. — 14 species, dis- 

 persed. 



11. SALAXIS, SaHsb. 



Calyx 4-fid, one segment larger or more free. Corolla small, 

 subglobose ; limb shortly 4-fid. Stamens 6-8 ; filaments free 

 or monadelphous. Ovary 1-4-celled, cells 1-ovuled; stigma 

 large, peltate. Capsule 1-4-celled, indehiscent or separating 

 into 1-seeded carpels. — DC. Prod. vii. p. 710. Also Lageno- 

 carpus, Kl, DC. I c. 



Shrubs resembling Philippia, but differing in the solitary ovules. 

 Flowers small and green. Leaves 3 in a whorl. — 12 species, all Western. 



