284 XCII. ACAXTHACE^. 



9. BLEPHARIS, Juss. 



Calyx cruciately 4-parted, bracteate ; upper segment entire, 

 3-uerved ; lower 2-nerved. Corolla-tube very short, lip 5- 

 lobed, 3 often much larger than the others. Stamens 4, sub- 

 didynamous ; anthers 1-celled. Capsule 2-celled ; 2-4-seeded 

 at the base. — Blepharis and Acanthodium, Nees in DC. Prod. 

 xi. pp. 265, 273. 



Dwarf shrubs or herbs, often spiny and woody. Flowers in bracteate 

 spikes. — 11 Cape species, all but one from east of Uitenhage. 



10. ACANTHOPSIS, Harv. 



Calyx 4-parted, the upper and lower segments much larger, 

 the former 2-dentate, obsoletely 6-nerved. Corolla 1-labiate, 

 with a long, slender tube, the lip shortly 5-lobed, the middle 

 lobe larger, the lateral ear-like. Stamens 4, on the summit of 

 the corolla*tube, exserted ; anthers 1-celled, bearded, fixed by 

 the middle on the apex of the filament. Stigma acute, incurved. 

 Capsule short, ovate, compressed, 2-seeded at base. — DC. 

 Frod. xi. p. 278. 



Herbs with spinous-toothed leaves, and dense, terminal spikes, with mul- 

 tifid, rigid, spinous bracts.— 2 species, from the Nortliern frontier. 



11. ACANTHUS, Linn. 



Calyx 4-parted, the upper and lower segments broader, 4- 

 or many-nerved. Corolla 1-labiate, lip 3-fid or 3-lobed, often 

 eared at base, the upper margin entire. Stamens 4, didyna- 

 mous ; anthers 1-celled, ciliate. Capsule 2-celled, compressed, 

 papery, 4-seeded. — DC. Frod. xi./>. 269. Also Dilivaria, DC. 

 I. c. 268. 



Herbs or undershrubs. A. iliclfoHus, Linn., a widely dispersed maritime 

 Asiatic species, occurs near Uitenhage. 



12. SCLEROCHITON, Harv. 



Calyx 2-bracteate, scarious, rigid, 5-parted ; segments sub- 

 equal, obtuse. Corolla 1-labiate, w4th an incurved tube, 

 the throat wider and cleft on the upper side ; limb flat, 5-lobed. 

 Stamens 4, exserted, subequal; anthers 1-celled, cells semi- 

 ovate, ciliolate. Stigma obtuse or 2-dentate. Capsule coria- 

 ceous, 2-celled, 2-seeded.— J>(7. Frod. xi. p. 279 ; Thes. Cap. t. 

 145. 



S. Harveyanus, Nees, is a trailing, shrubby plant, growing on the borders 

 of woods in CafFraria, with ovate, subglabrous leaves, and axillary, purple 

 flowers. 



13. DUVERNOIA, E. Mey. 



Calyx short, bell-shaped, 4-fid, the upper segment 2-dentate. 



