RHAMNE^E. XXIV. PHYLICA. 



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flowered. fj G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pink, 

 aim. t. 415. f. 1. ex Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p. 103. t. 8. f. 2. 

 Hoffman's verz. 182k p. 182. Flowers white. 



^cmwe-leaved Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 



5 P. NITIDA (Lain. ill. no. 2613.) leaves linear, acutish, 

 spreading, smooth above, and shining, but downy beneath, floral 

 ones as well as branches woolly ; heads of flowers ovate, woolly. 



Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Var. ft, eriophora (Berg. cap. 52.) leaves rather hairy, lan- 

 ceolate. I? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This is 

 probably identical with P. nttida. 



Mining Phylica. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1774. Shrub 3 feet. 



6 P. SECU'NDA (Thunb. fl. cap. p. 82.) leaves linear, mucro- 

 nate, erectly spreading, smooth above, but downy beneath ; 

 heads of flowers hairy. Tj G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers white. 



Secund Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1817. Shrub 3 feet. 



7 P. AUSTRA'LIS (Link. enum. 1. p. 230.) leaves lanceolate- 

 linear, smooth above, but hoary-tomentose beneath ; branches 

 hairy ; heads of flowers downy, small. Tj . G. Native of New 

 Holland ? Segments of calyx downy on the outside, ovate, 

 very blunt. Flowers white. According to Sprengel this is the 

 same as P. parvtflura, and therefore a native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



Southern Phylica. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 3 ft. 



8 P. PU'MILA (Wendl. in Willd. enum. 1. p. 252.) leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, spreading, strigosely-villous, white beneath ; 

 flowers axillary, subcapitate ; segments of calyx lanceolate, re- 

 flexed, spreading. 17 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers white. 



Dwarf Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823. Shrub 1 foot. 



9 P. EXCE'LSA (Wendl. coll. 3. p. 3. t. 4.) leaves lanceolate, 

 villous, lower ones spreading, upper ones erect, somewhat imbri- 

 cate ; floral ones short, villous, erect ; flowers spiked, fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Segments of calyx obtuse. 

 Flowers yellowish-green. 



Tall Phylica. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 feet. 



10 P. CALLOSA (Lin. fil. suppl. 153.) leaves cordate, oblong, 

 acutish, coriaceous, hoary beneath, young ones pilose, adult ones 

 smooth, floral ones hairy, spreading, longer than the heads of 

 flowers. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. re- 

 flexa, Lam. ill. t. 127. f. 3. P. pinea, Thunb. fl. cap. Flowers 

 yellowish-green. 



Callous Phylica. Fl. Mar. April. Clt. 1774. Sh. 3 feet. 



j" Species doubtful whether they belong to this section. 



IIP. ELONGA V TA (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 449.) leaves 

 lanceolate, smooth ; heads of flowers terminal, downy. 1j . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Elongated Phylica. Shrub 3 feet, 



12 P. SQUAMOSA (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 491.) leaves 

 oblong, obtuse, close-pressed ; heads of flowers terminal. Jj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Scaly-leaved Phylica. Shrub 2 feet. 



13 P. RU X BRA (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 491.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acute, downy beneath ; heads of flowers terminal. J? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Red Phylica. Shrub 3 feet. 



14 P. MICROCE'PHALA (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 491.) leaves 

 linear, spreading, with revolute edges ; heads of flowers ter- 

 minal. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Small-headed Phylica. Shrub 3 feet. 



SECT. II. STRIGOSA (from strigosus, strigose). Brogn. mem. 

 rhamn. p. 69. Calyx with a long tube, and erect, acute, awl- 

 VOL. n. 



shaped segments, which are hairy on the outside. Petals oblon", 

 complicately-cucullate. Anthers oblong, 2-celled ; cells parallel, 

 opening lengthwise by distinct chinks. Stigma awl-shaped or 

 clavated, entire. Leaves pubescent, hairy, strigose or villous, 

 linear. Flowers spiked or capitate, usually involucrated, with 

 very long, villous, or feathery bracteas. 



15 P. BICOLOR (Lin. mant. 208.) leaves linear, acutish, and 

 erectish, pubescent, downy beneath ; branches rather villous ; 

 heads of flowers ovate, dense, woolly. T? . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. P. strigosa, Thunb. fl. 

 cap. 2. p. 80. Adult leaves and branches naked. Flowers 

 white. 



Two-coloured Phylica. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 3 ft. 



16 P. PI'NEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 83.) leaves lanceolate, 

 mucronate, smooth above, downy beneath, upper ones smallest ; 

 flowers in racemose spikes. J? . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers white. 



P'me-Yike Phylica. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt. 1774. Shrub 3 ft. 



17 P. ROSMARINII-OLIA (Lam. ill. no. 2614.) leaves linear, 

 erect, somewhat revolute, and imbricate, rather pilose above, 

 hoary beneath ; floral leaves somewhat ovate, shorter than the 

 others ; spikes of flowers ovate, dense. 17 . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 849. Flowers white. 



Rosmary-leaved Phylica. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1815. Sh. 3 ft. 



18 P. VILLOSA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 83.) leaves linear, spread- 

 ing, lower ones smooth, rather scabrous, tipper ones smaller ; 

 flowers in racemose spikes. Fj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers white. 



t'illous Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1790. Shrub 3 feet. 



19 P. HORIZONTA'LIS (Vent. malm. no. 57. obs. 3.) leaves 

 linear, villous, hoary beneath ; floral leaves longer than the 

 others, and are as well as the branches spreading horizontally ; 

 heads of flowers small ; flowers spreading. Jj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. P. plumosa, Spreng. berl. mag. 8. 

 p. 105. f. 7. Lam. ill. t. 127. f. 4. but not of Lin. 



Horizontal Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 



20 P. PLUMOSA (Lin. spec. 283.) leaves linear, awl-shaped, 

 smooth above, hoary beneath, upper ones hairy ; heads of flowers 

 small, woolly. F? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 253. Pluk. mant. 342. f. 3. Flowers white. 



Feathery Phylica. Fl. Mar. June. Clt. 1759. Shrub 3 ft. 



21 P. SQUARROSA (Vent. malm. no. 57. obs. 3.) leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, spreading, villous and hoary beneath, lower ones 

 rather smooth ; floral ones longer than the rest, spreading ; 

 heads of flowers roundish ; calycine segments erect, acute. Fj G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 36. 

 Flowers white. 



Squarrose Phylica. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 ft. 



22 P. CAPITA' TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 86.) leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, somewhat villous, lower ones reflexed, smooth, co- 

 riaceous ; floral ones very villous, spreading a little ; heads of 

 flowers roundish. Fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Wendl. coll. 2. t. 50. Ker. bot. reg. t. 711. P. pubescens, 

 Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 268. Burm. afr. t. 44. f. 3. Heads of 

 flowers the size of a chesnut. Flowers white. 



Headed Phylica. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 feet. 



23 P. COMMELINI (Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p. 104. t. 8. f. 6.) 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, spreading, villous, and hoary 

 beneath ; floral ones longer, also spreading ; heads of flowers 

 roundish. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. 

 pubescens, Willd. enum. 252. but not of Aiton. Segments of 

 calyx erect, ovate, acute. Flowers white. 



Commeline's Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. Sh. 3ft. 



24 P. LANCEOLA V TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 79.) leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, erectly-spreading, smooth above, downy beneath ; 

 heads of flowers roundish, hairy, involucrated with bracteas. 



