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LEGUMINOS^E. XLIV. PRIESTLEYA. 



with yellow flowers, which are disposed either in heads, umbels, 

 or spikes. This genus differs from Borbonia and Aspaluthus 

 in tlie stamens being diadelphous, and from Liparia in the caly- 

 cine lobes being nearly equal, and in the form and aestivation of 

 the petals. 



SECT. I. EISO'THEA (from tie-u, eiso, within, or in, and Qua, theo, 

 to run ; in reference to the calyx being run or thrust in at the 

 base, and therefore becoming in consequence diminished). D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 121. Calyx thrust in at the base. 



1 P. MYRTIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c. t. 29.) leaves quite smooth, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, almost nerveless ; bracteas shorter than 

 the pedicels, and involving them at the base, and are as well as 

 the calyxes glabrous ; legumes clothed with adpressed villi. 

 Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia myrtifolia, 

 Thunb. fl. cap. 565. Calyx yellowish when dry, very much 

 thrust in at the base, having equal, ovate, rather acute lobes. 

 Heads of flowers rather loose ; pedicels elongating after flowering. 



Myrtle-leaved Priestleya. Fl. April, Dec. Clt. 1833. Sh. 

 2 to 4 feet. 



2 P. HIRSUTA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, acute, 

 glabrous, but with the branches, bracteas, and calyxes hairy ; 

 stigma bifurcate. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Liparia hirsuta, Thunb. fl. cap. 557. Ker. bot. reg. t. 8. but 

 not of Mojnch. Racemes of flowers somewhat capitate, usually 

 twin. Bracteas inclosing the pedicels and longer than them, 

 spacelate at the apex. 



Hairy Priestleya. Fl. April, Dec. Clt. 1792. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



3 P. UEVIGA'TA (D. C. I.e. t. 30.) leaves oblong-linear, acut- 

 ish, nerveless, lower ones glabrous, the upper and floral ones 

 clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; flowers disposed in 

 capitate umbels ; calyxes obtuse, clothed with adpressed villi ; 

 ovary villous. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Liparia laevigata, Thunb. fl. cap. 5G6. Borbonia lasvigata, Lin. 

 mant. 100. L. umbellata, Lin. mant. 110. Calyx at length 

 thrust in at the base, with obtuse lobes. 



Smooth Priestleya. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1 820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



SECT. II. ANEISOTHEA (from a priv. r, ciso, within or in, 

 0tw, theo, to run ; the calyx in the species of this section 

 are not thrust in at the base, as in the preceding). D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 121. Calyx not thrust in at the base but ovate or obco- 

 nically attenuated. 



4 P. CAPITA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 121.) leaves oblong-linear, 

 acute, somewhat convolute, nerveless, and are as well as the 

 branches quite glabrous ; bracteas, calyxes, and legumes very 

 hairy. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. . Liparia 

 capitata, Thunb. prod. 124. fl. cap. 566. Burch, cat. no. 591. 

 Flowers capitate. Calyx ovate at the base. Stamens diadel- 

 phous, permanent around the fruit. 



Capitate-fiowered Priestleya. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



5 P. GRAMINIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves lanceolate, 

 and are as well as the angular stems glabrous ; flowers spicate, 

 hairy. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia 

 graminifolia, 'Lin. mant. 268. Thunb. fl. cap. 566. Leaves 



1 -nerved beneath. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from P. capitata. 



Grass-leaved Priestleya. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1 800. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



6 P. TE'RES (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, and are as 

 well as the stem glabrous ; stem terete ; flowers racemose, hairy. 



1? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Terete-stemmed Priestleya. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 



2 to 4 feet. 



7 P. ERICJEFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, rather 

 acute, with somewhat revolute margins, hairy beneath, but at 

 length glabrous above ; branches and calyxes silky ; flowers 



capitate, terminal, or in fascicles in the upper axils of the leaves. 

 (7 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Borbonia ericifolia, 

 Lin. amcen. 6. p. 92. Burm. cap. 20. Keel of a fuscous purple 

 colour at the apex. Ovary very villous. Leaves 3 lines long. 



Var. ft ; leaves silky on the upper surface. Tj . G. The 

 plant, when dry, has the habit of Chenblea diffusa, D. C. leg. 

 mem. t. 31. 



Heath-leaved Priestleya. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



8 P. SER'ICEA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate, acute, flat, 1-nerved, 

 clothed with silky adpressed pubescence on both surfaces as well 

 as on the branchlets ; flowers disposed in a short terminal 

 spike, clothed with adpressed pubescence ; legumes hairy, Jj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia sericea, Lin. syst. 

 555. Borbonia sericea, Lam. diet. 1. p. 438. Pluk. aim. t. 

 388. f. 3. Indigofera sericea, Lin. mant. 271.? ex Lam. diet. 

 3. p. 252. Crotalaria imbricata, Burm. cap. 21. Lin. spec. 

 1004.? 



Silky Priestleya. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1794. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



9 P. AXILLA' RIS (D. C. leg. vi. t. 32.) leaves ovate, acute, 

 flat, 1-nerved, clothed with adpressed villi on both surfaces as 

 well as on the branchlets ; flowers solitary in the axils of the 

 upper leaves ; calyx and legumes hairy. T? . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Borbonia axillaris, Lam. diet. 1. p. 438. 



Axillary-ftowered Priestleya. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



10 P. ELLIPTICA (D. C. leg. mem. vi. t. 33.) leaves elliptic, 

 flat, 1-nerved, ending in a callous mucrone, covered with ad- 

 pressed villi on both surfaces ; flowers capitate, and are as well 

 as the calyxes and branchlets velvety. fj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 5-6, umbellately capitate at the 

 tops of the branches. Calyx clothed with silky pubescence. 

 Branches rather hairy. Leaves rather canescent. 



Elliptic-leaved Priestleya. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



11 P. VILLOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves ovate-elliptic, 

 acute, 1-nerved, flat, hairy on both surfaces, as well as the 

 branchlets, calyxes, and legumes ; flowers capitate. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Borbonia tomentosa, Lin. 

 spec. 994. Liparia villosa, Lin. mant. 438. Seba, thes. 1. 

 t. 24. f. 2. Lotus fruticosus, Houtt. p. fl. syst. 10. p. 1179. 



J'illous Priestleya. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



12 P. VESTITA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves ovate, concave, 

 obtuse, nerveless, glabrous above, but clothed with hairy wool 

 beneath as well as the calyxes and branches ; flowers capitate. 

 lj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia vestita, 

 Thunb. fl. cap. 568. Sims, bot. mag. 2223. Liparia villosa, 

 Andr. bot. rep. 382. Seba, thes. 1. t. 24. f. 1. 



Clothed Priestleya. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



( The calyx of the following species being unknown, conse- 

 quently are not arranged in any section. 



13 P. TE'CTA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves ovate, concave, 

 spreading, tomentose ; flowers axillary, stalked. Jj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia tecta, Thunb. prod. 

 124. fl. cap. 568. 



Covered Priestleya. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



14 P. TOMENTOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves lanceolate, 

 and are as well as the calyxes tomentose ; flowers capitate. 



f? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia tomentosa, 

 Thunb. 1. c. Corolla glabrous. 



Tomentose Priestleya. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to 4ft. 



15 P. UMBELLIFEKA (D. C. I.e.) leaves lanceolate, villous; 

 branches umbellate ; flowers somewhat umbellately capitate, 

 tomentose. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Li- 

 paria umbellifera, Thunb. 1. c. 



Umbelliferous Priestleya. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



Cult. The species of this genus thrive very well in a mixture 



