150 



FICOIDE.ZE. I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



Expanded Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1705. PI. 

 i foot. 



314 M. VA'RIANS (Haw. misc. p. 51. syn. 249. rev. 168.) 

 branches prostrate ; leaves opposite, lanceolate, acuminated, 

 keeled, hence they are bluntly triquetrous and channelled ; pe- 

 duncles very thick. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Petiv. gaz. t. 78. t. 10. The whole plant is beset with 

 papulae. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Corolla white on the outside and 

 yellow on the inside ; but according to Haworth it is whitish, 

 and according to Petiver yellowish. Stigmas 5, short. 



Varying Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1706. Sh. pr. 



315 M. TORTUOSUM (Lin. spec. 697.) stems divaricate, pro- 

 cumbent, twisted : leaves flattish, oblong-ovate, rather papulose, 

 crowded, connate ; lobes of calyx 5, very unequal, 2 of which 

 are hardly evident, I? . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Dill. elth. f. 222. M. tortuosum, Haw. obs. 196. 

 misc. 51. syn. 250. rev. 168. M. aridum, Moench. Flowers 

 pale yellow. 



Twisted-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1 705. 

 Shrub procumbent. 



316 M.CONCA'VUM (Haw. rev. 168.) stem procumbent; leaves 

 concave, ovate-lanceolate, alternate, thick ; flowers terminal, so- 

 litary. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burm. 

 afr. dec. 3. t. 26. f. 1. Flowers yellowish. This is a very 

 doubtful species. 



Coracaue-leaved Fig-marigold. Shrub pr. 



317 M. PA'LLENS (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 182.) stems diffuse ; 

 leaves stem-clasping, distinct, glaucous, oblong-lanceolate ; in- 

 flexedly concave, bluntly keeled, beset with minute papulae ; 

 lobes of calyx 5, ovate-oblong. ^ . D. G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Haw. obs. 197. misc. 52. syn. 250. rev. 168. 

 M. expansum, D. C. pi. grass, t. 47. M. articulatum, Thunb. 

 fl. cap. 415.? Corolla white, rather longer than the calyx (ex 

 D. C.), but according to Haworth shorter than the calyx. 



Pale Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. diffuse. 



318 M. LORA'TUM (Haw. rev. 168.) stems diffuse; leaves 

 lorate, canaliculately-inflexed, obtuse, very glaucous, convex 

 beneath ; lobes of calyx oblong, attenuated, obtuse. ^ . D. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Perhaps 

 only a variety of M. pollens. 



Lorate-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl.Jul. Aug. Clt. 1819. Sh.|ft. 



319 M. CRASSICAU'LE (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 425.) 

 caudex very short and thick ; branches expanded ; leaves 

 crowded, flat, lorate, acuminated, green, glabrous, a little in- 

 curved ; peduncles furnished with 4-5 bracteas ; lobes of calyx 

 5, one of which is smaller than the rest. Pj . D. G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pale yellow, expanding 

 before meridian. Stigmas very short. 



Thick-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1815. 

 PI. foot. 



320 M. RELAXA'TUM (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 36.) stems de- 

 cumbent, terete, flexuous ; leaves linear -lanceolate, obtuse, of a 

 livid glaucous colour, channelled, dotted from papulae, costately 

 keeled ; lobes of calyx 5, foliaceous, one of which is very small. 

 Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spreng. nov. 

 prov. 28. Haw. rev. 169. Flowers purple (ex Willd.), rose- 

 coloured (ex Spreng.), reddish or nearly scarlet (ex Haw.). 



Relaxed Fig-mangold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1815. Sh. dec. 



321 M. ANATOMICUM (Haw. misc. 50. syn. 249. rev. 169.) 

 stems filiform, procumbent ; leaves opposite, lanceolate-elliptic, 

 full of crystalline papules, when dead the nerve alone remains 

 permanent. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Var. P,frdgile(Haw.rev. 169.)leaves large, concave, greener 

 than the species. 



Var. y, emdrcidum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 450.) stems erectish. 

 M. emarcidum, Thunb. fl. cap. 415. Perhaps a proper species. 



Skelelon-\eaved Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub pr. 



322 M. OVA'TUM (Thunb. fl.cap. 417.) stem decumbent, rather 

 angular, papulose ; leaves ovate, flat, obtuse, spreading ; flowers 

 terminal. 1? . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. 

 rev. 170. Flowers white. 



Oa<c-leaved Fig-marigold. Shrub dec. 



323 M. HUMIFU'SUM (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 179.) stems suffru- 

 ticose, trailing ; leaves stem-clasping, spatulate, keeled, scabrous 

 from conical papulae ; petals very minute. 1; . D. G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla white. The rest unknown. 



Trailing Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh.tr. 



58. Tripblia (iripolium is the name of the Sea Starwort, or 

 Aster tripblnim ; leaves resembling it). D. C. prod. 3. p. 450. 

 Roots biennial. Stems herbaceous, loose. Radical leaves crowded : 

 rameal ones alternate, fiat, nearly destitute of papula. Floners 

 pedunculate, white. Calyx acutely pentagonal, 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. 



324 M. TRIPOLIUM (Lin. spec. 690.) stems herbaceous, loose, 

 simple ; radical leaves flat, crowded, rameal ones alternate, lan- 

 ceolate, dotless, almost destitute of papulae ; flowers peduncu- 

 late ; calyx pentagonal, 5-cleft. $ . D. G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good 'Hope. Dill. elth. f. 220. Pluk. mant. 329. f. 4. 

 Haw. obs. 122. misc. 49. syn. 247. rev. 167. Flowers middle- 

 sized, white. There is no ally to this species, according to 

 Haworth. 



Aster-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Oct. Clt. 1700. Sh. | ft. 



59. Helianthoidea (from Helidnthus, sunflower, and idea, 

 form ; flowers). D. C. prod. 3. p. 450. Pcmeriditina and 

 Hymenogyne, Hani. rev. 160. and 192. Roots annual. Stems 

 herbaceous, terete, branched. Leaves lanceolate or spatulate, 

 almost destitute of papula;, fiat, attenuated at the base, opposite, 

 distinct. Peduncles axillary, very long. Floners yellow, large, 

 expanding after meridian, or in the day time. Calyx rather 

 angular at the base ; lobes 5, elongated. Ovarium depressed. 

 Stigmas 10-20, sometimes connate. 



325 M. POMERIDIA'NUM (Lin. spec. 698.) leaves broad-lan- 

 ceolate, flat, smooth, ciliated, nearly distinct ; stems, peduncles, 

 and calyxes hairy ; petals shorter than the calyx ; stigmas 12. 

 Q. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lin. fil. dec. 

 1. t. 13. Jacq. icon. rar. t. 489. Curt. bot. mag. 540. Haw. 

 rev. 160. Flowers yellow. 



Var. ft, glabrum (Haw. rev. p. 160.) plant more glabrous and 

 naked ; upper leaves a little ciliated ; petals longer than the 

 calyx. D. G. Andr. bot. rep. t. 57. Haw. misc. 44. but 

 not of Ait. Perhaps a proper species. 



Pomeridian Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1774. PI. 1 ft. 



326 M. HELIANTHOIDES (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 198.) leaves 

 flat, spatulate, smooth ; peduncles very long ; calyxes flat and 

 angular at the base ; stigmas usually 10, connate at the base. 

 O- D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. rev. 161. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Sun-fiower-like Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1774. 

 PI. | foot. 



327 M. CALENPULA'CEUM (Haw. rev. 161. but not of his misc.) 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, hardly spatulate, ciliated ; peduncles 

 scabrous ; petals about equal in length to the lorately-linear, 

 thick, ciliated, calycine lobes ; ovarium sparingly pubescent. 

 O- D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem much 

 branched. Hairs on the ovarium or tube of the calyx white 

 and short. Flowers yellow. The rest unknown. 



Pot-marigold-like Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1819. PI. f ft. 



328 M. FLA'CCIDUM (Jacq. hort. vind. t. 475.) leaves lanceo- 

 late, acute, flat, glabrous, quite entire ; peduncles 1 -flowered, 

 erectish, glabrous, very long. $ . D. G. Native of the Cape 



