GOODENOVI^E. VIII. SCJEVOLA. 



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glabrous ; leaves elliptic, sharply toothed ; bracteas toothed ; 

 corollas glabrous outside, with the margins villous above; styles 

 rather villous. f; . G. Native of New Holland, on the south 

 coast. 



Shining-leaved Scaevola. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



16 S. CRASSIFOLIA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 56. t. 79.) suffruti- 

 cose, ascending, quite glabrous; leaves elliptic, sharply toothed, 

 obovate-lanceolate, and are as well as the branches often painted; 

 bracteas entire ; indusium of stigma with a naked border. Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland, on the south coast. Flowers white. 



Thick -leaved Scsevola. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1805. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



17 S. GLOBULIFERA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 55. t. 78.) suffru- 

 ticose, erect, glabrous? leaves lanceolate, few-toothed; bracteas 

 entire ; ovarium 4-celled. fj . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the south coast. The fringe at the base of the wings of the 

 segments of the corolla, and the ramenta in the throat of the 

 corolla, are floccosely branched at the tops ; therefore they ap- 

 pear globular at the apex, hence the name. 



Globule-bearing Scaevola. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



18 S. OVALIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 584.) suffruticose, ascend- 

 ing ; leaves oval or elliptic, toothed ; bracteas rhomboid-ellip- 

 tic, very acute, nearly entire ; calyx obsolete ; style bearded at 

 the top on one side. Jj . S. Native of New Holland, within 

 the tropic. 



Var. a, cinerdscens (R. Br. 1. c.) clothed with fine cinereous 

 tomentum ; corolla downy outside. 



Var. p, glabra (R. Br. 1. c.) glabrous ; corolla beardless on 

 the outside. 



Oval-leaved Scaevola. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



19 S. V MULA (R. Br. 1. c ) plant herbaceous, erect; leaves 

 cuneated or obovate, toothed, smoothish ; spike simple; bracteas 

 lanceolate, nearly entire ; calyx lobed ; style glabrous below, 

 furnished on one side at the apex with a straight coloured beard, 

 which is equal in length to the indusium of the stigma ; ovarium 

 2-celled. y.. G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 

 It agrees with the figure given of the next species, except in 

 the lower bracteas of the spikes being many-flowered, while in 

 the present plant they are always 1 -flowered. 



Emulating Scavola. PI. 1 foot. 



20 S. CUNEIFORMS (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 56. t. 80.) plant 

 herbaceous, erect ? rather pilose ; leaves cuneated, toothed ; 

 spike divided at bottom into 2-3- flowered spikelets ; bracteas 

 lanceolate, entire ; calyx lobed ; style glabrous below, but fur- 

 nished with a straight beard on one side at the apex, which is 

 equal in length to the indusium of the stigma. y. . G. Native 

 of Van Diemen's Land. Flowers blue? 



Wedge-formed-\eaved Scaevola. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 foot. 



21 S. SINUA'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 584.) plant herbaceous, 

 diffuse, downy, with the hairs adpressed ; leaves obovate or 

 cuneated, toothed or sinuated ; spike compound : spikelets few- 

 flowered ; bracteas elliptic, entire ; calyx lobed ; style glabrous 

 below, but furnished at the apex on one side with a straight, 

 coloured beard, which exceeds the indusium of the stigma. 7 . 

 G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. An inter- 

 mediate plant between S. ce'mula and S. cuneiformis. 



Sinuated-leaved Scaevola. PI. diffuse. 



22 S. HU'MILIS (R. Br. prod. p. 585.) plant herbaceous, 

 ascending or diffuse, downy ; leaves sharply toothed : lower ones 

 obovate-cuneated : rameal ones lanceolate ; spike simple ; brac- 

 teas linear-lanceolate, a little toothed ; calyx lobed ; style fur- 

 nished with a straight coloured beard on one side at top, which 

 is equal in length to the indusiurn of the stigma ; ovarium 2- 

 celled. If. G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 



Humble Scsevola. PI. ascending. 



23 S. MICROCA'RPA (Cav. icon. 6. p. 6. t. 509.) plant herba- 



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ceous, downy ; leaves cuneated, oval, or orbicular, toothed, 

 attenuated at the base ; spike simple ; bracteas toothed ; calyx 

 lobed ; tube of corolla bearded inside ; hairs in the throat of 

 the corolla, acute, and capitate ; style longitudinally villous ; 

 ovarium 1-celled, 2-seeded. 7. G. Native of New Soutli 

 Wales, about Port Jackson ; and of Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. 

 prod. p. 585. Good&nia albida, Smith, in Lin. trans. 2. p. 347. 

 Goodenia laevigata, Curt. bot. mag. 287. Willd. spec. 1. p. 954. 

 Flowers purple, with a white throat. This is a very polymor- 

 phous species, sometimes diffuse, and sometimes erect, varying 

 much in the consistence and form of the leaves. 



Small-fruited Scaevola. Fl.May.Sept. Clt. 1790. Pl. to 1 ft. 



24 S. PA'LLIDA (R. Br. prod. 1. c.) plant herbaceous, diffuse, 

 downy ; leaves toothed, attenuated at the base, cuneated or lan- 

 ceolate ; spike simple ; bracteas usually toothed ; calyx lobed ; 

 tube of corolla almost naked inside ; style glabrous ; ovarium 

 1-celled, 2-seeded. "U. G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 south coast. Like the preceding, but smaller in all its parts. 



Pafe-flowered Scaevola. PI. diffuse. 



2. Leaves all or for the most part quite entire. 



25 S. SUAVE V OLENS (R. Br. prod. p. 585.) plant herbaceous, 

 diffuse, downy ; leaves spatulate, fleshy, with bearded axils ; 

 bracteas linear-lanceolate ; ovarium 2-celled ; drupe baccate. 

 % . G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast, and within 

 the tropic ; and of New South Wales, about Port Jackson. 

 Goodenia calendulacea, Andr. bot. rep. 22. Flowers blue. 



Sweel-scented-fiowered Scaevola. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1793. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



26 S. CJESPITOSA (R. Br. 1. c.) plant suffruticose, erectish, 

 glabrous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, with rather recurved mar- 

 gins, a little toothed, with beardless axils ; calyx short, 5-lobed ; 

 ovarium 2-celled. I? . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 south coast. In many points this species agrees with S. globu- 

 lifera, but differs in the ovarium being truly 2-celled. 



Tufted Scaevola. Shrub 1 foot ? 



27 S. REVOLU'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 586.) suffruticose, erect, 

 downy, greyish ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, sessile, with revo- 

 lute edges ; spike compact ; bracteas lanceolate, rather concave ; 

 calyx obsoletely crenated ; ovarium 2-celled. fj . S. Native 

 of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Revolute-leaved Scaevola. Shrub 1 foot. 



28 S. LINEA'RIS (R. Br. 1. c.) suffruticose, erect, much 

 branched, pilose, and scabrous ; leaves and bracteas linear, re- 

 curved on the margins ; spike terminal ; ovarium 1 -seeded. Tj . 

 G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 



Linear-leaded Scsevola. Shrub 1 foot. 



29 S. PALUDOSA (R. Br. 1. c.) plant subherbaceous, erect, a 

 little branched, pilose, scabrous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, flat- 

 fish, about equal in length to the axillary spikes ; ovarium 1- 

 seeded. 1. G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 



Marsh Scaevola, PI. 1 foot ? 



30 S. ANGULA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) suffruticose, erect ; branches 

 angular; leaves sessile, oblong-lanceolate; spikes seldom sim- 

 ple ; bracteas conforming to the rameal leaves ; calyx 5-cleft, 

 about equal in length to the 2-celled wrinkled ovarium. ^ . S. 

 Native of New Holland, within the tropic. There is a variety 

 of this having few-toothed leaves, usually quite glabrous, but 

 sometimes furnished with a few scattered hairs. 



Angular-branched Scaevola. Shrub. 



SECT. III. POCONANTHE'RA (from iriayuv, pogon, a beard : and 

 ui'flijpa, anthera, an anther : the anthers are bearded). Calyx 

 length of ovarium. Anthers bearded at the apex. Drupe nearly 

 dry. Herbaceous plants. Peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, elon- 

 gated, each furnished with 2 foliaceous permanent bracteas. 

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