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EPACRIDE&. V. CYATHODES. VI. LISSANTHE. 



Rotate-Qowered Melichrus. Fl. April, August. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub procumbent. 



2 M. URCEOLA'TUS (R. Br. 1. c.) corollas urceolate : calyxes 

 glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, attenuated at the apex, with shortly 

 denticulated edges. T; . G. Native of New South Wales. 

 Flowers scarlet. ? 



Urceolate-fio\\ered Melichrus. Shrub erect. 



3 M. ME'DIUS (Cunningh. in Fields, New South Wales, p. 314.) 

 erect ; corolla urceolate ; calyxes pilose ; leaves lanceolate, at- 

 tenuated, very acute, mucronate, concave, many-nerved, with 

 membranous denticulated edges, fy . G. Native of New South 

 Wales, on the plains of Bathurst. Intermediate between the two 

 preceding species. 



Intermediate Melichrus. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Astroloma, p. 77/5. 

 Fine shrubs, bearing elegant flowers. 



V. CYATHO'DES (from KvaOos, kyathos, a cup ; and 

 oSovf, odous, a tooth ; in reference to the disk, which is cup- 

 shaped and 5-toothed). R. Br. prod. p. 539. Cyathodes 

 species, Labill. Styphelia species, Labill. Solander, and Spreng. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria Monogy'nia. Calyx with many 

 bracteas. Corolla funnel-shaped ; tube hardly exceeding the 

 calyx, without any fascicles of villi or glands ; Jimb spreading, 

 with or without any beard. Filaments inclosed. Ovarium 5-10- 

 celled. Drupe baccate. Erect branched shrubs, with the habit 

 of small trees. Leaves striated on the under sides. Flowers 

 axillary, erect, or drooping a little, small. Hypogynous disk 

 cup-shaped, 5-toothed. 



1. Segments of the corolla bearded; axis simple inside. 



1 C. GLAU'CA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 57. t. 81.) drupe 8-10- 

 celled ; leaves crowded at intervals, somewhat verticillate, 

 spreading or divaricate, linear-lanceolate. fj . G. Native of 

 Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. prod. p. 539. Trochocarpa glauca, 

 Spreng. syst. 1. p. 660. 



Glaucous Cyathodes. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1818. Tree 

 25 feet. 



2 C. STRAM!NEA (R. Br. prod. p. 539.) drupe 5-celled ; 

 leaves crowded at intervals, somewhat verticillate, oval, obtuse, 

 awnless, spreading, many-nerved beneath ; stem erect. ^ . G. 

 Native of Van Diemen's Land. 



Strawy Cyathodes. Shrub. 



3 C. DEALBA'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 539.) drupe 2-5-celled ; 

 leaves linear, erectly spreading, margined with very short cilise, 

 5-nerved beneath : nerves all simple. ^ . G. Native of Van 

 Diemen's Land. 



Whitened Cyathodes. Shrub procumbent. 



4 C. TAMEIA'MI*: (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea, 1. p. 539.) 

 drupe 5-8-celled : leaves narrow, cuneate-obovate, petiolate, 

 mucronate, many- nerved beneath. fj . G. Native of the 

 Sandwich Islands. Habit of Leucopogon obovatus, Labill. Cy. 

 Banksii, Gaud, in Freyc. voy. pt. bot. p. 365. is perhaps the 

 same as this. Dr. R. Brown speaks of 2 other species from 

 the Sandwich Islands, having the segments of the corolla naked, 

 while this is bearded. 



Tameiamea's Cyathodes. Shrub or small tree. 



2 Segments nf corolla beardless ; axis usually elevated in- 

 side. Lissanthe, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 660. 



5 C. PARVIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. 540.) leaves linear-lanceolate, 

 not half an inch long, spreading, margined with very short ciliae, 

 5-nerved beneath : nerves all simple. 17 . G. Native of Van 

 Diemen's land. 



Small-leaved Cyathodes. Shrub or small tree. 



6 C. OXYCE'DRUS (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves linear, more than half 

 an inch long, spreading, with naked margins, 3-5-nerved be- 

 neath : nerves all simple, fj . G. Native of Van Diemen's 

 land. Styphelia Oxycedrus, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 49. t. 69. 

 Flowers white. ? 



Red Cedar-like Cyathodes. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



7 C. ABIETINA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, flat, 

 much crowded, imbricated. I? . G. Native of Van Diemen's 

 land. Styphelia abietina, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 48. t. 68. 



Fir-like Cyathodes. Shrub or small tree. 



8 C. ACEROSA (R. Br. prod. p. 539. and 540.) leaves linear- 

 spreading, with naked margins, 3-5-nerved beneath : outer 

 nerves pectinately branched. Tj . G. Native of Van Diemen's 

 Land. ? Styphelia acerosa, Banks and Soland. mss. Ardisia 

 acer6sa, Gaertn. 



Chaffy Cyathodes. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 

 Cult. See Styphelia, p. 775. for culture and propagation. 



VI. LISSA'NTHE (from Xi<r<ree, lissos, smooth, and 

 anthos, a flower). R. Br. prod. p. 540. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx bibracteate or 

 bractless. Corolla funnel-shaped ; limb beardless. Ovarium 

 5-celled. Drupe baccate, containing a solid bony putamen. 

 Small erect shrubs. Leaves scattered, lined beneath. Flower 

 small, white. Hypogynous disk cup-shaped, 5-lobed. 



1. Calyx bractless. Racemes axillary, few-flowered ; pedi- 

 cels bibracteate at the base. Tube of corolla villous inside. 



1 L. SA'PIDA (R. Br. prod. p. 540.) racemes 2-3-flowered, 

 recurved; leaves oblong-linear, mucronate, with revolute mar- 

 gins, whitened and striated beneath. I? . G. Native of New 

 South Wales. Lindl. bot. reg. 1275. Hook. bot. mag. t. 

 3147. Flowers white, tipped with green. The berries are 

 red and acid, and are made into tarts in New South Wales, 

 under the name of cranberries. 



Sapid Lissanthe. Fl. May. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 



2 L. SUBULA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) racemes 4-5-flowered, erect ; 

 leaves linear-subulate, half an inch long ; branchlets glabrous ; 

 drupe 10-striped. T; . G. Native of New South Wales. 



Subulate-leaved Lissanthe. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub. 



3 L. STRIGOSA (R. Br. 1. c.) racemes subspicate, erect, few- 

 flowered ; leaves linear-subulate ; branches downy, drupes 

 hardly furrowed. fj . G. Native of New South Wales and 

 Van Diemen's Land. Styphelia strig6sa. Smith, new holl. 

 p. 48. 



Strigose Lissanthe. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



2. Calyx bibracteate. Corolla urceolate, having the tube 

 and throat naked. Spikes axillary, few-flowered. 



4 L. MONTA'NA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, 

 mutic, glaucous beneath, fj . G. Native of Van Diemen's 

 Land. 



Mountain Lissanthe. Shrub. 



3. Calyx bibracteate. Corolla funnel-shaped, having the 

 throat closed by defiexed villi. Flowers axillary, solitary. 



5 L. DAPHNOIDES (R. Br. prod, p. 541.) leaves elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, rather concave, ending each in a very short callous mucrone, 

 with roughish naked margins ; segments of corolla quite gla- 

 brous. I? . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land and tropical 

 New Holland. Lodd. bot. cab. 466. Styphelia daphnoides, 

 Smith, new holl. 48. 



