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EPACRIDE^. VII. LEUCOPOGON. 



13 L. VILLOSUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes nearly terminal, aggre- 

 gate ; leaves linear-oblong, bluntish, mutic, erectly spreading, 

 villous on both surfaces as well as on the branches, with denti- 

 culated subrecurved margins, fy . G. Native of the south 

 coast of New Holland. Flowers white. Very nearly allied to 

 L. rubricaulis. 



Villous Leucopogon. Shrub. 



14 L. OBOVA'TUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes terminal, nearly sim- 

 ple ; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, with sub- 

 recurved margins; drupes nearly globose, 5-celled. I?. G. 

 Native of New Holland, on the south coast. Styphelia obo- 

 vata, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 48. t. 67. Flowers white. 



Obovate-lea\ed Leucopogon. Fl.May.Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



15 L. REVOLI/TUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes nearly terminal, aggre- 

 gate, 4-5-flowered ; calyxes and bracteas clothed with fine down ; 

 leaves moderately spreading, linear-oblong, obtuse, mutic, tipped 

 by a callous obtuse point, convex and scabrous above, lined and 

 glabrous beneath, with recurved naked margins ; branchlets 

 clothed with minute down ; drupes dry, 5-celled, obovate. tj . 

 G. Native of the south coast of New Holland. Flowers 

 white. 



Revolute-\ea\ed Leucopogon. Shrub. 



16 L. MARGARODES (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, usually 3- 

 flowered ; leaves moderately spreading, linear-oblong, obtuse, 

 mutic, with recurved smooth margins ; drupes 2-celled, dry and 

 compressed above. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, within the 

 tropic. Flowers white. 



Pearl-toothed Leucopogon. Shrub. 



17 L. MU'TICUS (R. Br. prod. p. 543.) spikes axillary, erect, 

 3-6-flowered ; leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, rather mutic, erectly 

 spreading, with smooth rather recurved margins ; drupes 5- 

 celled, angular, glabrous. ^ . G. Native of New South Wales, 

 in rocky situations. Flowers white. Very nearly allied to the 

 following. 



Arvnless-lenved Leucopogon. Shrub. 



18 L. IRICHOCA'RPUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, nodding a 

 little, 3-flowered ; leaves linear -oblong, obtuse, mucronulate; 

 drupes 5-celled, angular, pilose. Tj . G. Native of Van Die- 

 men's Land. Styphelia triehocarpa, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 47. 

 t. 66. Flowers white. 



Hair-fruited Leucopogon. Shrub 3 feet. 



19 L. ERICOIDES (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, approximate, 

 3-4-flowered ; leaves oblong-linear, moderately spreading, mu- 

 cronate, with recurved margins, rather scabrous above ; bracteas 

 mutic ; calyxes membranous ; drupes dry, angular. fy . G. Na- 

 tive of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Styphelia 

 ericoides, Smith, nov. holl. p. 48. E'pacris spuria, Cav. icon. 4. 

 p. 27. t. 347. f. 1. Flowers reddish. 



Heath-like Leucopogon. Fl. ? Clt. 1815. Shrub 4 to 6 

 feet. 



20 L. PROPI'NQUUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, usually 3- 

 flowered, pedunculate ; leaves lanceolate-linear, setaceously mu- 

 cronate, smooth above, with revolute margins, which are denti- 

 culated from without ; bracteas cuspidate. ^ . G. Native of 

 the south coast of New Holland 



Allied Leucopogon. Shrub. 



21 L. ATTENUA'TUS (Cunningh. in Field's New South Wales, 

 p. 341.) peduncles very short, erect, usually 1-flowered ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, moderately spreading, rather convex, striated, 

 setaceously mucronate, when young imbricated and ciliately 

 denticulated. ^ . G. Native of New South Wales, on hills at 

 Cox's River. 



Attenuated-\eave& Leucopogon. Shrub. 



22 L. VIRGA'TUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes terminal and axillary, 

 almost aggregate, few-flowered; calyxes and bracteas rather 



membranous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, attenuated at the apex, 

 very acute, convexly concave, imbricated and spreading, with 

 ciliated margins ; branchlets glabrous. Jj . G. Native of New 

 South Wales, south coast of New Holland, and Van Diemen's 

 Land. Styphelia virgata, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 46. t. 64. Flowers 

 white. 



Twiggy Leucopogon. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 

 feet. 



23 L. COLLINUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes terminating the short 

 lateral branches ; lower bracteas sheathed a little, foliaceous, 

 equalling the calyx in length ; leaves oblong-linear, acutish, 

 mutic, erect, smooth and rather convex above, with recurved 

 denticulated edges. I? . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. 

 Styphelia colllna, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 47. t. 65. Flowers 

 white. 



Hill Leucopogon. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 

 foot. 



24 L. FASCICULA'TUM ; arboreous ; leaves crowded, linear, 

 acuminated ; racemes spicate, lateral, drooping. Jj . G. Native 

 of New Zealand. E'pacris fasciculata, Forst. ins. austr. p. 13. 



Fascicled-Qowered Leucopogon. Shrub. 



3. Spikes axillary and terminal. Leaves cordate. Calyxes 

 and bracteas membranous and foliaceous. 



25 L. AMPLEXICAU'LIS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary and ter- 

 minal, spreading, peduncvilate, exceeding the leaves ; leaves cor- 

 date, stem-clasping, mutic, clothed with minute down beneath : 

 with recurved margins, which are as well as the branches vil- 

 lous ; drupes lenticular, 2-celled. Jj . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. Styphelia amplexicaulis, Rudge, in Lin. trans. 8. p. 

 292. t. 8. good. Flowers white. 



Stem-clasping-leaved Leucopogon. Clt. 1815. Shrub. 



26 L. ALTERNIFOLIUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary and ter- 

 minal, few-flowered ; leaves alternate, reniform, stem-clasping, 

 acute, mutic, a line and a half long, and are as well as the branch- 

 lets glabrous ; drupes crustaceous, lenticular, 2-celled. fj . G. 

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



Alternate-leaved Leucopogon. Shrub. 



27 L. DISTANS (R. Br. prod. p. 544.) spikes terminal, aggre- 

 gate, flexuous ; flowers distant ; leaves ovate, subcordate, divari- 

 cate, mutic, one line long, convex above and downy beneath ; 

 drupes crustaceous, 5-celled, obovate, depressed. fj . G. Na- 

 tive of the south coast of New Holland. Flowers white. 



Distant-fiowered Leucopogon. Shrub. 



28 L. REFLE'XUS (R. Br. prod. p. 544.) spikes terminal, 

 crowded, few-flowered ; flowers imbricated ; leaves ovate, al- 

 most cordate, divaricate, mutic, a line long, convex above, and 

 concave beneath, pilose, lined ; drupes crustaceous, 5-celled. 

 Tj . G. Native of the south coast of New Holland. Flowers 

 white. 



Rejlexed-leaved Leucopogon. Shrub. 



29 L. GLABE'LLUS (R. Br. prod. p. 544.) spikes terminal, 

 almost solitary ; bracteas foliaceous, and are as well as the calyxes 

 glabrous ; leaves alternate, broadly cordate, acute, mutic, diva- 

 ricate, flattish, and are, as well as the branchlets, glabrous. J? . 

 G. Native of the south coast of New Holland. Flowers white. 



Smooth Leucopogon. Shrub. 



4. Spikes terminal. Calyx and bracteas somewhat foli- 

 aceous. Drupe dry. Leaves not cordate. Perojoa, Cav. 



30 L. MICROPHY'LLUS (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes crowded, few- 

 flowered ; leaflets of calyx acuminated, semi-foliaceous ; brac- 

 teas foliaceous, nerved ; leaves oval, obtuse, mutic, flat, of the 

 same colour on both surfaces ; drupes crustaceous, 1 -2-celled. 



