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ERICACEAE. VIII. EURYLEPIS. 



1. Anthers mutic at the base. Normal species. 



1 E. HALICA'CABA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, 

 glabrous, spreading ; flowers terminal, solitary, or by threes ; 

 corolla ovate-tubular, glabrous ; bracteas ovate, near the calyx ; 

 fruit spherical ; calyx adpressed. Ij . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica halicacaba, Thunb. diss. no. 51. Lin. 

 tliss. no.- 3. with a figure of the flower, spec. ed. 2. p. 507. 

 amcen. acad. 5. p. 85. Andr. eric. 2. t. 36. Wendl. eric. 6. p. 

 7. with a figure. Erica rupestris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 353. 

 Corolla 7-8 lines long, sulphur-coloured, or yellowish-green. 



Kettle-flowered Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 

 1780. Shrub. 



2 E. AZALEiEFOLiA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate; flowers 

 terminal ; corolla 1-| line long, hairy ; anthers mutic, exserted, 

 foraminose the whole length. Fj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica azaleasfolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 334. 



Azalea-leaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Shrub. 



3 E. A'LBENS (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, pilose ; flowers axillary ; bracteas 

 remote from the calyx ; calyxes acuminated ; corolla ovate, 

 urceolate, 3 lines long. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica albens, Lin. diss. no. 34. mant. p. 233. Curt, 

 bot. mag. t. 440. Lodd. bot. cab. 95. Erica viminalis, Sal. 

 in Lin. trans. 6. p. 387. Flowers cream-coloured. 



Whitis/t-fioweTed Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 

 1789. Shrub. 



4 E. TETRAGONA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, acuminated, 

 ciliated, erectly spreading ; flowers axillary, erect ; corolla 4 

 lines long, with a pyramidal 4-angled tube ; calycine segments 

 cuspidate and ciliated. Tj. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica tetragona, Thunb. diss. no. 5. with a figure. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 1239. Erica pugioniformis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 

 6. p. 387. Flowers yellow. 



Tetragonal-Ro-wered. Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. July, Sept. 

 Clt. 1789. Shrub. 



5 E.THUNBE'RGII (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, glaucous ; flowers subter- 

 minal, umbellate ; corolla with a medioliform tube, and the 

 base of the limb entire ; anthers papulose. ^ . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica Thunbergii, Lin. suppl. p. 220. 

 Andr. heath, vol. 4. icon. Lodd. bot. cab. 277. Ait. hort. kew. 

 2. p. 389. Bedf. eric. wob. pi. 4. f. 2. Sims, bot. mag. 1214. 

 Erica medioliflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 331. Corolla with 

 a globose tube and a large limb, of a reddish-orange colour at 

 top, and greenish-yellow at the base. A remarkable species. 



Thunberg's Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 1794. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



6 E. BRACTEA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, glabrous, 

 adpressed ; flowers terminal, umbellate ; bracteas large, obo- 

 vate, and are, as well as the calyxes, coloured ; corolla 2 lines 

 long, having the segments crenulated. ^ . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica bracteata, Thunb. diss. no. 3. 

 Erica obvallaris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 387. Filaments 

 spurred. 



Bracteale Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



7 E. MUCRONA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-lanceolate, cus- 

 pidate, spreading, glabrous ; flowers terminal, racemose ; calyx 

 bracteate, coloured, about equal in length to the corolla, which 

 is campanulate. P? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica mucronata, Andr. heath. 3. t. 43. Flowers reddish- 

 purple. 



Mucronate -\eaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub 1 foot. 



8 E. PETIOLA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate-linear 

 spreading, on cuneated fringed petioles ; flowers terminal, by 

 threes ; bracteas broad, imbricated, ribbed, about equal in 

 length to the corolla, which is bell-shaped, 2| lines long, and 

 downy at apex. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica petiolaris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 334. Erica petiolata, 

 Thunb. diss. no. 7. with a figure. Andr. heath. 3. t. 40. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 1150. Bracteas pale red. Corollas white, with black 

 anthers. 



Petiolate-\e&ved Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 

 1774. Shrub 1 foot. 



9 E. ? OBCORDA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, keeled, 

 broad, erect, with scabrous margins ; floral leaves or bracteas 

 dilated ; flowers terminal ; calyxes spreading, about equal in 

 length to the corolla, which is urceolate ; bracteas loose, ribbed. 

 T? G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica obcordata, 

 Link. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 1 7. Calyx and corolla purplish- 

 red. 



Obcordate Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



10 E. CROSSA V TA ; leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, linear, cus- 

 pidately awned, glabrous, spreading ; flowers terminal, usually 

 by threes ; peduncles, bracteas, and calyxes fringed ; corolla 

 conical. Pj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 crossata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 201. 



Pot-flowered Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt.? 

 Shrub. 



2. Anthers owned or corniculale at the base. 



HE. FRA'GRANS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, subulate, glaucous, 

 erect ; flowers drooping, terminal, usually by threes ; bracteas 

 large ; calyx coloured, about equal in length to the corolla, 

 which is campanulate and spreading ; anthers bifid at the base, 

 corniculate ; stigma obtuse. Pj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica fragrans, Andr. heath. 2. t. 27. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 288. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 407. Calyx and corolla pur- 

 plish-red. 



Fragrant Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub foot. 



12 E. GLA'BRA; leaves 4 in a whorl, spreading, glabrous; 

 flowers terminal, on short pedicels ; bracteas remote from the 

 calyx ; calyx foliaceous ; corolla 7-8 lines long, white ; anthers 

 subinclosed. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica glabra, Link. enum. 1 . p. 362. Corolla white. 



Glabrous Broad Scaled Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub. 



13 E. SEXFA'RIA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, spreading, placed so as to 

 appear in 6 ranks ; flowers terminal, nearly sessile, drooping ; 

 bracteas imbricate, angular ; corolla campanulate, a little shorter 

 than the calyx, glabrous, scarious; stigma obtuse; fruit smooth ; 

 spurs of anthers long. ^ Gt. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica sexfaria, Bauer, pi. kew. t. 11. Andr. heath. 2. 

 t. 28. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 364. Erica spumosa, Thunb. diss. 

 no. 14. Flowers white ; anthers black, a little exserted. 



Six-ranked-\eaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, June. 

 Clt. 1774. Shrub | foot. 



14 E. FYROLjEFLORA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 

 linear-cuneaied, glabrous ; flowers terminal, aggregate ; calyx 

 bracteate, equal in length to the corolla, which is urceolate ; seg- 

 ments of the calyx ovate, cuneated; spurs of anthers broad, ear- 

 formed. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 triflora, \Villd. spec. 2. p. 356. exclusive of the synonymes. 

 Erica pyrolaeflora. Sal. in Lin. trans, p. 2. Flowers white. 

 Corolla 2 lines long, with a 4-angled spherical tube. 



