ERICACEAE. XI. LAMPROTIS. 



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6 L. ? LODDIOE'SII ; leaves 3 in a whorl, erectly spreading j 

 flowers terminal, by twos or threes ; bracteas imbricate, an- 

 gular ; genitals exserted, with black corniculate anthers. Tj. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica spumosa, Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 566. but not of Lin. Flowers purplish-red. 



Loddiges's Lamprotis. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? Shrub. 



7 L. FLAGELLA'RIS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, finely ciliated, adpressed ; branches twiggy, downy ; 

 flowers terminal, usually by threes, erect ; calyx bracteate, ex- 

 ceeding the corolla; anthers crested, fj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica flagellaris, Link, enum. 1. p. 365. 

 Flowers dirty-yellow. Calycine segments lanceolate, keeled, 

 purple. 



Wlrip Lamprotis. Fl. May. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 foot. 



8 L. FLAGELLIFORMIS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, imbricate, smooth ; 

 flowers terminal, umbellate, erect; bracteas remote from the 

 calyx ; calyx coloured, larger than the corolla, which is urceo- 

 late ; anthers crested. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica flagelliformis, Andr. eric. 4. icon. Flowers 

 reddish-purple. 



Whip-formed Lamprotis. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



9 L. CALYCiNoiDES ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, subulate, im- 

 bricate, glabrous ; flowers terminal, glomerate or capitate ; brac- 

 teas imbricate; calyx coloured, rather shorter than the corolla, 

 which is urceolate ; anthers almost mutic. Jj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica calycinoldes, Bedf. eric. wob. 

 p. 4. Erica glomerata, Andr. heath, vol. 4. Erica calycina 

 capitata, Hortul. Flowers purplish-red. 



Calycine-like Lamprotis. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1789. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



10 L. ONAPHAL6DES ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, glabrous, 

 imbricate ; flowers in terminal fascicles ; calyxes spreading, with 

 exquisitely ciliately glandular margins ; corolla 1 line long, 

 hardly longer than the calyx ; fruit smooth ; stigma large, 4- 

 cleft ; anthers crested. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica gnaphalodes, Lin. diss. no. 25. Berg. pi. cap. 

 119. Thunb. diss. 75. Erica gnaphaliifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 

 6. p. 337. Flowers white. 



Woolly Lamprotis. Feb. May. Clt. 1812. Shrub. 



1 1 L. ? PHYLLICOIDES ; leaves 3 in a whorl, imbricating in 6 rows, 

 glabrous ; flowers axillary, drooping ; calyx large, elongated ; 

 anthers awned. Ij. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica phyllicoides, Willd. spec. 2. p. 361. Corolla campanu- 

 late, purple, 1-2 lines long. Perhaps a species of Eurylepis. 



Phyllica-like Lamprotis. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1800. Shb. 



12 L. ? HOLOSERICEA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, sharply reduplicate ; 

 flowers terminal ; corolla 3 lines long, silky, with an ovate tube ; 

 anthers crested, hairy. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica holosericea, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 352. Flowers 

 red. 



Whole-silky Lamprotis. Shrub. 



13 L. LU'CIDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal ; calyx 

 minutely ciliated, shining; corolla 1 line long ; crests of anthers 

 ear-formed, deeply serrated ; stigma narrow. T? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica lucida, Sal. in Lin. trans. 

 6. p. 337. 



Shining-ca\y\ed Lamprotis. Shrub. 



14 L. MU'NDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, imbricate ; bracteas and 

 calyxes quite entire ; corolla 1 line long ; crests of anthers 

 ear-formed and ciliated ; fruit hairy. Ij . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica munda, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 

 337. 



Neat Lamprotis. Fl. May, July. Clt. ? Shrub. 



15 L. FABaiLis ; leaves 3 in a whorl, densely imbricated; 

 flowers terminal ; corolla 1 line long, hardly longer than the 



calyx ; crests of anthers quite entire ; anthers minute. T? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica fabrilis, Sal. in. Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 338. Flowers reddish-purple. 



Carpenters' Lamprotis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1791. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



16 L. CHLAMYDIFLORA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, hairy, 

 imbricate, flowers terminal ; corolla 2 lines long, hardly longer 

 than the calyx ; crests of anthers ear-formed, fj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica chlamydiflora, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 338. Flowers reddish-purple. 



Cloak-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1801. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



1 7 L. SELAGiNiF6nA ; stem tomentose ; leaves linear, 3 in a 

 whorl; flowers terminal; corolla smooth, If line long, with a 

 globose tube ; crests of anthers very broad, orbicular. T? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica selaginifolia, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 338. 



Selago-leaved Lamprotis. Shrub. 



18 L. BREVIFOLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate; flowers ter- 

 minal ; corolla If line long, hardly longer than the calyx ; spurs 

 of anthers linear, attenuated. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica brevifolia, Sol. mss. ex Sal. in Lin. trans. 

 6. p. 338. 



Short-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. Jan. May. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



1 9 L. HYSSOPIFOLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, densely ciliated ; 

 corolla 2 lines long, hairy towards the apex, with curled rettise 

 segments ; anthers crested. ^ G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica hyssopifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 387. 

 Erica pigra, Sol. ex Salisb. Flowers red. 



Hyssop-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 I foot. 



20 L. MODE'STA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, densely imbricated ; 

 corolla tomentose, 3-| lines long, with a broad ovate tube and a 

 recurved limb ; flowers terminal ; spurs of anthers linear, atte- 

 nuated. Tj. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 modesta, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 352. Flowers very pale red. 



Modest Lamprotis. Shrub. 



21 L. PANICULA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, adpressed; flowers 

 terminal, drooping ; bracteas close to the calyx ; corolla ovate, 

 ventricose, equal in length to the calyx ; anthers cornute ; style 

 inclosed. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 paniculata, Lodd. bot. cab. 419. but not of Thunb. Bedf. eric, 

 wob. p. 1 7. Flowers pale purplish-red. 



Panicled-fiov/ered Lamprotis. Fl. Summer. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub. 



22 L. BEDFORDIA'NA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous; 

 flowers terminal ; bracteas remote from the calyx ; corolla ovate- 

 campanulate ; anthers awned. f? . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica lutea alba, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 14. Flowers 

 pale yellow. 



Duke of Bedford's Lamprotis. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



23 L. TAXIFOLIA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, trigonal, glabrous, spreading ; flowers ter- 

 minal, umbellate ; corolla with a cone-shaped tube and a spread- 

 ing limb ; bracteas remote from and approximating the calyx ; 

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

 mutic. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 taxifolia, Wendl. eric. fasc. 2. p. 19. with a figure. Bauer, pi. 

 kew. t. 19. Andr. heath. 1. t. 35. Erica turgida, Hortul. 

 Flowers pale red. Leaves mucronate. Corolla 3 lines long, 

 with ovate, cuneated, bifid segments. 



Yen-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1788. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



24 L. RU'BIDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous ; flowers 



5 L 2 



