Velleia. 29 



(1893) 310. — V. spathulata Juss. et Rieh, in Ann. Mus. Par. XVIII. (1814) 17 t. 4, 

 fig. 4, non R. Rr ! — V. dichotoma Auct. ex DC. Prodr. VII. (4 839) 518. — Herba 

 ereeta glaberrima vel rarius hinc inde sparsissime pilosa. Caules plures adscendentes 

 validiusculi, teretes vel infra nodos paullum complanati atque subsulcati, dichotome 

 vel interdum trichotome ramosi, 1,5 — 4 dm rarius ultra alti. Folia radicalia herbacea 

 oblongo-lanceolata vel oblongo-spathulata, apice acuta, basin versus sensim angustata, 

 margine profunde lyrato-incisa, itaque hinc inde fere pinnatifida, lobis singulis margine 

 grosse irregulariter dentatis vel integris, 0,8 — 1,5 dm longa atque 0,6 — 1,4 cm lata. 

 Bracteae ovato-oblongae vel oblongae, subacutae, 0,8 — 1,5 cm longae et 2,5 — 5 mm 

 latae, rarius majores. Flores medioeres plerumque breviuscule pedicellati. Sepala 3 late 

 ovalo-cordata apice subacuta margine indistinete dentata, 0,7 — 1 cm longa et 0,6 — 

 4 cm lata, inaequalia supremo saepe majore atque latiore. Corolla flava utrinque 

 glaberrima, 1,2 —1,6 cm longa, lobi 3 inferiores alis latiusculis membranaeeis sub- 

 trigonis margine undulatis instrueti, lobi i superiores inaequaliter alati subauriculati. 

 Staminum Glamenta tenuia linearia basin versus vix dilatata, 3 — <,5 mm longa; antherae 

 lineari-oblongae oblusae basi paullum incisae, circ. 1,S mm longae. Ovarium subglobo- 

 sum 1,5 — 2 mm diametiens. Stilus validus 3,5 — 4 mm longus; indusium magnum fere 

 2 mm longum. Capsula ovoidea calyce paullum brevior. Semina majuscula orbicularia 

 compressa verrueulosa margine crasso angusto instrueta, fere 2 mm diametientia. — 

 Fig. 1Ä—D. 



Ostaustralische Provinz: Neu-Südwales: sumpfige Plätze bei Port Jackson 

 (R. Brown, Sieber n. 233, Ferd. Bauer, Leichhardt u. a. — Herb. Berlin, Wien, 

 Rrit. Museum, Kew u. a.); Kandwick (Cheel — fruchtend im November 1898 — Herb. 

 Sydney, Berlin); sumpfige Stellen bei South Head (Caley — Nov. 1807 — Herb. Brit. 

 Museum, Berlin; Cunningham — Herb. Kew); Sydney, gemein an feuchten Plätzen 

 (Loume — Herb. Kew; Bynoe — Herb. Kew); häufig bei Woolomooloo (Cun- 

 ningham — blühend im Januar 1817 — Herb. Brit. Museum). 



3. V. macrocalyx De Vriese in Mitch. Journ. Exped. Trop. Austral. (1848) 258 

 et in Gooden. (1854) 176 t. 34; Benth. Fl. austral. IV. (1869) 49; Ch. Moore, Handb. 

 N. S. Wales (1893) 3 10; Bailey, Queensl. Fl. (19'0) 893. — Herba ereeta glabra 

 vel in axillis foliorum sparse pilosa. Caules adscendentes modice validi teretes divari- 

 cato-ramosi, interdum apicem versus sparse puberuli, 1 3 dm alti. Folia radicalia 

 tenuiter herbacea obovato-oblonga vel oblongo-spathulata, apice obtusiuscula, basin versus 

 sensim contraeta, margine lyrata vel sinuato-dentata, rarius integerrima, 0,6 — 1,2 dm 

 longa, circ. 3 cm lata. Bracteae parvae lineares vel lineari-Ianceolatae acutae 6 — 8 mm 

 longae. Flores medioeres breviter pedicellati. Sepala 3 ovata vel ovato lanceolata, apice 

 acuminata, basi cordata plerumque paullum ad pedicellum decurrentia, 1 — 1,3 cm longa 

 et 5 — 6,5 mm lata. Corollae 1,2 -1,4 cm longae lobi 3 inferiores utrinque alis an- 

 gustis membranaeeis margine undulatis praediti, lobi 2 superiores paullum breviores nil 

 nisi uno latere distinete alati. Staminum filamenta filiformia basin versus vix dilatata 

 3,5 — 4 mm longa, antherae oblongae breviter apiculatae basi paullum bifidae circ. 1,5 mm 

 longae. Ovarium ovoideo globosum densiuscule pilosum 1,5 — *> mm diametiens. Stilus 

 validus medio paullum attenuatus 7 — 8 mm longus indusio magno cochleariformi coro- 

 natus. Capsula ovoideo-oblonga pilosa 6 — 7 mm longa et circ. 3 mm lata, semina 

 numerosa orbicularia valde compressa anguste tenuiter marginata circ. 1,2 mm dia- 

 metientia includens. 



Ostaustralische Provinz: Queensland: Burdekin River (F. Mueller — Herb. 

 Kew, Melbourne, Berlin). — Neu-Südwales: oberer Clarence River (F. Mueller — 

 Herb. Melbourne). 



4. V. spathulata R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 580; DC. Prodr. VII. (1839) 518; De 

 Vriese, Gooden. (1854) 174; Benth. Fl. austral. IV. (1869) 50; Ch. Moore, Handb. 

 N.S.Wales (1893) 310; Bailey, Queensl. Fl. (1900) 894. — Herba ereeta glaberrima 

 vel in axillis foliorum barbellata. Caules graciles teretes pauci e basi communi 

 adscendentes rarius paullum divaricati, simplices vel plerumque pluries dichotome ramosi, 



