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15. Helicia Lour. 1 — Flowers regular, hermaphrodite, nearly of 

 Lambertia (or Xylomelum); perianth-leaves 4, finally revolute ; anthers 

 suhsessile on perianth, linear or ovate, muticous or apiculate. Hypo- 

 gynous glands 4, free or more or less connate. Grermen sessile or stipi- 

 tate, short ; ovules 2, ascending anatropous ; micropyle inferior ex- 

 trorse ; style clavate at apex. Fruit coriaceous- woody, indehisccnt. 

 Seeds suhglohose, wingless exalbuminous. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves 

 alternate (or opposite ?) simple ; flowers in axillary or terminal ra- 

 cemes ; pedicels paired in axil of each bract, free or connate to a 

 variable height {Continent and Islands of Tropical Asia, Australia"). 



16. Lambertia Sm. 3 — Flowers regular, hermaphrodite ; perianth 

 tubular 4-fid ; lobes staminiferous, finally revolute spirally. 

 Anthers 4, subsessile linear acuminate. Hypogynous scales 4, 

 small, free or connate into a sheath. Grermen stipitate ; ovules 2 

 descending suborthotropous ; style long slender straight, at apex 

 subulate grooved stigmatiferous. Follicle coriaceous-woody com- 

 pressed acuminate, at apex muticous or dilated, 2-horned, often 

 echinate. Seeds 1, 2, marginate. — Shrubs; branches often sub- 

 verticillate ; leaves alternately verticillate, entire or toothed, apicu- 

 late ; flowers terminal, solitary or subcapitate ; surrounding involucre 

 constant of co caducous imbricated coloured bracts (Australia*). 



17. Roupala Aubl. 5 — Flowers regular hermaphrodite. Perianth 

 straight cylindrical subclavate ; leaves valvate, antheriferous at con- 

 cave apex, finally recurved, deciduous. Stamens exserted ; filaments 



t. 446. — Meissn., in PI. Preiss., i. 580.— 3 In Trans. Linn. Soc, iv. 214, t. 20.— 



Kipp. & Meissn., in Hook. Journ. (1852), 209. R. Be., in Trans. Linn. Soc, x. 188; Prodr., 



— F. Muell., Fragm., iv. 110; v. 174, 214; 386; Suppl., 30. — Endl., Gen., n. 2145. — 



vi. 220. — Benth. & Muell., Fl. Austral., Meissn., Prodr., 420. 



v. 407. 4 Species about 10. Hook., Icon., t. 553. — 



1 Fl. Cochinch., ed. 1790, 83 (nee Pees.). — Wendl., Serf., iv. 5, t. 21 (Protea).— Lindl., 

 R. Be., Prodr., Suppl., 32. — Bl., in Ann., Swan Rio., 32. — Meissn., in PI. Preiss., ii. 

 So. Nat., ser. 2, i. 211.— Endl., Gen., n. 2150. 263. — - Diete., Fl. Univ., n. Folg., t. 73.— 

 — Meissn., Prodr., 430, 699. — Castronia F. Muell., Fragm., vi. 248, 255. — Benth. & 

 Noeonh., Pel. PI. Jav., in Tijdschr. voor Nat. Muell., Fl. Austral., v. 413. 



en Phys., viii. 414? (ex Hassk.). — Helitto- 5 Guian., i. 33, t. 32 (1775).— J., Gen., 79.— 



phylum Bl., Bijdr., 652. Lamk., Diet., vi. 316 ; III, t. 55.— U.ektn., 



2 Species about 20. R. Br., in Trans. Linn. Fruct., iii. 212, t. 217- — Leinkeria Scop., Introd. 

 Soc., x. 91, n. 4-6 (Rhopala). — Peesl, Fpim., (1777;, n. 1607. — Rhopala Schreb., Gen., n. 

 247.— Sieb. & Zucc, Fl. Jap. Fam., ii. 74.— 144 (1789-91).— R. Be., in Trans. Linn. Soc, 

 Benn., PI. Jav. Rar.,S\, t. 18.— F. Muell., x. 190 (part.).— Endl., Gen., n. 2148.— -M] :iSSN., 

 Fragm., ii. 91 ; iii. 37 ; iv. 191, 224; v. 24, 38, Prodr., 424, 699. — Rupala Vahl, Synth,,!.. 

 152, 186 ; vi. 84, 107, 174 (part.). — MlQ., in iii. (1794), 20.—Ropala Rudg., Guian., i. ^(i. 

 Ann. Mus. Lugd.-P.at., i. 204. — Bentu. & t. 39. 



Muell., Fl. Austral., v. 404. 



