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quently racemose; involucre small or 0; bracts 1 -flowered {Aus- 

 tralia). See p. 397. 



45. Conospermum Sm. — Flowers hermaphrodite, regular or ir- 

 regular ; perianth tubular or gibbous behind {Isomerium) ; limb 

 equally 4-partite {C/iilurus, Isomerium), or more frequently 2-labiate, 

 with posterior lobe fornicate or subgaleate, and 3 anterior connate into 

 a 3-fid lip. Stamens 4 ; filaments short, inserted at base of limb ; 

 anthers dissimilar; cells of anterior 2 abortive sterile; cells of 

 posterior 2 fertile ; cells of both lateral stamens dissimilar ; anterior 

 cell sterile, posterior fertile, and coherent with adjacent cell of 

 posterior anther to form a spurious cell in the bud, finally sepa. 

 rating. Germen free, horizontally truncate ; ovule 1, descending 

 orthotropous ; apex of style obliquely dilated stigmatiferous. Nut 

 pappose 1 -seeded. — Shrubs; leaves alternate entire, flat or terete; 

 flowers in spicate or capitate inflorescences ; inflorescences axillary 

 or terminal, simple or branched, or corymbose; bracts 1-flowered 

 persistent {Australia). See p. 397. 



46. Synaphea E. Br. — Flowers irregular (nearly of Conospermum) 

 resupinate; posterior perianth-leaf broader; posterior stamen and 

 posterior cell of lateral stamens sterile. Germen of Conospermum ; 

 ovule descending orthotropous ; style sometimes aclnate to sterile 

 anther, sometimes acute or 2-horned. Nut pappose. — Shrubs ; leaves 

 alternate, entire or incised-lobed ; petiole half-sheathing at base ; 

 flowers axillary or terminal, simple or branched ; bracts 1-flowered 

 cucullate persistent {South Australia). See p. 399. 



