368 PROTEACEjE. Simsia. 



racemosa v. pamculata, involucre brevi v. nullo. Flosculi 

 fiavi, glalri. 

 Dixi in honorem Joannis Sims, M.D. eruditi candidique 

 editoris operis celebris Botanical Magaxine nuncupati. 



1. S. tenuifoJia, capitulis nudis, lamts paniculae subunifloris 



bracteolatis. Linn. trans. 10. p. 152. (M.) v.v. 



2. S. anethifolia, capitulis involucratis bracleolis imbricntis, 



paniculae ramis multifloris: ramullscaphulasubaequantibus. 

 Linn. tians. 10. p. 153. (M.) v. v. 



COXOSPERMUM. Sviith in linn. trans. vol. 4 Exot. bot. 

 2. p. 45. Br. in linn. trans. 10» 153. 



Perianthium tubulosum, ringens : lacinia suprema basi forni- 

 cata. Anthcra* tres inclusne : laterales dirrridiatae : supe- 

 rior biloba j primo cohaerentes, lobis proximis vicinarum 

 loculum constituentibus ! Stigma liberum. Nux obco- 

 nica, papposa. 

 Frutices. Folia sparsa, iniegerrima, plana, rariusvefrfifor- 

 mia. Spicae axillares, v. terminales, compositce, sensim 

 Jiorenies inde corymbosce. FJores so/itarii, sessilcs, uni- 

 vracteati, alli v. c&rulescentcs. Terianthium deciduum. 

 Bractea cucullata, persistcns. 



Obs. Genus certissime hujus ordinis nec ad Thymelaeas per- 

 tinens. 



J. Perianlhii hcinice acutcc, tubc vix longiores. Conosperma 

 vera. 



1. C. elliplicum, foliis ovali-oblongis obtusis mucronulatis 



aveniis, pedunculis axillaribus. Linn. trans. 10. p. 153. 



(J.) v.v. 

 Conospermum ellipticnm. Smith in Rees cyclbp. 

 Conospermum rigidum. Knight et Salisb.prot. Q5. 



2. C. taxifolium, foliis lanceolato-linearibus acutis mucronatis 



tenuissime pubescentibus verticalibus basi tortis, peduncuiis 

 axillavibus. Linn. (rans. 10. p. 154. (J.) v.v. 



Conospermum, taxifolium. Smith in Rces cydop. 



Conospermum falcifolium. Knight ct Salisb. prot. Q5 ? 



3. C. eridfolium, foliis subulato-filiformibus imbricatis, spicis 



axillaiibus pedunculo brevioiibus Linn. trans. 10. p. 154. 

 (J.) v.v. 

 Conospernmm ericifolium. Smilii in Rces ojclop. Knight 

 et SaliU'. prot. 95. 



4 . C. lon n j*. 



