RUTACE2E. 471 



{Phebalium 1 ). Petals same in number, alternate, imbricated or more 

 rarely subvalvate. Stamens double in number to petals, 2-seriate ; 

 filameuts inserted below disk more or less thick and varied in form, 

 glabrous, hispid or villous ; alternipetalous longer ; anthers oval or 

 oblong, shortly apiculate (Eriostemo/f), or very rarely terminating in 

 elongated barbate appendages (Eucrowea). Gyna5ceum superior; 

 germ ens equal in number to petals and opposite, or more rarely 2, 

 3, free, 3 outwardly at back acute or rostrate, sometimes glandular ; 

 styles same in number inserted a greater or less height in the 

 internal angle, 4 afterwards coalescing in erect column, stigmatiferous 

 capitellate more or less lobed at apex ; ovules in each germen 2, 

 descending, collateral or superposed ; micropyle extrorse superior. 

 Fruit, cocci 2-5, sometimes rostrate ; endocarp solute ; seeds in each 

 1, 2, albuminous. — Glabrous, pilose or lepidote shrubs or small 

 shrubs ; leaves alternate simple, usually elongated glandular-punc- 

 tuate ; flowers 5 axillary or terminal, rarely solitary, usually cymose, 

 racemose or umbellate {Australia, particularly Extra-tropical, N. Zea- 

 land and N. Caledonia*). 



32. Microcybe Turcz. 7 — Flowers nearly of Phebalium; sepals 3 

 1-5, free or variously connate among themselves. Petals 5, imbri- 

 cated. 9 Stamens 10, 2-seriate; anthers minutely glandular at apex. 

 Carpels 2 ; germens free obcuneate-orbicular stellate-tomentose, 

 2-ovulate ; styles 2, ventral, afterwards coalescing in filiform columns 

 simple stigmatiferous at apex. Fruit, cocci 2, cuneate- orbicular, 

 1-spermous. — Ericoid ramified small shrubs ; branches glabrous or 

 tomentose ; leaves alternate sessile, patent or imbricated, linear or 

 from margin revolute terete, coriaceous largely pellucid-punctuate ; 



1 Vent., Malmais., 102 (1803). — DC, fi Spec, ad 47. Deless., Ic. Sel., iii. t. 45-47 

 Prodr., i. 719.— A. Juss., in Mem. Soc. Hist. (Friostemon). — F. MVELL., in Hook. Keio 

 Nat. Par., ii. 130; in Mem. Mus., xii. 479.— Journ., viii. 36, 37; Fl. Vict., i. 118, 129; 

 Endl., Gen., n. 6009. — B. H., Gen., 292, Fragrn., iii. 102, 180 (Friostemon).— Hook., 

 990, n. 32. Icon., t. 57-59 {Phebalium). — Benth., Fl. 



2 Sal., in Trans. Linn. Soc, iv. 221.— DC, Austral., i. 328, 330 (Friostemon), 336 (Phe- 

 Prodr., i. 720. — A. Juss., in Mem. Mus., xii. lalium). — Pot. Mac/., t. 2854, 31S0 (Frio- 

 481, t. 21, fig. 25. — Endl., Gen., n. 6006. — stemon). — Walp., Rep., i. 503, 504, 505 ; ii. 

 B. H., Gen., 292, 900, n. 31. 248 (Friostemon), 823 (Phebalium) ; v. 389 ; 



3 "In Friostemone trachyphyllo F. MuELl., Ann., i. 504; ii. 248, 249, 250 (Phebalium); 

 ovar. (si fas sit fruct. judic.) integrum est et 4, vii. 519 (Friostemon), 522 (Phebalium), 523. 

 5-loculare." (B. H., loc. cit.). 7 In Pull, Mosc. (1852), ii. 167.— B. H., 



4 The place of insertion, which varies in Gen., 293, 990, n. 33. 



divers species of Friostemon, forms no good 8 Like bracts or leaves ; calyx as in some 



generic distinction from the legitimate Croweas. species of Urocarpus, or obsolete Diplol&na. 



5 White or pink ; more rarely red or yellow. ,J Persistent round fruit. 



