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26. Beaufortia R. Br.^ — Flowers nearly of Melaleuca^ 5-merous ; 

 groups of stamens oppositipetalous. Anthers basifixed (not versatile) ; 

 cells transversely 2-valvate at vertex {Eubeaufortia^) or dorsally 

 opposite, extrorsely rimose or subporous at apex (Begelia^), more 

 rarely connate at back and dehiscing extrorsely and transversely. 

 Germen, etc., of Melaleuca', ovules in cells 3-5, or 2-4, inserted on 

 subpeltate ascending placenta (Phymatocarpus *), or 4, inserted in 

 pairs on peltate or subpeltate placenta (Begelia), oftener 3-5, of which 

 2 or 4 are abortive ; the fertile fifth ascending ; micropyle extrorsely 

 mf erioi (Euheaufortia^). — Rigid shrubs f leaves alternate or opposite; 

 flowers sessile, capitate or spicate terminal, or, the branch projecting, 

 not terminal.^ (West. Australia.^) 



27. Calothamnus Labill.^ — Flowers nearly of Melaleuca (or 

 Beaufortia), 4-5-merous ; stamens in 4, 5, groups, oppositipetalous, 

 highly connate ; filaments inferior sometimes anantherous ; anthers 

 basifixed erect, oblong or linear ; cells parallel introverted, longitu- 

 dinally rimose. Germen, etc., of Melaleuca, 3-4-locular ; ovules oo ; 

 erect or ascending, inserted on subglobose or more or less peltate 

 placenta. Capsule and seeds of Melaleuca. — Glabrous or pilose 

 shrubs ; leaves alternate narrow rigid, plane or terete ; inflorescence ^^ 

 of Melaleuca; fruit more or less immersed in enlarged rachis.-^^ 

 {West. Australia.) 



8.— Labill. Fl.N.-Eoll. t. 165-169, 171-173.— 

 Sweet, Fl. Austral, t. 10, 29 {Metrosideros). — 

 Field et Gardn. Sert. t. 74.— Reichb. Ic. Exot. 

 t. 31, 82, 112, 113.— F. MuELL. Fragm. ii. t. 15. 

 — Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 118 {Callistemoti), 123 

 {Lamarchea, Melaleuca)^ 163 {Conothamnus) . — 

 Bog. Reg. t. 393 (1838), t. 7 {Callistemon), t. 103, 

 410, ill.—Bot. Mag. t. 260, 1761, 1821, 2602 

 {Callistemon'), 1860, 1935, 2268, 3210.— Walp. 

 Mep. ii. 161 {Lamarchea), 162, 165 {Callistemon) ; 

 V. 745, 748 {Conothamnus) ; Ann. ii. 618 {Calli- 

 stemon), 621, 622 ; iv. 824, 825 {Callistemon). 



^ Ait. Eort. Kewy ed. 2,iv. 418.— Endl. Gen. 

 n. 6295. — ScHAU. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. p. i. 

 t. 1 A.— Spach, Suit, a Buffon, iv. 114.— B. H. 

 Gen. 705, n. 24. — SchizopUura Lindl. Swan Riv. 

 App. ix. — Endl. Gen. n. 6296. — Manglesia 

 LiNDL. loc. cit. t. 3 A. 



2 Beaufortia of authors. 



3 ScHAu. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. 11.— B. H. 

 Gen. 706, n. 25. 



"* F. MuELL. Fragm. iii. 120.— B. H. Gen. 



5 See, On the Ovules of Beaufortia, H. Bx. 

 Adansonia iii. 265. 

 s Hahit of EricaceoB. 



7 Sect. 3:1. Fuheaufortia, 2.Regelia, Z.Phy- 

 matocarpus. 



8 Spec. 16. Reichb. Ic. Exot. t. 102 (Melaleu- 

 ca).— Bb^^tk. Fl. Austral, iii. 164, 170 (Regelia), 

 171 {Phymatocarpus). — Tubcz. Bull. Mosc. 

 (1847), i. 168 (Regelia).— Bot. Reg. t. U.—Bot. 

 Mag. t. 1733, 3272.— Walp. Rep. ii. 161 ; v. 748 

 (Regelia), 749 ; Ann. ii. 622. 



9 Fl. N.-Roll. ii. 25, t. 164.— DC. Prodr. iii. 

 211.— Spach, Suit, cb Buffon, iv. 115.— Exn. 

 Gen. n. 6294.— Schau. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. 

 25, t. 1.— B. H. Gen. 706, n. 27. —Billottia 

 CoLLA, Eort. Rip. 20, t. 23. 



^0 Flowers showy, often polygamous; sta- 

 mens a beautiful red. 



11 Spec. 22. R. Br. Ait. Hort. Kew, ii. 417.— 

 Lindl. Swan Riv. App. 9.— F. Muell. Fragm. 

 iii. 111.— Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 172.— Bet. 

 Reg. t. 1099.-^0^. 3fag. t. 1506.— Walp. Rp. 

 ii. 161, 930 ; v. 749 ; Ann. ii. 622. 



