140 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
36. Guichenotia J. Gay.'—Flowers nearly of Zasiopetalum ; 
calyx 5-fid after anthesis, membranous, dilated; sepals finally 
elevate-3—5-ribbed. Petals squamiform. Stamens 5, oppositipetalous ; 
anthers dehiscing by short clefts.® Ovary cells 5, 2- or few-ovulate ;* 
style entire, upper part bare or stellate-pilose. Capsule loculicidal. 
Other characters as in Lasiopetalum.—Small tomentose shrubs ; hairs 
often stellate; leaves alternate, generally entire, narrow, recurved at 
margin; stipules? lateral, leaf-shaped; flowers solitary or in falsely 
racemose 1-lateral cymes’ (Mvtra-tropical Australia’). 
37. Lysiosepalum F. Muetu.'—Sepals 5, valvate immediately 
before anthesis, free at base. Petals 5, minute, squamiform. Stamens 
5, oppositipetalous ; anthers linear, cells shortly rimose at apex. 
Germen 3-locular ; ovules  ; style glabrous. Capsule loculicidal, 
3-valved.—A shrub, with stellate velvety hairs; leaves oblong- 
linear, revolute at margin; stipules small or 0; flowers’ racemose, 
included in valvate involucre of thick bracts (South Western Aus- 
tralia’). 
38. Thomasia J. Gay.’—Calyx nearly of Lasiopetalum ; sepals 
coloured or transparent, finally membranous-dilated. 
FI. Vit., 25, t. 5) is said by more recent authors (B. 
H., Gen., 984, n. 40 a) to bea “ Genus evidenter 
Lasiopetalo valde affine, nee nisi capsulis echin- 
atis differre videtur.” Cui: “calyx 5-fidus, 
laciniis obovatis obtusis, Petala minuta squamæ- 
formia cordata. Stamina antherifera 5, libera, 
calycis laciniis alternata ; antheræ 2-rimosze. 
Staminodia 0. Ovarium 5-loculare; loculis 1- 
ovulatis ; stylo, .. Capsula setis flaccidis echinata. 
Semina solitaria adscendentia.—Arbor ; ramulis, 
foliis inflorescentiaque ferrugineo-stellato-tomen- 
tosis. Folia alterna, ovato-oblonga v. obovata, 
integerrima coriacea, supra demum glabrata. 
Cymæ pauciflore. Spec. 1. 2. rhamnoides 
SEEM., ins. Fidji incola.” A plant imperfectly 
known, In habit and number of ovules it 
seems to differ much from other Lasiopetale, 
Perhaps allied to Maawellia? Its place re- 
mains very doubtful, 
1In Mém. Mus., vii. 448, t. 20.—DC., 
Prodr., i. 489.—EnDuL,, Gen. n. 5323.—B. H., 
Gen., 227, 984, n. 39.—H. BN., in Adansonia, 
ix. 342,— Sarotes Linpu., Swan Riv. Bot. App., 
19.— ? Ditomostrophe Turcz., in Bull, Mose. 
(1846), ii. 498. 
2 Anthers appear generally extrorse ; furrows 
Petals very 
slightly below apex seeking internal face, and 
there only dehiscing. 
3 Exostome thickened in flower. 
* Concerning the transition from Guichenotia 
to Sarotes see F. MUELLER (Fragm., ii. 4). 
5 Spec. 5. Hoox., Journ. Bot., ii. 381, t. 16 
(Sarotes)—Turcz., loc. cit., 499 (Ditomo- 
strophe).—SrEuD., in Pl. Preiss., i. 233 (Tho- 
masia)—¥, MuELL., Fragm., x. 7 (Thomasia). 
—BENTH., Fl, Austral., i. 257.— Bot. Mag., 
t. 4651.—Watp., Rep. i. 337 (Sarotes); Ann, 
3. 105; ii. 164 (Sarotes) ; iv. 321 ; vii. 436. 
6 Fragm., i. 142.—B. H., Gen., 228, 984, n. 
41. 
7 « Somewhat purple.” 
5 Spec. 2. Bent. Fl, Austral., i. 266.— 
WALpP., Ann., vii. 437. 
9 In Mém. Mus., vii. 450, t, 21, 22.—DC., 
Prodr., i, 489.—Turr., in Dict. Se, Nat., Ati., 
t. 141—Enpn., Gen. n. 5324.—H. BN. in 
Adansonia, ii. 178 (Lasiopetalum) ; ix, 343.— 
B. H., Gen. 227, 984, n. 37.—Leucothamnus 
Linpu., Swan Riv. Bot. App., 19.—Rhyncho- 
stemon SDEETZ, Pl. Preiss., ii, 333.— ? Aster- 
ochiton Turcz., in Bull, Mose. (1852) ii. 138 
(ex Benth.). 
