4 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



HIBBERTIA. 



Pistil of 2 or 3 free carpels, 2-6 seeded. Stamens about 12, on one side 

 (Phurandra), or surrounding the ovary. Under-shrubs, leaves simple, flowers 

 yellow. 



Stamens on one side. Leaf margins recurved. 



Penduncles elongated. • i ■ 



Leaves linear, pungent ... ... ... ••• 5. H. acicularts. 



Leaves broad " 4>. H.billavdieri. 



Penduncles short or none. 



Minutely scabrous or glabrous ... ... .•• 3. M. stricta. 



Hirsute. Petals narrow ... ... ... ■•• 2. -ct. htrsuta. 



Softly villous. Petals broad 1. H. densiflora. 



Stamens surrounding the pistil. 



Leaf margin recurved 6. R. serpUlifolia. 



Leaf margin flat or incurved. 



Grlabrous, erect, or diffuse 9. H.virgata. 



Depressed, spreading, or erect. 



Leaves fine terete, hairy 8. H. fasciculata^ 



Glabrous, procumbent 7. S.aiigustifolia. 



1. H. DENSiFLOBA, F. V. M. Procumbent or diffuse, copiously silky hairy. 

 Leaves narrow, oblong, \-\ inch long. Flowers sessile clustered. Carpels 2. 

 H.. sericeu, B. ; Pleurandra sericea, H. 



North Coast. South-Bastern Australia. PI. spring and summer. 



2. H. HiBSUTA, B. Small and procumbent, shortly hairy.' Leaves linear, 2-3 

 lines long. Flowers sessile. Petals narrow, 3-4 lines long. Carpels 2, densely 

 hairy. Pleurandra hirsuta, H. 



Yery common. South Australia. Fl. spring. 



3. H. STBICTA, R. Br. Very variable in size o foliage. Branches erect. 

 Leaves 2-8 lines, glabrous or minutely scabrous. Flowers nearly sessile. Petals 

 ^ inch long, obcordate. Carpels 2, villous to smooth. Pleurandra ericcefolia, H. 

 Abundant. Extra- tropical Australia. Fl. all the year. 



4. H. BiLLABDiBBj, F. V. M. Erect, often climbing 8 or 10 feet. Leaves oval 

 or obovate, flat, rough, with recurved margins. Flower-stalks slender, \-\ inch 

 long. Petals broadly obcordate, \-\ inch long. Carpels 2, villous. Pleurandra 

 ovata, H. 



Very common. South and East Australia. Fl. spring and summer. 



Var. monadelpha: More robust, erect, leaves and flowers rather larger. 

 Bass Straits. 



5. H. ACicuLAEis, F. V. M. Slender, diffused or erect. Leaves linear, pungent, 

 1-4 lines long. Flower-stalk slender, |-^ inch long. Petals obovate, 2-3 lines 

 long. Carpels 2. Pleurandra acicularis, H. 



Common in damp, sandy places. South and Bast Australia. Fl. summer. 



Var. triandra. Erect. Leaves 1 line long. George's Bay. 



6. H. SEBPILLIFOLIA, R. Br. Diffuse and nearly glabrous. Leaves linear, 

 obtuse, 2-3 lines long, margins recurved. Flowers terminating short lateral 

 branches. Petals 4 lines long, obcordate. Carpels 3. H. ericcefolia, H. 



North. South-Bast Australia. Fl. Dec. 



7. H. ANGUSTiFOLiA, Sol. Prostrate, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves linear, 

 blunt, obtuse, flat, j-1 inch long. Flowers large. Petals |-J inch, broadly 

 obcordate. Carpels usually 4. H. procumbens, H. and B. 



Abundant. Victoria. Fl. spring and summer. 



