THE TASMANIAN FLORA.. 



STi^CKHOUSIA. 



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Sepals 5, united at the base. Petals 5, more or less cohering on their margins, 

 ■often forming tubular corollas. Stamens 5. 



Flowers few in upper axils ... .. ... ... 1. S. pulvinaris. 



Flowers in an elongating spike. Leaves obtuse ... 2. S. spathulata. 

 Leaves mostly acute. 



Flowers white, spike long ... ... ... ... 3. S. linarifolia. 



Flowers yellow, spike dense .. . ... ... ... 4. S. flava. 



1. S. PULviNAEis, F. V. M. Small, dense, prostrate herb. Leaves narrow, 

 oblong, obtuse, crowded, |^ inch. Flowers few in upper axils. Corolla j inch long, 

 white. 



Western mountains ; also Victoria and New South Wales. Doubtfully 

 distinct from S. minima of New Zealand. Fl. Nov.-Dec. 



2. S. SPATHULATA, Siet. A herb much branched at the base, the branches 

 decumbent or ascending, rather stout, and from^ 6 inches to 1 fooi. or .more. 

 Leaves ovate to oblong, blunt, thick, mostly from |^ to 1 inch long. Corolla-tube 

 J inch long, lobes much shorter, oblong, blunt. Divisions of the ffuit fully 2 

 lines long, with 3 prominent vertical acute angles or narrow wings. S. maculata, 

 Hook. 



Recherche Bay, Trial Harbour (West Coast), Bass Straits ; also Eastern and 

 Southern Australia. Fl. Nov.-Dec. 



3. S. LINARIFOLIA, A. Cuiin. A herb with a perennial base and numerous 

 simple or sightly branched erect stems of about 1 to 1| feet. Leaves linear or 

 lanceolate, mostly on the lower portions of the stem, from |^ to 2 inches long. 

 Inflorescence at first dense, but considerably elongating as the fruit attains 

 maturity. Calyx-lobes narrow. Corolla-tube J inch long, lobes much shorter, 

 oblong, obtuse. Fruit divisions obovoid, prominently reticulated, but not angled. 

 S. giinnii, Hook., is a form of this very variable species, S. monogyna. Lab. 



Very abundant throughout the Island ; also in Eastern and Southern Australia, 

 from Queensland to South Australia. Fl. Sept.-Dec. 



4. S. FLAVA, Sooh. A herb much branching at the base, branches decumbent 

 or ascending, from 6 inches to 1 foot. Leaves linear, flat, rather thick, but in 

 parts broader and thinner, seldom exceeding | inch. Flowers yellow, much 

 smaller than in the last two species, the dense inflorescence not lengthening out. 

 Calyx small, with ovate lobes. Corolla-tube about 2 lines long, the lobes oblong 

 and pointed. 



Woolnorth, in poor sandy soil, Qunn. Pound also in West Australia, South 

 Australia, and Victoria. Fl. Nov.-Dec. 



Oedbb XXIIl.— RSAMNACE^. 



Pistil of 2 to 4 blended carpels. Ovarian cavities distinct, usually more or less 

 blended with the calyx-tube. Disk well developed, and half enclosing the pistil 

 when that is free. Calyx-lobes 4 or 5. Petals minute or none, inserted at the 

 top of the calyx-tube, same number as sepals. Stamens similar in numb 

 opposite to and inserted with the petals. 

 A large order, of world-wide distribution. 

 Calyx-tube adnate or nearly so. 



Inflorescence loose 1- Pomaderris. 



Inflorescence dense 2. Spyridium. 



Calyx-tube exceeding the ovary. 



Inflorescence dense ... .. ... ... ... 3. Stenanthemum. 



Inflorescence loose ... ... ... ... ... 4. Cryptandra. 



Coarsely spiney... .. ... ... .. ... 6. Discaria. 



Flowers solitary ... ... ... ... ... 2. Spyridium. 



