32 THE TASMANIAN FLORA.. 



4. DAVIESIA 



Pod flat, triangular, with acute angles, 2 or I seeded. Keel somewliat shorter 

 than the wings, incur\red. Stamens free. Sepals united for the greater part of 

 their length, the upper pair generally enlarged. 



Limited to Australia. 



Leaves broad, flowers numerous ... ... ... 1. D.latifolia. 



Leaves usually spiney, pungent, flowers seldom many 



together ... ... ... ... ... ... 2. D. ulicina. 



1. D. LATiFOLiA, R. Br. A small, erect shrub, 2-5 feet. Leaves alternate* 

 elliptic, simple, acute, veins strongly marked, margin wavy, about 2 inches. 

 Mowers small, numerous, yellow and dark, in axillary racemes. 



Yery common ; also Victoria and New South Wales. PL Oct.-Nov. 



2. D. TJLiciNA, Sm. A small, erect, much-branched shrub, usually 2-3 feet. 

 Leaves mostly all reduced to sharp spines, 2 lines to 1 inch long, sometimes 

 broad, oblong, with a terminal spine. Flowers small, pale yellow, few together 

 in the axils of the lateral branches. D. umbellulata, H. 



Very common ; also from South Australia to Queensland. 



Many varieties have been recorded on the character of the leaf, but in Tas- 

 mania at least the variation appears merely due to local influence. FI. Oct.-Nov. 



5. AOTUS. 



Pod small, round, somewhat flattened, 2-seeded. Keel incurved. Stamens all 

 free. Sepals united half their length, about equal, the two upper ones combined 

 to near their ends. Neither bracteoles nor stipules. 



Limited to Australia. Closely allied to Pulteneea and Dillwynnia. 



A. VILLOSA, Sm. An erect shrub, from 3-6 feet. Leaves alternate, linear, 

 usually obtuse, the margins sharply recurved, 2 lines to 1 inch long. Flowers 

 light yellow, solitary or few together, in many axils towards the ends of the 

 branches. 



Very common ; also throughout Eastern Australia. Fl. Oct.-Nov. 



6. PULTEN^A. 



Pod ovate, slightly flattened, 2-seeded. Keel incurved. Stamens all free. 

 Sepals united to half their length, upper more combined and sometimes 

 lengthened. Bracteoles present, usually on the calyx-tube. Stipules generally 

 present. 



Limited to Australia. Very close to neighbouring genera, and ill-defined. 

 Differs from Aotus ir the presence of bracteoles, and from Dillwynnia chiefly in 

 habit. All are shrubs. 



