114 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



S. C. ADSCENDENS, JSboA;. A diffuse shrub, with ascending branches. Leaves 

 scattered, oblong, shortly stalked, flat or concave, glaucous and many-ribbed 

 beneath, mostly J inch long. Flowers nearly sessile in the terminal axils, solitary, 

 or 2 or 3 together in some axils. Bracts few, small, the upper one bearing the 

 rudiment of a flower. Sepals rather more than 1 line long. Corolla-tube rather 

 longer than the sepals, contracted at the throat. Lobes about f line long, densely 

 bearded. Filaments short. Anthers oblong, contained in the mouth of the tube. 

 Fruit red, fleshy, about J inch diameter. Styphelia hookeri, F. v. M. 



Mount Wellington, Lake St. Clair, Western mountains. Fl. Dec-Jan. 



The species approaches Leucopogon in the character of the stamens, 

 corolla-lobes, and in the flowers not being truly solitary ; but, 

 considering the inessential nature of the definitions of this and neigh- 

 bouring genera, its removal would be less justified than a condemnation 

 of the genus. 



An erect rigid form on the West Coast mountains ; approaches C. 

 dbietina. 



4. C. DEALBATA, M. Br. A Small, prostrate, much-branched shrub, somewhat 

 resembling Pentachondra pumila. Leaves oblong to almost linear, with an 

 obscure callous point, or the narrower ones with an elongated, usually deciduous, 

 point, shortly stalked, about 2|-.S lines long, 1-5-ribbed, and very white beneath. 

 Flowers solitary, in the term.inal axils. Bracts many, broad. Bracteoles half as 

 long as the calyx. Sepals 1^ line long. Corolla-tube 3 lines long, cylindrical. 

 Lobes very short, densely bearded along the centre. Filam.ents short. Anthers 

 not protruding beyond the mouth of the tube. Fruit red, fleshy, about 2^ lines 

 diameter. Styphelia dealbata, F. v. M. 



Summit of Mount Wellington, Frenchman's Cap, Hartz, Ben Lomond, &c. 

 PI. Dec-Jan. 



C. pumila of New Zealand appears to be identical with this species. 



5. C. ABIETINA, R. Br. A rigid, erect, much-branched shrub, 2-4 feet high. 

 Leaves shortly stalked, erect or recurved, lanceolate, mostly -J-l inch long, with 

 a hard callous point, pale, many-ribbed, and often polished beneath. Flowers 

 solitary, but usually clustered in the terminal axils. Bracts broad. Bracteoles 

 more than half as long as the sepals. Sepals broad, striate, about IJ line long. 

 Corolla-tube slightly exceeding the calyx. Lobes about 1 line long, bearded. 

 Filaments short. Anthers slightly protruding from the tube. Fruit red or 

 white, very fleshy, about \ inch diameter. Styphelia abietina, F. v. M. 



South- West Coast and adjacent islands. Fl. Oot.-Dec 



6. C. ACEEOSA, R. Br. A slender, erect or diffuse, much-branched shrub, 

 from 2 to many feet high. Leaves shortly stalked, linear or narrow-lanceolate, 

 tapering into a hard sharp point, flat or convex above, pale and many-ribbed 

 beneath, ^-| inch long. Flowers solitary in the upper axils, on recurved 

 peduncles. Bracts numerous, quite covering the pedujicle, small below, enlarg- 

 ing gradually into the bracteoles, which are quite half as long as the sepals. 

 Sepals ovate, about 1 line long, ciliate on the margin. Corolla-tube broad, about 

 twice as long as the calyx. Lobes short, spreading, rarely bearing a few long 

 hairs on the upper surface. Filaments rather short. Anthers in all Tasmanian 

 specimens examined freely exserted. Fruit red, fleshy, about f inch diameter, 

 but sometimes much larger. Styphelia oxycedrus, F. v. M.; Cyathodes oxycedrus, 

 Hook. 



Common in hilly situations and on coasts. It also occurs in South-East 

 Victoria and New Zealand. Fl. Nov. -Dec. 



7. C. DivARiCATA, Hook. Similar in habit to the last. Leaves similar, but 

 not exceeding \ inch. Flowers solitary in the upper axils, on recurved peduncles. 

 Bracts sometimes as in the last, at others reduced in numbers, so as to leave part 



