THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 117 



Leaves 1 -2 inches. 



Fruit globular, red 1. L. lanceolatus. 



Fruit depressed, globular, yellow or white ... 3. i. avstralis. 

 Small shrubs or under-shrubs. Leaves mostly under 

 1^ inch. 

 Plant erect or sub-erect. Flowers numerous. 



Leaves concave, pointed, often appressed ... 4. L. virgatus. 



Leaves flat, obtuse .. . ... ... ... ... 7. L. hookeri. 



Leaves convex, pointed. 



Leaves pungent. Sepals pointed ... ... 6. L. ericoides. 



Leaves ciliated. Sepals blunt ... ... it. L. coUinus. 



Plant prostrate or ascending. Flowers few. 



Leaves clustered, margin revolnte. Flowers 2 or 



3 together ... ... ... . . ... 9. L. milligani. 



Leaves flat, pungent. Flowers solitary... ... 8. L. fraseri. 



1. L. LANCEOLATUS, H. Br. A shrub of variable habit and detail, usually 

 «rect and tall, but sometimes depressed. Leaves lanceolate, tapering at both 

 ends, obtuse or almost acute, flat, many -nerved, mostly 1-2 inches long. Flowers 

 in slender axillary spikes towards the ends of the branches. Bracts and 

 bracteoles half as long as the calyx. Sepals under 1 line long, obtuse or acute. 

 Corolla-tube very short. Lobes short and spreading. Ovary 2-celled, tapering into 

 the style. Fruit small, fleshy, red.. Styphelia lanceolata, F. v. M. ; L. richei, 

 var, lanceolatus. Hook. 



In various localities on the North Coast ; also throughout Eastern Australia. 

 Fl. spring. 



2. L. EiCHEi, S. Br. A tall, usually erect, shrub, often 10 or 12 feet high. 

 Leaves lanceolate, obtuse or pointed, flat or convex, many -nerved, mostly from 

 f-1 inch long. Flowers numerous, in tolerably dense, ter'minal, axillary spikes. 

 Bracts and bracteoles about half as long as the calyx. Sepals under 1 line long, 

 obtuse. Corolla-tube short. Lobes rather longer, spreading. Ovary 6 or 

 4-celled. Fruit small, fleshy, white. Styphelia richei, F. v. M. 



Very common on coasts ; also along the Eastern, Southern, and Western Coasts 

 ■of Australia. It occurs on Chatham Island. Fl. spring. 



3. L. AUSTEALis, R. Br. A tall shrub, allied to L. richei, very fragrant when 

 fresh. Leaves lanceolate, obtuse or pointed, convex, many-nerved, mostly 1-2 

 inches long. Flowers numerous, in long, rather dense, spikes in the terminal 

 axils. Bract usually about as long as the calyx. Bracteoles about half as long. 

 Sepals under 1 line, broad and obtuse. Corolla-tube shorter than the calyx. 

 Lobes rather longer. Ovary 5-celled. Style abruptly inserted into it, and not 

 tapering as in the last two species. Fruit depressed, globular, yellow or white, 

 somewhat fleshy. Styphelia australis, F. v. M. 



In many parts near the coast ; also in Victoria, South Australia, West 

 Australia, and New South Wales. Fl. spring. 



4. L. viEGATUS, R. Br. A small, sub-erect, ascending or decumbent shrub, 

 with wiry branches. Leaves lanceolate, concave, pointed, often pressed against 

 the branch, mostly 2-5 lines long. Flowers in short dense spikes in the 

 terminal axils, or terminal. Bracts and bracteoles about half as long as the 

 calyx. Sepals about 1 line long, obtuse. Corolla- tube shorter than the calyx. 

 Lobes rather longer, spreading. Ovary 5-celled. Friiit globular, depressed, 

 rather shorter than the calyx. Styphelia virgata, F. v. M. 



Very common in poor dry ground ; also throughout South-Eastern Australia. 

 Fl. spring and summer. 



5. L. COLLINHS, R. Br. A small erect or diffuse shrub, usually 1-2 feet high. 

 Leaves oblong to broadly linear, convex, blunt, or with a callous point, ciliate on 



