JfJ8 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



narrow- linear, pungent, spreading, from ^-1^ inch long. Flowers shortly 

 stalked, solitary, axillary. Perianth yellow, cylindrical in the bud, about 3-4 



lines long. 



Common on heathy and hilly localities ; also in Victoria, South Australia, and 



New South Wales. Fl. Dec. 



2. P. GDNNii, Hook. An erect branched shrub, often 6-8 feet high. Silky or 

 glabrous. Leaves thick, 1-2 inches long, spathulate, obtuse. Flowers shortly 

 stalked, solitary, axillary. Perianth pale yellow or white, f inch long. Fruit 

 red-purple, ^-f inch in diameter. 



Common on West Coast and on many mountains Fl. Dec. 



7. ORITES. 



Flowers regular ; segments nearly free, but cohering below, the upper portion 

 short and spreading. Stamens short, inserted about the middle of the perianth- 

 lobes. Ovary sessile, with a slender style, and bearing 2 ovules. Fruit a hard, 

 leathery, oblique follicle. Seeds with considerable wing on one side. 



The genus contains few species, and is confined to Australian distribution. 



Leaves flat, broad. 



Margins coarsely toothed 1. 0. milligani. 



Margins entire or nearly so, except on barren 

 branches, then often coarsely toothed, but 



pale on under surface 2. O. diver sifolia. 



Leaves narrow, with revolute mai'gins... .-■ ... 3. O. revoluta. 



Leaves cylindrical, pungent .. ... 4. 6>. aciculark. 



1. O. MILLIGANI, Meisan. A glabrous, rigid, much-branched shrub, 2 or 3 feet 

 high, leaves narrowly to broadly oblong, thick and hard, coarsely toothed, mostly 

 about 1 inch long. Flowers in terminal spikes, 1-2 inches long. Perianth 2-3 

 lines long. Fruit brown, pubescent, about | inch long. 



Mounts Sorell, Dundas, Read, La Perouse. Fl. Dec. 



2. 0. DivEBSiFOLiA, M. Br. An erect slightly-branched shrub, often 6 feet 

 high, branches and stalks of leaves and infloresence closely brown- tomentose. 

 Leaves from nearly linear to broadly ovate, rather thick, but with a protruding 

 midrib, shiny above, pale and slightly hairy beneath, margins usually entire or 

 with few teeth, chiefly towards the apex, but en barren branches the margins 

 are very coarsely toothed, and sometimes almost lobed, 1-3 inches long. Flowers 

 in axillary spikes, 1-2 inches long, towards the ends of the branches. Perianth 

 about 2 lines long. Fruit brown, pubescent, f inch long. 



Common on most mountains. Fl. Dec. 



3. 0. EEVOLUTA, R. Br. An erect much-branched shrub, 4 or 5 feet high, 

 branches and stalks brown-tomentose. Leaves linear, with revolute margins, 

 smooth or hairy above, densely tomentose below, ^-1 inch long. Flowers in 

 terminal spikes, about 1 inch long. Perianth 2-3 lines long. Fruit oblong, 

 pointed, brown, very pubescent, f-1 inch long. 



Common on mountains. Fl. Jan. 



4. 0. ACicuLARis, R. Br. An erect, branched, glabrous, yellowish shrub, 2-5 

 feet high. Leaves narrow-cylindrical, acutely pointed, 1-2 inches long. Flowers 

 in small terminal and lateral spikes, seldom more than \ inch long. Perianth 

 hardly 2 lines long. Fruit narrow-oblong with a very oblique point, glabrous or 

 nearly so. Seed surrounded by the wing, which is rather more developed on one 

 side. 



Common on mountains. Fl. Dec. 



