THYMELJEAOE^. 139 



finally divided aboye germ en ; limb patent or finally reflexed, im- 

 bricate. Stamens 2, inserted m throat and opposite exterior lobes 

 of calyx ; filaments generally evolute exserted ; anthers introrse ; 

 Germen sessile ; hypogynous disk minute or ; style lateral, en- 

 closed or exserted, apex stigmatose capitate. Fruit nucular, enclosed 

 by persistent base of calyx ; seed slightly albuminous. — Shrubs 

 undershrubs or more rarely herbs; leaves opposite or sometimes 

 alternate ; flowers ^ capitate terminal, very rarely spicate or axillary 

 few or solitary ; globular or hemispherical pubescent receptacle of 

 capitules persistent, involucrate with larger imbricate floral leaves, 

 4 or CO , sometimes coloured. (Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, 

 Java}) 



' White, yellow or pink. — Benth. Fl. Antral, ti. 1. — Lodd. Sot. Cab. 



» Spec, atout 90. !&.. 'S,^. Pndr. M.l>!.-B(ill. t. 540.— Sweet, Fl. ^ws^ra^. t. 53.— Eaoul, 



359.— Sm. N.-HoU. i. 31.- Meissn. PL Preiss. i. Choix de PI. i2.—Bot. Reg. t. 1268, 1439, 1578, 



602 ; ii. 268.— Labill. PI. N.SoU. i. 10, t. 5, 1582, 1827 ; (1838), t. 24 ; (1839), Misc. 66 ; 



7. -Vahl. Envm. i. 305.— Hook. p. Fl. Tasm. (1841), t. 33. — Sot. Eeg. t. 891, 3270, 3276, 



i.ni;Fl.N.-Zel.i.'i,10;Bandb.lS.-Zeal.Fl.1i'i 3281, 3288, 3330, 3459, 3721, 3833, 3950.— 



— F. MuELL. Fragm. v. 73, 109 ; vi. 169 ; vii. 2. Walp. Ann. i. 584. 



