MYRTACE^. 363 



26. Beaufortia E,.Be.1— Flowers, nearly of IfeWeMca, 5-merous; 

 groups of stamens oppositipetalous. Anthers basifixed (not versatile) ; 

 cells transversely 2-valvate at vertex {Eubeaufortia^) or dorsally 

 opposite, extrorsely rimose or subporous at apex (Begelia^), more 

 rarely connate at back and dehiscing extrorsely and transversely. 

 Germen, etc., of Melaleuca; ovules in cells 3-5, or 2-4, inserted on 

 subpeltate ascending placenta (Phymatocarpus *), or 4, inserted in 

 pairs on peltate or subpeltate placenta (Begelia), oftener 3-5, of which 

 2 or 4 are abortive ; the fertile fifth ascending ; micropyle extrorsely 

 iTxterioT (Eubeaufortia^). — Rigid shrubs ;" leaves alternate or opposite; 

 flowers sessile, capitate or spicate terminal, or, the branch projecting, 

 not terminal.' (West. Australia.^) 



27. Calotbamnus Labill.^ — Flowers nearly of Melaleuca (or 

 Beaufortia), 4-5-merous ; stamens ia 4, 5, groups, oppositipetalous, 

 highly connate ; filaments inferior sometimes anantherous ; anthers 

 basifixed erect, oblong or linear ; cells parallel introverted, longitu- 

 dinally rimose. Germen, etc., of Melaleuca, 3-4-locular ; ovules oo ; 

 erect or ascending, inserted on subglobose or more or less peltate 

 placenta. Capsule and seeds of Melaleuca. — Glabrous or pilose 

 shrubs ; leaves alternate narrow rigid, plane or terete ; inflorescence ^^ 

 of Melaleuca; fruit more or less immersed in enlarged rachis.^^ 

 {West. Australia.) 



8.— Labill. P;.iV.-a'o«.t. 165-169, 171-173.— * gee, On the Omks of Beaufortia, H. Bn. 



Sweet, Fl. Austral, t. 10, 29 {Metrosidero"). — Adamonia iii. 265. 



Field et Gabdn. Sert. t. 74.— Eeichb. Ic. JLxrA. ^ Hatit oi Sricacem. 



t. 31, 82, 112, 113.— F. MuELL. Fragm. ii. t. 15. ' Sect. 3 : 1. JEuieaufortia, 2. Segelia, 3. P!ii/- 



— Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 118 {Callistemon), 123 matocarpus. 



(Lamarchea, Melaleuca), 163 {Conothamnus). — ' Spec. 16. Reichb. Ic. Exot. t. 102 (Melaleu- 



Bog. Reg. t. 393 (1838), t. 7 {Callistemon), t. 103, «ffl).— Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 164, 170 {RegeUa), 



410, 477.— Bot. Mag. t. 260, 1761, 1821, 2602 171 [Fhymatocarpus). — Tuecz. Bull. Mosc. 



{Callistemoii-), 1860, 1935, 2268, 3210.— Walp. (18471, i. 168 (Begelia).— Bot. Reg. t. IS.— Bot. 



Rep. ii. 161 {lamarchea), 162, 165 {Callistemon) ; Mag. 1. 1733, 3272.— Walp. Rep. ii. 161 ; v. 748 



T. 745, 748 {Conothamnus) ; Ann. ii. 618 {Calli- {Regelia), 749 ; Ann. ii. 622. 



atemon), 621, 622; iv. 824, 825 {Callistemon). ' PI. N.-Soll. ii. 25, t. 164.— DO. Frodr. iii. 



' Ait. Hort. Kew, ed. 2,iv. 418.— Endl. Gen. 211.— Spach, Suit, d, Buffon, iv. 115.— Enpl. 



n. 6295. — ScHAu. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. p. i. Qen. n. 6294.— Sohau. ^iVou.'^c*. Nat. Cur. xxi. 



t. \ A..—SFKca, Suit, a Buffon, iv. 114.— B. H. 25, t. 1.— B. H. Gen. 706, n. 27.— Billottia 



Gen. 705, n. 24. — Sohizopleura Lindl. Swan Riv. Colla, Sort. Rip. 20, t. 23. 



App. ix. — Endl. Gen. n. 6296. — Manglesia '" Flowers showy, often polygamous ; sta- 



LiNDL. loc. cit. t. 3 A. mens a beautiful red. 



2 Beaufortia of authors. " Spec. 22. R. Be. Ait. Hort. Kew, ii. 417. — 



3 ScHAU. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. 11. — B. H. Lindl. Swan Riv. App. 9.— F. Muell. Fragm. 

 Gen. 706, n. 25. iii. 111.— Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 172.— Bot. 



* F. Mdell. Fragm. iii. 120.— B. H. Gen. Reg. t. W^9.—Bot. Mag. t. 1506.— Walp. Rep. 

 706, n. 26. ii. 161, 930 ; r. 749 ; Ann. ii. 622. 



