1416 CXVII. EUPHOEBIACE^. [Fhyllanthus. 



Male perianth-segments ovate. Erect much-branched almost leafless 



undershrub 4. P. ramosissimus. 



Male perianth-segments small, spreading. 



Erect branching shrubs. Anthers oblong, occupying nearly the 

 Avhole column. 



Leaves petlolate, thin. Pedicels filiform 5. P. albiflorus. 



Leaves almost sessile, ovate or oblongi hoary, 1 to 3 lines long. 



coriacious. Pedicels very short 6. P. clachophyllus. 



Sect. II. K.irg'anelia. — Shrubs, often large. Leaves distichous, usually petiolate. 

 Stamens 5, the Maments vsually connate at tlie base. Glands present. Ovary and capsule S or 

 more-celled, usually fleshy or succulent. Styles distinct or connate at the base, short in the 

 Australian species. 



Leaves obovate-oblong. Flowers on filiform pedicels of 2 to 3 lines. 



Capsule globular, 3 lines diameter 7. P. Novce-Hollandite. 



Capsule depressed-globular about IJ line diameter 8. P. biisbanicus. 



Sect. III. Paraphyllanthus. — Sltrubs or herbs of varied habit. Stamens 3, the 

 Jllaments free or more or less united. Anthers free, the cells parallel, ope7iing longitudinally. 

 Glands nrcsent. Ovary 'i-celled. Styles free. Capsule dry. 



* Filaments more or less united. 



Leaves narrow-oblong or linear-lanceolate. 



Annuals or perennials with virgate branches and distichous leaves. 



Flowers nearly sessile. Ovary and capsule smooth 9. P. maderaspatanus. 



Erect bushy shrub. Leaves rigid, under Jin. long. Flowers nearly 



sessile , : 10. P. Mitchelli. 



Leaves obovate-oblong. Pedicels filiform, 2 to 4 lines long. 



Perianth scarcely enlarged under the fruit 11. P. Gasstraimii. 



Fruiting perianth much enlarged, as long as the capsule 12. P. Dallachyanus. 



** Filaments free. 



]■ Fruiting iierianth much enlarged, usually as long as or longer than the capsule. 



Leaves ovate or lanceolate, acute 13. P. subcrenulatus. 



Leaves obovate or oblong, obtuse or mucronate. Male pedicels 1 line 

 long or less. Capsule glabrous. 

 Glabrous plant not glaucous. Shrubby with elongated slender 



branches. Seeds smooth 14. P. similis. 



Glabrous. Branchlets very numerous, Jin. long 15. P. microcladus. 



(See also 12 P. Dallachyanus, in which the filaments are sometimes almost free.) 

 Capsule pubescent or hairy. 

 Hoary-tomentose plant, shrubby and branched. Capsule pubescent 16. P. Fuernrohrii. 

 Tomentose or villous plant, shrubby and branched. Capsule 



sprinkled with hairs 17. P. hebecaijms. 



tt Fruiting perianth shorter than the capsule. 



Low diffuse annuals. Leaves oblong, obtuse. 



Stipules minute. Capsule depressed-globular, scarcely 2 lines 



diameter 18. P. lacunarius. 



Stipules spreading. Capsule globular, 3 lines diameter 19. P. trachyspcrmus. 



Erect shrub, with virgate branches more or less pubescent. Leaves 



small, coriaceous, not distichous. Fruits almost sessile . . .20. P. thymoides. 

 Sect. IV. Euphyllanthus.— T/iive shrubs or herbs of varied habit. Leaves usually 

 dixlichous. Stamens 3, the filaments free or more or less united; anthers free, the cells 

 ■short, more or less diverging or opening transversely, and often separated by a broad 

 ■connective. Glands present. Ovary '6-celled. Styles free. Capsule dry. Flowers usually 

 iidnutc. 

 Stems annual or from a perennial base, slightly branched, rather rigid, 



~i to 1ft. high. Leaves oblong . . . ., 21, P. simplex. 



Stems from a woody base, numerous, filiform, under 6in. Leaves 



obovate or orbicular 22. F.filicaulis. 



Stems annual, filiform, branching, J to l^tfe. long. Flowers very 



minute "" 23. P. minutifiorus. 



Leaves distichous, 4 lines long. Stamens 0. Fruit 4 lines diameter . 24. P. hypospodius. 

 Leaves ovate, 12 to 16 lines long. Male flowers in pairs, female 

 flowers solitary , 25. P. laxifoUus. 



1. P. thesioides (Thesium-like), Bcnth. Fl. Amtr. vi. 98. Probably herb- 

 aceous, quite glabrous, the stems slender but rigid, much branched, erect or 

 ascending, 1 to 12in. high. Leaves linear Hnear-cuneate or the lower ones 



