APPENDIX. 
G07 
Descriptions of Plants .] 
brevibus acutis mucronulo spliacelato ; trinervia, nervis lateralibus margini approximate 
simplicissimis ct infra apicem folii desinentibus, nec in lacinulas extimas productis; 
medio trifido, ramis lateralibus subalternis ; utrinque pulelire reticulata, areolis mi- 
nutis subtus magis conspicuis ; adulta glabrata, novella villosa. Petioli teretes, basi dilatata 
oblongo-lanceolata scariosa. Spice axillares solitari® simplicissim® erect® 3-4-unciales 
folia vix ffiquantes, basiflor®, raclii tomentosa, floribus alternis sessilibus unibracteatis ; 
bracteis cucullatis ovatis acutis persistentibus. Perianthium coloratum flavum deciduum. 
ungues inferne connati in tubum demum 4-partibilem : lamina in limbum bilabiatum depo- 
sit®, lanceolat® ; dorsal! labium superius constituente latiore ; anticarum media lateralibus 
angustiore. Stamina tubo inclusa, supra medium unguium inserta : Filamenta quatuor, 
brevia -.superiore sterili apice cum stigmato connato ; reliqua antherifera: Anther a: 
laterales dimidiat® j inferior didyma, lobis cum iis lateralium longitudinaliter connexis, 
ita ut lobus singulus inferioris cum respondent! laterali loculum unicum tandem bivalvem 
constituif, nullo vestigio dissepimenti : Pollen triangulate. Squama hypogynas null®. 
Ovarium turbinatum pubescens apieeque ornatum pilis brevibus crassis pellucidis strictis, 
monospermum: Stylus curvatus glaber sursum incrassatus deciduus : Stigma dilatatum 
obliquum, bine apice filamenti arctissime connatum, inde desinensin cornua duo parallels 
distantia subulata. Nux crustacea obovata striata pilosa, apieeque coronata pappo brevi 
e pilis strictis crassioribus formato. 
Obs. In my general observations on Proteacese I have noticed two 
very remarkable characters of Synaphea, namely, the cohesion ol the bar- 
ren filament with the stigma, which is peculiar to this genus, and the 
structure and connection of the Anther®, in which it agrees with Cono- 
spermum : it is also remarkable that these two nearly related genera should 
differ in the position of their barren and fertile stamina with relation to the 
perianthium ; plants of the same natural family very generally agreeing 
in the order of abortion or suppression of these organs ; to this however 
some other exceptions are known, and one has been already noticed as 
occuriug in Drapetes. 
The genus Synaphea seems to be confined to the south-west coast of 
New Holland, for it is more likely that Polypodium spinulosum of Bur- 
m annus (for. ind. 233. t. 67 ./. 1.) which I have formerly referred to this 
genus, as well as Adianlum trvncatvm of the same author, long since deter- 
mined' to be a species of Acacia, by Mr. Drvander, were brought from that 
coast to Batavia by one of the Dutch navigators, perhaps by Vlaming, than 
that they arc really natives of Java, from which Bunnannus received them. 
