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BEAUFORTIA. decussata. 
Cross-leaved, Beaufortia. 
POLYADELPHIA JCOSANDRIA. 
BEAUFORTIA. (Cal, turbinatus, 5-fidus. Cor. pet. 5, calyci 
imposita). Staminum phalanges: 5, petalis opposite. Anthere basi 
inserte: apice bifid lobis deciduis! Caps. 3-loc. monosperma, connata 
et inclusa calycis tubo incrassato basi adnato (ramo). Brown in Hort. 
Kew. ed. 2.4. 418. Frutices, Folia sessilia, opposita, rarivs sparsa. 
B. decussata foliis oppositis decussatis ovatis ovalibusve multinervibus, 
phalangium unguibus longissimis ; filamentis radiantibus. Brown. loc. 
cit. 
Caulis 3-4-pedalis erectus, 2 vittis striatus cuticulosis longitudinalibus post 
‘dilapsa folia per intervalla determinata cicatricum desquamantibus : rami vil- 
losi, terctes, subverticillati, numerosé et patulé sed non confertim foliatt. 
‘Folia subsemuncialia, firma, duriuscula, obovato-v. elliptico-lanceolata, medio 
carinato-costata, nervis pluribus striata, opace viridia, subtits punctata, basi 
willosa. Flores binatim v. ternatim axillares, nutantes, in racemum numero- 
sum cylindraceum summis ramis infernatem aggregati. Cal. tertiam partem 
uncie longus; segmenta acuta; tubus hirsutus. Cor. pet. limbo calycis 
equalia, ovato-rotunda, concava, punctata, viridia. Phal. stam. 4-5, coc- 
cinee, unciales, columellares, bast barbate, supra in filamenta antherifera 
triplo breviora secedentes : anth. crustaceo-tunicate, atrosanguinee, erect@, a 
bast infize, de superné medio teniis bifurco-didyme lobis attenuatis divaricatis : 
loculi ambo introrsiim infra furcam dehiscentes : pollen flavum. Germ. tur- 
binatum hirsutum: stylus setaceo;filiformis, flexuosus v. contortuplicatus ¢ 
stig. simplex. 
A genus formed by Mr. Brown, and first recorded in the 
late edition of the Hortus Kewensis. It consists, as at pre- 
sent known, of four species, all natives of the South-west 
coast of New Holland, two of which are already in our 
gardens. Comes very near to Merateuca: but has a one- 
seeded three-celled capsule, and anthers that are inserted at 
the base, and divided above into two lobes. ‘The present 
species has grown in our collections to the height of nearly 
five feet: the branches few, situated far up on the stem, 
subverticillate; as well as that striped by four broadish- 
longitudinal cuticular fillets, which at last scale off by de- 
terminate portions, parting at the base upwards, within the 
intervals of the scars left by the fallen foliage. The inflo- 
rescence is ptoduced below the branches, and owes its 
beauty to long scarlet stamineous shafts, branching at the 
