KNIGHTIA EXCELSA. 51 
Leaves 5in. to 8in. long, 13in. broad, hard and rigid in texture, coarsely toothed ; 
obovate-oblong, obtuse. Flowers in sessile cylindrical racemes, 2in. to 4in. long 
-and exceeding 2in. in diameter, springing from the axils of the leaves or naked 
parts of the branches. Flowers, tin. long, tubular before expansion, shortly 
pedicelled, in pairs or solitary. Perianth-leaves four ; revolute when expanded. 
Stamens four, with short filaments inserted near the tips of the perianth-leaves. 
Ovary hirsute, one-celled; style rigid, with a clavate tip, the apical portion 
stigmatiferous. [Fruit a woody follicle, narrow-oblong, downy, narrowed into 
the persistent style. Seeds three or four, winged at the apex. 
EXPLANATION OF PLaTE XXXV. 
Knightia excelsa, R. Brown. 1. Perianth-leaf, with attached stamen. 
2. Bifid perianth-leaf, with ovary at base. 3. Ovary. 4. Portion of raceme, 
with expanding flowers. 5. Perianth in early stage of expansion. 
