80 IXERBA BREXIOIDES. 
found by the late Mr. Bidwill i in the Wellington DIS! but has not — been 
observed in this locality of late years. 
It ascends from the sea-level to fully 3, oooft., but is most frequent in situa- \ 
tions between 1,o00ft. and 2,o00ft. ; 
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DESCRIPTION. 
Ixerba brexioides, A. Cunn. 
‘‘Tcones Plantarum,” t. 577, 578. | - 
A large shrub or tree 7oft. high, with trunk 2ft. in diameter. Leaves oppo- | 
site or verticillate, glabrous, coriaceous, shortly petioled, lanceolate or linear- 
lanceolate; 3in. to 5in. long, #in. broad, rather coarsely toothed, each tooth — 
tipped sth a gland. Flowers in terminal panicles; branches of the panicle, 
pedicels, and sepals silky ; pedicels articulated to the branches. Calyx inferior; _ 
sepals, five, arranged in two series; petals, five, large, free; stamens, five, erect; 
anthers broadly lobed at the base, acute “at the apex. Ovary, five-celled; —— 
ovules, two in each cell; style long, subulate, twisted, with five longitudinal 
furrows. Fruit, a coriaceous capsule, five-celled; seeds oblong, compressed, — 
black or clouded. Embryo large, with scanty endosperm. 
ExpLaNnaTIon oF Pirate XLVIII. 
Ixerba brexioides, A. Cunn. Flowering specimen, natural size. 1, Flower. 
2. Capsule. 
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