600 ONAGRACEAE. [ E'pilobiwm. 
** Fruiting-peduncles elongated. 
+ Leaves comparatively narrow, linear or linear-oblong to obleng. 
Stems l-4in. Leaves linear or linear-oblong, 4-$in. Capsule 
slender. Peduncles much elongated. * * .. Ll. E. tenwipes. 
Stems 2-6 in. Leaves linear-oblong to oblong, 3-3 in. Capsule 
pubescent on the angles 7: ~ oe .. 12. H. Hectori. 
+t Leaves broad, oblong to ovate or orbicular. 
Stems 2-l0in., slender, pubescent. Leaves small, 4—} m., 
broadly oblong to orbicular. Capsule evenly pubescent .. 13. 4. alsinoides. 
Stems 5-10 in., bifariously pubescent. Leaves 4-}in., ovate 
or ovate-oblong. Capsule brownish-red, glabrous or nearly 
ce ae he a a : ie .. 14. EB, Cockaynianum. 
_Stems 6-18 in., slender, firm. Leaves ovate-cordate. Flowers 
large, } in. diam. Capsule 1-2 in. me .. 15, H. chloraefolium. 
Stems 9-12in. high, slender, sparingly branched, hbifariously 
pubescent. Leaves $-l in., oblong-lanceolate, membranous. 
Flowers few, large, }-} in. diam., petals twice as long as 
sepals, white. Capsule {—14 in, a Se .. 16. #. Wilsont. 
Stems 6-18 in., weak and flaccid. Leaves distant, ovate, entire 
or obscurely toothed, almost sessile, membranous .. 17. EF. insulare. 
Stems 6-18 in., weak. Leaves distant, orbicular, sharply toothed, 
petiolate, membranous. . x te Ae .. 18. H. rotundifolium. 
C, Sparsiflorae. Stems small, slender, prostrate and creeping, herbaceous. Flowers 
few, in the axils of the intermediate leaves. Capsules long-stalked. 
Leaves {-$ in., orbicular, sharply toothed, membranous .. 19. H. linnaeoides. 
Stems 3-8in. long, bifariously pubescent. Leaves petiolate, 
remote, orbicular, {-41n. long, margins denticulate. Mature 
capsules {-I}in., pubescent  .. a A -. 20. LE. nummularifolium, 
Stems slender, 3-8 in. long, often matted, glabrous when mature. 
Leaves crowded, {-}in., coriaceous, entire or nearly so, 
Mature capsules glabrous 7 ia ene .. 21, H. pedunculare. 
Stems densely matted, 1-5 in. long, green or reddish, usually 
glabrous. Leaves crowded, thick and coviaceous, often rugu- 
lose, 4-1 in. long. Mature capsules 3-1 in.,; glabrous .. 22. HE. nerterioides. 
Stems ]-4 in. long, purplish-black. Leaves }-}in., orbicular- 
oblong, thick and coriaceous, purplish below. Capsule glab- 
rous 0 5: A Pe if .. 23. H. purpuratum. 
Stems numerous, slender, branched, 3-10in. long. Leaves 
4-4 In., ovate, obscurely toothed. Flowers large, 1-4 in, diam. 
Capsules 1-2 in., glabrous y, * “9 .. 24. EH. macropus, 
D. Dermatophyllae. Suffruticulose, usually small, stems hard and woody at the base. 
Leaves more or less rigid and coriaceous. Flowers few, terminal or nearly so. 
* Fruiting-peduncles elongated. 
Much branched, slender, wiry, bifariously pubescent, 3-6 in, high. 
Leaves ovate, petiolate, }-2in. .. nv *. .. 25, H. gracilipes. 
Stout, fleshy, prostrate, glabrous, 2-6in. long. Leaves large, 
obovate-spathulate, entire, }-l4 in. long .. . Fa -- 26. H. crassum. 
** Fruiting-peduncles short. 
Stems prostrate or straggling, glabrous, 6-15in. Leaves 
elliptic, coriaceous and shining, reddish, acute, petiolate, 
j-lin. Flowers 1-1 in. oe ue ny A 
Stems prostrate or decumbent, bifariously pubescent, 4-8 in. 
Leaves oblong or oblong-ovate, obtuse, coriaceous, glossy, 
4-7 im. Flowers sessile, very large, 4-2 in. Me .. 28. E. vernicosum. 
Stems 3-6 in., prostrate and rooting below, bifariously pubes- 
cent. Leaves linear-oblong to oblong-ovate, often dis- 
tichous, |-} in. Flowers }-+in. Capsules glabrous .. 29. EB. rubromarginatum. 
Stems numerous, decumbent, 2-8in, Leaves crowded, linear- 
oblong, coarsely denticulate, 4-2in. long. Flowers sessile, 
white, crowdei, } in. Capsules almost hidden by the leaves 30. E. pycnostachyum. 
27. HE. brevipes. 
