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FLORA AUSTIIALIENSIS.
FLORA AUSTRALIENSIS :
A DESCRIPTION
PLANTS OE THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY.
GEOEGE BENTHAM, F.R.S., P.L.S.,
ASSISTEB BY
FEEDINAND MUELLEE, M.D., F.E.S. & L.S.,
GOVEKNMBNT BOTANIST, MBLBOUHNE, VICTORIA.
VOL. IV. STTLIDIEJE TO PEDJLINE^.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SEVERAL GOVERNMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
LONDON : L. EEEVE & CO., 5, HENRIETTA STREET, COYENT G^RDEN.
1869.
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CONTENTS.
Page CONSPECTUS OF THE OrDERS . vii
Order LXIII. Stylidie^ 1
LXIV. Goodeuovieae 37
LXV. CampanulacetE 121
LXVI. Ericaceffi 138
LXVII. EpacrideEE 142
LXVIII. Plumbaginefe 265
LXIX. Primulaceaj 268
LXX. Myrsiaeffi 272
LXXI. SapotaceEe 277
LXXII. EbeuaccEe 285
LXXIII. Styracacese 292
LXXIV. Jasmineae 293
LXXV. Apocyneffi 801
LXXVI. Asclepiadetc 324
LXXVII. Loganiaceffi 348
LXXVIII. Gentianea; 369
LXXIX. Hydrophyllaceffi 382
LXXX. Boragiucffi 383
LXXXI. Convolvulacese 410
LXXXII. Solaneae 442
LXXXIII. Scrophularinete 470
LXXXIV. Lentibularieffi 523
LXXXV. Orobanchaceee 533
LXXXVI. Gesneriacea; 534
LXXXVII. Bignoniacese 536
LXXXVIII. Acantbacea; 541
LXXXIX. Pedaliuere 555
References omitted 557
CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS CONTAINED IN THE EOURTH VOLUME.
Class L DICOTYLEDONS.
SuBCLAss II. MONOPETAL.E.
(Contiuued from Vol. III.)
{Ocari/ biferiof in the first ihree Orders, iii sorne Ericacese, Myrsiuese, Styracaceas, and Gesneriacese, stqterior in the others.)
LXIII. Stylidik.-e. Herbs or rarely undershrubs. Leaves radical or scattered, or iu whorl-like clusters. Flowcrs irregalar or rarely regular, the fifth lobe of tiie corolla usually smallcr or difFerent from the other four. Stamens 2, the filanieiits cotinate ivith the style in a coliininfree from the corolla (anthers sessile on the top of the style). Ovary inferior, wholly or partially 2-celled. Seeds albuniinous.
LXIV. GooDENOviE.E. Hcrbs or shrubs. Leavcs alternate or radicaL Flowers more or less'irregular. Stamens 5. Ovary inferior, at least as to the corolla, 2-celled or rarely l-ceUed. Style with a cup-shaped or peltate indusium under the stigma. Seeds albuminous.
LXV. CAMPAXULACEiE. Hcrbs, usualiy with a millcy juicc. Leaves alternate. Flowers irregularor regular. CoroUa-lobes valvate. Stameus usuallyfree from the corolla, as many as its lobes aud altcrnating with tliem. Ovary more or less iaferior, with 2 to 5 mauy- ovulate cells. Seeds albuminous.
LXVI. Ericace^. Slirubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers regular. Stamens usually free fi'om the corolla, twice as many as its lobes. Anthers 2-celled, opening in terminal pores (except in Wittsteinia). Ovary inferior or superior, with as many cells as corolla- lobes (fewer iu Wittsteinia). Seeds albuminous.
LXVII. EPACRiDEiE. Shrubs. Leaves usnally alternate, rigid and striatc. Flowers regular. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and alternate witli them, or rarely fewer. An- thers \-celled. Ovary superior, with 5 or fewer cells. Seeds albuminous.
LXVIII. Plumbagine^. Herbs or rarely shrubs. Leaves radical or alternate. Flowers regular. Calyx tubulai'. Stamens 5, ojjposite to the coroUa-Iobes or petals. Ovary I-cellcd, loith 1 ovule suspended from a free filiform placenta ; stgles or style- branches 5. Seeds rarely albuminous.
LXIX. Pkimulace^. Herbs. Leaves radical or alternate, rarely whorlcd. Flowers regular. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and opposite to them. Ovary 1-celled, with peltate ovules attached to a free central placenta. Fruit usually dehiscent. Seeds albumi- nous.
LXX. MYRSINE.S;. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, usually dottcd. Flowers regular. Staniens as many as corolla-lobes and opposite to them. Ovary l-celled, with peltate ovules attachcd to a free central placeuta. Fruit succulent or hard, usually indehiscent. Seeds rarely without albumen.
LXXI. Sapotace.e. Treesorshrubs, the juicc often niilky. Leaves altcruate. Flowers regular. CoroUa-lobes as many or twice as many as calyx-segmcnts. Stamcns as many as corolla-lobcs aud opposite to them, or tvvice as many. Ovary 2- or more-cellcd, with 1
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ovulc iu cach ccU. Fruit succulcut or hard, usually iudcliisceut. Sceds vvith or wilhout albumeu.
LXXII. Ebenace^. Trces or shrubs, iiol milky. Leaves alternatc. Flovvers regular, usually dia-cious. Corolla-lobes 3 to 5. Stamens indctiuite (few or mauy). Ovary 3- or more-cellcd, wilh 1 or 2 ovulcs in each cell. Fruit succulcnt, usually indehiscent. Secds albumiuous.
LXXIII. STYKACACE.i:. Trces or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowcrs regular, hcrma- ])hiodite. CoroUa-lobcs as many or twice as many as caly.\-lobes. Stamcns usually more thau twice as many, rarcly twicc as inauy as corolla-lobes or fewer. Ovary, or at least the fruit, more or lcss infcrior, 2- to 5-cclled, with 2 or more ovules in each cclj. Fruit usually succulcnt aud indchisccut. Sccds albumiuous.
LXXIV. jASMiNEiE. Trees shrubs orclimbcrs. Leaves opposite or very rarcly alternate. Flowers rcgular. Corolla with 4, 5 or niore lobes rarely 2-petaled or nouc. Stamens 2, altcrnating v-ith the carpels. Ovary 2-celled, with onc or two ovules in each cell. Fruit succulcut or capsular. Sccds with or without albumcn.
LXXV. Apocyne.'F.. Trecs shrubs or twiuers, rarely percnnial herbs. Leaves opposite or rarcly seattcred. F^lowers regular. Stameus 5, alteruate with thc corolla-lobes ; anthers connivcut round the stigma. Ovary of two distinct earpels, the styles counected upwards, or rarely the carj)els united from the base. Fruit of 1 or 2 follicles drupcs or berrics. Seeds usually albuminous.
LXXVI. AscLEPiADE^. Tvviners or rarely herbaceous perennials or shrubs. Leaves op- posite. Flowers regular. Stamcns 5, alternate with the coroUa-Iobes ; anthers connate round thc stigma, 2- or 4-cel!ed ; polleti consnlidaied in 1 or 2 masses in each cell. Ovary of 2 distinct carpels ; the styles unitcd uj^wards. Fruit follicular. Sceds vvith little albumcu.
LXXVII. LoGANiACEiE. Trccs shrubs twiners or licrbs. Leavcs opposite, ofteu con- uccted by stipulcs or raised lines. Flowers regular. Stauiens as mauy as corolla-lobcs aud alteruatc with them. Anthcrs free. Ovary usually 2-ceIIed. Style single. Fruit a cap- sule or bcrry. Seeds albuminons.
LXXVIII. Gentiane^. Hcrbs with a bittcr taste. Leaves opposite or iu the Meny- uvthem alternate. Flowers regular. Stamens as niany as corolla-lobes and alternatc vvith thcm. Anthcrs free. Ovaiy 1-ceIIed with 2 or rarely more parietal placcutas rarcly coui- plctcly dividing it into 2 cells ; ovules numerous aud miuutc. Style single. Fruit a caj)- sule, rarely indehiscent. Seeds albuminous.
LXXIX. }Iyi>iiophyi.lace.e. Herbs or rarely undcrshrubs. Leaves alteruate or the lovver ones o])positc. Flovvers regular in unilatcral raccmcs or cymes. Stamcns as mauy as corolla-lobes and altcruate with theni. Anthers free. Ovary 1-ceIled with 2 parietal placeutas or rarely 2-ccIled. Sti/les or styte-Jjranches 2. Fruit a capsule. Sccds albumi- nons.
LXXX. Boraginf-t:. Ilerbs usually coarsely hirsute or iu drupaeeous gencra trees or slirnbs. Leaves usually alternate. Flcwers regular in cymes or unilateral racemes. Stamcns as many as corolla-lobes and altcrnate with thcm or very rarcly fewer. Ovary 2- or 4-ccI!cd with 1 ovulc in each ccll or 2-cellcd with 2 ])arallel ovules in each cell. Style single, entire or rarely forkcd. Fruit a drupc, or dry aud separating iuto 2 or 4 nuts. Secds with little or no albumcn.
IiXXXI. CoNVOLVULACE*. Twiucrs or rarcly erect herbs shrubs or trees. Leaves al- tcruatc. Flovvcrs rcgular, usually axillary. Corolla-Iiinb folded iu the bud. Stameus 5, alteruatc vvitli tlic corolla-Iobcs or aiiglcs. Ovary of 2 to 4 cclls or carpcls with 1 or 2 crect ovules in each. Stylc single aud cntirc or 2-l)rauchcd or 2 distiiict styles. Fruit capsidar or succulcnt and indchisccut. Seeds with little or no albumen ; cotyledons veri/ miich folded (or iuconspicuous in Ciiscuta).
LXXXII. SoLANEiE. Hcrbs shrubs or soft-wooded trces. Leavcs altcruate. Flovvers rcgular or nearly so. CoroUa-lobcs foldcd or rarcly imbrieate iu tlie bud. Stamens as mauy as eoroUa-lobes aud altcrnate vvith thcm. Ovai-y 2-cclIed or spuriously 4-cclled (rarcly 3- or 4-ceIIcd), vvith sevcial oviilcs iii cacli ccll. Style siuglc. Fruit a beriy or a capsulc. Sccds albuminous, tlic enibryo usually ciirvcd or annular.
- LXX.XIIl. ScKOPiiuLAiiiNi;/!''.. Hcrbs or raiely shrub.s or sinall trccs. Lcaves altcraatc or oi)positc. Flowcrs irrcgular witli thc coroUa-Iobcs bilabiate or imbricatc iu the bud or rarely nearly regular witli tiic corolla-lobcs foldcd. Pcrfcct staincns 4 in pairs or 2, tlie
CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS. IX
fifth rudimeutai-y or wantiiia;, or vcry rarcly perfcct. Ovary 2-celled vvith several ovules ia cach cell. Fruit a capsulc or very rarely a bcrry. Seeils albuminous ; cmbryo usiially straight.
LXXXIV. Lentibularie.e. Herbs either aquatic with floating capillary-divided leaves or terrcstrial with i-adical or without any lcaves. Flowcrs irregular, the coroUa 2-lipped. Stamens 2; authers 1-cellcd. Ovary \-celled, wifh fieltate ovules inserted oyi a free cen- iral placenfa. Fruit a capsulc. Seeds small, without albunicn.
L.\.XXV. Okobanchace^. Lcaflcss herbs, not green, parasites on roots. Flowers irregular. Stamcns 4, in pairs ; anthers 2-celled. Ovary l-celled, with 8 or 4 parietal placentas and vcry numcrous ovules. Fruit capsular. Seeds albuminous.
LXXXVL Gesnkiiiace.«. Herbs or when shrubby often epiphytical or ciiinbing, rarely erect shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers usually irregular. Perfect staniens 4 in pairs or rarely 2 only. Ovary 1-celled, with 2 parietal placentas and numerous ovules. Fruit a berry or capsule. Secds with or without albumen.
LXXXVII. BiGNONiACE^. Woody climbers trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, often compound. Flowers irregular. Perfcct stamens 4 in pairs or 2 only. Ovary 2-cellcd with 2 distiuct aud sometimes distant placentaj on the dissepiment in each ccll ; ovules usually nuraerous. 1^-uit a capsule usually long and narrow. Seeds winged, without albumen.
LXXXVIII. AcANTHACEJ^. Herbs or shrubs rarely twiners. Leaves opposite. Flowers more or less irrcgular. Perfect stamens 4, iu pairs or 2 only. Ovary 2-celled with 2 or more siiperposed ovules in each cell. Fruit a capsule opening elastically in 2 valves. Seeds without albumen, usually subteuded by hooked or rarely cup-shaped or minute retinacula.
LXXXIX. Pedaline.e. Herbs. Leaves opposite. Flowers irregular. Perfect stameus 4 in pairs or rarely 2 only. Ovary composed of 2, rarely 3 or 4 carpels, but divided (at least after flowering) into twice as many cells by spurious dissepiments. Ovules 2 or more or rarely I ouly in each spurious cell (half-carpcl). Fruithardand indehisccnt or capsular. Seeds without albumcn.
{Verbenacecs, Labiatm, and Plantaffinece, completing thc Monopetalec, will be given iu the fifth vokime.)
FLORA AUSTIULIENSIS.
OuDEii LXIII. STYLIDIE^.
Calyx-tube adnate to tlie ovary, the liiiib of 5 divisions, all free or inore or less united in 2 lips, tlie upper one consisting of 3, the lower of 2. Corolla usually irregular, deeply divided into 5 lobes, of which one (the lowest), called the lubellum, niuch smaller or very different froni tlie others, or rarely tlie corolla as well as the calyx regularly 5- or fi-lobed. Stamens 2, the fihv- ments connate with the style in a cokimn free from the coroUa ; authers sessile at the top of the cokunn, 2-celled, the cells at length divaricate. Style or stigma terminal, entire or 2-lobed, concealed between the antliers or protruding from them. Ovary 2-celled or 1-celled except quite at the base, with many ovules attached to the centre of the dissepiment, surmounted frequently' by 1 or 2 ghands at the base of the style. Capsule opening from the top dowmvards in 2 valves parallel to the dissepiment. Seeds uumerous or rarely solitary by abortion, very small, with a minute embryo iu a flesliy albumen. — Herbs or rarely undershrubs. Leaves radical or scattered or coUected in whorl-like tufts. Flowers hermaphrodite or very rarely uni- sexual, in terminal racemes or thyrsoid or corymbose panicles, rarely reduced to spikes or to single flowers, tlie primary inflorescence usually centripetal, tlie secondary often or sometimes the whole inflorescence centrifugah
A small Order, chiefly Australiau, a very few species being found in tropical Asia, or iu New Zealand and Autarctic Auierica, and these all belong to Australian geuera except tbe two species of Selophyllum, Hook. f. The Order is very nearly allied to Campamilacea, aud sonie species bave quite the habit of some Lobelias, but they constantly differ in the close union of tbe filaments with tbe style.
Corolla irregular, the 5th lobe or labeUum very differeut from the otbers. Column elongated and folJed (usually elastic). Labellum small or
,ia,.i-ow 1- Stylidium.
Cohuun erect, usually short, not elastic. Labenum witb a hood-
shaped lamina covering the authers or elasticully reflexed ... 2. Levenhookia. CoroUa regular or uearly so, the lobes all similar 3. Iorstkra.
1. STYLIDIUM, Swartz. (Forsteropsis, Sond.) Calyx-lobes 5, often more or less united in 2 lips. Corolhi irreguhar, 1
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2 LXiii. STYLIDIE.E. \_StyUdium.
of the lohcs or labclliim miicli smaller and tiiriied down or rarely nearly as lonL;^ and cnrved upwards, tlie otlier 4 ascending- in pairs. Column elongated and bent dowii or foldcd, elastic in most of ihe species if not in all. Stigma niidivided. Ovary 2-celled. — Ilabit and foliage those of the Order. Flowers in raccmes, panicles or corymbose cymes on terminal peduncles or radical scapes.
A genus coinprisiiiK nearly the wliole Order, and entirely Australiaa, with the exceptioa of oiie species exteiidiiig iiito tropical Asia, and aiiother P^ast Indian specics not yet identified wilh certainty with any Austi-aliaii oiie. The iiiajority of the species forin a rosette or !>preadiiig tuft of radical leaves, froin the inidst of which springs the scape. Soiiietiines the foliowing year the ncw lcavcs and scape are close npon the old oncs, forining a dense, tufted stock, the bascs of the lcavcssoinctiinesassuiuing a bulbous appearance ; in others, one or two short steins are fornicd above the oid luft, caeh crowned by a new rosette and scape, aiid sonie- times several suecessive tufts of leaves, sejiaratcd by short steins or branchcs, inay bc observed ; thcse are tcrined proiiferous stcras or branches, and occasioualiy einit adveutitious roots from scveral of the lower tufts. In a few spccics the lcaves are all, or only the sniall upper oiies, in alinost rcgular wliorls ; and in a few others they are altcrnate or scattcrcd without forniiiig tufts. Thc intloresceiice iii ditlercnt sjjccics shows every gradation, froin the siniple racciiie or racetnc-iikc panicle to thc coryinb or to the dichotonious cyinc with scssile or jiediccllate tlowcrs in tlie forks. Thc prccise forin of the corolla, the diiection of its lobcs iii the cxj)andcd tlower, and the sinall scalcs or glandular appendages in the throat or at the base of thc labclhmi iiiay bc constant iii inany cases, and iiiight serve for good specific cha- racters; but these parts are so delicate that there is grcat uncertainty iu describing them from dried speciinens. Diffcrciit botanists have describcd them differently in the saine spccies, and I havc mysclf fouiid considcrable discrej)ancies in this respect iu diftcrcnt iiowers cven of the saiiic spcciincns ; the characters founded on thein nuist therefore iiot be absolutely relied on. The coloiir of the fiower is also said to be constant in soine species, and has bcen made use of as a specific character since the time of Brown ; but it appears to be variable iii other sjjceies, and in most cases it is either unknown, or only givcu in vague and ol"ten contradictory uotes of collcctors. It is only a botanist resident ou the spot that can coinpletc tlie spccitic characters in the above respects.
Sect. I. Tolypangium. — Capsnle glohtdar-ovoid, ohovoid or ohlong.
Seuies I. Squamosse. — Slock titfled, rareltj proliferous. Leaves radical, intermixed with lancevlate, scarious scales, v^hich are wanting in all the following sections. iScapes teajfess, except afew scattered bracts. — IVestern species.
Iiifloresceiice a loug raccine, simj)le or slightly branched at the base.
Leaves obovate or orbicular, not above 1 in. long. Scape
glabrous 1.5. carnosum.
Leaves liiiear or lanceolate, 4 in. to 1 ft. loiig. Scajjc hairy . 2. S. pilosum. Inllorescciice a loosc thyrsoid jjanicle. Lcavcs liiiear. Scapc haiiy.
Leaves usiially glabrous. Scapes (with thc inflorescencc) iniich
longcr thaii the leaves 3. S. reduplicatum.
Leaves pubcscent. Scapes but sh'ghtly excccdiug the Icaves . . 4. ^. scabriduin. Inflorescence short, coinpact and spikc-likc. Lcaves linear.
Sjjike oblong, hirsute as well as the scapc. Uracts sinall . . . 5. <?. hirsutum.
Sjjike contracfed iuto a depressed head. Bracts \ in. long with
scarious inargins &. S. crossocephahim .
(Iii a few of (hc Lineares and othcr series the bascs of the old lcavcs pcrsist on ihe stock in the form of scales, ahvays niiich shortcr and inore rigid than tlie true scales of the Stpi.amoscB^
Series II. Peltigerse. — Slock tufted or proliferous-branched. Leaves radicaJ. Flowers in a dense spike or cluster with numerous bracts produced beloio their insertion, the scapes otherwise leajless. — Western species.
Scapes erect and rush-like or long and twiniiig. Spike oblong.
Fiowers almost sessile .7. S.junceum.
StyHJinm.'] LXiii. STYLiDiE.ii. 3
Scapes 1 to 2 in. Flowers sessile in a terminal globular cliistor of
small, leaf-like bracts " 8. ^*?. gnUaiim.
Stock or stem proliferovis-branched and rooting at the tufts. ilowers pediceliate iu terminal, globular dusters of small, leaf-
like bracts 9. 5. repens.
Serif.s III. Iiineares. — Perennials with a tufled or shortly proJiferoiis stock or rarely annnals. Leaves radical, linear or rarely linear-Ianceolate. Scapes leafless except afeio scattered Iracts. Inflorescence racemose, panicnlate or corymhose.
Calyx-lobes united iu 2 lips. Inflorescencc nearly simple, long aud narrow. — Eastern specics. Leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, 2 to 9 in. long. Fruit ovoid-
obloug • .... 10. 5. yraminifolium.
Lcaves linear-subulate, uuder 2 in. long. Fruit narrow-oblong.
Flowers small 11. iS'. lineare.
Calyx-lobcs all free. Inflorescence thyrsoid or racemose. Capsule ovoid or oblong. — Westcru specics. Leaves 2 to 6 in. iong. Scape hirsute. Inflorescenee thyrsoid . 12. S. elongatum. Leaves under 2 in. loug.
Leaves very narrow lincar, mucronate. Eaceme simple, loose,
glandular 13. S. spinulosum.
Leaves liuear but flat, obtuse or 7iiucronate-acute, densely
tufted. Kaceme loose, usually simple 14. S. ccespitosum.
Leaves linear or slightly cuneate, usually erect, obtuse or rather acute. Kaceme simple or uearly so. Stock often slightly elongated. Raceme nearly glabrous. Dowers purple or rarely yellow . 15. S. viulaceum. Raceme glandular-pubescent. Flowers usually yellow . . IG. S. luteum. Leaves densely tufted, linear or slightly cuneate, with a fine, usually hair-like poiut. Racemes mostly simple, slightiy glandular-pubescent . . 17- S. jiilifcrum. 1'anicle uarrow thyrsoid or rarely almost a simple raceme,
clothed with yellowish, glaudular hairs 18. S. ciliattcm.
Calyx-lobcs free. Intlorcscence corymbose-pauieulate. Capsule ovoid or oblong. — Eastern species. Perennial. Leaves in a deuse globular tuft, with 6ne, hair-like
poiuts. Capsule 2 to 2^ lines long 19. S. soholiferum.
Annual. Leaves linear-tiliform. Capsule 1 to I5 lines long . 20. .S'. Floodii. Calyx-lobes free. luflorescence corymbose-paniculate. Capsule
globular. AnnuaL Western species 21. S. dispermnm.
Series IV. Androsacese. — Small annuals, with radical rosulate leaves and feio- flnwered, leafless scapes, Lahellum long and ascending. Stigma stipitate belween the anthers (sessile in all other series). Capsule glohular. — Southern species.
Coroila-tube spurred 22. S. calcaratum.
Corolla without any spur 23. 5. perpusillum.
Series V. Spathulatse. — Ferennials loith a tufted or proliferous stock or rarely annuals. Leaves radical or terrninaI,from linear-spathulate to obovate. Scapes leafless except afew scattered bracts.
Tropical species. Leaves usually thin.
Stock thick and wooliy. Leaves pubescent, with a hair-like
point. Panicle iiarrow-thyrsoid 24. iS". eriorhizum.
Annuals or with a slender stem below the tcrminal tuft of leaves.
Eaceme long and simple 25. 5. dehile.
Panicle loose.
Scape with long, spreading, glandless hairs 20. S. florihundum.
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4 LXill. STYLIDIEJ^,. yStyliJium.
Scape glabrous or with short, glandahir hairs . . . . 27. 5. hptorhizitm. Western species. Pereunials with tirin leaves.
Leaves iincar-cuncate, thick and very obtuse. Panicle loosely
thvrsoid, glaudular-pubcscent • . 28. 5. assmnle.
Lcaves oblanceolate to obovate, spathulate, flat. Raeeme simple or ncarly so. Lcaves pubescent.
Stocli proliferous-branched. Leaves under i in. loug.
Scapes short, fcvv-flowered 29. 5. rupestre.
liCaves radical, \ to li. iu. long. Raccme long.
Leaves entire 30. 5. spathulatum.
Lcaves toothed 31. S. Barleei.
licavcs liirsute with long hairs. Raceme long 32. S. luteatum.
Leaves glabrous 33. 5. glaucum.
Seuies VI. Diversifoliae. — Perenniats withtufted or rosulate radical leaves. Scapes with 1, 2, 3, or 4 whorls of linear teaves, much smatter than the radicat ones. JFestern species.
Radical leaves spathulate, undcr 2 in. "Whorl-leaves very small aud few. Raceme simple or uearly so.
Leaves obscurely striate . . . . ' 34. -S. amcentim.
Leaves with mariied strise 35. 5. striatum.
Radical lcavcs obovate-orbicular, thick. Whorl-leaves subulate . 36. S. diversifotium. Radical ieaves narrow-spathulate, 2 to 4 in. Whorl-leaves narrow.
Pauicle compact, thyrsoid 37. 5. articutatum.
Radical Icaves lincar or oblanceolate.
Whoils scvcral 38. S. Brunonianum.
Whorls 1 or 2, very niinute 16. S. tiiteum.
Radical lcaves linear subulate. Whorl-leaves simihir but smaller . 39. S. ditiroides.
Seiues VII. Verticillatse. — Stems etongaled, simpte or Iranched. Leavesatt tinear iii distant whorts, without targer radicat ones. Western species.
Intlorescence glabrous or nearly so 40. S. srandens.
Intlorescence birsute, with spreading hairs 41. .S'. verticittatum.
Sekies VIII. Sparsifolise. — Undershritbs or shrubs, with tinear spreadiny teaves scattered atong the branches and not cottected in radical or terminal tnfts.
Western speeies. Branches covered with the aduate cartilagiuous
bases of the petioles 42. S. gtandutosum.
Easteru species. Petioles without aduate bases 43. 6'. taricifolium.
Series IX. Imbricatse. — Stems branching, stender but hard, covered with smalt im- bricate, atmost scate-ti/ce teaves, not cottected in radical or terminal tufts. JFestern species.
Leaves with scarious margins. Flowers few, sessile within the last
leaves. Bracts transparent. Corolla-tube short 44. 5. Preissii.
Leaves with scarious margins. Fiowers in a shoi t tcrmiual sessile
spike or raceme. Bracts ieaf-like. Corolla-tubc exscrted . . 45. S. imbricatum.
Lcaves withont scarious margins. Flowers few, in a pcdunculate
hei'd or short raceme. Bracts leaf-like. Corolla-tube short . 4G. S. adpressum.
Sect. II. Nitrang^ium. — Capsute tinear or very narroio-oblong.
Series X. Tenellse. — Stender annnats. Leaves smatt or thin, atternate or scattered, the tower ones sonielimes n-ore crowded but not dislincttij tufted or rosutate.
Leaves linear, ehicfly in the lower part of the stem. Bracts vcry smail. Capsule 2 to 4 lines long. Western species. Fiowers pedicellate.
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Corolla scarcely half as long again as the calyx-lobes. La-
bellum inappendiculate 47.-5. despectum.
Corolla twice as long as the calyx-iobes. Labellum appen-
diculate 48. S. utricutarioides.
Flovvers sessile. Corolla sraall 49. S. ivjgmmum.
Capsule ^ to 1 in. long.
Flowers pedicellate. Stems erect. Western species . . . 50. S. tongituhtim. Flowers sessile. Stems very slender or diffuse. Tropical species.
Capsule ^ in. long, not beaked 51. 5. diffusum.
Capsule f to 1 in. long, more or less distinctly beaked . . 52. S. fissitobum. Leaves scattered along the stem, contracted at the base, the lower ones not larger, the npper ones passing into the bracts. Tropical species.
f loral leaves or bracts opposite. Capsule sessile 53. S. atsinoides.
rioral leaves or bracts alternate. Capsule pedicellate . . . 54. S. tenerrimum.
Sf.kies XL Coryiubulosse. — Stender annuats or smatl perenniats. Leaves radicat, rosutate or tufted. Scapes rarety exceeding 6 in. Ftowers corymhose or sessite iu t/ie forlcs or atong the scape or its brancltes, or sotitary.
Leaves radical, very small, oblong-Iinear or spathulate, not forra- ing a bulb. Flowers corymbose. Capsule oblong-linear. Western species . 55. S. hracliypliyttum. Flowers 1 or 2. Capsule very narrovv-Iinear. Troincal species 56. S. caintlare. Leaves radical, not forming a bulb, the lamina thin, obovate-orbi- cular. Tropical species. Flowers in a loose, irregiJarly-eorymbose panicle. Capsule narrow-linear. Calyx-lips undivided, short and broad. Corolla-lobes nearly
equal h1. S. rotundifotium.
Calyx lower lip 3-partite. Corolla with 2 lobes much longer and bifid. Very slender, slishtly glandular. Flovvers white . . . 58. S. scliizanthum. Rather more rigid and glandular. riowers pink . . . 59. S. tobutiflorum. Flowers sessile along the scape or its branches. Capsule shortly
linear 60. S. utiyinosum.
Leaves radical, small, linear or spathulate, the dilated base of the petioles forming a little browu bulb. "Western speeies. Flowers in a smali rcguiar corymb. Capsule liuear .... 61. S. putchettum. Flowers in a loose, irregular corymb. Capsule oblong.
Scape without auy or very few seattered bracts below the in-
florescence 62. S. petiotare.
Scape with a whorl of minute bracts belovv theiuflorescence . 63. S. emarginatum. Leaves radical, linear, densely tufted, not bulbous, i to 2 iu. long. Western species. Flowers in a compact corymb, with the ceutral one sessile. Leaves not very narrow. Bracts oblong or ovate. Calyx-
lobes broad, very obtuse 64. S. corymhosum.
Leaves very uarrow. Bracts and calyx-Iobes linear . . . 65. <S. tepidnm. Flowers in a loose, divaricate, irregularly corymbose panicle . 66. S. streptocarpum.
Flowers solitary on each scape 67. 'S'. uniforum.
Stem shortly developed below the terniinal tuft of leaves and pe- duncles. Tropical species (except S. brachypliyttum).
Leaves linear-subulate. Peduncles 1-flowered 68. S. pedunculatum.
Leaves oblanceolate or spathulate. Stem thick and hard.
Flowers corymbose 69. 5. pachyrhisum.
Leaves petiolate, orbicular, membranous (J to 1 in.).
Flowers sessile along the branches of thc peduncles . . . 70. 5. muscicota.
6 Lxiii. STYLIDIE^. {Stylidlum.
Leavos vcry small, iianow. riowcrs pedicellate . . . . 55. 5. hraehyfhyllum. (See also 77. <S'. bulhifcrnm aiid 78. 5. hreviscapum, which have the iufloresceuce some- times almost corymbose, but a proliferous-brauched stock.)
Sekies XII. Thyrsiformes. — Pereimials with a tufted or inoUferous-hranched stock or stem, with radical ur terminal tufts of leaves. Floicers ia an. ohlong or elongated thyrsoid panide or raceme.
Stock hard, at length horizoutal. Leaves radical, elongated, thick, oblauceolate or spathulate. Scape 1 to 2 ft. high, glabrous at the base. lufloresceuce long
aud uarrow. Capsule 5 to 8 liues loug 11. S. crassifolium.
Scape 4 to 1 ft., glaudular-pubesceut or villous. lufloresceuce
thyrsoid. Capsule 9 to 10 liues loug 72. 5. pycnostachyum.
Stock tufted. Leaves iiuear.
Lcavcs ralhcr broaJ, with a very fine joint. lufloresccnce glan-
dular-pubcsceut. Capsule 4 to 6 liues long 73. S. jmbigerum.
Leaves uarrow-liuear, obtuse or shortly pointed.
luflorcscence uearly glabrous. Capsule 3 liues long . . . l^. S. canaliculatum. Inflorescence glaudular-pubesceut or villous. Capsule 4 to 6
lines 75. S. leptopkyllam.
Stock or stem proliferous-branched. Leaves narrow-linear.
luflorescence thyrsoid, many-flowered. Upperleaves 1 iu. long
or more 76. S. dichotomum.
lufloresceuce short, few-flowered or compact. Leaves under 4 iu. loug. Flowers few, loosely raccmose. Capsule long, lincar . . .77. 'S'. hulhiferum. Flowers in a compact cluster. Capsule lauceolate-linear . . 78. S. breviscapum. lufloresceuce uarrow-racemose. Brauches of the stem slender.
Leaf-tufts woolly at the base 79- <§. eglandulosum.
Sect. III. Rhynchangium. — Capsule lanceolate or linear, contracted into a slender beak. Perenniats. Leaves linear, scattered along the slem, the upper oaes usually forming a terminal tuft.
Both cells of the capsuie equal aud fertile 80. S. fasciculatum.
Uppcr celi of thc capsule scarcely half as broad as the more pcr- fect one. Capsule much falcate. Raceme usually simple. Raceme several inches loug. Beak of the capsule short . . .81. S.falcatum. Raccme sessile, scarcely exceeding the leaves. Beak of the
capsule long 82. 5. rhynchocarpum.
Upper cell of ihe capsule reduced to a filiform rib 83. S. adnatum.
(52. S.fissilobum, a slendcr auuual, with very small leaves, has also the linear capsiile more or lcss distiuctly bcaked.)
Sect. I. ToLYPANGiUM, Endl. — Capsule globiilar, ovoid, obovoid or oblong.
Seeies 1. Squamos.^. — Stock tufted, very rarely proliferous, tlie radical leaves intermixed witli lanceolate, scarious scales, ofteu enclosing the youug shoots, and which appcar to be aborlive petioles. Scapes leaflcss or with a few small, scattcred bracts.
1. S. carnosum, Benth. in Hiieg. Ennm. 71. Stock tufted, at length thick, but uot prolifcrous, with a few liucar-lanccohite, acumiualc, scarious scales botli outside and iuside ihe leaves. Leaves all radical, from obovate to narrow-hiuceolatc, obtuse, rather thick aud glabrous, from ^ in. to above 1 in. long, besidcs the loug pctiolc, which is more or lcss dilated aud
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scarious at tlie base. Scape 1 to 2 ft. lons;, glabrous below tlie inflorescence, with a very few sinall scale-like leaves or Ijraets, the upper half occupied by ihe slender, glaiulular-pubesceut racerae. Flowers small, on short pedicels or the lower ones 2 or 3 together on a short peduucle. Calyx about 2 liues long, the lobes free, lanceolate or linear, rather shorter than the tube. Corolla " whitish," the iipper lobes nearly 3 liues long, the throat with small glaudular appeudages, the labellum small, euding in a fine point, without appendages at the base. Capsule nearly globular, 1|- lines diameter. — DC. Prod. vii. 332; Sond. in Pl. Preiss. i. 370; S. leptostachyum, Lindl. Swan Eiv. App. 28 ; Soud. 1. c.
TV. Australia. Kiiig George's Sound to Swan River, Hupgel, Dmmmond, \st CoU. n. 530 ; Preiss, u. 2233, 2234, Oldjield. Thc speoics has much of the aspect of 6". diver- sifolium, from which it differs in the presence of the searioiis scales on the stock, in the less bulbous appearance of the base of the leaves, aud in the small leaves ou the scape very fcw and uot collected in whorls.
2. S. pilosum, Lahill. Pl. Nov. IIoll. ii. 63. t. 213. Stock tufted, at length thick but not proliferous, with lanceolate, scarious scales, 1 to 2 in. loug, intermixed with the leaves. Leaves radical, broadly linear or lanceolate, acute, nearly flat, of a firm consisteuce and glabrous, from 4 or 5 in. to 1 ft. long, including the long petiole, which is not dilated at the base. Scapes leafless, except the bracts, 1 to 2 ft. long, more or less clothed with loug spreading hairs, intermixed in the inflorescence with short glauduLir ones, the upper moiety forming a long racerae, siinple or shorlly branched at the base. Flowers rather hTrge, all pedicelhite. Calyx about 3 hnes long ; lobes shorter than the tube, free. Corolla-lobes 3 to 4 lines long, the throat with clavate appendages ; labellum sraal), obtuse, with basal appendages. Capsule ovoid, glandular-villous, 4 to 6 liues long. — R. Br. Prod. 567 ; DC. Prod. vii. 332 ; Candollea pilosa, LabiU. in Ann. Mus. Par. A'i. 453. t. 63 ; S. longifolium, Kicb. in Pers. Syn. ii. 210; 8. piantaijineiim, Sond. in Pl. Preiss.'i. 371.
TV. Australia. Kiug George's Sound, Labillardiere, R. Brown, and others ; Preiss, n. 2298 ; Brummond, n. 79, 2nd Coll. n. 263, hth CoII. n. 350, also, perhaps, n. 351, in which the raceme is shorter, but it seems to belong to this rather thau to S. redujilicatim.
8. S, reduplicatum, M. Br. Prod. 568. Stock thick, rarely proliferous, with broadly Lauceohxte scarious scales roimd the leaves. Leaves all radicah linear, acutely acuininate, narrowed into a long petiole not dilated at the base, from rather broad and nearly flat to very narrow with revohite margins, glabrous or uiinutely glandular-pubescent, 3 or 4 in. to nearly 1 ft. loug. Scapes leafless, -g- to 1 ft. or rarely l^ ft. loug, with more or less of spread- ing hairs iutermixed on the inflorescence with ghiuduhir pubescence. Flowers o^ S.piiosum but usually larger, of a yellowish-white or pale piuk, iu a short loose raceme, sometimes reduced to 3 or 4 flowers, the lower ones on loug pedicels, soraetimes numerous iu a shortly pyramidal or ahnost corymbose panicle. Calyx of S. pilosum. Corolla-Iobes more unecpTal, the 2 larger ones from 6 to 9 liiies long, connate to the niiddle. Capsule ovoid, usuallv much sraaller than in S. pilosum (2 to 3 lines loug). — DC. Prod. vii. 332 ; S. schoenoides, DC. Prod. vii. 782; Sond. in Pl. Preiss. i. 372; S. het)egy- num, DC. Prod. vii. 782 ; S. caricifolimn, Lindl. Swan liiv. App. 28 ; Sond.
8 LXlll. STYLIDIE.K. \_StyUdiuin.
1. c. 372: S. pilosim, Sond. 1. c. 371 ; Lindl. Bot. Reg. 184.2, t. 41, not of Labill. ; -S". qffine, Sond. 1. c. 371 ; S. Drummondii, Grah. in Edinb. New Phil. Journ. xxx. 208, and in Maund. Botanist, v. t. 213.
W. Australia. Frora King George's Sound to Swan River, Baxter, CoUie, Oldfield, Preiss, >i. •2i'i\, i2'i2, Drummo)id, n. 7, 525, 526, 2«rf Coll. n. 276; and eastward to Luciiy Bay, R. Broicn ; aud Cape Le Graud and Cape Arid, Maj-weII.—']^\\<i Swan River speciniens are usually larger, and have ofteu broader and liatter leaves ; tliose froni the eastern drier parts o'f the area are usually smaller, with narrower, raore revolute, ahnost terele leavcs, and fewer larger flowers, but cxceptious are fouud to both. lu some easteru specimens there is a tendeucy to prolification of the stock. Some of ihe smaller spccimeus, when rcduced to very few flowers, have almost the aspect of S. hirsutum, but with mucli larger flowers.
4. S. scabridum, Lindl. Swan Riv. App. 28. Yery closely allied to thc pnbesccnl foriiis of -S'. reduplicatum., and perhaps a variety of tliat species. It is a smaller phint, the leaves rarely above 3 iu. long^, with shorter points aiid always pubescent ; the scape soinetimes not exceeding the leaves, rarely twice as long, with a loosely coiymbose paiiicle, the pedicels and calyxes often verj' hirsute, the bracts and calyx-lobes narrow-linear or subulate ; the flowers smallcr thaii in S. reduplicatum, and the capsule shorter. — Soiid. in Pi. Preiss. i. 372 ; S. laxifiorum, DC. Prod. vii. 7S2 ; -S^. leptocalyx, Sond. iu Pl. Preiss. i. 373.
W. Australia. Swan Rivcr, Brummond, \st Coll. n. 532, 533 ; rriucess Royal Harbour, Preiss, n. 22S9 {Soiider) ; also Bnanmond, n. 402.
5. S. hirsutum, li. Br. Prod. 568. Stock tufted, not so thick as in S. reduplicatuta, with narrow-lanceolate, scarious scales amongst the leavcs. Leaves narrow-lincar, acutely acuminate, sometimes all under 2 in., some- times 6 to 8 in. long, ghibrous or glandular-pubescent. Soapes 6 in. to above 1 ft. high, leafless, with spreading hairs often interiuixed on the inflo- rescence with glandidar pubescence. Plowers nearly sessile, formiug a dense, oblong, spike-like raceme, rarely above 1 in. long aiid very hairy. Calyx about 3^ lines long, tlie lobes free or the 2 lower broader ones united at the base. Corolla pink or red, the larger lobes nearly equal, tlie throat appen- dages conspicuous ; labellura lanceolate, witli crisped margins and short appendages or sometimes none. Capsule ovoid, from 3 to 4 lines long. — DC. Prod. vii. 332; Sond. in Pl. Preiss". i. 372 ; Bot. Mag. t. 3194.
\ir. Australia. King Georgc's Sound aud adjoining districts, R. Brown and olhers, Brifmmond, n. 113, Zrd CoII. n. 166, 5//< Coll. 353 (or 339 ?), Preiss, n. 2294 ; also Swan Rivcr, Drummond, \st CoII.
6. S. crossocephalum, F. Muell. Fragm.. vi. 5. Stock ttiftod, with a fcw long lanceohite scalos intermixed with the leavos, oither entirely scarious or with a leaf-Iike centre. Leaves radical, narrow-linear, aoute or alniost obtuse, scabrous-pubescent like those of S. scabridum, 2 to 3 or rarely 4 in. long. Scapes siraple and leafless, quite glabrous, longor than the leaves. Flowors sossile, in a short, dense, depressed head, surrounded by lanceolate- acurainate bracts, about ^ in. long, very fine-pointed, with rather broad, scarious, slightly-ciliate margins. Flowers only seen in bud, and then not so long as the bracts. Calyx-lobes linear, acuminate, with scarious margins, the 2 lower ones united to the middle, the others free. Corolla with broad
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appcndages to thc tliroat opposite the larger lobes, and very small ones opposite to tlie smaller lobes ; labellum linear-lanceolate, with a few glan- duiar hairs. Ovary 1-celled, with several ovules on a short, basal placenta. W. Australia, Drummond.
Series 2. Pelttger^. — Stock tufted or proliferous-branched. Leaves radical, linear. Plowers in dense spikes or clusters, the bracts numerous, and more or less produced below their insertion into a short spur or appendage.
7. S. junceum, R. Br. Frod. 569. Quite glabrous or with a very iaw glanduh\r hairs on the ovary. Stock at length thick and ahnost woody. Leaves radical, linear, acute, 1 to l^ in. long, soinetimes all Avithered away at the time of flowering. Stem or seape erect and rush-like, and i to |^ it. higli, or more or less tlexuose or twining, and then lengtliening to 2 or 3 ft, or more, leafless except tlie bracts. Flowers small, nearly sessile in a sliort, dense, spike-like raceme. Bracts lanceolate, aeute, with scarious margins, produccd at the base below their insertion, imbricate before flowering. Calyx- lobes narrow and very acute, all free. Corolki white, pink or pale yellow, with small, glandular appendages to the throat, the labellum lanceolate, without appendages. Capsule ovoid, the calyx-lobes more deciduous than in most species, and with a prominent rib on each side at the suture of the valves. — DC. Prod. vii. 334;; Sond. in Pl. Preiss. i. 377 ; 'S'. scariosnm, DC. Prod. vii. 783.
TV. Australia. Tn very wet places cominon from King George's Sound to Swan River, R. Brown, Huegel, aiid others, Drumtnond, \st Coll. n. 539, 'ird Coll. n. 179, aho 26, 41, 132, and in. some sets 171, Preiss, n. 2264. To the eastward, near Lake Leven, Maxwell, these speciiiiens more elongated and twiuing, with rather larger fiowers thau aiiy others, although some of Drummoud's are nearly as much so.
8. S. guttatum, R. Br. Prod. 571. Quite glabrous, except a few glandular hairs on the inflorescence. Stock tufted or very shortly proli- ferous. Leaves all radical, narrow-linear, acute or obtuse, |- to 1 in. long. Scape \\ to 2 in. long, leafless below the inflorescence, bearing a cluster or head of sessile flowers surrounded by and intermixed with numerous oblong- linear, leaf-Iike bracts, which are shorter than the calyx-tube, and shortly produced at the base below their insertion. Calyx about 2^ lines long, the lobes free, rather acute, as long as the tube. Corolla wdtli appendages to thc throat and to tlie very narrow, acute labellum. Capsule narrow-obloiig, contracted at the top, about 2 lines long, but not seen quite ripe, and tlieu perhaps broader. — I)C. Prod. vii. 336 ; Sond. in Pl. Preiss. i. 387 ; S. an- drosaceiim, DC. Prod. 783.
W. Australia. From King George's Sound, R. Brown and others, to Vasse river, Preiss, n. 2243, and Swan Rivcr, JDrummond, \sl Coll. n. 540, also n. 33 and 40, and eastward to Cape Arid, Maxwell.
9. S. repens, 72. Br. Prod. 571. Quite glabrous. Stock forming very slender prohferous branches, and oiten rooting at the tufts. Leaves at th.e base and ends of the branches densely tufted, linear, acute, under ^ in. long, with a few also scattered along the branches, the floral ones or ncarly all
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10
shortly produced at tlie base below their insertion, and often with scarious niaroiiis. Flowors small, intermixed with the leaves or bracts of the ter- uiiual tufts, on slender pedicels of 2 to 4 lines. Calyx-lobes free, very acute. Corolla red or wliite, with appeuda^es to the labellum aud not to the throat iu tlie specimeus examined, but just tlie contrary as observed by Brown. Capsule narrow ovate, 1 line loug.— 13C. Prod. vii. 336 ; S. radicuns, Sond. in Pl. Preiss. i. 3S1.
W. Australia. King Gcorge's Sound, R. Brown and others, to Swan lliver, Preiss, n. 22'jy, 23U0, also Drummond, 2iid Coll. n. 212, 273, Srd Coll. n. 171.
Skries 3. LiNEARES. — Leaves liuoar or rarely linear-Ianceolate, all radical or in a tuft at tiie end of a short, proliferous stem, without inter- mixture of scarious scales. Scape leatlcss, exccpt the small braets of the iiitiorescence, and sometiraes a very few, small, bract-like leaves scattered beiow the iutiorescence.
10. S. graminifolium, Swartz ; DC. Prod. vii. 333. Glabrous or nearly so, except the glanduhu--pubescent inflorescence. Stock tufted or shortiy proliferous, rarely lengtheuiug to 4 or 5 in. Leaves linear, rather rigid, acute or obtuse, nearly flat, varying much in breadtli, the margins entire or with miuute, cartihiginous deuticulations, dilated and niore or less scarious at the base, sometimes not exceeding 2 in., iu luxuriant speciraens 6 to 9 in. loug. Scapes from ^ to l^ ft., the upper i to ^ occupied by a narrow, simple raceme or iuterrupted spike. Bracts small. Flowers nearly sessile or sliortly pedicellate. Calyx 3 or 4 liues long, the lobes broad and obtuse, uuited nearly to the top into two lips. Corolla-lobes nearly equal, the labellum rather long, obtuse, the appcndages variable. Capsule ovoid- oblong, i to nearly \ in. long.— II. Br. Brod. 508 ; Labill. PI. Nov. Holl. ii. 65. t. 215; Ilook. f. Fh Tasm. i. 235 ; Bot. Eeg. t. 90; Bot. Mag. t. 1918; Candollm serndatn, Labill. in Anu. Mus. Par. vi. 454. t. 64 ; Sli/lidiam serridatiiin, Rich. in Pcrs. Syn. ii. 210 ; Fentenatia major, Sm. Exot. Bot. ii. 13. t. 66; S. canaUculatiim, Poir. Dict. Suppl. v. 412.
Queensland. Moretoii Bay, A. Cunningham.
N. S. 'Wales. CoMunonin grassy lands Port Jackson to tlie l?lue Mouutains, R. Brown, Sii'f/i'r, n. 2'i'i, and otliers ; northward to Ilastiiigs and Clarence rivers, Beckler ; New Eniiland, C. Sluarf ; and southward to Illawarra and Twofold Bay, A. Cunninyham.
Victoria. Froni Port Philiii) to tlie Australian Alps, /''. Muefler and others ; Portlaud, Affiff ; Giriiclg rivcr, Ruberfson; Wimnicra, Daffacliy.
Tasmania. Very abundant throughout tlic colony, from the lcvel of the sca to an elevation of 1000 ft.,V. D. Uooker.
S. Australia. Port Adclaide, ^/a«6?(;a'.s/i-_y ; foot of Mount Barker, Whiffaker ; Loft.y Range, /''. Muetfcr.
S. armeria, Labill. PI. Nov. Holl. ii. 66. t. 216 ; DC. Prod. vii. 333 ; Lem. Jard. Fleur.