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60 ing will rank, thus characterized: "&sect; 2. Decussat&aelig;. Frutices Antarctic&aelig; v. Australasic&aelig;. Folia crassiuscula, nitida, glaberrima, decussatim opposita, integerrima v. rarius subserrata, costa valida, venis inconspicuis. Racemi ad apices ramorum corymboso-congesti, v. rarius in axillis abbreviati, pauciflori. Capsula acuta v. obtusiuscula, turgida v. parallele compressa."&mdash;''Benth. MSS.''

2. Benthami, Hook. fil.; fruticosa, ramulis junioribus bifariam puberulis demum glabris, foliis decussatis oblongis v. oblongo-obovatis v. lineari-oblongis obtusis basi angustatis sessilibus planis coriaceis uninerviis linea puberula alba marginatis integerrimis v. ultra medium remote serratis, racemis terminalibus, floribus inter bracteas foliaceas breviter pedicellatis, calycis laciniis 5 valde in&aelig;qualibus obtusis coroll&aelig; tubo multo longioribus, corolla 5-partita, capsula majuscula late ovata acuta. (../Plate XXXIX. & ../Plate XL.)

Lord Auckland's group and Campbell's Island ; on rocky places on the hills, abundant.

Frutex erectus, 2-4 pedalis, ramosus. Caulis brevis, validus, fuscus. Rami patentes, demum ascendentes, annulati, nudi, cortice fusco, opaco, longitudinaliter corrugato tecti. Ramuli erecti, validi, crassi, interdum crassitudine penn&aelig; anserin&aelig;, 5&mdash;7 unc. longi, obscure tetragoni, angulis obtusis, creberrime annulati v. potius transversim cicatricosi, basi nudi, sursum versus apices tantum foliosi, cortice pallide testaceo. Folia decussata, imbricata, horizontaliter patentia, inferiora majora, 1&mdash;1&frac12; unc. longa, &frac14;&mdash;&frac12; unc. lata, gradatim minora, sessilia v. in petiolum brevissimum attenuata, ima basi interdum connata, plana, forma varia, s&aelig;pius obovato-oblonga, nunc elliptica v. oblonga, rarius lineari-oblonga v. angustiora, obtusa, subacuta v. mucrone obtuso, basi semper attenuata, coriacea, integra v. supra medium remote crenato-serrata; margine tenuiter recurvo, linea latiuscula, alba, puberula, subargentea circumdato, versus apicem latiore et interdum plus minusve super pagiuam superiorem folii extensa, et tomento molli breve ciliata; supra intense viridia, subnitida, medio canaliculata, avenia; subtus pallidiora, subglaucescentia, costa medio prominula, valida; siccitate atro-fusca v. testacea, supra s&aelig;pius transversim corrugata. Racemi elongati, 1&frac12;&mdash;2&frac12; unc. longi, terminales, erecti, validi, bracteis foliaceis tecti, s&aelig;pius simplices, interdum basin versus ramosi, ramis abbreviatis. Rachis tota albido-pubescens v. subtomentosa, teres, stricta; fructifera, demum elongata, basi nuda; anni pr&aelig;teriti persistens, lignosa, ramulo lateralis. Bracte&aelig; foliace&aelig;, folia summa omnino simulantes, sed minores, inferiores &frac34;, suprem&aelig; &frac14; unc. long&aelig;, albido-marginat&aelig; ut folia caulina, brevissime petiolat&aelig;, petiolis basi distantibus, omnes florifer&aelig;. Flores racemo singulo circiter 20-30, quorum 6-8 tantum simul explicant, in axillis bractearum solitarii, pedicellati, limbo coroll&aelig; exserto, conspicuo. Pedicelli &frac12;&mdash;1 unc. longi, erecti, pubescentes; fructiferi elongati, validi, lignosi. Calyx profunde quinquepartitus, majusculus, campanulatus v. infundibuliformis, coroll&aelig; tubo multo longior, interdum limbum ejus &aelig;quans; lacini&aelig; 2 exteriores laterales, c&aelig;ter&aelig; longiores et bis latiores, obovato-spathulat&aelig;, obtus&aelig;, foliace&aelig;, sub 2 lin. long&aelig;, albo marginat&aelig;; c&aelig;ter&aelig; sub&aelig;quales, lineari-spathulat&aelig;, apicibus rotundatis paululum recurvis. Corolla hypocrateriformis, ampla, ringens v. patens, diametro 5-6 lin., intense azurea, venis violaceis; tubus limbo brevior; lacini&aelig; inter se &aelig;quales v. in&aelig;quales, plerumque 5, rarius 3 v. 6, nunquam 4 (mihi vis&aelig;), obovato-spathulat&aelig; v. late obovat&aelig;, forma vari&aelig;, nunc angustiores, nunc latiores. Stamina 2, rarius 3, fauce coroll&aelig; inserta; filamenta brevia, valida, subulata, laciniis sub &frac12; breviora; antheris majusculis, purpureis, loculis divaricatis. Ovarium late ovatum, subacutum, compressum, 2-sulcatum, 2-loculare, loculis pluriovulatis; ovulis marginibus inflexis dissepimentorum adnexis. Stylus validus, breviusculus, paulo curvatus. Stigma capitatum. Capsul&aelig; in spicam v. racemum elongatum, erectum, nudum disposit&aelig;, breviter v. longius pedicellat&aelig;, pedicellis nunc 3-5 lin. longis, majuscul&aelig;, erect&aelig;, paulo longiores quam lat&aelig;, 3&mdash;4 lin. long&aelig;, coriace&aelig;, late ovat&aelig;, acut&aelig;, turgid&aelig;, bi- tripartibiles, bi- triloculares, septicide v. rarius locuiicide bi- trivalves; valvul&aelig; ovat&aelig;, acut&aelig;, pallide flav&aelig; v. atr&aelig;, dorso ab apice ad medium et antice ad basim fiss&aelig;; placent&aelig; pedicellat&aelig;, ab utraque valvula discedentes, pedicellis gracilibus; rarius, et solummodo ubi capsula trilocularis sit, semina marginibus connatis dissepimentorum affixa sunt. Semina parva, imbricata, brunnea, compressa, ala lata,