H a b . Arthur’s L akes, aud summits o f the 'Westem and other Mountains, L awrence, G » » « .— (F l. Jan.)
Very similar to OgetantU eprengelioides, bnt may be distingnished at once by the narrower suberect leaves and
much smaller flowers, which form terminal capitula abont A inch long. Stems 2 feet high. B r a n dm annnlate.
Leaves J - i inch long, with membrimons mai-ghts towai'ds the base. B lm e r s while. Calgx with three appressed
imbncatmg bracts at the base. Sepals broadly ovate, acute, as long as the coroUa. A n t lm long. Hgpeggmus
scales longer than the ovaiy, rather membranous, deeply cut into two subidate lacinim.— P í a t e LXXXII. Fig. 1,
leaf; 2, flower nnd bracts; 3, corolla; 4, bracts and flower, with corolla fallen away; 6, base of corolla, pistils,
and stamens; 6, stamen and liypogjmous glands; 7, pistil nnd scales; 8, transverse, nnd 9. vertie;d section of
ovaiy :— all inagnified.
2 . P ilitis M illigani {Hook , fil.) j fruticulus erectus ramosus, ramis uudis, ramulis apice foliosis,
foliis (uneialibus) late subulato-lanceolatis e recto-patentibus, capitulis foliis immersis, fllamentis elongatis,
squamulis byp o g yn is obovatis emarginatis. {Gnnn, 8 0 6 0 .) (Tab . L X X X I I I .)
H a b . Mou n t Sorrell, Maequarrie Harbour, elev. 3 0 0 0 feet, M illig a n .— {M. Jan.)
A very distinct species, having slender, naked branches, bearing at their apices leaves very like those ot Richea
scoparia, and having the flowers twice as large as those of B . acerosa, sessile amongst the leaves, and fflnmcnts half
an inch long. P l a t e LXXXIII. Fig. 1, portion o f leaf ; 2, bud ; 3, corolla ; 4 , flower, with corolla removed ; 5,
base o f corolla, scales, stamens, and pistü ; 6, pistU and scales ; 7, transverse, and 8. vei-tical section o f ovniy - .- a l l
Gen. X V I I . R IC H E A , B r .
Calgx brevis, ebracteatus, 6 -lobns v. 6 -partitns. Orrolla clausa, calyptrajformis, transversim dehisc
ens, basi truncata persistente. Stamirm. hypogyna, persistentia. Sq tiam n lx 5 , hypogynic. Ovarium
5 -lo cu la r e ; o vu lis placeutis e apice lo cn li pendulis aflixis.— F rú tic e s ; ramis a n n n la lh , longe nndie, apice
f o b o s i s ; foliis e longatis, r ig i i e eoriaceis, hasi im b rica tis, vag in an tilm s, am plex ican libm , limbo a p ic e p u n gente
, m a rg in ibm sca b e ru lie ; floribus se ssilibus p e d ic e lla tis v e , in spicam v . raeemum simplieem v. eompoti-
turn d iep o sitis ; pedicellis b asi b racteatis.
One o f the most remarkable genera of the Order, from the singular appearance o f some of the speeies, and
especiaUy of the A. pandanifolia and R . draeophylla; it is very closely allied to the three preceding genera, and
especiaUy to B ilitis and Cystanthe, from both of which it differs in the panicidate or spicate inflorescence, and membranous,
comparatively much smaUer, ebracteate calyx, and from Cystanthe further, in the presence of hypogynous
glands. The corolla, which is calyptrate, is sometimes mmntely five-lobed at the apex. AU the species are Tasmanian.
and only one o f them is fonnd on the m ountains of the AustraKan contment; they are represented in New
Zealand nnd New Caledonia by the genns Dracophyllum, ot which one peculiar species is found in New Sonth Wales,
and which differs only in the coroUa being five-lobed. (Named in honour o t M. Riche, one ot the Naturalists in
the voyage o f D ’Entrecasteaux, in search o f La Peyi-ouse.)
1. Richea paadanifoUa (H o ok . fil. F l. Antarct. i. 6 0 , in nota) ; subarborca, trunco simpKoi grac
ili, foliis lon g issim is flexuosis ensiformibus margine denticulatis, paniculis lateralibus glabris pedunculatis
densifloris ovatis ramosis, pedúnculo basi bracteis equitantibus chartaceis lanceolatis appressis tec to, floribus
parvis pedicellatis, calycibus 6 -lob is obtusis, fllamentis brevibus. (Ounn, 1 2 1 6 .) (T a b L X X X IV
et L X X X V .)
H a b . D en se mountain forests in th e interior, southern, and western parts o t the Colony, as Frenchman’s
Cap, Peak o f Teneriffe, P o r t Davy, and Lake S t. Clair, Backhouse, f f» » » .— (F l. Jan.)
This presents a more slriking appearance than any other Tasmanian plant, its long, naked, slender, annulate
stems attaining a height of 36 feet, and bearing one or several huge crowns of long waving leaves, often rising
far above the surrounding vegetation, strikingly resembling in general aspect the mountain Pandani of India, or an
Aloe on the end of a pole.— Trunk 9 inches in diameter, with a large pitli, sometimes braaching. Leaves at the
summit of tlie stem only, densely crowded, extremely rigid and coriaceous, 3 -5 feet long, shinmg and amplexicaul
at the sheathing base ; margins toothed and cai’tilaginous. Panicles compound, axillary, 4—6 inches long, at
first hidden by lanceolate, distichous, equitant, spathaceous bracts, 2 - 6 inches long, which are successively cast off
as the compressed peduncle elongates. Plowers very small, 4 inch long, on short pedicels. Calyx short, blunt.
Capsules 4 inch across, with short persistent styles. Hypogynous scales short, much broader than long, obscui-ely
lobed.— Gunn remarks that the undeveloped panicles attain a considerable size several years before they are destined
to flower, aud that after fruiting they persist for some yeai-s more.—P l a t e s LXXXIY^. and LXXXY^^. A , reduced
sketch of entii-e plant ; B , young leaf and inflorescence ; C, expanded inflorescence ; D, young leaf-bud ; E, old.
leaf :— all o f nat. size. Fig. 1, portion o f leaf ; 2, flower ; 3, same, with corolla removed ; 4 , stamens and pistil ;
5, stamen; 6 , pistil and hypogynous scales; 7, longitudinal, and 8, transverse section of ovary; 9, fru it;— all
2 . R i c h e a d r a e o p h y l la (Br. P rodr. 5 5 5 ) ; subarborea, caule ramoso, foliis (pedalibus) e basi vagi-
nata lon g issim e lanceolatis margine scaberulis, paniculis terminalibus elongatis contractis puberulis, floribus
longiuscule pedicellatis, calycibus minimis, filamentis elon g a tis.— Gu ilt. I c . L ith . f. 3 ; D C . F ro d r. vii.
7 6 9 . [Gu n n , 5 1 7 .)
H a b . Mou n t W e llin g ton , e lev. 3 0 0 0 fee t, Brow n, e tc .— (F l. Oct.) ( v .v .)
A singular and very beautiful plant, attaining a height of 1 0 -1 2 feet on the wooded slopes o f Movmt Wellington,
but as it ascends assiuning a dwarf character.— Stems naked, sparingly branched. Leaves numerous, at the
ends of the branches, 1 - 2 feet long, 4—| inch broad, flexuous; margins seaberulous. Panicles terminal, nodding,
contracted, a foot long, 3 inches broad, with deciduous, large, rigid, sheathing bracts, that have broadly-ovate bases,
and long, slender, rigid apices. Peduncle and rachis puberulous. Pedicels slender. Flowers 4 inch long. Calyx
very small, five-lobed. Corolla elavate, white and pink. Anthers very long. Fruit small.
3 . R i c h e a G u n n i i (H o ok . fil. iu Lond. Journ. Bot. vi. 2 7 3 ) ; fruticulus erectus, foliis (uneialibus)
subsquarroso-recurvis lanceolato-subulatis acuminatis pungentibus margimbus brevibus, spica terminali
erecta elongata, floribus parvis in ramulos abbreviatos subsessilibus, calycibus 5 -par titis segm en tis late ovatis
corolla latiuscula 4 brevioribus, filamentis gracilibus. [Gunn, 8 5 9 .) (Tab. L X X X YH .)
H ab . Summit o f Mount YVellington and the YVesteru Ylountains, elev. 4 - 5 0 0 0 fe e t, Gunn. (v. v .)
D i s t e ib . Mountains o f Victoria, elev. 5 - 6 0 0 0 feet, M u e lle r.
A small, rigid, erect species, 1 -5 feet high, much resembling in foliage, etc., Cystanthe sprengelioides, but
readily distingiushed by its terminal paniculate inflorescence. Leaves imbricating, 4 - 1 4 iuch lon g ; margins quite
smooth, or (under a lens) very m inutely scabei-ulous. Panicles, or compound spikes, ereet, 3 -1 0 inches long, puberulous,
when young covered -with sliort, broad, imbricating bracts. Flowers shortly-pedicelied, upon very short lateral
branches. Calyx quinquepartite; segments broadly-ovate, half as long as the short tinged coroUa, which is abont 4
inch long. Hypogynous scales rounded, truncate.— This is readily distinguished from R . draeophylla by the smaU-
sized leafy branches, short leaves with smooth margins, slender, erect spikes, aud much smaller flowers, with calyces
lialf the lengtli of the corolla. Mueller’s specimens fi-om the AustraUan Alps have vei-y long spikes, and rather
larger flowers. In the ‘ London Journal o f Botany’ I have erroneously considered this to be the alpine state of
R. draeophylla, to which Brown aUucles in his ‘ Prodromus,’ and which is, I suspect, the foUowing.— P l a t e
LXXXVI. P^ig. 1, flower; 2, stamens and p is til; 3, stamen; 4, ovary and scales; 5, transverse, and 6, longitudinal
section of ovary;— all magnified.
4 . R i c h e a s c o p a r i a (H o ok . fil. in Lond. Journ. B o t. vi. 2 7 3 ) ; fruticulus erectus robustus, foliis
suberectis dense imbricatis (1 -2 -u n c ia lib u s) strietis recurvisve lanceolatis subulatisve marginibus scaberulis.