PLATE CCXLVIII.
PROTEA UMBELLATA.
Umbellated Protea.
CLASS IV. ORDER I.
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 4-fida seu 4-petala. Antheræ lineares, insertæ petalis infra apicem. Calyx proprius nullus. Semina solitaria.
Blossom 4-cleft or 4 petals. Tips linear, inserted into the petals below the point. Cup proper none. Seeds solitary.
See Protea formosa, Pl. XVII. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Protea foliis lineari-spathulatis, glabris; capitulis terminalibus; bracteis multifidis; floribus luteis.
Protea with linearly-spathulate leaves, smooth; heads of flowers terminate the branches; floral leaves many cleft; flowers yellow.