Calyx quinquefidus, semisuperus. Petala quinque. Filamenta multa longissima, connata in quinque corpora. Pistillum unum. Capsula 3-locularis.
Cup five-cleft, half above. Petals five. Threads numerous, very long, united into five bodies. Pointal 1. Capsule 3-celled.
See Melaleuca ericæfolia, Pl. 175. Vol. III.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Melaleuca foliis oppositis, lanceolatis, enerviis, glaberrimis; floribus sessilibus, ad basin ramulorum confertis; filamentis pinnatis, incurvatis, purpureis.
Melaleuca with opposite, lance-shaped leaves, without nerves and very smooth; flowers grow close to the branches, and crowded together at their base; threads winged, turned inward, and purple.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement and Seed-bud.
2. The same, shewn in a front view.
3. A Petal.