Macrostylis
(from makros, long, and stylos, a style; style very long). ORD. Rutaceae. A genus comprising eight species of pretty, greenhouse, evergreen shrubs, indigenous to South Africa. They are closely allied to Diosma. Flowers sub-umbellately aggregate at the tips of the branches; peduncles short, bracteate at base. Leaves scattered, alternate, and opposite, dotted, somewhat keeled. For culture, see Agathosma.
M. barbigera (beard-bearing). fl. reddish, with a white beard; corymbs terminal, almost sessile. April. l. opposite, cordate, stem-clasping, acute. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1826.
M. squarrosa (squarrose). fl. reddish; petals longer than the calyx. May. l. crowded, ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse, much spreading. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1774. SYN. Diosma obtusa.