Templetonia
(named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish botanist). Including Nematophyllum. ORD. Leguminosae. A genus embracing seven species of Australian, glabrous, greenhouse shrubs or under-shrubs, occasionally leafless. Flowers red or yellow, axillary, solitary or two or three together; two upper calyx lobes or teeth united or rarely distinct; standard orbicular or obovate, usually reflexed; wings narrow; stamens all united in a sheath open on the upper side; bracts usually very minute. Leaves (when present) alternate, simple, entire; stipules minute or spinescent. T. retusa, the only species introduced, is an interesting plant, thriving in a mixture of sandy loam and peat. It may be increased by young cuttings, inserted in sand, under a glass.
T. glauca (glaucous). A synonym of T. retusa.
T. retusa (retuse-leaved). Coral Bush. fl., petals red or rarely white, 1in. to 1 1/2in. long, all narrow, on short claws, and of nearly equal length; pedicels rigid, with obtuse bracteoles near the middle. March to June. l. broadly obovate to narrowly cuneate-oblong, less than 3/4in. to above 1in. long, obtuse, emarginate, or minutely mucronate, nearly sessile or shortly petiolate. h. 3ft. or more. 1803. (B. M. 2334; B. R. 383; L. B. C. 526.) SYN. T. glauca (B. M. 2088; B. R. 859; L. B. C. 644).