Fig. 1. – Virotia azurea H.C. Hopkins & Pillon. A in Virotia azurea (Proteaceae: Macadamieae), a striking new species endemic to New Caledonia and notes on V. francii and V. leptophylla

Fig. 1. – Virotia azurea H.C. Hopkins & Pillon. A. Leaf; B. Apex of a shoot showing the arrangement of leaf bases and the base of an inflorescence axis (*); C. Inflorescence (conflorescence), the flowers post-anthesis; D. A flower-pair immediately prior to anthesis, their peduncle subtended by a minute bract and a small bract present at the base of each pedicel; E. A flower post anthesis, the tepals all helically curled; F. Base of a flower, two tepals removed to show the ovary and the cup-like disc around it; G. Apex of the style, slightly swollen and ridged, forming the pollen presenter; H. Distal part of a tepal, inner surface, with the anther attached; I. Immature fruit, note prominent beak. [A, C, E– H: Gâteblé et al. 87, P; B: Munzinger et al. 1462, P; D: MacKee 15159, P; I: MacKee 46274, P] [Drawing: Andrew Brown]