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divaricately expanded, segments revolute at the sides, lience 

 Mdth the appearance of being linear and convex in front, 

 outer ones somewhat obovate, often emarginate or slightly 

 threetoothed ; inner ones more pointed and entire. Fila- 

 ments three times shorter than the corolla, upright, con- 

 nivent subulate, involutely channelled downwards, mem- 

 branously winged towards the base where they are pressed [ 



close to the germen, the three alternate ones opposite to the 

 inner segments have their membranous wings flatly extended 

 and terminating in two connivent teethlets, but not so con- 

 spicuously as in many other species of the genus. Anthers 

 incumbent, dehiscent at both ends. Pistil equal to the sta- 

 mens. Germen oblongly oval, bluntly three-cornered, 

 blackish green, marked by six parallel lines continued along 

 the style. Sti/le subulate, twice shorter than the germen 

 or more ; stigma subtrilobedly capitate, lobes channelled. 



