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BEGONIA acuminata. 

 Pointed- leaved Begonia. 



MONCECIA POLYANDRU. 



Nat. ord. Plantae incertse sedis. Potypetalae germine infero. Jussieu 

 gen. 436. 



BEGomACE/E. Bonpland nav. fy malm. 151. 

 BEGONIA. Supra- vol. b.jbl. 284. 



B. acuminata, caulescens; foliis hispidis semicordatis acum'matis ina*qualite> 

 dentatis, capsular ala maxima obtusangula, reliquis acutangulis. Dry- 

 ander in trans, linn. soc. 1. 166. t. 14. jig, 5, 6. 



Begonia acuminata. Willd. sp. pi. 4. 4 J 7. ' Hort. Kern, ed. 2. 5. 284. 



Floris masculi petala quatuor, quorum duo opposita minora. Floris 



foeminei petala quinque, quorum duo minora. Ad basin germinis hracteai 



duts, argute serrata, germine dimidio breviores. Dryand. 1. c. 



Native of Jamaica. Introduced by Sir Joseph Banks in 

 1 790. Requires to be kept in the hothouse, where it flowers 

 during the winter months. 



A shrub. The staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers 

 are distinct, as is usual in this genus. The former have 

 four petals, of which two opposite ones are smaller than the 

 other two. The latter have five petals, of which two are 

 smaller. Two sharply serrate bractes are placed at the base 

 of the germen, and are twice shorter than that. 



We had no opportunity of inspecting the inflorescence 

 while fresh. 



The drawing was made at the nursery of Mr. Jenkins 

 in the Regent's Park. 



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