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BEGONIA pauciflora. 
Few-flowered Begonia. 
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MONG:CIA POLYANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Plante incerte sedis. Polypetala germine infero. Jussieu 
gen. 436. 
BEGONIACER. ‚Bonpland nav. et malm. 151. An Hr- 
DRANGER et indè Rubiaceis affines? Lindley MSS. 
BEGONIA. Supra vol, A. fol. 284. 
B. pauciflora, caulescens; foliis cordatis rotundatis nitidis plicatis subbi- 
crenatis : inferioribus zquilateralibus, capsule alis inzequalibus obtusan- 
gulis. Lindley MSS. 
Begonia patula. Haworth suppl. succ. pl. 1001 ' 
Herba carnosa 2-3-pedalis. Caules teretes rubidi erecti ramosi impubes, 
internodiis petiolorum longitudine. Folia fer? verticalia minutim puberula, 
stipulis ovatis acutis scariosis, petiolo suprd canaliculato, caulis colore, 
longitudine lamine, que nitida, cordata plicata subbicrenata suprà late 
viridis infra pallidior, superiorum obliqua, inferiorum subequilateralis. 
Panicule pauciffore pilose, bracteis $ ovatis appressis, P subrotundis. 
Flores g* pallidi rubro tincti laciniis exterioribus (at? ovatis obtusis, interi- 
oribus 4-plo angustioribus concavis acutiusculis— 9 pallidi virides paulò 
minores, alis ovarti obtusis, alterd majore. Lindley MSS. 
** Beconta patula of Mr. Haworth's above cited tract is 
reported to be this, but the specific character does not alto- 
gether apply to it, and if it should turn out to be the same, 
the name patula can never be retained, for the plant is any 
thing but spreading.” 
“ I think I have detected a remarkable affinity between 
this genus and Hyprancea, which I shall take a future 
opportunity of explaining, contenting myself for the present 
with indicating my view. I believe it is the opinion of 
some of the Botanists in France that the genus is allied to 
Polygonece; an idea originating, 1 presume, in the taste of 
the leaves, which have certainly a very striking resemblance 
to that of different species of Rumex.” 
* The drawing was taken from a sample which flowered 
in the hothouse at the nursery of Messrs. Colville, in the 
King's Road, Chelsea, in June last." 
* If this species is the same with the doubtful Beconia 
