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ASTRAP^A WaUichii. 



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Nmt. «rd. Mavtacbx. /iuaSe* 9m. an. Sea. W*'(peetiils VIA Ste- 

 flvsa ba»t m ureeohin a^^^it^ owpia^ Meri^ fertilibua ifl1|umjj^ aetiojeta 



il STRA PJBA . Fbrre* umbellafi in volucrati. Tmohncnm (pofyphyllum 

 hneqnale). Cat. simplex, d-pAiyHus, 1-bracteatas. Petaia 6, conToluto- 

 elauM. dEfam. £5, ia tiibo corajlifero oaalllatl^ quonin 6 stecitia. Gam* 



Astrapsea Wallichu. Xtndfey loc. ciV. <<i6. 14; (pUaUS riecatA Berbarii 



La^ertiani desumpta,) 



Arbor magiM. Baiai t^V^> tereies^ tamentogi. Fol* yrandia, aUema, 

 guh&rbimlatay cortUtBf aeuMijuita, crenato-serrata, plana, mpri m^acen- 

 Ha^ s^Htt tomeiUMa, nmrgimbn 9m&$ Aonlani imbrieatisi nervt 6 (7) A 

 Aott radiati, vetuB oomgamtricm, Pedoli ttmiysiaUs, t€rUe$, piUmi stifi^ 

 magmB, avatiBt apprame, fu^imdaiatiBf tomentosa, medio cras^, uminerves, 

 Flores m eapiMu (cemttU) axtiUaribmf bmgk peduncuktHt hmohcrati, 

 Pedtincitli (rtfiem) livmiti* InTC^ycr, d^fez, (ex mobk $implex ttuegualej 

 exteriuM diphpibtm, Miervvf pofypbyllum, f^Ht magnU, wbrotundo-matii, 

 acuminatig, pihrni, vikotiit imterimribu$ sewim mhunr^us et an^tuftoH&w. 

 Flores dentin cfrcifcfr 100 in quam$ involucro, pedieeUati^ coccmei froteij. 

 Cal. fmembrtmaoeHi^ obtoleti polaratusj pmtapiyffmy mlhsm^ Aractei Isii- 

 «^ht$ (colore ef ^^^^^caljfcia?) gubifinMuij^mu^ linear^us (Uneari- 



obtonga^ rviundata, camphtO'clauM (campanuiato-jfr^^ ^bOra). Staiii\ 

 in tubo lomgo fwncmi) w&uA-aceo, ^Ktromfi^ am*m, coroUtB longUmdine. 

 AntM. fertUeM 20 fmekno-htes^enie$ meiri-ctiimg^Bp erects, hUrtmas 

 ba$i SMtttataf {K^Iine m^ino £ granttlig a^umei$ ffrtmo§o), steriks 5 (mm- 

 guiMO-nAemteg, laKceohUB^fertiHumpomnewi^^ km m6ic&ito> iU^ob- 

 hng<£, bffoti^Uares, mdculfftm. Genu, strnenm, UrtuhM, ^loculare, hculi 

 dutpermit imUa iomoi^oHB. SwIub ^kfonm*, exserha (atticanM) veniU 

 bfttin himtWM Sti^. d> liitdley 1. c. (rosea, longa, cotUorta, Re$eeto pe- 

 dttnaUo i vuhere eopio^ profivit mucus craMSW tenax atque HmpidiMsmw). 



The drawing of tlds beautified spedes was taken last 

 Pecember in the Kew parden^ by favour of Mr. Alton. The 

 plant had been sent by Dr. Wallich from the Calcutta coU 

 lection. Nothing oertfun is known of the native spot; 

 but it has been surmised that seed was carried from the 

 Mauritius to Calcutta, and that the plant came originally 



from Madagascar. 



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