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Frutex dioicus ramosus. Folia opposita ovata rotundata coriacea 

 glabra obtusa, 3 uncias longa, 2 uncias lata, petiolo crasso |- 

 unciali. Stipulse nullae. Eacemi 2-3-unciales in axillis f oliorum 

 basibus breviter nudis, rhachide pubescenti. Flores parvi copiosi 

 virides sessiles pubescentes. Bractese minutse lanceolate pu- 

 bescentes, ovariis sequilongse. Sepala 4, connata, apicibus rotun- 

 datis obtusis extus et intus pubescentia. Petala nulla. Stylus 

 cylindricus integer sepala paullo superans, apiee curvo ; stigma 

 parvum integrum. Ovarium quadratum pubescens, ovulum sin- 

 gulum erectum. 



This shrub grows on the basaltic boulders of the East Hills, 

 about 600 feet above 'sea-level. It had darl 







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It is probable that it would constitute a new genus of Com- 

 bretacese ; but in the absence of male flowers and fruit, I think 

 it unadvisable to found a new genus on our material. One or 

 two Combretums show a tendency to become dioecious ; but this 

 is the only known truly dioecious species. The habit is somewhat 

 that of a Terminalia; but the opposite leaves show it to be really 

 nearer to Combretum. 

















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Cbotalabia striata, DO. Frodr. ii. p. 131 ; Benth. in Mart 





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Common amongst the fodder-plants in the central district. 

 Distribution. Warm parts of the whole world. It is abundant 

 waste ground round Pernambuco. 





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Not rare along the pathway through the Sapate, and by the 

 edges of the maize-fields at Leao. Widely distributed all over 

 the world, and probably introduced here by man. 



Tepheosia cdtebea, var. littobalis, Benth. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 

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