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hispida. Semen ellipticum brunneum punctatum. Flores mas- 

 culi plurimi, globosi breviter pedicellati, in capitulis munitis con- 

 gestis. Bracteae breves, flores vix superantes, laciniatae. Sepala 

 4 ovata obtusa. Stamina 5, filamentis brevibus. Antherae 

 arcuatae, loculi recurvi, discus parvus. 



On the slopes of the Peak, among the boulders, A small 

 shrubby plant, tolerably plentiful at this spot, but not seen 

 elsewhere. 





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and leaves were sent afterwards. It is termed " Ortega trepa- 

 deira" and " Tamiarana ; " and reported to be so poisonous that 

 any animal eating it among other herbage speedily dies. 

 Distribution. West Indies. Brazil, and Peru. 







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griseo. Folia iis Pruni Laurocerasi simulantia tenuiora, lan- 

 ceolata, marginibus dentatis, glandulis parvis conicis ad basin 

 laminae et rarius in marginibus; lamina atro-viridis nitens ad 

 5 uncias longa et 2 uncias lata, petiolus uncialis cum glandulis 

 rufus. StipulaB brevissimsD ovatae. Racemi 1^-unciales, in api- 

 cibus ramorum foliis denudatorum, rhachide crassiusculo, floribus 

 femineis 1-2 ad basin, masculis pluribus remotiusculis. Flores 







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feminei : glandular 2 oblongae, ad basin saepe sepala minuta ovata 3, 

 ferme coelantes. Pistillum conicum crassum. Styli rufescentes, 

 recurvi, validuli. Flores masculi plures 4 congesti, glandulis 

 duabus ut in femineo. Sepala 2, oblonga ovata obtusa viridia, 

 apicibus roseis. Stamina 2, filamentis basi subincrassatis, apice 

 attenuatis. Antherae conicae flavae. Capsula parva globosa, 

 bivalvis, § unciam longa, crassiuscula, columella persistens. Semen 

 unicum ovatum griseum, | unciam longum, basi rotundata, apice 

 t acuto, uno latere complanato. 







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This plant, known as the " Burra," occurs on all the islands of 

 sufficient size — Bat Island, Sella Giueta, and all parts of the 



main island. 



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of the laurelled Bara, and alluded to by Darwin and Moseley, 

 specimens do not seem ever to have been brought to this country, 

 at least adequate for description ; indeed, no one seems to have 













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