were between more distinctly marked forms of structure, 
connecting them with each other, but not very obviously 
corresponding with any. 
It was originally supposed to be a Rutaceous plant, and 
the twisted style, the definite numbers among the several 
floral envelopes, and the few seeded ovary favoured this sup- 
position ; but when it was more exactly examined, the inde- 
hiscent fruit, unsymmetrical flowers, curved embryo, great 
hypogynous disk at the back of the stamens, and undotted 
leaves, were opposed to the opinion of its forming part of 
that order. 
Upon the publication of his Enumeration of Baron Hugel’s 
plants, Dr. Endlicher stationed the genus among Sapindacee, 
led to that conclusion it is to be presumed, by its unsym- 
metrical polygamous flowers, large disk, frequently 3-celled 
ovary, as also by the structure of the embryo, and the trace 
of an arillus found upon the seed. Its habits, however, 
correspond so ill with Sa e e that nothing but a very 
exact examination of characters would have led to its being 
stationed in that order. 
In the place above quoted, I suggested that it would 
prove to be an anomalous form of Capparidacez ; my reasons 
for which were, that it has altogether the habit of a Cleome, 
that its stipitate ovary, glandular hairs, declinate stamens, 
and especially its large dimidiate disk, are all in accordance 
with that order, with which the seeds do not materiall y 
disagree in structure. The objections however, to a reference 
of Diplopeltis to Capparidacee, namely, the discrepancy 
between the number of the sepals and petals, and the pluri- 
locular ovary are great; the latter in particular, in our 
present ignorance of the true value of characters, forms an 
obstacle to which the mere habit of a plant and circumstances 
of external structure are not equivalent. 
Upon the whole then I would agree to referring Diplo- 
peltis to Sapindacew, because it is more like that order than 
any thing else, but being stationed there it must be regarded 
as an outlying genus, tending to connect the order very 
closely with Capparidacez. 
Fig. 1 isa male flower, deprived of its petals; 2 is a 
female in the same state ; 3. is a vertical section of the ovary. 
