42 KYLVA TELLUR. 



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CENTURIA III. 



201. Paxistima Raf. 1817. diff. Myginda, caL 

 4fidiis, petalis 4, stam. 4 epidiscus pet. alt. dis- 

 cus cal. ovarisque apice coalescens, ov. lib. sed 

 ad disco concreto, stylus 1, stig^ capit. crasso, 



bilob. caps. 21oc. 4sp, — -foL oppoSn ped. axil 

 very singular G. united to Ilex and Myginday 

 although quite unlike, nearer to Evonymus and 

 Polycardia^ same family of Celastrides different 



from Rhamnides by alternate stamens. My- 



ginda differs by 4 styles and a monosperm 

 drupe, Rkacoma wrongly united thereto is 

 nearer, but a real Ilexides by corolla 4parted. 

 The singular connection of the calix and ovary 

 at top by the disk, is an anomaly found in some 

 Melastomes and perhaps in Lithoplis 145, I 

 cannot well ascertain the fact in my dry speci- 

 mens; but suspect these 2 G, may indicate a 

 small natural group, to be called Syis^odiscoids. 



202, Paxistima myrsinites Raf. 1817* Ilex 

 do Pursh, Myginda myrtifolia, Hook. fl. t. 41, 

 fol. opp. ellipt. serratis, ped. axil. 3floris — Ori- 

 gon, habit of Evonymus. 



203, BouRRERiA Br. Jaq. Ad. Knnth, 5lc, 

 diff, Ehretia, cor, hypocrat. tubo elong. limbo 

 piano, lac, dilatatis vel obcord. drupis 4gonis, 

 4sulcat. nucibus 2 utrinque 2sp. jl. corymbosis. 



To this belong, B. baccata (E, hour, L.) 

 and B. exsuca Jaq. perhaps some others, more 

 h'ke some Cordias than Ehretias. 



204. Traxilum Raf. diff. Ehretia, cal. 5part, 

 stylus dichot, stig, 4, fl. corymb, spicatis. — It 

 is stated that thisG. hac the stigmas of the Cor- 

 diasjihe flowers of Totirnefortia^fruii of Eh- 

 retia^ and a peculiar calix. 



205. Traxilnm asperum Raf, Ehr. do W. 



