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a siibg. of A^erla^ as the stigma appears formed 

 of several coalescent, each answering to a sGe4A 



242. Siffistima acuminata Raf Ramis angul. 

 fol. ellipt. vel lanceol. acumin. basi acutis, inu- 

 cronato serratis^ subtas nervis pubesc. pedunc. 

 multifl. petiolis brevioribus — Apalachian and 

 Wasioto Mts. disc. 1823. 



243. Synstima robindifoUa Raf. Ramis tere- 

 tis, fob subfascic. obov. subrot. utrinq, acutiusc. 

 apice serrul. petiolis et subtus pubesc. pedunc, 

 fascic. pet, longior — Florida, this has the calix 

 and corolla 41obed as in A^geria, Macucua, and 

 perhaps it is of that group, although some fl, are 

 Sandrous, stigma not well seen. 



244. Synstima caroliniana II* Cassine do 

 Walt. Prinos ambig. Mx. E, Ramis teretis vir- 

 gatis, fob subsess. ovali-lanceol, acum. subcrena- 

 tis, subtus pubesc. fl. raasc. fascic. fem, solit 

 Carolina, a small shrub like the others, stigma 

 well described bv Elliot. 



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245. Akinemia Raf. (male half) diff, Prinos, fl, 

 masc. Bfidis, Sandris, feaiineis Gfidis, stigma 3lo- 

 bum. truct. Ssperm — very peculiar by half num- 

 bers in male flowers. Monotype. 



246. Arinemia lanceoldla Raf. Prinos do 

 Pursh, auct — fol. lanceol. serrul. glabris, fl* 

 masc. fascic. fern, geminatis — Carolina. 



247- Piii.vos Raf. dioica vol monoica, cal. ro- 

 tato 5-6lid. cor. rot. 5-6fida, stam. 5-6, stigma 

 unicum sess. globoso vix lobato, bacca uniloc, 

 Gsperma. foL (hciduis. The type of this G. 

 as now restricted is Pr. vrrlicillains^ and other 

 akin sp. commonly hexandrous. The other sp. 

 will belong to the G. Synstima^ Arinemia and 

 Ennepta. From Kgcria it chiefly differs by 

 fruit uniloc. rather a berry than a baccate drupe, 

 with more than 4 stamens and seeds: the berry 



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