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pistilo abortive connexa, antheris bilobis dorso 

 glandul. cal. fern, duplex ext. 3part, int. Spart. 

 petalis 5 parvis, pistil, obi. stig. radiata sessilib. 

 9-12, caps. 3loba hispida — very distinct G. sev- 

 eral types chiefly shrubs, Meterana was a latin 



name of the Chesnut tree. 



365. Meterana castanefcUa Raf. Croton do 

 L. auct — fol. ovatislanceol. obt. serratis glabris 

 spicis axil, dimidiatis — shrub of S. Amer. but a 

 great confusion of blended sp. shrubs and plants 

 exist as Croton castanif, to which some add 

 AcalypJia australis L. as a synonym. 



366. Meterana dimidiata Raf. Acalypha aus- 

 tralis L. var ! fol. lanceol. obt. serratis petiol. 

 spicis axil, dimidiatis. — Also a shrub of South 

 Amer. called a plant by Smith, who ascribes to 

 the fern. fl. calix Globed uneq. 3 alterne larger, 

 and capsule trilobed. If so another G. or sec- 

 tion and probably several sp. blended yet. See 

 bot. mag. 2794, 



367. 31et($'ana ? palustris Raf Crot. do L. 

 fol. ovatis lanceol. serratis plicatis scabris, ped. 

 axil. caps, hispidis — annual plant of Mexico. 



368. Meterana ? arhorea Raf. Crot. castanifl 

 Burm. ind. t. 64, non L.— Arborea, fol. ovat, 

 acum. denticul. glabris, spicis term. fl. alternis 



Tree of Java, the flowers of this and lasf 

 must be verified, probably both new Genera also. 



369. Crozophora Necker, Turnesolia Ad, 

 Scop. diff. Croton. stam. 8-10 monadelphis, cal. 

 fem. lOfidus, caps. 6valvi3 — this includes nearly 

 air the herbaceous Crotons, but the types are 

 my Qroz, tinctorial plicata^ and other akin sp. 



370. Odotalopt Raf. diff. Croton, cal. 5-6part. 

 petalig 5-6 utrinque 3-4dent. stam. 5 monadel- 

 phis, glandulis 5 alternis — Types Od. tricuspid 



