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niaica on streams, flowers rosate, the B. leucox- 

 ylon of Swartz and others. 



447. Leucoxyloii acuminata Raf, Bign. 

 leuc. L. aiict. — fol. 5-6natis ovatis acumin. fl. 

 corvrabosis — South America. 



448. Plato LARiA Raf. diff. Bign .... Siliqua 

 maxima orbiculata plana. Scandens, fol. digit. 

 1ft. racemosis — Very distinct by mere fruit said 

 to be akin to that of Bign. cerulea, see 458. The 

 flouers not described. 



449. Platolaria flavescens Raf. Bign. orbi- 

 culata Jaq. auct. — fol. 5natis ovatis acum. cirr- 

 hosis, racemis axil, sub lOfl. — Carthagena,fl. yel- 

 lowish. 



450. PoTAMoxYLON Raf. diff. Bign. cor. 41o- 

 ba, ineq. lobo sup. major, capsula incurva ventri- 

 cosa. Arbor fol. digit, jl. corymhosis — ano- 

 ther very distinct G. with digitate leaves. 



451. Potamoxylon alba Raf. Bign. fluviati- 

 lis Aubl. t. 267. auct — fol. Snatis petiol. ovatobl. 

 acutis — small tree of Guyana growing in streams 

 fl. white. 



452. HipPoxifLON Raf. (horse wood) diff. 

 Bign. cal. tubul. 5dent. cor. hypocrat. 51oba, 

 stam. 5, fertiles 2, sterilis 3, siliqua uniloc. serti. 

 villosis. Arbor fol. bipinnatis — G. quite dis- 

 tinct. 



453. Hippox, indica Raf. Bign, do auct. B. 

 pentandra Lour, foliolis subrot. ovatis cord, 

 acum — very large tree of India, Anam, Molu- 

 cas, perhaps 2 or 3 sp. blended, the lignum equi- 

 num of Rumph 3, t. 46 is one, the Palega of 

 Rheed 1 1. 43 and 6 t. 45 also. 



454. PoNGELiA Raf. diff. Bign, cal. tubal, spa- 

 thaceo latere dehiscens, cor. hypocrat. limbo 

 piano Splicato repando ineq. dent, stam, 4 didyn. 

 siliq. linear, plana subtorul. sem. alata. Arbor , 



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