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ricea, fol. ov, cord. int. panic, term — plant of 

 Brazil, flowers dark blue. 



598. Abrophaes Raf. (elegant aspect) Foth- 

 ergilla Aubl. non alls diff. 556, cal. turb. ^dent. 

 bibract. pet. 5 eq. unguic. antheris incurvis, sty- 

 lus longus pilosus, stig. capit. planum, bacca ex- 

 suca striata coronata Slocul. Frut. fl* racem. 



599. Abrophaes mirabilis R. Foth. do Aubl. 

 Vitm. Melast. tamonea Sw. W. P, auct. fol. pet. 



ovatobl. acute integris Snervis subt. toment. ra- 

 cemis term. — Shrub of Guyana 4-5feet high, 

 flower i^hite. 



600. Clastilix Raf, (broken calix) diff. 556. 

 cal. tubuloso obi. vel ovato inequaliter disrum- 

 pentes— Types CI. mexicana, tunicatttj Raf. 

 Melast of Kunth. 



Such was the medliBy of Melastomas, united 

 by no characters, except leaves opposite ner- 

 vose ! ! I not satisfied with this, the Linnean Bot- 

 anists and even Kunth have thrown into it the 

 good G. Maieta, Tococa, Topobea of Aublet, 

 and even Tristema of Jussieu! also Tibuchina 

 since put in Rhexia with all the capsular sp. see 



next Centuria. It appears that all the sp. with 

 inferior berries form this family, to which oug,ht 

 to be united the baccate EpiLOBions, such as 

 Fuchsia, Murifia, Cacucia, Dorvallia &c and 



the Myrtides with definite stamens. 



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