GKNT. VII, 103 



Ododeca Raf. Hexarina RaC and I will add 2 

 liere. The incongruity was glaring, L. salica- 

 ria is the type of the Genus. 



624. Melfona R. (nymph) diflflcal. tubuK in- 

 fund. strictus 6-lOdent, petalis 6-10, stam. 6-10 

 ineq. stig. acut. caps, uniloc. oligosp. ad cal. 

 erumpens, fl. alt axiL — Type M. purpurea 

 Raf, Lythr. melaniura L. auct. 



625, Editeles R. (is 2 perf,) difT. Lythr. cal. 



4dent. basi 2bract. calic. petalis 4, stam. 2. caps 



2\oc ^ foL alt^ — Type JE. thymifoUa Raf. Lythr, 

 do L. 



+ 



^ 626. DiPETALON Raf. diff. Lythr. petalis 3 

 erectis, stam. 12. ^c — G, akintoEndecaria617, 

 Type Z>. speciosum Raf. Lythr. dipetal. L. 

 auct. frut. fol. opp. ternisque sess, ovatis visco- 

 sis scabris — Fine shrub of S, Amer. fl. violaceous. 



627. Nesaea Jus. diff, Lythr. cal. ventric. 

 4-6d. pet. 4-6, stam. 8-12, caps. 4Ioc. — Type N. 

 triflora K. Lythr. do L. and the two next shrubs, 

 but Decodon united by Kunth has caps. Sloe. ' 



628. Nesaea speeiosa K. frut. foDsess. ovat. 



acutis, ped. Ifl. fl. 12andris — Brazil shrub. 



629. Nesaea salicifolia K. frut. fol. pet. lane, 

 acutis ped. Ifl. 12andris — Mexican shrub. 



630. Beckea Osb. Sm. this G, has also been 

 deformed by forcing N. G. into it, the original G, 

 had cal. ofid, pet. 5, stam. 8-10 ineq. caps, coro- 

 natis 3-41oc, ij-4sp. but the 3 next G. are not 

 such, all are shrubs and belong to the Myrtoi- 

 des. Types B. chinensis nnd densifolia. 



631. GoMPHOTis R. (club ear) diff". Beckea, 

 cal. 5lobus coloratus, pet, 5, stam. 10 eq. orar. 

 concretum, stig. capit. caps. 5loc. 



632. Gomphotis saxicola R. Beckea do 

 Hook. b. m. 3160, fol. oppos. imbric. obov. acu- 

 tis. fl. axil, and term. — Australian shrub. 



