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927. Pleuromenes heterocarpa Raf. Acakia 

 do Del. ramulis pubesc. acul. fol. pinnis Sjugis, 

 foliolis 12-15jugis ovalib, dimidiatis subt. pubesc. 

 spicis toretis axil — Syria, Egypt^ Nubia, called 

 Gilgil by Arabs. 



92 S. Elayuna Raf. (n. arab) difF, Bauhinia, 

 leg. obi. evarvis, multiloc. loculis polysp. extus 

 cortice dura nervosa, intus midula fibrosa, fol. 

 hilobis^ — very peculiar pod, leaves not binate, 

 flowers undescribed but long account of seeds, 

 certainly not a Bauhinia. 



929. Elayuna hiloha Raf. Bauhinia tamarin- 

 dacea Del. pi. C. 13. fol. orbic. basi cord, apice 

 bilobis sinus cuspid, petiolis glandulosis — shrub 

 of Mt Aqaro in Central Africa, called Elayun 

 and Magal. 



930. Tridermia Raf. (3 skins) diff, Grewia, 

 Drup. basi umbil. apice 41obo, nucibus 4, trans- 

 verse 31oc. 3sp. sera. obov. compr. triplice tuni- 

 cis vestitis — very peculiar fruit, see the long des- 

 cription, but flowers omitted, yet certainly dis- 

 tinct Genus. 



931. Tridermia papiUosa Raf. Grewia echi- 

 nulata Del. pi. C 70. Arboreus, fol. orbic, cord, 

 erosis Snervis retic. fl. extrax. umbellulatis, dru- 

 pis glob. depr. papillosis^tree of Nubia, twigs 

 glandular, hairs fasciculate on them, petiols 

 and leaves &c. 



932. Xeropetalon Del. cal. duplex persistens 

 cxt. 5fid. int. 5part. rotato petaloideus, stam. 20 

 basi monad. 5filam. longior sterilis, ovar. glob, 

 torn, styl. brevis, stig. 2-3spiralis, caps ? 2-31oc. 

 2-3valvis scptiferis 2-6sp. racemis ramosis 

 G. based on flowers alone, without leaves ! akir 

 to last, singular by persistent petals ! thus ralhei 

 internal perigone. Type X. 5s€tum Del. pi. C 



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