a pair of dracteas where the branches commence. Calyx small, 
five-lobed. Petals long-clawed, cucullate. Stamens with in- 
curved filaments; anthers subglobose. Dise very conspicuous. 
Fruit a capsule, about the size of a small pea. 
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Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Pistil and hypogynous disc :—magnified. 
