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GESNERIA MOLLIS. SoOFT-LEAVED GESNERIA. 
KK EEE EEREEER EEE ER 
Class and Order. 
DipynAmMiA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—GesneRiacea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx ovarii basi adnatus, limbo subinequaliter 5-partito 
libero. Corolla tubulosa ima basi 5-gibberosa aut zqua- 
liter subtumida, limbo 5-fido, lobis nunc in labio duo dis- 
positis, nunc subequalibus. Stamina 4, ime corolle ad- 
nata, didynama cum quinti rudimento. Anthere juniores, 
coherentes. Stylus filiformis, stigmate capitato aut bilobo. 
Glandule perigyne 2—5 circa ovarii basin. Capsula cori- 
acea 1-locularis bivalvis, valvis convexis, placentis 2 parie- 
talibus polyspermis. Semina scobiformia.—Herbe peren- 
nes, radice tuberosa; rarius frutices. Caulis stmplex aut 
opposite ramosus. Folia opposita aut verticillata dentata. 
Pedunculi simplices uniflori aut ramosi multiflori, axillares 
aut in thyrsum racemumve terminalem dispositi. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
GesveriA mollis ; foliis oppositis suboblique ovatis acumi- 
natis serratis supra dense velutino-pubescentibus subtus 
ramisque teretibus dense longeque sericeo-pilosis, pe- 
dicellis elongatis umbellatis (3—5), pedunculo brevis- 
simo, calycis lobis lineari-subulatis, corolle dense 
hirsute limbo subequali 5-lobo (maculato) lobis acu- 
tis reflexis, stylo exserto, stigmate bifido. 
GesneriA mollis. Humb. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. Am. Merid. 
v.2.p. 317. t. 191. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 838. 
De Cand. Prodr. v. 7. p. 5a “ Be 
I am indebted to Mr. Beaton, the very accomplished gar- - 
dener at Kingsbury, (already mentioned under tab. 3804 
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