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Class and Order. 
DeEcANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Oxatipez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx 5-sepalus, sepalis liberis aut basi coalitis. Petala 
5. Stamina 10, filamentis basi breviter monadelphis; 5 ext. 
alternis brevioribus. Stylz 5 apice penicilliformes aut capi- 
tati. Capsula pentagona oblonga aut cylindracea.—Herbe 
perennes, caulescentes, stipitate aut acaules, foliis rartis sed 
nunquam abrupte pinnatis. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Oxauis Martiana; radice tuberosa, foliolis obcordato-bilo- 
bis hirtis subtus copiose villosis, scapo plurifloro, pedi- 
cellis ramosis, petalis calycibusque extus pilosis, sepa- 
lis apice bipunctatis, staminibus stylos curvatos supe- 
rantibus. 
Oxauis Martiana. Succ. Monogr. Ox. Am. n. 2. 
Oxauis urbica. St. Hil. Fl. Bras. Mérid. 1. p. 128. 
Oxauts floribunda. Link. et Ott. Abbild. Gew. t. 10. 
(8.) scapis pedicellisque patenti-pilosis. 
Oxauis bipunetata. Grah. in Bot. Mag. t. 2781. 
This pretty Oxauis, which is a native of the Argentine 
Republic of South Brazil, and was sent us by Mr. Moore, 
from the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, is in many respects so 
closely allied to O. lasiopetala, figured at our tab. 3932, 
that we are glad of an opportunity of pointing out the 
differences. These consist in the glabrous leaves of O. 
lasiopetala, and in the long erect styles which are consider- 
ably protruded beyond the longest of the stamens. A 
variety of our present plant is indeed already figured in this 
publication, 
