Descr. Pelvoles all radical, numerous, filiform, dichoto- 
mous, sparingly covered with spreading hairs, which are 
more abundant at the swollen joints, each branch support- 
ing one leaflet, one of the branches occasionally trifid, and 
supporting three leaflets. Leaflet (length an inch and a half, 
breadth nine lines) about as long as the branch of the peti- 
ole, obliquely cordate, above of a lively green and glabrous, © 
below glaucous and pubescent, about nine-nerved, reticu- 
late, distantly provided with bristle-shaped teeth. Many 
of the petioles barren, others having towards the top a 
swollen joint, from which a raceme springs. The portion 
of the petiole above this joint is equal in length to the 
branches of the barren petioles, and its subdivisons half of 
that length. Peduncle longer than the leaf and the portion 
of the petiole above its origin, without flowers for about 
half its length (rarely one or two in its axil) above this 
having about four straight, slender, glabrous, secund pedi- 
cels (about half an inch long) green and slightly swollen 
under the flower, the lower ones arising in the axils of small 
bracteas, which are wanting in the upper. Flowers ex- 
panding irregularly along the rachis, white, cernuous, with 
four unequal, caducous, slightly coloured, and dotted brac- 
teole at the base. Sepals four, lanceolato-oblong, spread- 
ing. Petals four, obovate, rather longer than the sepals, 
flat. Stamens four, about half as long as the sepals ; anthers 
nearly sessile, oblong, yellow, opening by a valve rolling 
upwards on each side ; connective green; pollen granules 
minute, oblong, yellow. Pistil green, longer than the sta- 
mens ; stegma blunt, terminal; style filiform ; germen ob- 
long, gibbous on the lower side, unilocular ; ovules several, 
obovate, attached to the dorsal suture. Graham. 
Fig. 1. Flower, 2. Calyx and Petal. 3. Stamens and Pistil. 4,5. Sta- 
mens. 6. Pistil:—magnified. 
