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Class and Order. 
Decanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—MEtastomacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx limbo quinquefido, tandem deciduo. Petala quin- 
que, patentia. Stamina decem, subequalia, connecticulo 
basi introrsum varie biauriculato, antheris uniporosis (fila- 
mentis sepe villosis). Ovarium setis coronatum. Capsula 
calyce velata, ab eo sublibera, quinquelocularis, superne 
quinquerimosa. Semina numerosa, hilo basilari, reniformi- 
oblonga, punctulata—Frutices vel arbores plus minus se- 
tosi vel strigillosi, ligno molli fragili. Caules et rami 
cathedri. Folia integerrima, 3—5-nervia, opposita aut ver- 
ticillata. Panicule terminales, floribus speciosis violaceis, 
roseis rubris aut puniceis, singulis part bracteatum conca- 
varum mox deciduarum ante anthesin inclusis. Martius. 
Specific Name and Character. 
Lasranpra* petiolata ; ramis compressis pilosis pilis patulis, 
foliis oppositis oblongo-lanceolatis basi subcordatis, 
floribus ad apices ramorum in pseudo-paniculis amplis 
dispositis, calycibus setoso-pilosis. Graham. 
We received, in 1836, at the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 
from the Botanic Garden, Berlin, a plant of this species 
-— under 
* So named by Dz CaNnDOLLE from Aacws, hairy, and amp, avdpos, a an 
here to the stamens : in allusion to the tuft of hairs on the filaments of some 
species. 
