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Levucopocon Ricuer. Ricue’s Levcopocon. 
Class and Order. 
PentanpriA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Epacrivea. ) 
- Generic Character. 
Cal. bibracteatus. Cor. infundibuliformis, limbo pa- 
tenti, longitudinaliter barbato. Filamenta inclusa. Ova- 
rium 2—3-loculare. Drupa baccata v. exsucca, nunc crus- 
tacea.—Frutices sepe humiles. Folia sparsa, quando 
interrupto-conferta. Flores spicati, axillares v. terminales. 
Discus hypogynus cyathiformis, sublobatus, raro nullus. Br. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Levcoprocon Richei ; spicis erectis confertifloris folio parum 
brevioribus, foliis (subuncialibus) oblongo-lanceolatis 
oblongis vel sepé oblongo-ovatis extra medium lati- 
oribus 3—5-nervibus supra convexis glabris, drupis 
ovatis 5-locularibus. All. Cun. 
Leucorocon Richei. Br. Prodr. Flor. Nov. Holl. vol. 1. 
p. DAl. Roem. et Sch. Syst. Veget. vol. 4. p. 475. 
Levucorogon polystachyus. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1436 (non 
Br. Prodr.) bené. ss 
Leucorocon apiculatus? Smith in Rees Cyclop. (non Br. 
Prodr.) 
Leucorocon parviflorus. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1560. 
Stypnenta Richei. Labill. Nov. Holl. 1. p. 44. t. 60. (fide 
exempl. a D. Lasmtarpiere.) Poiret Encycl. Method. 
_  T, p, 483. n. 1. Spreng. Syst. Veget. vol. 1. p. 657. 
Srypueria parviflora. Andrews’ Reposit. t. 287. mala. 
STyPHELIA Gnidia. Venten. Malm. t. 23. pessima. 
es A small, glabrous shrub, with Nae branches. 
Leaves scattered, scarcely an inch long, lanceolate or ob- 
longo- 
