mens ten, rarely twelve, inserted, on the margin surrounding 

 the mouth of the calyx : filaments slender, cylindrical, white : 

 anthers long, subulate, yellowish, arcuate, almost convo- 

 lute at the base, opening at the top with a single pore. 

 Style cylindrical, equal, curved towards the top : stigma 

 small, simple, minutely bearded, pale yellow. Capsule 

 oblong-ovate, berried, five-celled, five-valved, rarely 6- 

 celled, 6-valved, opening in the centre of each cell with 

 an oblong fissure. Seeds numerous, reniform, globose, 

 dotted. Don Mscr. 



This very beautiful species of Melastoma is a native 

 of Brazil. Flowered first in this country as we are 

 informed at Sion House. Our drawing was taken in March 

 last at the fine collection of the Comtesse de Vandes, 

 Bayswater. 



