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MELASTOMA GRANULOSA. COMMERSON'S 
MELASTOMA. 
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Class and Order. 
DecanpriA Monoeynia. . 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus, campanulatus. Petala 5, calyci inserta. 
Bacca 5-locularis, calyce obvoluta. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Metastoma granulosa; foliis ovato-lanceolatis integris 
quinquenerviis supra granulosis, paniculis termina- 
libus, caule alato. Lam. Encycl. 4. p. 44. Persoon 
Syn. 1. p. 476. n. 98. Smith in Rees Cyel. in loco. 
MeEtastoma granulosa; ramis marginato-tetragonis, foliis 
ovali-lanceolatis longius acuminatis supra appresse 
hispidis lucidis subtus pannoso-villosis, petalis obovato- 
oblongis acumine brevi abrupto, filamentis superne 
longe laxeque lanatis. Don in Bot. Reg. 671. 
Ruexia Fontainesii Humb. et Bompl. Rhexia, 93. t. 36. 
Metastoma granulosa owes its specific name to the gra- 
nulated appearance of the upper surface of the leaves, 
arising from a number of callous excrescences, terminated 
by a short adpressed bristle. These are more remarkable 
in the dried state from the shrinking of the parenchyma- 
tous substance of the leaf; but were sufficiently evident, 
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in our plant, while growing. 
Our drawing of this beautiful shrub, by far the most 
splendid of any species of Metasroma that has as yet 
owered in this country, was taken at the fine collection at — 
Bayeswater, belonging to the Count Dz Vanpes. It grows 
to the height of ten feet. A plant of this height, covered 
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