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LOASA INCANA. HoARY LoASA. 



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Class and Order. 



POLYADELPHIA PoLYANDRIA. 



( Nat. Ord. — LoasevE. ) 



Generic Character. 



Calycis tubus cylindraceus arete ovarium vestiens, sed for- 

 san liber ; limbus 5-partitus, persistens. Pet. 10, unguicu- 

 lata, calyce inserta. Stamina numerosa (200 — 250), cum 

 petalis inserta, iis breviora, filamentis liberis, externis inter- 

 dum sterilibus, antheris oblongis. Stylus filiformis, striis 

 3 — 7-spiralibus notatus et inde stylis 5 — 7-omnino connexis 

 et spiraliter tortis constans. Caps, oblonga, 1-locul. 3 — 7- 

 valvis, placentis totidem seminum series duobus gerentibus. 

 Semina compressa, numerosa. D C. 



Specific Character and Synonym. 



Loasa* incana, suffruticosa suburens, caule suberecto ra- 

 moso foliisque sparsis petiolatis ovato-Ianceolatis in- 

 ciso-serratis scabris, pedunculis simplicibus oppositi- 

 foliis. Graham. 



Loasa incana. Graham in Ed. Phil. Journ. Dec. 1830. 



Descr. Suffruticose. Whole plant, particularly the stem, 

 densely covered with harsh, barbed, white hairs, and a few 

 stinging hairs interspersed. Stem round, much branched, 

 branches scattered, spreading. Cuticle like paper, and 

 peeling off in the dried specimen. Leaves scattered, 

 petioled, spreading, ovate, acute, hispid on both sides, 

 veined, inciso-serrate, veins and midrib prominent below, 

 channelled above. Flowers opposite the leaves, solitary, 



peduncletl. 



* A name given by Adanson, of dubious origin. 



