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Asrrantuvs CooriNeigin ewer.” Cuinest 
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Class and Order. — 
Hepranpria Terracynia. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 0. Cor, hypocrateriformis 14—20-fida. Sem. 1. 
superum, tubo corolle persistente cinctum. 
Specific Name and Synonyms. 
ASTRANTHUS cochinchinensis. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. p. 291. 
Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2. p. 169. 
Asrrantuus cochinchinensis ; foliis ovatis serratis, spicis 
axillaribus. Lour. Fl. Cochin. 1. p: 222... 
Ace ording to ae, the Avrnanres eachinid hi ais? 
isa te sized tree, with a few ascending branches ; os 2 
leaves vate, te, woolly, petioled, alternate ; Flowers 
pale, ofa fi “consistence, in long, simple, axi 5 spikes, 
) erly racemes. He observes ‘that ‘the stamens 
are more Aisually seven, sometimes six or eight, and that _ 
the ler of the corolla is divided into double the number 
iz, the alternate ones being always somewhat 
shorter, but radiated on the same plane. We had no | 
tunity of seeing the plant ourselves, but. according to. 
our figure, the stamens were ten in number; and 1 the limb. mas 
; he corolla was divided into twenty radiating ie, 
d there were five styles. If this should be found to be | 
generally the case, this plant will be properly ‘placed under 
Decandria Pentagynia. oa 
That our plant is the real Asrrantaus of Louremo, we : 
are assured ie our friend Mr. Rosert Brown, - the age 
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