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Class and Order. 
Prenranpria Monoeynta. 
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_ > ( Nat. Ord.—Arocynem. ) — 
7 ga ~ Generic Character. 
Cor. hypocrateriformis. Faux coronata squamis decem 
(vel 5), divisis. Stam. exserta. Filamenta fauce inserta. 
Anthere sagittate, medio stigmati coherentes. Ovaria2, — 
coherentia. Stylus filiformis, apice dilatato. Stigma 
angustius. Squame 5—10, basi calycis extra corollam in- 
sertw. Molliculi distincti, v. coherentes, placentis adnatis. 
Br. in Wern. Trans. 0.1. p.73. eae : 
_ Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Meseje = : iy . / 
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Descr. In the stoves of our country this plant forms 
a small shrub, three or four feet high, with a few strag- 
gling branches, every where glabrous. The leaves are 
confined to the young, green, cylindrical shoots, oppo- 
Site, distant, ovato-lanceolate, much acuminated, entire, 
subcoriaceous, with a central rib, and a few lateral oblique 
nerves. lowers large, handsome, richly scented, like pine- 
apple, terminal, or frequently, apparently, axillary, from 
an innovation, single, or two together; each upon a short 
peduncle, which has a small bractea at its base. Calyx of 
five small, rounded, imbricating, erect lobes. Corolla thick, 
carnoso-coriaceous, deeply cleft into five patent, and even 
recurved, obovate, oblique, internally deep orange-red, 
externally 
