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Ae RUSCIFOLIA. BuTCHER’s-BROOM- 
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Class and Order. 
Penranpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Apocynga. ) 
Generic Character. 
Corolla hypocrateriformis, fauce nuda. Stamina inclusa. 
Ovaria 2, oligosperma. Styli subcoherentes. Stigma ob- 
tusum. Drupe 2, (altera nune abortiente,) pedicellate, 
simplices, monosperme, v. catenatim composite, putamine 
semibiloculari! Semen semibipartitum! Albumen rumina- 
tum! corneum. Embryo erectus.—Arbuscule v. Frutices 
glabri, lactescentes. Folia verticillata v. opposita, coriacea, 
compacta, sempervirentia. Flores axillares ». terminales, 
quandoque spicati, inter minores, alibi sepé suaveolentes. Br. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Anyxia ruscifolia* ; floribus subsessilibus terminalibus, fo- 
liis quaternis ternisve lato-ellipticis y. elliptico-lanceo- 
latis acutis mucronatis: mucrone spinescenti, venis 
acutangulis, paginis marginibusque scabriusculis, ee 
mate apice truncato penicillato.f Cunn. . 
Atyxra ruscifolia. Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. ». ¥. p co 
Rem. et Feet Syst. Veget. v. 4. p. 439. $ rene. 
Syst. Veg. v. 1. p. 835. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. rat | 
Loudon, Hort. Brit, p. 67. 
Atyxia Richardsoni. Sweet in Loudon Hort. Brit. p er. 
(8.) pugioniformis (Cunn. MSS. Ann. 1828, ) foliis angusto- 
lanceolatis mucronatis. 
** The Generic title, Atyx1A, was originally proposed by 
Sir Josepn Banxs and Dr. So.anper to be applied to certain 
plants of Arocynex, discovered by themselves during the 
first voyage of circumnayigation and discovery of the im- 
mortal Cook. With all the habit and structure of phe 
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* From avéy, grief, anziety of mind, in allusion to the deep sombre 
green “ several of the Genus. oat 
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