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~ Ruvinera corvurrouta. Nur-Leavep. 
2 Ru.LIneiA. 
Ce ae Se SS eo ee ee 
Class and Order. 
PenranpriA PEnrTAGYNIA. 
( Nat. Ord.— Burrnertacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
_ Petala 5, e cucullata basi ligulata. Stamina sterilia 5, 
 indivisa (Nectarium, Linn.). Ovarium 5-loculare ; locu- 
lis dispermis. Capsula : septis duplicatis demum 5-parti- 
 bilis. Br. = 
Specific Name and Character. 
~ Ruuiera corylifolia ; foliis ovato - deltoideis subcordatis 
basi lobatis supra hispidis subtus hirsuto-tomentosis, 
stipulis ovatis acuminatis, corymbis oppositifoliis, fila~ 
mentis antheriferis simplicibus, sterilibus ovato-lance- 
olatis alternantibus. Graham in Ed. N. Phil. Journ. 
June 1832. aoe 
‘eee our ne 
 Descr. A Shrub, branched from the base of the stem, 
branches slightly flexuose, tomentoso-villous, and somewhat 
Viscid. Leaves (two inches and a half long, two inches 
broad) ovato-deltoid, slightly cordate, slightly lobed at the 
, Serrato-crenate, rugose, pubescent on both sides, but 
much more considerably behind, where also they are pele. 
bright green above, and when fading, becoming red, being 
very prominent behind ; petioles slightly channelled above, 
Villous, much shorter than the leaves, bistipulate. Stipules 
opposite, distinct from the petiole, ovate, acuminate, villous, 
and with long cilia. Corymbs collected near the apices of i 
the branches, densely covered with white hairs in the pri- 
ma ivisions, each division having on the 
mary and subsequent divisions, outside. 
