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discum soluta. Petala 5, imbricata, parum insqualia, oblonga, summo intimo. Stamina 
10, libera, filamentis glabris subrectis; anthere ovats v. oblong:e, versatiles, loculis lon- 
gitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium stipitatum, oc-ovulatum, stipite tubo calyeino 
oblique inserto; stylus brevis, conicus v. incurvus, stigmate terminali parvo. Legumen 
elongatum, membranaceum, plano-compressum  (indehiscens?), ad suturam superiorem 
anguste alatum. Semina transversa, ovata, compressa; albumen 0; cotyledones plauc, 
foliaces, basi cordatze; radicula recta, exserta.—Arbor procera, inermis, Folia impari- 
pinnata, foliolis numerosis parvis. Stipulas non vidimus, Flores (lavi ?) cymulosi, cymulis 
ad apices ramorum pyramidato-paniculatis. .Bractes et bracteole anguste, membranace:w, 
caducissimre, 
Species edite, 3, omnes tamen unius varietates videntur, per Americam tropieam late diffusw, 
Walp. Rep. v. 552, | A. Rich. Fl. Cub. t. 39 (RawmziA in tabula, ad Peppigiam reducta, p. 484). 
299. Campsiandra, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. ii. 93.—OCalycis tubus discifer campa- 
nulatus; lobi 5, breves, imbricati. Petala 5, obovali-oblonga, parum in:qualia, imbricata, 
summo intimo. Stamina oo (15-20), libera, filamentis elongatis glabris; anthere ovatzm v. 
oblongs, uniformes, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, 
in fundo calycis liberum, oc-ovulatum ; stylus filiformis, stigmate terminali parvo v. 
truneato-dilatato. Legumen maximum, rectum v. faleatum, plano-compressum, coriaceum, 
2-valve. Semina magna, plano-compressa, exarillata, testa fragili; albumen 0; cotyle- 
dones plan:e, sequaliter v. oblique cordatz ; radieula brevis, recta.— Arbores inermes, Folia 
imparipinnata, foliolis coriaceis. Stipule inconspieus v. caducissimse. Flores flavi v. 
rosei racemosi, racemis brevibus in paniculas corymboso-ramosissimas dispositis. Bractem 
parv:e, cadueze ; bracteolze minute v. O. - 
Species 3 v. 4, Amerieze tropiez incole. —Walp. Hep. v. 568. Puwpp. et Endl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 
t. 268. Í H 
800. Batesia, Spruce, gen. nov.—Oalycis tubus discifer campanulatus ; segmenta 5, im- 
bricata. Petala 5, parum insqualia, ovata, imbrieata, summo intimo, Stamina 10, libera, 
filamentis basi villosis vix declinatis; antherse uniformes, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscen- 
tibus. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, in fundo calycis liberum, pauciovulatum, stipite apice, 
oblique dilatato, subarticulato; stylus brevissimus, crassus, stigmate terminali truncato 
concavo ciliato. Legumen breve, subfaleatum, compresso-turgidumi, coriaceo-sublignosum, 
costis elevatis pereursum, follieulatim dehiscens. Semina 2-3, transversa, suborbiculata, 
erasso-compressa, exarillata, albuminosa; eotyledones plans, carnosule, basi cordatze ; 
radicula brevis, recta.—A rbor procera, inermis, Folia ampla, imparipinnata, foliolis coria- 
ceis. Stipulas non vidimus. Flores lutei, racemosi, racemis ad apices ramorum in pani- 
culam amplam ramosissimam dispositis. Bractes et braeteole angusts, caducissimim. 
Semina pallide rubra, nitida. ; 
. Speeies 1l, ad flumen Uaupés juxta fines Brasiliw borealis ereseens,  Tachigalia erythrosperma: 
R. Spruce, Pl. Exs. n. 2780. 
301. Melanoxylon, Schott in Spreng. Syst. Cur. Post. 406.  (Perittium, Vog. in 
Linnea, xi. 408.)—Oalyeis tubus discifer oblique campanulatus; segmenta 5, valde imbri- 
cata, extimo minore. Petala 5, late orbiculata, patentia, imbricata, summo intimo, parum 
dissimilia. Stamina 10, libera, vix declinata, filamentis basi villosis; antherwe oblongm, 
uniformes, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, in fundo calycis libe- 
rum, oc-ovulatum ; stylus brevis, crassus, incurvus, stigmate truncato-concavo ciliolato. 
Legumen late oblongo-faleatum, compressum, coriaceo-sublignosum, 2-valve, intus inter 
semina farctum. Semina transversa, oblonga, compressa, integumento interiore corizceo 
nitido appresso, exteriore samariformi laxo membranaceo, apice in alam faleatam truncatam 
usque ad marginem valvularum extensam producto, basi cum funiculo brevissimo con- 
tinuo; albumen tenue; cotyledones plans, oblong:, basi cordatm ; radigula brevis, recta. 
—Arbor procera, foliis inflorescentiaque ferrugineis. Folia imparipinnata, foliolis ac-jugis. 
Flores (lavi?) majusculi, racemosi, racemis in paniculam amjlam terminalem dispositis. 
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