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didynama, apice tubi affixa, corollam feqnantia, filamcntis basi liberis hirsutie cinctis ; 

 antherfe parvie, 2-loculareSj loculis coriiubus connectivi semihmaris affixis parallelis. 

 Discus annularis. Stigina 2-iidum, laciniis acutis subreqnalibua ; ovula in quoque lociilo 

 2 1 V- 1 ? Capsnla . , - ,' - — Herba glabra. Folia lata, tennia, Cymre axillares, pe- 

 diinculatse, simplices, in specimine S-flor^, Bractere et bracteolje lineares. Corolla 

 calycem uitrapollicarem hand excedens, {Char, ex Neesio,) 



Species 1, Peruviana, a nobis non visa, 



31, Wliitfieldla, Hook, Bot Mag, t. 4155. — Calyx 5-partituSj segmentis membranaceia 

 coloratis ublongis lanccolatisve. Corolloe tubus fero a basi ampliatusv. tenuiter cylindra- 

 ccus ct supeme abmpte inflexus, in fauccm cniiipanulatam aiupliatus ; limbus sub;ie{{ualisj 

 patenSj lobis 5 ovatis v. oblongo-lanceolatis contortis. Stamina 4, didynama, siib fauce 

 V, prope basin tubi affixaj inclusa, tilaiiientis basi barbatis, 2 posticis magis approximatis j 

 aiithorai oblongiej dorsitixajj loculis fequalibus parallelis muticis. Stylus basi supra 

 ovarium incrasaatus, longe filiformiSj stigmate temiinali capitato-dilatato obscure 2-Iobo ; 

 ovula in quoque loculo 2, Capsnla , . . . — Fmtices glabri v. inflorescentia vix pube- 

 flcente. Folia opposita, integerrinia . Flores albi v, lateritii, in axillis bracteanim oppo- 

 sitarum solitarii, breviter pedicellati, in racemuni terminalem dispositi. Bracteolai sub 

 calyce et interdum bractete ipste meinbranacea; colorat^e, 



Kpeeies 2, Afric^e tropicae incolae, T, Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 27. Beauv, FL Ow, et 

 Ben. t 26 {liiiellia)^ flori:^ colore falso, 



32, Satanocrater, Schweinf. in Vcrli, ZooL Bot. Gesell, Wien, xviii. 670. — Calyx tubii- 

 losusj oblongus, 5-angulatu8, apice contractus breviterque 5'fidng. Corollie tubus longe 

 cylindraceusj in faucein subcajni)anulatani ventricoso-ampliatus ; liinbus suba^qualis, 

 patenSj lobis 5 late rotundatis contortis. Stamina 4, didynama, ad basin faucis affixa^ 

 inclusaj filamentis basi dilatatis postice approximatis, 2 posticis paullo altius adnatis : 

 anthera; oblongaj, loculis ajqualibus paiallelis muticis. Discus inconspicuus. Stylus 

 apice subulatus, recurvus, dente postico minuto ; ovula in qnoqne loculo 2. Capsula 

 calyce clauso inclusa, oblongo-linearis, apice basique leviter contracta, Semina 4, piano- 

 compressa, rugulosa, retinaculis brcvibua crassis fulta. — Hcrba biennis, eructa, minute 

 scabro-pubescens v, glabrata. Folia integerrima. Flores niajusculij ad axillas solitarii, 

 breviter pedicellati, bracteolis brevibus linearibus patentibus. 



Species 1, in Gallabat Africse tropica? a Schweinftirthio lecta. 



Genus Strohilantki affine, imprimis calyce in ordiiio insigni distinctum. 



33. Phy sacanthusv Benth, gen, nov. — Calyx oblongo-inflatus, membranacens, 5-angu- 

 latus, ore contractu breviter 5-fidu, Curullai tubus clongatus, tenuiter cylindracuus, sub 

 apice inflexus et painim ampliatua ; limbua explanatus, 5-fidus, lobi3 amplis obovatis ob- 

 cordatiave sub^equalibus contortis patentibxis. Stamina 4, snbdidynama, ad iiexAiram tubi 

 aflixa, inclusa, lilamentis brcvissimis basi discretis ; antliera; 1-Ioculares, anguste oblongie, 

 dorso prope basin affixio, apice pilis subdilatatis ciliatio^ mutica; ; staniinudium 0, 

 Discus brevis, camosulus, paruni prominens. Stylus filifonnis, apice leviter spathulatb- 

 dilatatus, iiitegeninius ; ovula in quoque loculo 3-4. Capsula calyce vesiculoso inclusa, 

 oblongo-linearis, a basi subicqualis, hand compressa- Semina abortu pauca, retinaculis 

 fulta (in speciminibusnostris imperfecta). — Herbie erectie, humiles, sxibsimplices, liirsut:e. 

 Folia ampla, integerrima v. subdentata. Flores majusculi, albi, ad apicem canlis 3-6-ni, 

 breviter x>edicellati, v. in axillis supurioribus solitarii. Bracteobe lineares, breves. Calyces 

 ^-l^-pollicarea. Corolb^e tubus calyce dimidio saltern longior. 



Species 2, AfricPG tropica^ occidcntjilis incolie. 



34. EndoBlphoDf T, Artders, gen, noi?.— -Calyx 5-partitus, segmentis longia linearibus 

 acuminatis herbaceis subteqiialibus. Corolla tubus elongatus, tenuiter cylindraceus, 

 supra medium flexuosus, vix tamen ampliatus ; iimbus explanatus, 5-lidufl, lobis rotun- 



