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glands. Petioles 2-23 inches long, villous and ferruginous, 
thickened under the leaf. - Racemes axillary, shorter than 
the leaves. Flowers pedicelled. Peduncles and pedicels ferru- 
ginous. Drupe oval, the form of an Olive, but smaller, with 
a single, rather smooth nut, generally containing but one 
perfect seed; sometimes there is a second, smaller, and the 
vestiges of the partition and abortive ovule can almost always 
be observed. Seed oblong, pointed above. Albumen con- 
form: Embryo inverse, extending nearly the whole length of 
the albumen. Cotyledons flat, oblong, with a distinct nerve 
along their middle. Radicle superior, clavato-cylindrical, 
much shorter than the cotyledons. 
Oss. I have not seen the flowers of this species, but its 
fruit and general resemblance to the preceding, leave no 
doubt as to the genus, and its characters are sufficiently 
marked to distinguish it from the others. 
TETRACERA ARBORESCENS. W.J. 
PoLYANDRIA TETRAGYNIA. 
Foliis obovatis integerrimis glabris, floribus paniculatis axil- 
laribus et terminalibus, calycibus 5-phyllis. 
- Near the shores of the Bay of Tapanooly in Sumatra.— 
Arborescent. Leaves alternate, petioled, about 3 inches 
long, oblong-obovate, rounded at the apex, and terminating 
in a short point, very entire, with reflexed edges, smooth, 
shining above, coriaceous and firm, veins reticulate, merves 
somewhat pilose on the under surface. Petioles short. 
Panicles axillary and terminal, many-flowered. Calyx 5- 
leaved, spreading, persistent, smooth. Stamens numerous. 
Capsules generally 3, smooth and shining, roundish-ovate, 
opening on one side, containing a single seed attached to the 
base of the capsule, and enveloped in a pale yellowish 
laciniate arillus. The vestiges of 2 or 3 abortive ovules are 
observable in the bottom of the capsule. 
UVARIA HIRSUTA. W.J. 
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Tota hirşuta etiam calyces fructusque pilis erectis, floribus 
