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many-seeded, seeds disposed round the lobes of the dissepi- 
ment. 
3. CYRTANDRA BICOLOR. 
C. foliis elliptico-lanceolatis basi cordatis supra glabris, subtus 
villosis purpureis, pedunculis petiolo brevioribus. 
Sumatra. 
Stem herbaceous, sub-erect. Leaves opposite, long-petioled, 
one of the petioles generally abortive, elliptic-lanceolate, 
cordate and rounded at the base, acute, edges revolute, 
smooth and dark-green above, purple, villous, and very 
soft beneath; nine or ten inches long.  Petioles about the 
same length as the leaves. Peduncles axillary, reflexed, 
about two inches long, bearing a head of from six to ten 
pedicellate flowers, embraced by a short deciduous invo- 
lucre. Calyx tubular, quinquefid. Corolla white, large ; 
limb sub-irregular, five-lobed. Stamina two, with two abor- 
tive filaments. Style one. Berry oblong, many-seeded ; 
lobes of the dissepiments seminiferous. 
| 4. CYRTANDRA HIRSUTA. 
C. foliis elliptico-ovatis basi cordatis crenatis utrinque pilosis, 
capitulis paucifloris hirsutis, involucro bipartito. 
Sumatra. 
Herbaceous, ascending, pilose. Stem round. Leaves opposite, 
one of them generally abortive, and hence apparently alter- 
nate, long-petioled, round-oval, or elliptic-ovate, cordate 
at the base, rather obtuse, crenate, pilose with remote erect 
hairs; about five inches long and three broad.  Petioles 
round, as long as the leaves, embracing the stem at the 
joints, and uniting with the base of the opposite one, which 
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