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Dr. JAcx on Cyrtandracee, 
is generally an abortive leafless stalk of an inch in length. 
Peduncles axillary, reflexed, villous, shorter than the pe- 
tioles, supporting a head of from two to five flowers, invested 
by an involucre composed of two opposite ovate leaflets 
united at the base. Calyx tubular, hirsute with brown 
hairs, quinquefid. Corolla white, pilose without, much 
longer than the calyx; tube curved, expanding into a large 
infundibular mouth ; /imb five-parted, somewhat two-lipped; 
segments nearly equal. Stamina two fertile, shorter than 
the corolla; two abortive rudiments. Anthers connate. 
Style about the length of the stamina. Stigma thick, de- 
pressed, and transverse. Ovary surrounded by a nectarial 
ring, long, two-celled ; cells bipartite by the revolute lobes 
of the dissepiment, to which the seeds are attached all 
round. 
5. CYRTANDRA GLABRA. 
C. foliis lato-ovatis serratis glabris, capitulis breve-pedunculatis, 
involucro monophyllo. 
Interior of Bencoolen. 
Herbaceous. Leaves alternate from the abortion of the opposite 
petiole, rather long-petioled, broad-ovate, acuminate, ra- 
ther acute at the base, serrated, smooth; about seven 
inches long by five broad. — Peduncles axillary, short, sup- 
porting a head of large white flowers. Involucre mono- 
phyllous, closely embracing the flowers. Calyx five-cleft. 
Corolla much longer than the calyx, expanding into a wide 
funnel-shaped faux; limb five-parted, nearly equal. Sta- 
mina two, conniving, shorter than the corolla; the rudi- 
ments of two others. Anthers united. Style longer than 
the stamina. Stigma dilated, sub-bilabiate. . Berry as in 
the genus. 
6. CYRTANDRA 
