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spongy, somewhat double covering. Perisperm none, 
Embryo conform to the seed, folded. Cotyledons two, 
sublanceolate, thick, and fleshy. Radicle taper-pointed, 
inferior. Male FLowERS exactly like the Hermaphro- 
dite, except the pistil, which is wanting, or at most only 
the rudiments of one are to be found. 
The ripe berries are eaten by the natives. The root is 
astringent, and employed by the Telinga physicians in 
substance to stop Diarrhoeas. 
4. O. glabra. R. 
Shrubby, Leaves alternate, ternate; leaflets oblong, 
smooth, serrate, with hairy glands in the axills of the 
veins. Racemes axillary. 
Schmidelia racemosa. Willd. 2. 435. 
Usubus triphylla. Burm. ind. 81. t. 32. f. 1. 
The species 1 am now describing, was found at Chitta- 
gong by Mr. Roxburgh, and by him introduced into 
the Botanic garden at Calcutta, where it blossoms in 
May, and ripens its seeds in August and September. 
Stem nothing that deserves the name, but several, 
Spreading branches. Bark somewhat scabrous, with 
ferruginous spots. Leaves alternate, ternate, petioled, 
Leaflets oblong, subsessile, serrate, the point rather ob- 
tuse, having small hairy glands in the axils of the veins 
underneath, from two to four inches long, and from one 
to two broad. Petioles channelled, smooth, from one to 
two inches long, Racemes axillary, solitary, simple, 
erect, twice the length of the petioles. Flowers numer- 
us, short-pedicelled, collected into little fascicles, ma- 
ny of which are male. Bractes minute, acute, one, two, 
‘Or three, to each fascicle of flowers. Calyx of two 
‘equal pairs of round, permanent leaflets, the inner 
Pair much larger. Petals four, placed on one side. 
Pposite to the stamens; cuneate, amareinay on the 
side ofthe exterior half is a tuft of wool, 
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