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lata, evaginata vel sessilia, cordato-ovata, acuta vel subcomplicata, praesertim in fructu, 

 vel patentia. Racetni 2-6-flori, flore superiore saepe sterili ; bracteis hyalinis, lanceola- 

 tis. Sepala 6, albida, hyalina ; tria exteriora elliptica, acutiuscula ; 3 interiora anguste 

 linearia, apice paulo dilatata. Stamina 6 ; filamenta supra medium pilis luteis barbata. 

 Antherae 6, versatiles ; loculis quadratis brachiatim divaricatis, demum apice fissis. 

 Ovarium sensim in stylum attenuatum ; stigmate capitate, puberulo. Capsula ovata, 

 obtuse trigona, apiculata, glabra, laevis, trivalvis. Semina angulata (in quoque loculo 

 duo) truncato-trigona, rugoso-sulcata. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 

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Fig. 1. Streptolirion volubile, of the natural size. 



Fig. 2. Flower, slightly magnified. 



Fig. 3. A stamen. 



Fig. 4. Pistillum. 



Fig. 5. One of the valves of the capsule. 



Fig. 6. Transverse section of capsule. 



Figs. 7 & 8. Seeds in different points of view. 



Fig. 9. Embryo. 



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