CENT. VI. 99 



ricea, fol. ov. cord. int. panic, term plant of 

 Brazil, flowers dark blue. 



598. Abrophaes Raf. (elegant aspect) Foth- 

 ergilla Aubl. non alis difl*. 556, cal. turb. 5dent, 

 bibract. pet. 5 eq. unguic. antheris incurvis, sty- 

 lus longus pilosus, stig. capit. planum, bacca ex- 

 suca striata coronata 31ocul. JFrut, fl, racem, 



599. Abrophaes mirabilis^, Foth, do Aubl. 

 Vitm. Melast. tamonea Sw. W. P. auct. fol. pet, 

 ovatobl. acute integris 5nervis subt. toment. ra- 

 cemis term. Shrub of Guyana 4-5feet high^ 

 flowers white. 



600. Clastilix Raf (broken calix) difl*. 556. 

 cal. tubuloso obi. vel ovato inequaliter disrum- 

 pentes Types CZ. mexicana, tunicata^ Raf. 

 Melast of Kunth. 



Such was the medley of Melastomas, united 

 by no characters, except leaves opposite ner- 

 vose ! ! ! not satisfied with this, the Linnean Bot- 

 anists and even Kunth have thrown into it the 

 good G. Maieta, Tococa, Topobea of Aublet, 

 and even Tristema of Jussieu! also Tibuchina 

 ' since put in Rhexia with all the capsular sp. see 

 next Centuria. It appears that all the sp. with 

 inferior berries form this family, to which ought 

 to be united the baccate EpiLOjBinns, such as 

 Fuchsia, Muriria, Cacucia, Dorvallia &-c and 

 the Myrtides with definite stamens. 



