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4. NEEA Kuiz ct Pav. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers small, with 3 

 minute bracteoles, dicecious, in solitary terminal stalked paniculate 

 corymbiform cymes. Male flowers : perianth tubular-campanu- 

 late, slightly urceolate, 5-toothed ; stamens 8, included, inserted 

 with the aborted ovary at tlie base of the flower ; lilaments 

 unequal. Female flowers : periantli tubular-urceolate, 5-toothed ; 

 stamens with sterile anthers inserted at the base of the ovary ; 

 style included ; stigma penicillate at the mouth of the perianth. 



Fig. i)2.Xeea niijricans. Fawc. it Kendle. 



A, Mak' tlower X .'>. 



B, Uo. with perianth renioved X 



C, Female flowers X 5. 



I). Female flower cut lengthwise X .'>. 

 E, Fruit in section x a ; 7>, pericarp ; 

 (', endosperm ; c, cotyledons. 



Anthocarp somewhat fleshy on the outside, crowned by the 

 persistent periantli (otherwise agreeing with Pi.'<niii((). 



!Spe(jies about 43, natives of tropical America chiefly Soutli 

 America, a few in Central America and thf West Indies. 



Tomentum of buds aud twigs white 1. -V. iiigricatis. 



Tomentum of buds and twigs reddish .!. .V. rot undi folia. 



1. N. nigricans conih. nov. ; twigs, petioles, inflore.scence and 

 buds white-tomentellous ; leaves narrowly elUptical to oblong- 



