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sempervirentis nonnihil referentia, parva(~-2 cent, longa, 1 cent. 

 lata), basi rotundata v. emarginata, apice aeutiuscula, oblusiuscula 

 v. retusa, intégra v. inasquali-crenata, coriacea crassa, supra 

 lucida kevia (dense viridia), remote penninervia subavenia. Flores 

 breviter (2-3 millimj pedicellati, minuti (1 millirn.), in axillis 

 solitarii v. eymosi pauci; alabastro subgloboso, apice depresso. 

 Sepala5, 3-angularîa crassiuscula, valvata. Petala breviora carno- 

 sula, concava, apice retusa. Stamina petalis subsequaliaj antheris 

 subovoideis, apice acutiusculis. Germen disco intus receptaculum 

 vestienti cupularique omiiino inferius. Fructus ut in génère, basi 

 cupule brevi adnatus, subglobosus pisiformis; ala oblongo-elli- 

 psoidea (2 cent, longa, § cent, lata) subavenia, stylo in inedio co- 

 stata et apice minute apiculata. — Stirps habitu et foliis in génère 

 admodum conspicua nascitur in Austro-Caledonia, ubi cl. De- 

 planche (exs. n. 272) in insula Tauk in rainis iisdem floriferam 

 fructigeramque legit Herb. Mus. par. et alior.). 



130. Emmenospermuw Pancherianum. 



Frutex (1-2-metralis) multicaulis; ramis gracilibus (griscis). 

 Folia alterna v. in ramulisbrcvissimis fasciculata creberrima, biie- 

 vissime (o-A millim.) petioîata, obovata (ea Dux't sempervirenlis 

 nonnihil referentia) v. obovato-elliptica (ad 2-4 cent, longa, 

 1-2 cent, lata), basi plus minus longe cuneata, apice rotundata v. 

 subemarginata, integerrima subcoriacea, uti planta tota glaberrima 

 dense viridia, supra lucida lœvia, subtus opaciora, penninervia 

 nervis primariis paucis alternis obliquis; venis parcis vix eonspi- 

 cuis. Flores minuti in axillis crebris spurie umbellati eymosi albi 

 odorati, ex Panchef)\ pedicellisfiliformibus folio 2-rnidio brevio- 

 ribus. Sepala ô, 3-angularia, sumino receptaculo subcampanulato 

 intus disco tenui vestito inserta, valvata. Petala staminaque ab iis 

 involuta imis sinubus calycis inserta. Germen inio receptaculo 

 insertum, nisi ima basi liberum erectum, 2-loculare; stylo crasso 

 germine longiore in conuui truncatum apice brevissime 2-dentatum 



