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STIGMAPHYLLON* aristatum. 

 Awned Stigmaphyllon. 



DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Malpighiace^e Juss. {Introduction to the natural system 

 of Botanij, p. 118.) 



STIGMAPHYLLON Aug. de St. Hil. fl. bras, merid. vol, 3. p. 48.— 

 Calyx 5-partitns, laciniis 4basi biglandulosis. Petala ingequalia. Stam. 10, 

 insequalia et dissimilia ; antherce connective crasso glandulseformi. Sty/i 



tres, apice foliacei. Samarce 3 v. abortu pauciores apice alatse. Frutices, 



scBpius scandentes. Folia opposita v. ternata, rarb alterna, petiolis glan- 

 dulosis. 



S. aristatum; foliis glabris sagittato-hastatis angulatis acutis lobis posticis 

 truncatis margine passim aristatis, petiolis apice biglandulosis, sa- 



maris 



Caulis volubilis, glaber. Folia caulina ut supra descripta, ramulorum 



minora scepe ohlonga, integerrima. Umbellae pedunculatce, pauciJlorcB. 



Glandulse calycis carnos<B,Jlavce, sem,ipellucidce. PetaXdL^mbriata, vitellina. 



A native of the tropical part of South America, and 

 consequently requiring the heat of a stove. We are 

 indebted to Mrs. Marryatt, of Wimbledon, for the specimen 

 from w^hich our drawing was taken. It had been received 

 in that lady's extensive collection under the name of Banis- 

 teria auricutata, which is quite another species, but of the 

 same genus. 



A handsome climber, flowering in June, July, and 

 August, and propagated by cuttings. 



The different species of this genus are common in 

 Brazil, from whence one would think they might be easily 

 obtained. As they are all handsome climbers, they are 

 well worth inquiring about. 



* So named in allusion to the singular circumstance of the stigmas of 

 this genus being expanded into a sort of leaf. 



