676 MONOECiA MONADELPHiA. Acalijpha. 



as long as the leaves, many-flowered, crowned, with a body 

 in the form of a cross, the base of which is surrounded with 

 a three-leaved calyx, the arms of the cross are tubular, with 

 their mouths fringed, from the base of the cross on one side, 

 issues a style-like thread, with a fringed stigma. The body 

 of the cross contains an ovate seed-like substance. Male 

 FLOWERS numerous, crowded round the upper part of the 

 spike. Calyx four-leaved, leaflets cordate. Filaments, their 

 number I could never ascertain, so exceedingly minute are 

 they. Female FLOWERS below the male, remote. Involu- 

 cre cup-formed, with an opening on the inner side, striated, 

 smooth, toothed, from two to four-flowered. Calyx three- 

 leaved. 



2. A. ciliata. Willd. iv. 522. Valil, &c. 



Annual. Leaves serrate. Spikes axillary, shorter than 

 the petioles. Involucres notched, one-flowered, ciliate and 

 hairy. 



A rare species, but growing in similar soil with Indica. It 

 is also like that, annual, and about the same size. 



Leaves as in A. Indica, except that they are a little hairy. 

 Spikes axiWary. Female flowers. /wuo/Mcre one-flower- 

 ed, toothed, ciliated, hairy. 



J^oie. The same terminal cross is to be found at the extre- 

 mity of the spike in this species. 



3. A.pilosa. Willd. iv. 525. 



Annual, erect, hairy. Leaves long-petiolcd, cordate, ser- 

 rate, three-nerved. Spikes axillary, as long as the petioles. 

 Involucre cup-shaped, dentate, one-flowered, 



A native of the Moluccas. 



4. A. ameniacea. R. 



Dioecous, shrubby. Leaves long-petioled, ovate-cordate, 

 taper-pointed, serrate, three-nerved. Stipules ensiforra. 

 Spikes axillary, as long as the petioles, the male amentace- 



