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sempermreniis nonnihil refcrcntia) parva(|-2 cent, longa, 1 cent, 

 lata), basi rotundafa v. emarginata, apice acutiusciila, obtusiuscula 

 V. rctusa, Integra v. insequali-crenata, coriacea crassa, supra 

 lucida lajvia (dense viridia), remote penninervia subavenia. Florcs 

 breviter (2-3 millimj pedicellati, miniiti (1 millim.), in axillis 

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

 SepalaS, 3-angularia crassiuscula, valvata. Petala breviora carno- 

 sula, concava, apice retusa. Stamina petalis subsequalia -, anlhcris 

 subovoideis, apice acutiusculis. Germen disco intus receplaculum 

 vestienti cupulariqife omnino infcrius. Fructus ut in genere, basi 

 cupula3 brevi adnatus, subglobosus pisiformis; ala oblongo-elli- 

 psoidca (2 cent. longa, f cent, lata) subavenia, stylo in medio co- 

 slata et apice minute apiculata. — Slirps habitu et foliis in genere 

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

 ptanche (exs. n. 272) in insula Tauk in ramis iisdeni floriferam 

 fructigeraniquc legit (Herb. Mus. par. et alior.). 



130. Emmenospermum Pancherianum. 



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

 Folia altcrna v. in raniulis brevisslmis fasciculata creberrima, bre- 

 vissime (o-i millim.) peliolata, obovata (ea Buxi sempervirentis 

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

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

 subemarginata,integernma subcoriacea, utiplanta lota glaberrima 

 dense viridia, supra lucida Icevia, subtus opaciora, penninervia 

 nervis primariis paucis altcrnis obliquis; vcnis parcis vix conspi- 

 cuis. Florcs minuti in axillis crcbris spurie umbellati cymosi (albi 

 odorati, ex Puncher) ; pedicellis filiformibus folio 2-midio brevio- 

 ribus. Sepala 5, 3-angularia, summo receptaculo subcampanulato 

 intus disco tenui \estito inserta, yalvata. Petala slaminaque ab jis 

 involuta imis sinubus calycis inserta. Germen imo receptaculo 



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