PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA, 487 
Ons. In some species & is the prevailing number in the parts 
‘of the flower and fruit, and in others there are no filaments 
except the tapering points of the germen, Linn. - 
VYVOLA. Tourn. 236. 
Car. Cup 5-leaved, short, permanent ; leafitse v-oblong ; 
rather acute at the end, blunt at the base, feat ond 
the base, equal but variously disposed ; 2 support the 
upper petal, 2 the 2 lateral petals, and 1 supports the 
lower petals. 
Loss. Petals 5 Eepties unequal, the Upper straight, 
facing downwards, roader and blunter than meee 
_ notched at the end, terminating at the base in a blunt 
horn-like Nectary, projecting between the leaves of 
the cup. ee 
Lateral Petals 2; opposite, blunt, Straight. 
Lower Petals 2; larger, reflected upwards. — 
é 
Stam. Filaments 5, very small, the 2 near the uppermost 
~ petal furnished with little appendages which enter the 
nectary. -Anthers generally united, blunt, with mem- 
_ branes at the end. 
Pist, _Germen roundish, superior. Style thread-shaped, 
projecting beyond the anthers. _ Szmmit oblique. 
S. Vess. Capsu egg-shaped, 3-edged, blunt, with 1 cell 
" and 3 valves. - ‘i is i - ” 
EEDS many, -shaped, furnished : with appendages, 
fixed to the vee. | tacle narrow, running likea 
line along each valve. ; “ ; 
Oss. In some species the summit is a simple reflected hook, 
in others a little concave knob, perforated at the end. 
IMPA’TIENS. Tourn. 235, Balsamina. Gertn, 113. 
Cat. Cup 2 leaves, very small. Leafits circular, but ta- 
- pering 1 a eat, aa, placed ee sides of the 
_ blossom, coloured, deciduous. 
Bross. Petals 5, gaping, unequal. Be go 
Upper Petal circular, flat, upright, with 3 shallow 
0 
_ Segments, tapering to a point, forming the Upper Lip. 
Titer Peal Se bens back, large, tides of, the 
_ Outer part, blunt, irregular, forming the Lower Lip. _ 
