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which are the true types of the real Achyran- 

 thes ! see tlie next Genera, A. dicfiotoma and 

 corijiiibosa are Anijclda. Ac. altissima with 

 scandcnt stem must be a peculiar 6sfenus. 



543. CoDivALiA Raf. Pupal Ad. cal. 5part. 

 2ciliatis hamatis seu echinatis, caliculus 2, stam. 

 5 basi coalitis, stylo, stig. sem. unicum Fruct, 

 Fol. ojipos. jl. spicatis^ glomeratis — Types 

 AcliJjr. lajjpcicea, patiila., L. &.c. 



544. Uretia Raf. Ouret Ad. cal. 5fidus, 

 caliculus 1, stam. 10 basi coal. 5 sterilis, 1 styl. 

 2 stigma, sem. 1. Merba, fol. alt. fl. capitatis. 

 — Type Acliyranthes alter uif alia L. and pro- 

 bably several others. ' ' 



545. KoKERA Ad. cal. Gpart. concavis, stam. 

 5 liberis styl. 1. stig. 2, caps, circums. 1 sper- 

 ma. Fol. alt. glomeridis panic. — I am unable 

 to indicate the type of this G. of Adanson, as 

 he quotes no figure, it is probably found among 

 the Achyranthes, although the fruit is like A- 

 marantliiis. Family Amaranthides. 



546. EcLOTORiPA Raf. (Nom. Egypt. Amar- 

 anth) cal. squarrosus, 5part. ineq. 3 internis pe- 

 taloideis major patens, stam. coalita in corpus 

 calloso 3dent. antheris 3 internis, stigma . . . 

 sem. unicum. Fol. alt. jl. spicatis — another 

 peculiar Genus blended in Achyranthes muri- 

 cata of Egypt, at least 2 species. 



547. Eclotoripa fruticosa Raf. caule fru- 

 tic. fol. petiol. ovatis, spicis pedunc. axill. elon- 

 gatis, ped. 5gonis. — Egypt ^^c. 



548. Eclotoripa annua Raf. caule annuo 

 ramoso patulo, fol. petiol. ciliatis, subcordatis, 

 ped. ut supra — Arabia and Mollucas. 



549. Steiremis Raf. (sterile half) Cal. du- 

 plex, ext. 3part. internus 5part. ineq. stam. 10 



