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monadelphis 5 alt. sterilis, stylo brevis, stig. 1. 

 obtus. glanduloso, utriculo monosp. sem. lentic. 

 Fol. opp. fl. capit — New American Genus 

 near Uretia and l>/«-c/*«, of real subfam. Achy- 

 ranthidia by unic stigma. Three types, 



550. Stcb'cmis repcns Raf. Achyr, do Elliot. 

 Gomphrena et lUccebr. polygonoides L. auct. 

 Achyr. Lam. non Retz ncc Vitm. quid et Di- 

 gera araensls Forsk. Repens hirta, fol. pet. 

 lane. cai)itulis sessilibus ovatis — Carolina, Geor- 

 gia and Antilles, the Antillian plant is perhaps 

 different by stem dichotome, broader leaves and 

 globular heads, St. glohosa Raf. 



551. Steire mis Jico Idea Raf. Achyr. do El- 

 liot, Illecebrum do L. auct. Repens, glabra, 

 fol. petiol. lato lanceol. capit. globosis sessilis 

 pubescens — Carol. Florida, Antillis ^c. 



552. Steiremis sessilifoUa Raf Repens ra- 

 dicans glabra, fol, sessilib. obov. et subrot. acu- 

 tis, capit. glabosis sessilis — In Spain and Africa, 

 blended with the last by all Authors, probably 

 several other sp. near these in both continents. 



553. Phyllepidu3i Raf. 1814 sp. sc. cum. ic. 

 cal. duplex, utrinque 5part. internis emarg. 

 stam. 5 liberis filif stylis 2. filif. utriculus mo- 

 nosp. Fol. alt. sess. fl. spic. bract — Of family 

 Amaranthidla New G. of mine disc. 1804, the 

 habit is peculiar, leaves scaly like, the internal 

 calix has emarginate divisions, both are persis- 

 tent as usual in the whole tube. 



554. Phifllepidum squamosum^af. ut supra, 

 Desvaux J^c, caule erecto ramoso, fol squamul. 

 semiamplex. ovatis acuminatis, spica densa o- 

 blonga, bract, subul — In Maryland, sandy Pine 

 woods, rare, flowers uncolored, stem G to 8 

 inches, 



555. DiMEiANTHUs Raf, (2 less in fl ) BUton 



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