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filain. sterilis interjectis, cal. vix caliculatis — 

 Type the Amarantlius of Barr. t. 193 says 

 Adanson, Celosia has properly 10 stain. 5 alt, 

 steriU^, and cal. with 2 or 3 calicules. 



562. Xekandra Raf. neog. 1825, ad Iresine 

 diff. cal. duplex ext. 3part. int. 5 part. stam. 5 

 gland ulis globosis, alternis. fl. fern, extus corno- 

 sa, stylis 2, sem. glabrum unicum inutriculo. — 

 Type X celosioides, and elatior, both Iresine 

 do auct. but this G. belongs to Amaranthides 

 while Iresine belongs to Alsinides by polysperm 

 capsule. 



563. Iresine L. auct. Dioica cal. 5part. bi- 

 calicul. stam. 5, squamulis alt. stig. 2 sess. utri- 

 culo polysp. sem. tomentosa — the stamens are 

 slightly united at the base, this G. might be re- 

 duced to Celosides. 



564. CoiLosPERMA Raf. (hollow seed) cal. du 

 plex, ext. 2part. int. 5part. concav. stam. 5 li- 

 beris basi dilatatis, stylis 3, bacca 3sperma, 

 sem. concavis, lucidis — A very distinct Genus 

 from Celosia by free stamens, berry and seeds, 

 whereby it belongs even to a different family 

 Empetridia, see 633, but the habit is some- 

 what like Celosides. The type is C. cordata 

 Raf. the Celosia baccatal Retz. W. P. fol. 

 cord. acum. racemis laxis. India. 



565. Deeringia Br. cal. duplex ext. 3part. 

 int, 5part. stam. 5 basi coalitis, stylus trifidus, 

 bacca triloba polysperma uniloc. sem. centralis 

 — This G. was wrongly deemed the Celosia 

 baccata by Brown; it is not even of same fami- 

 ly, being a real Celosidia. Type D. celosioi- 

 des Hooker b. m. 2717. fol. petiol. ovatis acum, 

 spicis gracilis, fl. remotis viridlis — Australia. 



566. Hyparete Raf. (Nympha) cal. urceo- 

 latus 5dentatus stam. 5 basi coal, stylis 3, caps. 



