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fere ut in mare. Stamina abortiva 5. Ovarium liberum, biloculare, 

 polyspermuni. Stylus filiformis. Stigma oblongum, peltato-capitatum. 

 Ovuta indefinite numerosa, placentae axili affixa. Capsula supera, bi- 

 locularis, bivalvis ; valvis medio septiferis, mediante stigmate persis- 

 tenti connexis. Se7nma plui-ima, minnta, reticulata, apiculata, placentae 

 transversim affixa, dorso secus racheos directionem cristata; albumen 

 nullum ; cotyledones paivse ; 7-adicula ratione cotyledonum longa, cla- 

 vata, hilum spectans ; plumitla inconspicua. — Arbores ; ramis oppositis 

 determinate ramosis ; foliis oppositis, exstipulatis, integris ; raceniisjja- 

 niculatis ; floribus minutis, inconspicuis. 



A part of the additional information on this curious genus has 

 already appeared (on Mr. Griffith's authoritj") in Prof. Lindley's 

 ' Natural System of Botany.' After noticing the Combretaceous 

 habit of the male tree when in full flower, Mr, Griffith adds, that it 

 can scarcely be doubted that it is the type of a distinct order, and 

 hazards an opinion that its true situation in the natural system will 

 be found between LythrariecB and MelastomacecB. He observes also 

 that the ovula present the peculiarity of the raphe running along 

 their upper or under faces, independent apparently of any twisting 

 of the short funicle. 



Mr. Gx-iffith next characterizes a new genus of the order Tern- 

 stroemiacecE, as follows : — 



Gen. Erythrochiton, Griff.* 



Flores dioici, bibvactcolati. Calyx inferus, profunde 5-partitus. Petala 

 5, liypogyna, libera, sepalis opposita. Stamina indefinita, hypogyna, 

 multiplici serie. yInthercE adnatje, truncatse. Ovarium 2-loculare, 4- 

 ovulatum. Styli 2. Stigmata 2, reniformia, foliacea. Bacca supera, 

 2-locularis, 2-4 sperma. Semina pendula, albuminosa. Embryo cur- 

 vatus. — .A.rbor mediocris ; foliis stipulatis, perennantibus, integris; pe- 

 dunculis extra-axillaribus ; floribus solttariis ; facie quodammodo Ca- 

 mellicE. 



Erythrochiton Wallichianum. 



Hab. in sylvis secus littora Insulae Madamacan, Mergui proximse ; lect. 

 mense Decembris 1S34. 



Mr. Griffith adds in a note, that to this genus Hopea eglandulosa, 

 Roxb., which Mr. Colebrooke in a MS. note in Roxburgh's MS. 

 Synopsis stated long ago not to belong to Hopea (Sarcostigma Rox- 

 burghii, Wall. MSS., formerly called by Mr. Brown Wahlenbergia), 

 appears to have a considerable similarity in habit and in the structure 

 of the stigmata and ovarium. And a similar correspondence exists, 

 as far as can be judged from a drawing in the Botanic Garden at 



* Nee Nees et Mart. — Secr. 



