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it not for a combination of characters, it might be taken for an aber- 

 rant Phyllanthus. Although the cotyledons are little broader than 

 the long radicle, and barely flattish, one would hardly refer the genus 

 to the Stefiolohiece, being so unlike the Australian type. It shows that 

 Mr. Bentham was wise in reducing Miiller's primary series to the 

 rank of a tribe. 



