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THE ARIZA PLANT. 
(BRO"\TX.EA AKIZA.) 
A Superb Hothouse Tree from Central America, lelonging to the Leguminous Order. 
^prritic Cljavartcr. 
THE AJIIZA PLANT. -Leaves in 6 or 8 pairs, oblong- 
lanceolate, with long points, usually narrowed at the base, 
the shorter of the lower couples cordate at the base. 
Bractlets connate, downy outside, 3 times as long as the 
tube of the calyx. Stamens II, not so long as the 
BROWN^A ARIZ A; foliis 6-8-jugis oblongo-lanceolatis 
longe cuspidatis basi plerisque angustatis jugorum in- 
feriorum brevioribus hasi cordatis, floribua dense capitato- 
spicatiSjbracteolis connatis cxtus tomcntosis calycis tubura 
triple superantibus,staminibus 1 1 corollara vix icquantibus 
corolla, free from their very base* ' a basi liberis. — O, Be^Uha 
Brownsea Ariza : Bentham in Planice Bai'tivegiancE, p. 171, no. 061* 
rvNE of tlie finest tropical trees m cultivation, ana more especially valuable, Decause it proauces its 
ina"*nificent heads of scarlet flowers without difficulty, Tlie specimen now figured was obtained 
from the Garden of the Horticultural Society in June last. The collector Hartweg^ from whom it came. 
provmce 
Ariza 
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which Mr. Bentham 
distinguishes it by its bracts and flowers being larger, the proportions of the floral organs difl^erent, 
and the stamens wholly distinct from each other. To tliis an inspection of the living plant enables 
us to add that the leaflets are larger and flatter, with a thicker texture. The claws of the petals are 
calvx, of which there are four not three. The followinii 
er to Browncea arandiceps. are equally suited to the Ariza : — • 
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