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—Male: Staminal column shorter or longer than the calyx, 
solid, bearing anthers at the 5—10-toothed apex; anthers ad- 
nate, 2-celled, opening outwards.—Female: Staminal column 
adnate to the carpophore, the abortive anthers at the base of 
the ovary. Ovary stipitate, of 5 connivent or partially connate 
carpels ; styles more or less united ; ovules many. Follicles 5 
or fewer, leathery or ligneous, few- or many-seeded.—F1/. Cap. 
1. p. 178; TLhes. Cap. t. 3. 
Trees, chiefly subtropical. S. Alexandri, Harv., our only species, was 
found near Uitenhage by Dr. Alexander Prior. 
TrisE 2. Domprye®. (Gen. 2-3.) 
2. DOMBEYA, Cav. 
Involucre 3-leaved, unilateral, deciduous, sometimes 0. 
Calyx 5-parted, at length reflexed, persistent. Petals 5, 
obovate, unequal-sided, convolute in bud, flat when expanded, 
persistent. Stamens united at base, 5 imperfect (stamimodia), 
strap-shaped or filiform, 10-15 fertile, antheriferous, alternat- 
ing with the sterile in parcels of 2-3; anthers oblong, erect. 
Ovary sessile, 3-5-celled; style 3-5-cleft, with revolute 
arms, stigmatose above ; ovules 2—4 in each cell. Capsules 
leathery, 3-5-celled.— FV. Cap. i. p. 220; Thes. Cap. t. 89, 
137-138. 
Subtropical shrubs and small trees, chiefly African. Leaves cordate or 
lobed, many-nerved. Flowers rosy or white, in umbels or corymbs, the 
petals somewhat enlarged after flowering, and drying to a papery consist- 
ence. 6 South African species, natives of, the Eastern district, Caffraria, 
and Natal. 
3. MELHANTA, Forsk. 
Inyolucre 3-leaved, persistent. Calyx 5-parted. . Petals 5, 
obovate, unequal-sided, convolute in bud, erect. Stamens 
united at base, 5 sterile, strap-shaped, 5 alternate fertile, 
shorter; anthers sagittate, erect. Ovary 5-celled; style 5-fid 
at the summit; ovules numerous. Capsules 5-celled.— FV. 
Cap. i. p. 221. 
‘Small, softly hairy, half-ligneous or herbaceous plants. Leaves ovate or 
oblong. Peduncles axillary, 1-2-flowered.—4 South African species, natives 
of the Eastern district and Natal. 
Trize 38. Hermanntem. (Gen. 4-6.) 
4. WALTHERIA, Linn. 
Calyx 5-cleft, 10-nerved, with or without a 3-leaved lateral 
involucel. Petals 5, oblong, with slender claws. Stamens 5, 
opposite the petals; filaments united into a tube at base ; 
