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2. BREHMIA, Harv. 
Calyx 4—6-parted; segments subulate, longer than the co- 
rolla. Corolla funnel-shaped, 4—6-lobed ; lobes erecto-patent, 
valvate in bud ; throat bearded. Stamens inserted in the base 
of the corolla, included; filaments filiform; anthers cordate, 
basifixed, connivent, fringed with long, curled, mterwoven hairs. 
Ovary on a crenate disk, ovate, 1-celled ; ovules many, on a 
central fleshy placenta, peltate; style very short, conical ; 
stigma subcapitate. Berry with a thick rind, globose, 1-celled, 
many-seeded. Seeds lying in pulp, peltate—DO. Prod. ix. p. 
18. 
B. spinosa (Strychnos spinosa, Lam.) occurs in the Eastern district, 
Caffraria, and at Natal; it is also a native of Madagascar. It is a large 
shrub or small tree, with angular, spreading, spiny branches and 3-nerved 
leaves. The fruit, which is about as large as a small orange, contains a 
sweet and not unwholesome pulp, and is cultivated for the table in the 
Eastern districts. 
Trise 2. BuppLErEm. (Gen. 3-5.) 
3. NUXIA, Lam. 
Calyx 4-toothed or 4-fid. Corolla-tube short, rarely sub- 
exserted, transversely slitting above the base shortly after the 
flower opens; lobes 4, spreading. Stamens 4, exserted ; an- 
thers ovate, becoming 1-celled by confluence. Ovary tomen- 
tose, 2-celled ; ovules many; style simple, obtuse. Capsules 
2-valved, septicidal; valves 2-fid or subentire, with inflexed 
edges. Seeds many.—DC. Prod. x. p. 484. 
Trees or shrubs, natives of North and South Africa. Leaves glabrous or 
hairy, opposite or subverticillate, mostly entire. Flowers small, in cymes or 
panicles.—3 South African species, Eastern. 
4. CHILIANTHUS, Burch. 
Calyx 4-fid. Corolla-tube short,rarely subexserted, not trans- 
versely slitting at base; lobes 4, spreading. Stamens 4, ex- 
serted ; anthers 2-celled. Ovary tomentose, 2-celled; ovules 
few or several; style filiform; stigma capitate. Capsules as 
in Vu«ia. Seeds sometimes solitary — DC. Prod. x. p. 485. 
Cape trees or shrubs, Leaves tomentose on one or both sides, opposite, 
entire toothed or lobed. Flowers minute, panicled.—4 species, all Eastern. 
5. BUDDLEA, Linn. 
Calyx 4-toothed or 4-fid. Corolla-tube short or long; limb 
spreading or suberect, 4-parted ; segments short. Stamens 4, 
either inserted in the throat, the anthers subsessile or within 
the tube, the anthers reaching the throat, or included. Style 
