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Small glabrous herbs, with simple, alternate, narrow, minutely-stipuled 
leaves and axillary flowers.—2 species. 
12. PLUKENETIA, Linn. 
Flowers moneecious.—Male: Calyx 4-5-parted, valvate in 
bud. Disk of 4-5 glands, alternate with the sepals. Stamens 
8-10; filaments more or less connate at base, on a raised re- 
ceptacle, free above. A rudimentary pistil—Female: Calyx 
4—5-parted, imbricate. Ovary 3-4-celled; cells 1-ovuled ; style 
thick, short; stigma 3-4-lobed. Capsule 3-4-celled.—Sond. 
in Linn. l.e.p. 110. Sajorium, Baill. l.c. p. 480. t. 21. f 3-4. 
Plukenetia and Anabeena, Endl. 5784-5785 ; DC. l.c. p. 768. 
Twining undershrubs, with alternate, petioled, stipuled, penninerved, 
netted, toothed leaves, and axillary, racemose flowers.—P. Africana, Sond., 
found at Magalisberg. 
13, DALECHAMPIA, Plum. 
Flowers moneecious, the male and female together, within a 
2-leaved involucre.—Male: Calyx 4-5-parted, valvate in bud. 
Stamens indefinite; filaments united ina long or short column. 
—Female: Calyx 6-parted in 2 rows, imbricate in bud, or 
5-parted, quincuncial; sepals narrow, entire or laciniated, 
often enlarging and growing rigid. Ovary 3-angled, 3-celled ; 
cells 1-ovuled; style simple, oblong-clavate ; stigma capitate. 
Capsule 3-celled, in the persistent calyx.— Hindi. Gen. n. 5768 ; 
Baill. l.c. p. 485. t. 3. f. 16-18 and t. 4. f. 1-5; DC. Le. p. 1234. 
Twining or climbing undershrubs, with long-petioled, alternate, entire or 
3-5-lobed or -parted leaves and axillary peduncles, the involucral leaves be- 
coming membranous and veiny.—D. Capensis, Zey-, common in the Eastern 
district and at Natal. 
14. CLAOXYLON, A. Juss. 
Flowers diccious.—Male: Calyx 3-4-parted, valvate in 
bud. Stamens very many,,on a hemispherical torus ; fila- 
ments free; anther-cells distinct, erect on the apex of the 
filament.—Female: Calyx as the male. Disk of 3, fleshy, 
coloured glands, alternate with the sepals. Ovary 3-angled, 
3-celled; style 3-parted, the arms reflexed, plumose within. 
Capsule 3-celled—Endl. Gen. 5790; Baill. l. c. p. 491. ¢. 20. 
f. 20-24; DC. l..c. p. 775. 
Tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs, with red colouring matter in 
the veins of the leaves, ete.—C. Capense, Baill. (Acalypha, Drége, n. 4636) 
is our only species. 
15. CTENOMERIA, Harv. 
Flowers moncecious.—Male: Calyx 5-parted; segments 
veiny, valvate in bud. Stamens 50-60, on a prominent torus ; 
filaments free, capillary; anthers linear, rigid, basifixed.— 
Female: Calyx 6-7-parted ; the segments pectinate-pinnatifid. 
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