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Petals glabrous except on the 



edges : fruit ovoid-elliptic, 



sligLtly apiculate ... 9. E . Jlorihundus, 



Sect. III. Monocera. Outer cell of auther 



produced into an awn. Ovary 2-celled. 



Drupe 1-celled, 1-seeded. 



Petals ovate -acuminate, entire ... 10. E. paniculatua. 



Petals about equally vpide at base and 



apex; the apex toothed ... ... 11, E. petiolatus. 



Petals voider at the base than the apex, 

 the edges much incurved below the 

 middle, the apex irregularly toothed 

 or fimbriate. 



Apex of leaves acuminate. 



Racemes longer than the 



leaves: stamens 35 to 40 ... 12. E. Griffithii. 

 Racemes usually shorter than 



the leaves: stamens 20 ... 13. E. Rullettii. 

 Apex of leaves obtuse : stamens 



ahout 15 ... ... 14. E. pedunculatus. 



Petals oblong, slightly ohovate, apex ob- 

 tuse with 6 to 8 broad teeth ... 15. E. Kunstleri. 

 Petals cuneiform. 



Apex of petals vpith 8 to 10 rather 

 broad teeth, sometimes 2-lobed : 

 stamens 30 to 50 ... ... 16. E. obtusus. 



Petals oblong-cuneiform to cunei- 

 form, with numerous fimbriae ... 17. E. apiculatus. 

 Petals broadly cuneiform, lobed and 



fimbriate ... ... 18. JE7. aristatus. 



Sect. IV. Acronodia. Flowers 4-merous, poly- 

 gamous ; anthers not awned and usually 

 not bearded (sometimes slightly bearded 

 in E. gldbrescens) . 



Leaves sparsely and minutely pubescent 

 or puberulous beneath, their edges 

 serrulate ; petals elliptic, the apex 

 slightly lobed ... ... 19. E. polystachyus. 



Leaves rufous-tomentose beneath, sub- 

 glabrescent only when very old, 

 edges quite entire, recurved ; petals 

 oblong, obtuse, 8 to 10-toothed ... 20. E. Jackianiis. 



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