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A genus characterised by the usually large showy flowers with 

 imbricate Rosaceous corolla : — allied to the American genus Guatteria 

 Ruiz and Pavon (Gananga, Aubl.) aud distinguished from it chiefly by 

 its multi-ovulate ovaries. 



Flowers more than "5 in. in diam. 



Connective of anthers slightly produced at the 

 apex, compressed, oblique. 



Carpels stalked, oblong, rugulose 

 Carpels ovoid to sub-globular. 



Carpels 1'5 to 225 in. long, not tuber- 



culate, very pulpy, tomentose 

 Carpels not more than 1 in. long, tuber- 

 cular, with little pulp. 



Carpels ovoid, oblique ; leaves woolly- 

 tomentose beneath, even when old 

 Carpels globular or globular-ovoid, 

 leaves glabrous when adult 

 Connective produced beyond the apex to about 

 half the length of the anther, flattened, ob- 

 liquely truncate ; flower 1'5 in. in diam. 

 Connectives pi'oduced, those of the inner an- 

 thers truncate, those of the outer flattened 

 and oblique : flower 2 to 3 in. in diam. ; 

 leaves conspicuously stellate-tomentose be- 

 neath 

 Connectives of anthers slightly, or not at all, 

 produced at the truncate apex. 



Whole plant stiSly hairy... 

 Whole plant softly hairy... 

 Connectives of anthers produced into a broad 

 flattened sub-quadrate process ; the outer 

 anthers changed into staminodes 

 Anthers oblong-cuneate, the connectives pro- 

 duced at the apex and always truncate. 

 Leaves pubescent beneath. 



Flowers in terminal umbellate ra- 

 cemes 

 Flowers in terminal umbels or in 

 many-flowered lateral narrow 

 panicles... 



1. U. Larep. 



2. Z7. Kamiltoni. 



3. JJ. dulcis. 



4. TJ. Lobbiana. 



5. U. macrophylla. 



9. TJ. Ridleyi. 



10. TJ. pauci'Ovulata. 



11. TJ. Scortechinii. 

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