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niformis, compressis, lamina inflexa, in ascidia interius evolut. 
floribus alabast. apice depressis, fauce pilosa.  Foliolis sim- 
plicibus. Polliniis antica sulcatis. 
8. Dischidia obovato. 
Scandens, caulibus teretibus, foliis breve petiolatis, obovatis, 
subacutis carnosis integerrimis, pallide luteo-viridescent. 
Pedunculis perennantibus more Hoye, intrapetiolaris cylindri- 
cis, crassitia penne corvinze, floribus paucis inconspicuis albis. 
Cal. minimus, 5-sepalus, sepalis rotundatis, cor. urceolatis 
5-dentatis, dentibus couniventes fere clausis, faux pilis clausa. 
Corona staminea simplex 5-phylla, foliolis carnosis albis, an- 
gular, basin bifidis. Anth. in conum obtusum conniventes- 
membrana marginate et terminate. 
Pollinia 10 erecta, tumida. obovata, et margine exterior 
dehiscent. linea diaphana nulla, tubo pollinioram tenuissima. 
Stigma ovat. ad apicem angustatum obtusum, 
Has. Mergue. In arborib. December, 1834. 
In a flower immersed iu water, the dehisence of the polli- 
nia had taken place in situ, along the outer edge of each 
mass. The tubes emitted were short and very fine. See 
Pl. CCCLXXXVI. A. Fig. VII. 
ASCLEPIAS. 
Asclepias tenuissima? Roxb. 
Glab. caulibus volubilis, foliis carnosis ovatis basi cordatis 
3-nervis. 
Paniculis cymosis, ramosissimus, intra petiolaribus; cymis 
subumbellatis, paucifloris, floribus minutas, purpurea, folli- 
culis acuminis supra planiusculis, 
Cor. notata 5-partita, tubo sub 0. Corona stam. 0. anth. 
membrana terminate, mass polliniis transvers. affixa, mar- 
go diaph. 0. Stigma planiuscul. 
ies Mergue in humidis: September, 1834. Mergue Herb. 
o. 23. 
