82 APOCYNES. 
WRIGHTIA. 
Wrightie sp., Pl. CCCLXXXVI. 
Arbuscula vel frutex. 
Ramulis compressis pubescenti-velutinis viridi-fuscescent, 
fere ferrugineis. 
Fol. saturate viridia, tactu mollia subtus presertim pubes- 
centia pallida, venis secondariis arcuatim nexis, vel intromar- 
ginali inconspicua. 
Cymis terminalibus plurifloris, alabastra tubo lutescente, 
cæterum viridib. 
Flores majusculi ingrati odorati, tubo luteo, lamina intus 
viridi lutescent. laciniis reflexis, squamis 10, 5 exter sepalis; 
oppositis, minor internis pet. opposit. majoribus, utrinque pro- 
cessum setaceo capitato stipat. aurea. 
Antherz conniventes in conum stig. obtegens toto, albi- 
do fusce, apice tantum polliniferze. 
AEstivatio contorta, vernatio applicit. 
Succas lacteas. 
Has. Malacca Tagoung, in sylvis. 
STRYCHNOS, 
Strychnos nuxvomica, Pl. CCCCXI. Fig. II. 
Flowers all bibracteolate, hence the cymes ought to be 
much more compound than they are: it differs a. good deal 
from the usual form of Apocynez, especially in its valvate 
corolla, and its stigma. 
ndia contains several species: five of which I know. 
Ovula as in Asclepiadez, but the groove is indistinct, the 
penetration of the boyaux into these, I have seen very dis- 
tinctly. Sphacelation only takes place at the apex of the style 
and stigmatic canal. The tubes are of considerable length, 
irregular, generally empty, and much choked with coagula. — 
actual continuation of these tubes from the pollen t0 
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