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terminalibus purpureis, summis, strangulatis, multa angus- 
tioribus mucronulif, 
Anth. subadnatz, (basibus affixe?) biloculari. Pollen 
ovat. leve hinc sulcatum apice repandis. 
* Discus hypogynus cyathiform. ovar. basin cingens. 
Stylus subclavatus glanduloso-pilosis longissime exsertus 
deorsum spectans. Stigma peltata integra, medio transverse 
foveolata rubra. 
Lobis coroll ciliatis, zestivat. imbricat. lobis 2 lateral 
exteriorib. 2 superior intermediis, inferiore intimo. 
Ovarium (per juvene) 4 loculare breviter stipitat. placentis 
. pseudo parietalibus nempe extrorsim productis parietibusque 
ovarii adnatis, ovulis plurimis, transversis, radicula hilum 
Prope. Capsula utrinque subulata (immatura) longissime 
spit. basi toro cyathiforme cincto, viridis maculis purpureis, 
loculari 
Has. In arborib. Mergue ubique, 
The structure of the fruit is evidently as follows. 
It is formed of 2 carpellary leaves, the placente of which 
meetin the centre, and are reflexed outwards, along the 
parietes of the ovarium, to which likewise they adhere. They 
Only bear ovules when free. It is 4 celled, because the 
axis and spaces between the plates are filled up with cellular 
tissue, 
Anth, primo perparia apicibus tantum cohærentes, demum 
distantes. Cor. carnosa, tubo luteo-viridi, superne rown- 
Pink, limbi lobis, fusco-luteis, sanguineo notatis, sepalis ` 
brunneo-viridescent, 
ericarp. immaturum didymum, vel profunde emarginat. e 
“atpellis 2 verrucoso.areolatis oblique ascendentibus cons- 
fans, ovula ascendentia angulo superior loculorum affixa, 
Sed ob directionem loculo nee pendula. 
Has. Mergue. In sylvis humidis Madamaca: Nov. 1834. 
