972. RUBIACE. 
Stylus filiform longitudinis tubo, a basin usque ad medium 
parce pilosus. Stigmata 2. 
Ovarium biloc. loculis 1-ovulatis, placenta axilis. Pericarp. 
baccat. globosum magnitudinis pisi. Semina plano-convexa, 
testa dura albumen carnosum. Punctum hili situm indicat. 
Cotyledones cordate planz foliacee. Radicula longe hilum 
spectans acutis coriaceis integris. 
Structure of the coats of the seed. External coat testa, 
is formed of loose cellular substance, almost horny of elon- 
gated cells, which have no determinate direction. 
Endosperm, of elongated cellular tissue resembling woody 
fibre and running in a longitudinal direction, it is capable of 
being detached with tolerable facility. Pl. CCCCLXXIV. 
Fig. II. longitudinal section of the seed with a plan of its 
inner surface and view of the cotyledon and radicle, March 
31st, 1833. 
SPERMACOCE. 
Spermacoce sp. 
Pubescentia hispida décumibent: ramis bicanaliculatis, foliis 
subsessilib. lanceolato-linearib. acutis cum mucrona, integris; 
stipulis multi-setosis, floribus in axillis congestis, albis. 
al. tubo brevi dentibus 5, lanceolatis ciliatis mucronatis, 
demum conniventibus pilosus, sinubus acutis 
Cor. tubo gracili, calyces dentium longitudinis, limbo 4- 
partib. laciniis revolutis parce pilosa. 
Stam. 4, longe exserta fauci inserta. Anth, albze. 
, Stylus longus stamina zequans, stigma bicapitatum. 
arium biloculare, loculis 00 ovulatis, calyce connivente 
` inclusum. 
Has. In umbrosis Madamaca : no. 232, August, 1834. 
LECANANTHUS. 
Suffrutex humilis vix uno pedalis. Caule basi forsan excepta 
4-gona, angulis e stipulis decurrent magis acutis et elevatis 
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