PHYTOCRENE. 323 
Perianths both tetramerous, the outer of 4 spathulate slight- 
ly concave scales, densely covered with white straight hairs 
outside. Inner 4-partite, herbaceo-fleshy segments, patento- 
reflexed at the apex, hairs like the outer ones on the back ex- 
cept at the base inside which is smooth, perhaps valvate in 
sestivation. 
No rudiments of stamina. 
Ovary strigose. 
Style scarcely any, or style 3-partite, segments revolute re- 
flexed outside hairy and inside stigmatic channelled. 
Stigmata 3, 1-ceteris majus, uniloculare. Ovula 2, (1 abor- 
tiens) anatropa pendula no distinction of teguments, solid, 
no embryo sac, I could make nothing out of the barren 
ovule. The ovula in the young fecundated state, I take to 
be campylotropous ; although I cannot reconcile this with the 
Subsequent appearance of the seed. In the specimen the 
ovaria are generally fecundated and hence enlarged, in the 
abortive ones, the pistilla is of thelength of the inner peri- 
anth, which is partite below the middle, and easily separates 
Into its constituent portions. 
The stigmata are often two in which case they are nearly 
*qual, except the hairs, all the parts of these are black. 
ructus (immaturus) in the specimen solitarius, (capitulis 
aliis abortivis) pendula maximus, capitis humanis maguitu- 
dine (very heavy) e carpellis plurimis, apice angulatis more 
Nipe vel Pandani quodammodo conflatus. 
Fruc. proprii ambitu cuneato-obovati, in the exposed parts 
Steyish-green, in the appressed pinkish, very strigose with de- 
flexed Sticking, but scarcely pungent hairs, deeply fur- 
Wed sides, apex angular analogous to Nipa. When very im- 
tare, cellular fleshy with many fibres, along these on a 
long Section mucilaginous matter is thrown out, this is the 
Prevalent secretion of the plant. The walls of the single cell 
Smooth, with small spot-like eminences here and there ; from 
the immature specimens, it may probably be drupaceous, 
Indeed the apex is already hardened. 
