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-bus et presertim in his ultra limbum in spinas su 
340 AMARANTACEZ. 
Per. fere 5-sepalum, sepalis subzqualibus demum conni- 
ventibus. 
Stam. 5-sepalis opposita filamentis basi in cyathum ovario 
breveorem coalitis, dentibus brevibus obtusis interjectis. Anth. 
2-loculi. Stylus filiformis 1, stigma papilloso-capitatum. 
Utriculus membranaceis monospermus. Stigmata persis- 
tente coronata periantheo conniventi inclusus fasciculis 2 
magnis setarum colorat., uncinatarum in axillis bractearum 
lateralium persistent. stipatus. Semen ellipsoideum hinc 
ad hilum emarginatum. Cotyledones incumbent. ? 
Has. Bengal Jumalpore: Sept. 20th, 1835. 
Genus Digerz propinqueum, ovarium apicem versus pilo- 
sum vel glabrum. 
The fascicles of setze are abortive flowers, when they are 
3 flowers together the lateral bractea of the intermediate one; 
become the anticous ones of the 2 lateral flowers; when only 
2 flowers are developed, the senior flower has only one lateral 
bracte. 
ACHYRANTHES, 
1. Achyranthes aspera. 
Annua 3-4 pedalis pubescens articulis tumidis, fol. opposi- 
tis breviter petiolatis c obovatis subrepandis in petiolis attenua- 
tis, tactu mollibus spicis terminalibus multifloris villosis, flori- 
bus inconspicuis, herbaceis bracteis nitidis rosaceis fructibus 
nutantibus axique adpressis. 
Pet. basi 3-bractiat. Bracteis membirauieabi ovatis inzequali- 
bus, | majore antico nervo medio dorsali nec prominulo, 2 
posticis minoribus, nervis dorsal. mediis prominulis, in omni- 
ulatis 
rosaceas productis. 
Sepala 5, quorum 2 posticumque exteriora paulo majors 
viridia, marginibus membranaceis acutis. 
Stam. 5 hypogyna basin versus in capula coalitis. Filam- 
ET Ee AEN ETEN 
Fs ee ee et ee ee Sane SN 
