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volutis intus filamentis floccis confervoid vel fungiform, lila- 
cinis dense vestitum. 
Fundum corolle nidificatur, columna brevis purpureo- 
sanguinea. 
The perianth is fleshy at the base and throughout, tears 
readily, its inner surface is irregularly undulated and has al- 
together a mealy appearance. 
Stam. biseriata seriebus suboppositis, filam. brevia car- 
nosa, 
Antherz adnatz, loculis 2, angustis. Pollen concavo-con- 
vexum punctulat. iu aqua, subspheric. superfice granulosa, 
Stigmata 13 radiantia quasi insuper serien summam stamen 
Superumpositim, radiis convexiusculum, radiis fund. 4, in 
centro in crucis formam, meeting, 4 alia interjecta as the 4 
primary ones diverge, a very curious conformation. 
Superficies radii supera aspectu glutinoso. 
Stigma fungiform. 
Ovarium tortum spiral. oblongum, pube brunneo-hirtum- 
omnino inferum 4-loculare. 
Fructus siliquiformis siliquam Hyperanthere simulaus, 4 
uncialis utrinque subattenuatis, breviter pedicellatis subtortis 
angulis 4, prominulis, rotundatis, asperis, pube brunneis, sub- 
torulosis, valvis carinatis 4-valvis, completa, placentis liberis 
factis in form, filament. Placenta libera carnosa, 4-angula- 
ris, 
Semina pauca oblongo-ovata, in concavit. placent, lateral. 
quasi nidulant. et cellulosa, tela ejus vestita, ideoque aspectus 
cellulosus punctis nudis? brumnescent. paucis exceptis pen- 
ulis, angulis affixa, huic convexa hine convex trigona. 
egum. exterius spongioso-cellulosum, superfice irregularia. - 
*egum. internum indurat. subosseum brunneum superficien 
undulat, intus nitidum. 
Albumen copios. carnosum, cavitat. tegm. inter. conforme. 
: mbryo minimus hilum prope in cavitat. albumen. ovatus 
dico ledon, materia gelatinosa circa an sacculis embryonar, 
hotrop, 
reliquis, orthotrop 
