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iculata is congeneric, it is impossible to say; the reticulation, 
as figured, looks different 
Ruscus today has its western limit in Madeira. The insular 
form, which I saw in cultivation in Funchal, is regarded as a 
race of R. hypophyllum L., but is perhaps specifically distinct. 
The name R. latifolius ince is preoccupied by Rafinesque. 
BRACHYRUSCUS gen. nov. 
Cladodes pyriform to subeval in outline, with a strong midrib; 
apex obtuse, emarginate, with a stiff mucro representing the 
ite-shap ea m 
midrib as in Ruscus, wie apparently a single flower, which (as 
imperfectly preserved) presents no characters to differentiate 
it from Ruscus. Type the following 
Brachyruscus Alleni sp. nov. 
Cladode in es ides aber broad-pyriform, with tapering 
nd 
stems unknown but doubtless ae 
