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Ficus polita"? Hab. in Guinea. 

 „ nitida, Hab. in India. 

 „ terebrata p, Hab. in insul. Mauritiis. 

 „ parasitica, Hab. in India. 



Incertae sedis 



1. Classis 8. Ordo 1. Lysiraachiae, 



Calyx monophyllus, tubulosus, quinque — fidus, persistens, hirsutus, pilis 

 basi dilatata, glandulosa, viscosa. Corolla regularis, tubulosa, alba, 

 limbo quinque-lobo, lobis mucronatis. Stamina quinque, inserta coroUae, 

 et ejusdem lobis opposita. Antherae violaceae. German superum. 

 Stylus unicus. Stigma quinquefidum, Capsula pentagona, mono aut 

 polysperma, unilocularis. Floras tribractaati, (bracteis hastatis) spicati, 

 terminales, et axillares. Caulis sufFruticosus. Folia lanceolata, glabra, 

 repanda, altarna, petiolis brevibus. 

 Findlaya alba ? Bowdich. 



2. Classis 8. Ordo 3. Acanthacese ? 



Calyx monophyllus, 4-divisus, unibracteatus. Corolla violacea, irregu- 

 laris, hypogyna, 4-fida, singulo lobo sinuato. Stamina 2. Stylus 1. 

 Stigma simplex. Fructus superus, capsularis, bilocularis, polyspermus. 

 Folia opposita, ovata. Caulis herbaceus. Flores in spicis imbricatis, 

 axillaribus. Tota planta hirsuta. 

 Banjolea violacea ? Bowdich. 



3. Classis 8, Ordo — ^an affinis Jasminese aut Oleinese. 



Calyx tubulosus, 6-fidus, cum 2-bracteis, aut 8-fidus. Corolla hypogyna, 

 lutea, 1-petala, 4-fida, regularis. Stamina 4, inserta coroUae, et ejusdem 

 limbum aequantia. Antherse violaceae, Fructus giobosus, drupaceus, 

 nuce fragiH, 1 sperma, 7-sulcata. Flores aggregati, subcorymbosi, terrai- 



° The old leaves of this tree were quite rough, and the young ones perfectly smooth. 

 P The natives assert, that they procure a substance like Caoutchouc from this tree. 



