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properly so called, exist both at the Cape of Good Hope and in the Canary 
Islands.* 
Magnoliacee and Cedrelew, which are common to America and India, have 
not been found on the continent of Africa, nor on any of the adjoining Islands. 
Guttifere and Hesperidee exist, though sparingly, on other parts of the 
coast. ; 
A few plants really belonging to Meliaceew have been found on other parts 
of western equinoctial Africa, and a species of Leea (or Aquilicia, for these 
are only different names for the same genus) which was formerly referred to 
this order, occurs in the herbarium from Congo. 
M. de Jussieu, who has lately had occasion to treat of the affinity of Aqui- 
licia,+ does not venture to fix its place in the system. Its resemblance to 
Viniferze in the singular structure of seeds, in the valvular xstivation of the 
corolla, in the division of its leaves, the presence of stipules, and even in 
inflorescence, appears to me to determine, if not its absolute union, at least its | 
near affinity to that order. Of Vinifer@, Vitis is at present the only 
certain genus; for Cissus and Ampelopsis having, as Richard has already 
observed, exactly the same structure of ovarium, namely, two cells with two 
erect collateral ovula in each, should surely be referred to it ; nor is there any 
part of the character or description of Botria of Loureiro, which prevents its 
being also included in the same genus: 
Lasianthera of M. de Beauvois,} referred by us author to Apocine, but 
* To the first section belong Myrsine, Ardisia, and Bladhai- The second, including 
Embelia,and perhaps also Othera of Thunberg, differs from the first merely in its corolla 
being polypetalous. giceras may be considered as forming a third section, from the 
remarkable evolution of its embryo and consequent want of albumen. In the zstivation 
of calyx and corolla it agrees with Jacquinia, which together with Theophrasta, (or 
Clavija of the Flora Peruviana,) forms the fourth section; characterised by the squame, 
more or less distinct, of the faux of the corolla, and by generally ripening more than 
one seed. The fifth, includes only Bwobotrys of Forster (the Mesa of Forsk§l) which, 
having ovarium inferum and five barren filaments alternating with the segments of the 
corolla, bears the same relation to the other genera of this order, that Samolus does to 
Primulacee. On the near affinity, and slight differences in fructification, between this 
family and Myrsinew, I have formerly made a few remarks in the Prodr. Flor. Noy. 
Holl. 1, p. 533. 
+ Mém. du Mus. d’ Hist. Nat. 3, p. 437 et 441. + Flore d’Oware, 1, p. 85. 
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