ICONES PLANTARUM, 73 
PLATE 1393. 
SOYAUXIA GABONENSIS, Oliv. 
PASSIFLORACES. 
Soyauxia, Oliv. gen. nov. Flores ao heen eam spicati. Calyx 
tubo brevissimo ovarium arcte cingente, limbo 5-partito press lobis 
rotundatis obtusis concavis. Petala 5 perigyna obovata calyce paull 
leviter superans truncata ope ie varium liberum hirsutum 
truncatum 1-loculare; ovula 6 (3x2) pendula. Styli 3, a basi liberi 
filiformes divergentes; stigmata minuta. Fructus 0.—Arbor 15-17 ped. 
Folia alterna oblongo-elliptica acuminata breviter petiolata, stipulata. 
Spice axillares swpius geminate folio breviores 8-15-flores, ferru- 
gineo-hirtex. 
S. gabonensis, Oliv., sp. wnica. | 
Has. Gaboon, H. Soyaua, n. 48, 1879. 
Rami subteretes ferrugineo-hirtelli v. pilosuli. Folia 34-51 poll. 
onga, 14-2 poll. lata, integerrima membranacea supra glabrescens 
juice pilosala y. pubescens costa venulisque secundariis eg 
petiolus ee poll. longus: stipule caduce. Spice floriferee 25-3 poll. 
Flores subsessiles ; bractes caduce ; calyx extus 
appresse sericeo-hirsutis ; petala dense sericea 
"Wei I have not seen. This in aay no velty belongs to a group 
. alm . . 
ed as Siltiesing these with Samydacee 
omeria. 
Mons. Soyanx, now sett led in the Gaboon, well deserves that his 
D. Ottv 
Fic. 1. Flower, from above, after removal of petals and stamens. 2. Calyx-tube. 
na Petal, back of. 4. Anther, back and front. 5. Transverse section of ovary, 
pis suspended in its cavity. 6. Longitudinal section of ovary ; 
wi 
2 styles remaining. 
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