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spathulatis basi angustatis integris v. apicem versus 2—3-denticulatis, tubo 
stamineo basi adnatis eodem subse equilongis. Tudus stamineus campanulatus, 
apice sinuatus; anthere lineari-oblongw, sessiles v. subsessiles, exserte. 
Ovcarinm inclusum, leviter compressum ; “stylus brevis ; stigmata 2, stylo aequi- 
nga. 
A near mit of Gomphrena umbellata, Remy, Ann. Se. Nat. sér. 3. vi. 349. 
ml), Oxy 
g. 1. Flower-head. 2. Single flower with bracteoles. 3. Perianth and ee — 
laid a 4. Leaf of perianth. 5. Anther. 6. Vertical section of ovary. 7. Embry 
Prats 1074. 
SYNAPTOLEPIS KIRKII, Oliv. 
THYMELACES, § GnipiEa, §§ DIPLOSTEMONES. 
Synaptolepis, Oliv. gen. nov.—Flores hermaphroditi, pentameri. Pe- 
rianthium hypocraterimorphum, tubo gracili glabro, limbo 5-partito regulari 
patente, ae aes imbrients tubo 3-4-plo brevioribus. Sguame fauci 
insertze, in annulum continuum carnosulum confluentes. Stamina 10, biseriata, 
inelusa v. 5 Tongiora face mies ator filamenta filiformia, in tubo inserta ; 
obti filamento 3-6-plo breviores. 
Ovarium nieeeai Vv. ae stipitatum, angustum, basi subnudum v. squa 
mulis hypogynis laciniatis minutissimis v. obsoletis cireumdatum ; stylus gra- 
cilis ; stigma cailavdelle Nuz ut videtur perianthii tubo arcte indusiatus, 
tenuiter osseus ; semen testa subchartacea glabra . . .—Frutex verisimiliter, 
amosissimus, glaber. Folia parva, opposita, subcoriacea. Flores azillares, 
ssiles. 
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subse. 
S. Kirkii, Oliv. sp. unica. 
Has. Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk. 
Ramuli patentim divaricati, teretes, cortice nigricante lenticellis verruculato 
obducti, hornotinis inter nodos graciles. Folia subcoriacea, ovata v elliptico- 
lanceolata, subsessilia v. brevissime petiolasa, acuta v. acutiuscula, mucronulata, 
basi rotundata, margiue (sicco). subrevoluta, glabra, subtus pallidiora venulis 
obscuris, 3-14 Il. lon nga, 5-9 lin. lata; petiolus gracilis, 3 lin. v. brevior. 
Flores Pi ei —— subsessiles, 6-8 lin. ongi, bracteolis min aa ¢ squa- 
miformibus, tubo gracillimo faucem versus leviter dilatato glabro, limbi lobis 
oblongis patentibus ei “ee 
ovoid, smooth, elabrous, and aperautl 
of the perianth-tube. The pericarp proper is bony, th 
low. The nucleus of the seed is wanting. An technical characters Synapto- 
lepis is allied to Linostoma, from which it differs much -ortpaed otk 
the confluent faucial squame. tts habit somewhat resembles that of the 
