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ICONES PLANTABUM 





Plate 1233. 



PARINARIUM CAPENSE, Harvey. 



Rosacea, Tribe Chrtsobalane^. 



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P. capense, Harv M. Capensis, ii. 597. Fruticulus dcpres.us : 



tolus oblanceolato-oblongis v. ovalibus acatiasculis obtusisve basi 

 angustatis, subtus albido-tomentellis supra glabrescentibus cymis 

 pauiculatig_sa;pius subsessilibus multifloris piloao-tomentoais/bracteis 

 ovatis acutis mtus glabris. 



Hab. Cape of Good Hope, Aapjes river, Zeyher and Barle ; near 

 Pretoria, Iransyaal, Mr. McLea. Collected also at ' Seslieke ' in 1860 

 hj Br. KirTc. 



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Folia 2-3 poll. longa i-| poll, lata ; pedicelli brevissinii. Inflores- 

 cenha s^pius pyramidata 1-2 poll, longa et lata ; pedicelli 1-2 lin 

 longi vel flores subsessiles. Gahjx lobis ovato-lauceolatis acutis tube 

 ad fauceni intus dense annulatim liirsuto. Petala angaste obovata 

 caljcis lob03 Yis .-equantia. Stamma antherifera circiter 8. Ovarmm 

 bilocTilare dense hirsntum. 



•The above description applies to tbe ordinary form of the plant- 



The fruit is edible.— D. ifLivER 



Welwitscli), occurs 



Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Floorer laid open, the ovary concealpfMwfTi^ .7 t • t- 

 the throat of the calyx. 3. Petal 4 Anthers rPilff I 7 "'''' '^''"'"^ ^'^'''^ 

 matic) section of ovarj. '' ^' ^''^^ ^""^ transverso (diagram- 



PL ATE 1234. 



PEPLONIA AMAZOIfICA, Benth. 



AscLEPiADE^, Tiibe Cynanche^. 



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P. amazonica, sp, n., foliis Tuembranaceis^ nnmnn ^^^ • 

 planata alte S-fida, fobis I'ate cuneatis dentatS.^ "^^'''''' 



Hab. Tabocal, Rio Poi-as, on the Upper Amazon, /. W. H. Tn 



