Forbesiane. N. O. Crucifere. 
TAB. DCCLI. 
SiInAPIDENDRON GRACcILE, Wedd. 
(Sect. Podocarpica, Webb.) 
Ramis elongatis lignosis gracilibus, foliis ovato-v. spathulato- 
lanceolatis tenuibus glabris margine sparse v. obsolete 
grosse dentatis denticulis muticis v. spinuloso-apiculatis, 
spicis ad apicem ramorum elongatis gracillimis, pedicellis 
filiformibus, carlycis foliolis apice pilosis, petalis longe 
unguiculatis, ovario gynophoro setaceo-filiformi duplo lon- 
giore, stylo brevi, stigmate capitato subdiscoideo, siliqua 
lineari, valvis tenuibus glabris subtrinerviis podocarpio 
gracili insidentibus, seminibus 1-seriatis pendulis, testa 
(immersa) mucilaginosa, cotyledonibus incumbentibus con- 
duplicatis. Webd. 
Sinapidendron gracile. Webb, Spicil. Gorg. in Hook. Niger 
Voy. p. 100. Tab. I. 
Has. Cape de Verd Islands, Valley of St. Nicholas. Forbes. 
Mr. Webb informs us that this plant also exists in the Her- : : 
barium of the Royal Museum of Paris, having been gathered 
In the Cape de Verd Islands. The genus is founded on @ - 
Madeira species, 
_ Fig.1. Flower. f. 2. Petal. f.3. Ovary. f.4. Siliqua 
— Ji 5. Beed. sf. 6. Embryo. f. 7. Transverse section of the 
_-«‘ Same :—magnified. 
