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DIOSCOREA RHIPOGONOIDES, Otto. 



DioscoBEA.CE.a:. 



D. rhipogonoides, OUv. (sp. rum.) ; glaberrima, foliis op; 

 gris anguste ovali-oblongis breviter acuminata basi obtusu 

 fl. * in spicis interruptis paniculatis disposes, paniculis sessilibus 

 folio brevioribus, capsulis retasis lobia rotuudatis. 



Hab. Hongkong, 0. Ford. 



Folia 3-4! Poll- longa, 9-14 lin. lata ; petiolus |-1| .poll longus 

 < * Capsnla H P olL lon S a ' l P ° U ' ^ 



Nearly allied to D. oppositifolia, L. f of India. P ^]W J^° T£J 

 ens referred to tbis species in < Flora Hongkongens^^belong Here 



s remaining 



iter, and 3. inner perianth. 

 6. ? flower. Enlarged. 



