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Schlecht. in Linnea, i. p. 404.—Minas Geraes, Brazil (Sellow ! 
Claussen! Coll. ann. 1840; Gardner! n. 4759, n. 4706, n. 4707; 
Burchell! n. 5144). 
18. D. Burchelli, Seem. mss. in Herb. Hook.; foliis digitatim 
7-natis, foliolis obovato-oblongis apice subbilobis, basi attenuatis, 
utrinque glaberrimis.—Porto Real, Brazil (Burchell! n. 8425) 
Sciadophyllum. rubiginosum, Pl. et Lind. Aral. p. 24, Venezuela 
(Funk et Schlim, n. 1528), is probably a species of Didymopanaz. 
On THE GENUS ARALIA. 
AnALIA, Linn. Gen. n. 386, excl. sp.; Benth. et Hook. Gen. i. p. 936. 
—Pedieelli articulati. Flores sspe polygamo-monoici. ^ Calycis 
margo prominulus, truncatus, repandus v. brevissime 5-dentatus. Pe- 
tala 5, ovata, obtusa v. brevissime inflexo-acuminata, marginibus plus 
minus imbricatis. Stamina 5; anthere oblonga v. rarius ovate, 
rect». Discus subplanus v. rarius conicus, margine libero. Ovarium 
3—5-loculare; styli nunc basi erecti v. breviter connati, superne de- 
mum recurvi nune a basi recurvi v. summo apice inflexi; stigmata 
terminalia. Fructus 3-5-angulatus, exocarpio carnoso; pyrene 8-5 
orbiculate, ovatze v. oblongze, compresse, crustaceæ v. dure. Semen 
compressum, albumine æquabili.—Herbæ perennes v. frutices, glabri 
pubescentes setosi v. aculeati. Folia alterna, digitata pinnata v. 
ternato-pinnatim pinnatimve decomposita, foliolis serrulatis. Stipule 
a basi petioli parum prominentes. Umbellule solitarie racemose 
panieulate v. terminales, rarius in umbellam compositam dispositze. + 
Bracte parvie.— Dimorphanthus, Miq. Com. Phytogr. 95. t. 12. 
This genus is here restricted to the pentecarpous, by abortion tri- 
carpous, species; the truly dicarpous ones, having a distinct habit, are 
referred by me to Panag. 
Species Chinenses :— 
1. 4. Chinensis, Linn. Sp. 393; De Cand. Prod. vol. iv. p. 259, 
excl. syn. Blume; Hance in Seem. Journ. of Bot. 1866, p. 172.— 
Leea spinosa, Spreng.— China (Lord Macartney! in Herb. Mus.). 
2. 4. Planchoniana, Hance in Seem. Journ. of Bot. 1866, p. 172. 
— Ilha res near Macao, S. China (Hance). 
A. Decaisneana, Hance in Seem. Journ. of Bot. 1866, p. 172. 
—Teland of Formosa. 
