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striate gyncecium, crowned by a sessile peltate stigma, with from 
twelve to fourteen radiating stigmatic lines. I conclude, therefore, the 
flowers are diclinous. The leaves of 7. guyanensis, Aubl., are described 
a reduced cataphyllary outer whorl. , 
If good flowering specimens reach us it may be well to devote 
another plate to them.—D. OLiver. 
Fig1., Bud. 2. Ovary. 3, Fruit. 4. Transverse and (5) longitudinal section of 
fruit. 6. Longitudinal section of seed at right angles to plane of cotyledons. 7. Same 
in the cotyledonary plane, showing also indumentum of the testa. Except the fruit, 
d, 
