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The male inflorescence consists of cymose cluster of 3-7 

 flowers in axil of caducous bract or foliage leaf. The pedun- 

 cle is green, hairy, 10 mm. long, 2 mm. diameter. The 

 pedicels vary in length from 2-4 mm., diameter 2 mm.; 

 bracts green, hairy, caducous, 12 mm. long ; bracteoles 

 of lateral flowers 9 mm. in length, long tapering apices, green 

 and glabrous, gradually decreasing in size from below 

 upwards, those subtending the ultimate pedicels being very 

 small. 



Calyx green, tubular, glabrous, 7 mm. long, 2'5 mm. 

 diameter ; segments 4, variable length, apex acute. 



Corolla yellowish-white, length 12 mm., average diameter 



3 mm.; segments 4, hairy outside, acute apex, broad base, 



4 mm. long. 



Stamens 6-9-16, forming central hypogynous ring, in 

 pairs or single ; anthers reddish-brown, glabrous, slightly 

 apiculate, 3-4 mm. long ; filaments white, glabrous, 1 mm. 

 long ; pollen circular, yellow. 



Pistil rudimentary, represented by a bunch of hairs. 



Female flowers solitary on stout peduncles. Peduncles 

 green, nearly glabrous, 5-10 mm. long, 2'5 mm, diameter ; 

 pair at right angles to antero-posterior axis near base of flower- 

 suggesting a cyme with abortive lateral flowers (cf. D. 

 Gardner!) ; bracteoles caducous, very small. (See pi. X., 

 fig.l). 



Calyx green, hairy inside, sub-glabrate outside, 13 mm. 

 long ; segments 4, tapering apex, 10 mm. long, undulating 

 margin, conspicuous intersegmental pouch. 



Corolla yellowish-white, tubular ; segments 4, short. 



Staminodes 6-8, epipetalous at base of corolla or part 

 hypogynous, glabrous, barren anthers. 



Pistil green ; styles two, each bifid at apex ; ovary usually 

 6-celled, occasionally 8-celled, when latter the loculi are 

 opposite and alternate to calyx lobes, when former four loculi 

 alternate with calyx lobes, the other two taking up any 

 position. 



