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— Male : Staminal column shorter or lonf^er than the calyx, 

 solid, bearing anthers at the 5-10-toothed apex ; anthers ad- 

 nate, 2-celled, opening outwards. — Female : IStaminal column 

 adnate to the carpophore, the abortive anthers at the base of 

 the ovary. Ovary stipitate, of 5 connivent or partially connate 

 carpels ; styles more or less united ; ovules many. Follicles 5 

 or fewer, leathery or ligneous, few- or many-seeded. — Fl. Cap. 

 i. p. 178 ; Thes. Cap. t. 3. 



Trees, chiefly subtropical. -S^. Alexandri, Harv., our only species, was 

 found near Uitenhage by Dr. Alexander Prior. 



Tribe 2. Dombeye.e. (Gren. 2-3.) 



2. DOMBEYA, Cav. 



Involucre 3-leaved, unilateral, deciduous, sometimes 0. 

 Calyx 5-parted, at length reflexed, persistent. Petals 5, 

 obovate, unequal-sided, convolute in bud, flat when expanded, 

 persistent. {Stamens united at base, 5 imperfect (stammodia), 

 strap-shaped or filiform, 10-15 fertile, antheriferous, alternat- 

 ing with the sterile in parcels of 2-3 ; anthers oblong, erect. 

 Ovary sessile, 3-5-celled ; style 3-5-cleft, with revolute 

 arms, stigmatose above ; ovules 2-4 in each cell. Capsules 

 leathery, 3-5-celled.— i<^Z. Gap. i. p. 220; Thes. Cap. t. 89, 

 137-138. 



Subtropical shrubs and small trees, chiefly African. Leaves cordate or 

 lobed, many-nerved. Flowers rosy or white, in umbels or corymbs, the 

 petals somewhat enlarged after flowering, and drying to a papery consist- 

 ence. 6 South African species, natives of the Easteni district, Cafiraria, 

 and Natal. 



3. MELHANIA, Forsk. 



Involucre 3-leaved, persistent. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, 

 obovate, unequal- sided, convolute in bud, erect. Stamens 

 united at base, 5 sterile, strap-shaped, 5 alternate fertile, 

 shorter ; anthers sagittate, erect. Ovary 5-celled ; style 5-fid 

 at the summit; ovules numerous. Capsules 5-celled. — Fl. 

 Cap. i.p. 221. 



Small, softly hairy, half-ligneous or herbaceous plants. Leaves ovate or 

 oblong. Peduncles axillary, 1-2-flowered. — 4 South African species, natives 

 of the Eastern district and Natal. 



Tribe 3. Her^ia]s^]s^ie^. (G-en. 4-6.) 



4. WALTHERIA, Linn. 



Calyx 5-ckft, 10-nerved, with or without a 3-leaved lateral 

 involucel. Petals 5, oblong, with slender claws. Stamens 5, 

 opposite the petals ; filaments united into a tube at base ; 



