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18. NYCTERINIA, Don. 



Calyx ovate-tubular, shortly 5-tootlied, 2-labiate or 2-parted. 

 Corolla persistent, with a long tube, at length split at base ; 

 the throat equal, often hispid ; limb 5-lobed, spreading, lobes 

 2-fid or entire. Back stamens included, with oblong, erect 

 anthers ; anterior stamens in the throat, with small, transverse, 

 mostly empty anthers or 0. Capsule leathery or membranous, 

 loculicidally 2-valved, oblong, the valves shortly 2-fid. — DC. 

 :Brod. x.p. 34i8 ; Thes. Cap. t. 58. 



Annual or perennial, somewhat woody herbs, more or less viscid, turn- 

 ing black in drying. Lower leaves opposite, upper alternate, dentate ; tlie 

 floral often appressed or adnate to the calyx. Flowers in terminal spikes, 

 sessile. — 16 species, dispersed. 



19. POLYCAREWA, Benth. 



Calyx membranous, ■2-labiate, 2-parted in fruit. Corolla 

 persistent, the tube at length split ; the throat wider ; lobes 

 of the limb entire. Stamens 4, didynamous; anthers all 

 similar, exserted. Capsule membranous, ovate. — DC. Prod. x. 

 p. 350. 



Small annuals, mostly viscid. Lower leaves opposite, upper alternate, 

 the floral adnate to the short pedicel. Flowers subsessile, small, in termi- 

 nal spikes, lengthening as the flowers open. — 10 species, dispersed. 



20. PHYLLOPODIUM, Benth. 



Calyx membranous at base, subequally 5-fid or 5-parted. 

 Corolla subpersistent, funnel-shaped, with a short tube ; lobes 

 of limb entire. Stamens 4, exserted ; anthers alike. Capsule 

 membranous, ovate or oblong. — DC. Prod. x. p. 352. 



Small, rigid, diS'use annuals, turning black in drying. Floral leaf adnate 

 to the very short pedicel or the calyx. Flowers mostly small, in spikes, 

 which are subcapitate at first, afterwards lengthened out. — 7 species, dis- 

 persed. 



21. SPHENANDRA, Benth. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla deciduous, w4th a very short tube, 

 and rotate 5-parted limb, the lobes entire. Anthers 4, ex- 

 serted, all similar, reniform. Capsule ovate or oblong. — DC. 

 Prod. x.p. 353. 



A subperennial or annual plant, erect, viscidly hairy. Leaves mostly 

 opposite, oblong-lanceolate ; the floral fi-ee from the pedicel, short, ovate, 

 entire, very acute. Corolla violet.— Eastern district. 



22. CHJENOSTOMA, Benth. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla deciduous, funnel- or salver-shaped, 

 more or less widened at tlie throat, rarely with a short tube. 



