

ALANGIUM LAMARKII 139 



hermaphrodite, in terminal cymes. Receptacle concave. Calyx 

 short, 10-toothed. Corolla, 10 narrow, elongated ribbon-like 

 petals. Stamens 30-40, filaments free and glabrous. Ovary 

 inferior, held in the concavity of the receptacle, one-celled, 

 with 1 seed, crowned by an epigynous disc, above which rises 

 a simple style with dilated stigma. Fruit a globose drupe, 

 crowned by the calyx, with 10 inconspicuous ribs. The puta- 

 men encloses an albuminous kernel. 



Habitat. — The mountains of San Mateo. 



