20 SYLVA TEIXtJR. 



69. EPISTEIRA Raf. (on sterile) raonoica, fl. 

 tnasc. cal. Gpart. obi. obt. 3 reflexis alt. cor. o, 

 antheris pluris lin. adnatis ad pistillo sterilis. obi. 

 vel. monadelphis instar. fl. fern. cal. Gpart. su- 

 bul. persistens, ov, magnum orbicul. depres. 

 stylo unico breve, stigma cavum Gdent. caps, 

 sulcata 9-121ocul, 9-12 valvis septiferis, loculis 

 2-3 sp. sem. serialis centralis. Frutex,fol. alt. 

 stipulatis, fl. axil quite unlike Agyneia with 

 m. fl. Sparted, 8 stam. 3 styles, caps. Scocous, 

 hardly of same family Euphorbides, type of a 

 tribe with valves septiferous and united stamens, 

 or akin to my MEBORIDES see fl, tel. 1117. Me- 

 borea chiefly differs by 3 anthers inserted on 3 

 styles. 



70. Episteira coccinea Raf. (Agyneia do 

 Buch. ic. auct.) ramulis angulatis, fol. petiol, 

 lanceol. obtusis, stipulis subul. ft. fascic. axil, 

 masc. pedic. fern, sessilis mixtis Birman em- 

 pire, singular shrub, fl. yellow, fruits scarlet.. 



71. YANGAPA Raf. (n. ind.)diff. Gardenia, cal. 

 5gonus, cor. hypocrat. limbo 5-6part. Antheris 

 5-Gtubo adnata, stylo apice dilatato compresso, 

 stigma adnatum sulcatum. Drupa obi. 5cari- 

 nata umbilic. nux subbiloc. sem. plura in pulpa 

 nidulans Gardenia differs by cor. infund. and 

 a berry, stigma bilobe &c. yet both same family. 



72. Yangapa fiava Raf. (Gardenia corona- 

 ria Buch. ic. auct) fol. petiol. ovatis acum. fl. 

 axill. sessilis selit. corollis venosis flavis Bir- 

 man Empire, small tree. The G. Gardenia was 

 formed by many anomalous sp. this and the 3 

 next G. must be separated. 



73. ROTHMANNIA Th. Raf. diff. Gard. cal. 

 lac. teretis acutis, cor. campanulata lac. acutis 

 &c. Type R. capensis Thunb. Gardenia roth- 

 tuannia L. auct,. 



