\(X) SYLVA TELLUR. 



CENTURIA VII. 



601. MAIETA Aubl. Jus, Vitm. diflf. 555, cal. 

 obi. 5gonus, antheris bicornis, ovar. 5gon. stylo 

 brevis, stig. cap. rut. fl. axil Type M. gida- 

 nensis Aubl, (fee. Mel. maieta W. P. &c. 



602. TOCOCA Aubl. Jus. Vitm. cliff. 556. cal. 

 turb. 5d. pet. 5 cone, invol. stam. 10 inserta ad 

 disco annularis supra cal. anther, obi. acut. bac- 

 ca Slocul. Frut. fl. spic. vertic. Type T. 

 guinensis Aubl. &c. Mel. physiphora V. W. P. 

 Is, M. verticillata a 2d sp ? 



603. TOPOBEA Aubl. J. V. Drepanandrum 

 Neck 793, diff. 556, cal. camp. 6cuspid. ad basi 

 calic. involucro 4partito, pet. 6 ineq, stam. 12 

 incurva connivens, stylus declinatus, stig. capit. 

 6sulc. bacca spongiosa 61oc. involucro obvol. cal. 

 deciduo non coronata. Sarment. Jl. axiL 

 Type T. parasitica Aubl. t. 189. Mel. do auct. 

 M. involucrata is peiTiaps a 2cl sp. and all the 

 doubtful dodecandrous sp. may be refered to it 

 till better known, such as M. patens Sw, nivea 

 and setinoda Kunth &,c. 



604. SAVASTANA Necker 795, Tibouchina 

 Aubl. J. V. (n. barb) diff. 556, cal, 5fid.,basi 

 squamis calicul. pet. ineq. 1 major, filam. incur- 

 vis, anth. bicornis, stylo 5gon. stig. acutum,caps. 

 olocul. ovalvis libera. Frut.fl. axil of family 

 RHKXIDES, Type Sav. aspera Raf. Tib. do Aubl, 

 177. V. Melast. aromatica Vahl, P. Rhexia as- 

 pera W. Pers. put in 2 Genera by Persoon ! 



605. RHEXIA L, this G. has been greatly in- 

 creased also by throwing into it all the capsular 

 Melastomas and even Osbeckia, Kunth has 27 

 sp. those of N. America and akin form a natural 

 genus by calix like a bottle 4toothed, 8 stamens 

 &c ? all the others must be removed, 



