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927. Pleuromcncs heterocarpa Raf. Acakia 

 do Del. ramulis pubcsc. acul. fol. pinnis 5jugis, 

 foliolis 12-15jugis ovalib, dimidiatis subt. pubesc. 

 spicis teretis axil Syria, Egypt, Nubia, called 

 Gilgil by Arabs. 



928. ELAYUNA Raf. (n. arab^diff, Bauhinia, 

 leg. obi. evalvis, muJtiloc. locuhs polysp. extus 

 cortice dura nervosa, intus midula fibrosa. fol. 

 bilobis, very peculiar pod, leaves not binate, 

 flowers undescribed but long account of seeds, 

 certainly not a Bauhinia. 



929. Elayuna biloba Raf. Bauhinia tamarin- 

 dacea Del. pi. C. 13. fol. orbic, basi cord, apice 

 bilobis sinus cuspid, petiolis glandulosis shrub 

 of Mt Aqaro in Central Africa, called Elayun 

 and Magal. 



930. TRIDERMIA Raf. (3 skins) cliff, Grewia, 

 Drup. basi umbil. apice 41obo, nucibus 4, trans- 

 verse 31oc. 3sp. sem, obov. compr. triplice tuni- 

 cis vestitis very peculiar fruit, see the long des- 

 cription, but flowers omitted, yet certainly dis- 

 tinct Genus. 



931. Tridermia papillosa Raf. Grewia echi- 

 nulata Del. pi. C. 70. Arboreus, fel. orbic, cord, 

 erosis 5nervis retic. ff. extrax. umbellulatis, dru- 

 pis glob, depr, papillosis tree of Nubia, twigs 

 glandular, hairs lasciculate on them, petiols 

 and leaves &c. 



932. XEROPETALON Del. cal. duplex persistens 

 ext. 5fid. int, 5part. rotato petaloideus, stam. 20 

 basi monad. 5filam. longior sterilis, ovar. glob, 

 torn. styl. brevis, stig. 2-3spiralis, caps ? 2-31oc. 

 2-3valvis scptiferis 2-6sp. racemis ramosi 

 G. based on flowers alone, without leaves ! akin 

 to last, singular by persistent petals ! thus rather 

 internal perigone. Type X. 5setum Del. pi. C, 



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