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coloratis deiise castaneo-ciliolatis. Folia chartacca vel cliartaceo-coriacca liueari- 

 oblanceolata vel oblougo-oblanceolata 5-12 cni. longa 14-26 mm. lata apicc 

 cuspidato-acumiuata basi gradatim angustata inia basi obtiisa ad extremitatem 

 acuta, costa supra iiupressa subtiLS complauato-elevata, veuis supra subtusque 

 teuuissime visis planis haud impressis haud elevatis gracillimis, venulis haud 

 visis, venis primariis lateralibu.s utrofjue latere circ. 10-12, mediis a costa 

 angulo 50° egi-essis, margiue integerrima haud recurva pagiue supra glabemma 

 in exsiccato tlavo-fulvescentia subtas purpureo-ridjcsceutia glabra subglaucesceu- 

 tia, petiolis 5-15 mm. longis glabris intus canaliculatis iu exsiccato fusceutibus. 

 Paniculje ad folia superiora axillares cum pedunculis 8-lOcm. louga=! iiaiici-flo- 

 ratsB, pedunculis 4-5 cm. longis glabris complanatis, pedicellis idtimis circ. lcm. 

 longis apice liaud dilatatis ad calycem liaud abeuntibiLs glabris. Calyx cum 

 segmeutis 6-7 mm. longirs extas glaber intus deusissime hirsutiLS fere 6-fidus, 

 segmentis lineari-oblongis 5mm. longis 2Jmm. latis apice obtusissimis liasi haud 

 conti-actis circ. 10 — nerviis, uervis pa- 

 rallelis, intus fere glabris sed propc 

 apice hirsutis et ad basiu strigoso-hir- 

 sutis margine integris extiLS glabris 

 siu-sum tenuissime pubescentibiLS vel 

 subglabris. Stamiua ordiuis I. et II. 

 eglandulosa, filamentis liuearibus com- 

 planatis 21 mm. lougis glabris ad basin 

 hirsutis, autheris lineari-oblougis IJ- 

 l^ mm. lougis ^ mm. latis apice obtusis 

 glabris introrsum 4r-locellatis ; ordiuis 

 ni. filamentis basi jjIus minus dilatatis 

 plus hirsutis utroijue latere glandulis stipitiformibiLS 1 mm. longis auctis, antheris 

 extrorsum 4-locellatis ; stamiua ordinis IV. abortiva (staminodia) linearia IJmm. 

 longa Jmm. lata apice triaugidari-acuta complanata extus intusque hii-suta apice 

 glabra. Ovai-imn glabram obovoideiun vel globosiun 2 mm. longum minus quam 

 2 mm. latum apice apiculato-conti-actum cum stylo articulatum basi tnmcatum 

 1 mm. latum, stylo filiformi 2-2J mm. longo glabro, stigmate leviter 2-lobato. 

 Fructus perfecte globosus 8-9 mm. in diametro, pedicellis incrassatis 7 mm. 



Fig. 57, Jlachilus arisanemis H.WA- 

 TA ; a, a flower ; b, a stamen of tlie outer 

 series ; c, a Ktamen of the iuner series, one 

 is seen from witliin, the other from without, 

 two inferior cells are extrorse, while the 

 other superior introi^se. 



