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basi germ, nee ad latere — Type Sph, peruvia- 

 na Raf. Hirt. do Pers. H, racemosa R. P. Cos- 

 mibuena R P, bad name. 



536. Thevetia Ad. Scop. Neck. diff. ad Cer- 

 bera cal. 5phyl. cor. clavata infund. nect. Sdent. 

 stellate, stig. capit. 5gon, emarg. drupa, nux 

 2loc. — Types Th. linearis Raf. Cerb. thevetia 

 L. auct. 2 Th. ahuai, and probably some others. 



537. Phyllanthus L. from 7 linncan sp. in- 

 creased to over 60 by a strange medley, even 

 Xylophyla, Kirganelia and Conamia being 

 thrown into it ; whereby it is become as absurd 

 as Croton ! and more difficult to rectify by the 

 few good descriptions of flowers. However I 

 had long ago attempted it and shall now give a 

 sketch of my labor, w hich must be deemed very 

 imperfect. See till 552, mostly shrubs. 



538. Phyllanthus Raf. monoic. cal. Gpart. 

 pet. nuUis, stam. 3 monadelphis, fl. fem. stylis 3', 

 bifidis caps. Scocca, fol. floriferis — most of 

 the species. 



539. E.viBLicA Graertn. Raf. diff. antheris 3 

 coalitis ad apex filam. unicum, fruct. baccatus, 



foL pinnatis — Types 1 EmbL arhorea Raf. Ph. 

 emblica L. 2 JE. annua R, Ph. bacciformis L. 

 3 £. racemosa R. and probably some others. 



540. NiRURis Raf. difl". cal. Gfido vel Gdent. 

 caps. 61ocularis. — Several sp. blended in P/t. 

 7iiruri, some even of different Genera ! such as 

 Kirganelia and M(Eroris. Type 



541. Niruris indica Raf. fruticul. pinnulis 

 petiol. fl. axil, solit. pedunc. — India, a 2d sp. is 

 N, annua, 



542. Mgeroris Raf. diff*. cal. 5phyl. glandulis 

 5 ad basis, caps. 31oc, 6valv. 



543. Mwroris stipulata Raf. Phyll. niruri, 

 Swartz. Herbacea, foliolis obi. ,<rlaucis subses?. 



