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plex 3-5fidus coriaceus, petalis 7-9 epicalix un- 

 guic, fimbriata, stam. 12-18, filarn. conniv. an- 

 theris liberis, stylo incurvo clavato, bacca plu- 

 riloc. polysp. — very difterent from I31akea with 

 double calix, outer inferior, both Gfid, 6pet. 12 

 stam. anthers coalescent, caps. 6Ioc. &c. Both 

 of Melastomides family. 



554. Bellucia nervosaR^af, Blakea tripliner- 

 via L. auct. onervia Aubl. a tree of Guyana 

 18 feet high. 



555, Melastoma L. this beautiful G. has been 

 increased from 15 linnean sp. to 114 in Persoon, 

 and now over 150, Kunth alone has 34 of S. 

 America. As usual in such large groups a med- 

 ley of G. has been blended, requiring revision. 

 — They are chiefly shrubs and plants seldom 

 trees, which I divide in 38 good Genera types 

 of family Melastomides^ except those with free 

 ovary that are like Rhexia of family Lythridia 

 subfamily Rhexides. 



550. Melastoma Raf cal. camp. 5dent. pet. 

 5, stam, 10, stig. obt. vel capit. bacca coronata 

 5Ioc. polysp. &c. Subg. may be formed by the 

 shapes of stigma, anthers ^^c. Most of the sp, 

 belong here, such as M. aspera, strigosa, re- 

 pens, trinervis, parmflora, agrestis, grossa, 

 gramdaris, nervosa, ciliata^cymosa, rigida Sm. 

 cuprea Sm. and manv others. 



557. Dancera Raf. (hot) diff. 556, cal. 5-6fi- 

 dus, pilis sanguineis hirtis, lac. ovatis, postice 

 aucta lac. linearib. stylo crasso, stig. concav. 

 pet. 5-6, stam. 10-12, antheris bilidis. Frutex, 



foL 5nerv, fl. axiL — TyP® ^- /*«^'^ I^af M. do 

 L. Sw. auct. but many blended sp. under that 

 name of other genera ? 



558. Sericola Raf. diff. 556, cal. obi. tubul. 



