100 SYLVA TELLUR. 



CENTURIA VII. 



601. Maieta Aubl. Jus, Vitm. diff. 555, cal. 

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

 brevis, stig. cap. Frut, fl, axil — Type M, guia- 

 nensis AiibL (fee. Mel. maieta W/P. <Slc. 



602. TococA Aubl. Jus. Vitm. (lift: 556. cal. 

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

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

 ca Slocul. ¥rut, jl. spic. vertic, — Type T. 

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

 Is, M. vertieillata a 2d sp ? 



603. TopoBEA Aubl. J. V. Drepanandrum 

 Neck 793, difti*. 556, cal. camp. Ocuspid. ad basi 

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

 ineurva connivens, stylus declinatus, stig. capit. 

 6sule. baeca spongiosa 61oc. involucre obvol. cal. 

 deciduo non coronata. Garment, fl. nxiL — 

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

 M. involucrata is perfiaps a 2d 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, lilam. incur- 

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

 olocul. 5valvis libera. Frut.fl, crxiV— of family 

 Rhexides, 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. 



