110 SYLVA TELLUR. 



078. LAfiANSA Rumf. Raf. cal. camp, 4ph. 

 lane. pet. 4 subeq. stam. 18-24 disco piano inser- 

 ta, ovar. sess. stylo brevi, stig. obt. siliqua subul. 

 sem. renif. Herba, foL digit, &.c. — Type Lag. 

 alba Runif, Rat'. Cleome icosandra L. Lour, 

 auct. 



G79. Arivela Raf. diff. 678, petalis ineq. 2 

 divaric. stam. 8-15 ineq. — Type A. viscosa R. 

 CI. do L. auct. — Is it a subgenus of Polanisia ? 



680. AuBioN R. (n. gr.) diff. Cleome, cal. 

 3-5ph. petalis 5, stam. polyandris, siliq. filif, sem. 

 1 J is pi da. Herha foL digit — Type A, chelidoni 

 R. CI. do L, auct. 



681. Melidiscus Raf. diff. 580, cal. lin. cilia- 

 tis reflexis, pet. 4 unguic. coalitis latere fissis, 

 stam. 6 ineq. incurvis disco mellifluo piano inser- 

 ta, ovar ped. stig. sessile truncat. Frutex, foL 

 digit. Jl. racem, — Type M. gigantea Raf. Cle- 

 ome do L, auct. b. mag. 3137. viridiflora Schr. 

 foliolis 7 cuneatis acutis viscosis. Africa. 



682. Thottea Rotb. Bosc. cal. colorato 3lo- 

 bo, petalis nullis, disco radiato truncato stami- 

 nif. stam. plura, stig. sess. siliqua 4gona. — This 

 O. omitted by many, is near Capparis and Cle- 

 ome, the type was figured by Rotboll in act. 

 Copen. 2 t. 2. 



683. Triplobus Raf. Tri-phaca Lour. Mo- 

 noic. fl. masc. cal. 5fido colorato, stam. 15 br^- 

 vis. fl. fern. cal. nt masc. disco stipitato concavo 

 rnultifrfo, ovar. trilobo, stylo filif. stig. 31ob. 

 fruct. siliquis leguminif. ternis ventricosispolysp. 

 — very singular G. certainly not of Leguminose 

 family, nearer to Cleomides, but the triple fruit 

 is a great anomaly probably type of a new fam- 

 ily Triplobides Raf. near Euphorbides and 

 8terculides. Loureiro name formed of Phaca is 



