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BOTANY. 



Class V 



Pentandria. 



membrana terminate. Masses pollinis pendulse, 

 S/ig. caudatum, v. muticum. Follic. 

 " This generic character," says Mr Brown, " is 

 formed from Apocynum triflorum and lineare, 

 Linn. Suppl. and from two new species in the 

 Banksian collection. Apocynum cordatum and 

 lanceolainm, T/iu/ib. Prodi: probably likewise 

 belong to this genus ; and I have modified the 

 character, to admit a very remarkable plant found 

 by Mr Masson in South Africa." 

 CXCVII. GYMNANTHERA. Cor. hypocraterif. Co- 

 rona faucis 5-phylla. Fit. distincta, fauci inser- 

 ta. Aiith. imberbes. Masses pollinis quaterna- 

 tim applicitae apicc dilatato corpusculorum. Stig. 

 apiculo bifido. foilic. cylindracei, Iseves, divari- 

 oatissimi. Sem. comosa. ( Wcrn. Trans, i. p. 47-) 



l.Nitida. New Holland. Shr. (Prodr. p. 464.) Cla 



' Pent: 



V. 



ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 



CXCVIII. MALESHERBIA. Cal. inferus persistens. 

 Pet. fauci cal. infra mcisuras insidentia. Nect. co- 

 ronula 10 squamis, membranaceis 2-4 crcnatis, pe- 

 talis alternis. Anlk. incumbentes basi excavatse. 

 Stt/l. infra apicem germinis orbiculatim affixi. Stig. 

 capitata. Caps, apice trivalvis. Sem. plura affixa 

 receptac. 3, lir.earibus, per caps, parietem decur- 

 rentibus. 



1. Thyrisflora. Peru. Shrub. (Fl. Perm. iii. 

 p. 30.) 



2. Linear! folia. Mts. of Chili. (Cavanilles.) 



REMARKS ON THE CLASS PENTANDRIA. 



The following plants, being pentatidrous, might be 

 expected in this class ; but they belong to natural 

 genera, the species of which ought not to be separa- 

 ted, and which fall under other classes. 



MoNOOYNIA. 



Several species of Exacum, Rubia, Crucianella, 

 Prinos, and Loranthus. Pavetta pentandra. Ol- 

 denlandia pcnlandra. Cornus albida, Frankenia 

 Itrniis. Polycnemum oppo*itifolium. Czsalpinia cris- 

 ta, pentandra. Cassia pilosa, serpens, chanuecrista. 

 Some species of Hypcranthera or Guilandina. Ce- 

 ratonia siliqua. Bombax pentandrum. Polygonum 

 amphibium, lapathifoliiun. Samara pentandra, jlori- 

 bunda. Passerina pentandra. Trianthema chrys- 

 tallina. Citharexylum pentandrum. 



DlGYNIA. 



Polygonum virginiannm^filiforme. Tria 



ituidra. Cissus hederacea, ampelopsis, stans. Scle- 



ranthus anauns. 



TRIGYNIA. 



Polygonum ocreatum. Minuartia montana. Arena- 

 ria ru/ira, tenuifolia. Euphorbia an>iqu irum, macu- 

 lata, articulalp, cyparissiat ? Xylophyllse. 



PENTAGYNIA. 



Spergula arvensis, pentandra. Ccrastium pentan- 

 drum, semidecandrum. Suriana maritima. Mescm- 

 bryanthemum pinnati/ldtim. Erodium. Actinophyl-" 

 lum pentandrum. Mahernise, Lin. 



PoLYGVNJA. 



Oldenlandia digyna. Several species of Zizyphus, Ranunculus hederaceas. 



CLASS VI. HEXANDRIA. 



Class VI. 

 Hexandria. 



ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 



SECT. I. Flowers Jiaring the Calyx doubled ; fur- 

 nished with a Calyx and Corolla, and without 

 Spathes. 



602. BROMELIA. Cal. 3-fidus, superus. Pet. 3 : 

 Squama nectarifera ad basin petali. Bacca trilocul. 

 1. Ananas. New Spain and Surinam. Shrub. 

 1. Pinguin. Jamaica and Barbadoes. Shrub. 



3. Karatas. South America. 



4. I.ingulata. South America. SJirub. 



5. Bracteata. Jamaica and Vera Cruz. Shrub. 



6. Paniculigera. West Indies. Shrub. 



7. Chri/fantha. Caraccas. Shrub. 



8. Nudicaulis. South America. 



9. Humilh, - Shrub. 

 10. Acanga. Brazil. Shru}. 



* 11. Incarnata. Groves of the Andes. T See Flor. 



* 12. Sphacelata. Chili. } Pentv. 



* 13. Bicokr. Shores of Chili. J iii. p. 32. 



Bicolcr. Shores of Chili. J iii. 



603. PITCAIRNIA. Cal. 3-phyllus semisupcrus. Pet. 

 3. Squama nectarifera ad basin petalorum. S/ig. 

 3, contorta. Caps. 3 introrsum dehiscentes. Sem. 

 alata. 



1. Bromelifpfolia. Jamaica, at the sides of 

 rocks. Shrub. 



2. Aiigustifolia. Island of Santa Cruz. Shrub. 



3. Laltfolia. West Indies. Shrub. 



* 4. Lanuginosa. At Pozuzo. Peren. 



* 5. Pulverulenta. Groves of the 



Andes. 



* 6. Panicitlata . 



* 7. I'erruginea. 

 *8. Chrustallina. 



Peru. 



* 9. Puramidata. Mountains of Peru. 

 * 10. Coarctata. Chili. Peren. 



6 



Hex 



Mts. of the Andes. 

 Near Lima. 

 Groves and hills of 



See Flor. 

 Perm: 

 iii. P- 35. 

 t. 258. 



