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BOTANY. 



Claw X. 

 Ikcandria. 



Caps. 5-loc. Sem. subscobiformia. 



1. Pulvertilenla. Groves of Chinchao.T ^ 



2. Tripliiterris. Groves of Chinchao. > 



3. Emarginata. Groves of Chinchao. J ^' 

 XIX. ACISANTHERA. Cal. ventricosus, 5-fid. 



Pet. 



Anth. sagittatz, versatiles. Caps, coronata, 2- 

 loc. polysperma. 



1. Quadrate. (Rhexia Acisanthera of Willd.) 



XX. GETONIA. Cal. superus, 5-phyll. persistens. 

 Fil. alternatim latiora, 5 in calycis ore. Sem. crus- 

 tatum, oblongum, 5-striatum, cal. coronatum. 



\.Floribiinda. Woods of Coromandel. Shrub. 

 (Roxb.) 



XXI. CEHATOSTEMA. Cal. turbinatus 5-fid. : laci- 

 niis majusculis. Cor. coriacea, tubo longo, limbo 

 recto. Anth. longx, erectse, bipart. seu bifurcati. 

 Bacca globosa, truncata, coronata, 5-loc. 



1. Peruvianum. Peru. Shrub. (Jussieu.) 



XXII. CUELLARA. Cal. 5-part. Pet. 5, xqualia. 

 Styl. 3-gonus. Caps. 3-gona; 3-loc. Sem. imbri- 

 cata, membranacea. 



1 . Rcvolula. Groves of Peru. Shrub. 



2. Ferriiginea. Mts. of Peru. Shrub. 



3. Obovala. Mts. of Peru. Shrub. 



XXIII. CRATERIA. Cal. 5-part. Cor. 0. Nect. cra- 

 teriforme, setis 10, distinctum hirtis coronatum, et 

 cui stamina, alterna breviora, inserta. Stig. 3. 

 Fruct.? (Pericarp. 1-loc. ? exsuccum ?) 



1. Fasciculata. . At Chinchao. 7 Fl- Peruv. p. 



2. Capilata. At Chinchao. j 106. 



XXIV. CHUNCHOA, or GIMBERNATIA. Cal. 5-fid. 

 campan. superus, deciduus. Cor. 0. Drupa 1- 

 sperma, inequaliter alata. (See Juss. Gen. PI.) 



1. Obovala. Groves of Peru. 7 Fl. Peruv. 



2. Oblonga. Groves of Pozuzo. j p. 274. 

 XXV- TANIBUCA. Cal. urceolatus, 5-fid. basi 1- 



bracteatus. Fruct. compressus orbicularis alatus ? 

 1. Guianensls. Guiana. (Herb, of Juss.) 



'.Per. 

 103. 



TRIGYKIA, 



CJa 

 Dec 



XXVI. HORTESSIA. Flor. diflormes : Flor. solita- 

 rii. Cal. 5-dent. minutus. Cor. 5-pet. Flor. cy- 

 mam constituentium Cal. 5-phyllus, maximus, co- 

 loratus, petaloideus, persistens. Cor. minuta, sub- 

 globosa : petal. 4-5, concavis deciduis. Fruct. 

 (Slant. 8, 10, 11.) 



1. Speciosa. (Hydrangea hortensia of Willd.) 



XXVII. TKTRAPTEHIS. Cal. 5-part. utrinque biglan- 

 dulosus. Pet. iimbriata, unguiculata. Fruct. 4,- 

 alatus, ajis 2-inferioribua minoribus. 



1. Acutifolia. (Under Triopteris by Willd.) 



2. Mticronata. Cayenne. Shrub. ~) Cavan. Diss. 



3. Biixifolia. Antilles. Shriib. J ix. p. 433. 



4. Citrifolia. (Under Triopteris by Willd.) 



TETRAGYNIA. 



XXVIII. MlCROPETALON, or SpERGULASTRUM of 



Mich. Cal. 5-phyll. Pet. (minutissima,) integra, 

 aut nulla. Caps, ovata, cal. longior. 4-valv. (Ha- 

 bitu Ste/larice.) 



1. Laniiginofiim. South of North America. 



2. Lanceolalum. North America. 



3. Gramineum. Pennsylvania. 

 See Mich. Flor. Amer. \. p. 275. 



PENTAGVNIA. 



XXIX. POUPARTIA. Cal. minimus, 5-fid. Slant. 

 disco crenato inserta. Styl. approximate Peri" 

 carp, nuce 5-loc. 



1. Borbonica. Bourbon. (Jussieu.) 



REMARKS ON THE CLASS DECANDRIA. 



The following plants might be expected te oc- 

 cur in this class ; but they belong to natural genera, 

 the species of which ought not to be separated, and 

 which fill under other classes. 



MOXOGYNIA. 



Several species of Geranium and Vacciniuni. Se- 

 veral of the Asclepiadeae. Conocarpus raceuwsa. 

 Mangifera axillaris. Some species of Rhoxia and 

 Osbeckia. Gnidia daphtnefolia. Some species of 

 Cuphea. Grislea iometttosa. Portulaca pito.ta, ole- 

 racca. Sideroxylon decandrum. Amyris decandra. 

 Erithalis frnlicosa. Combretum purpureitm, altenri- 

 Jblium, decandrwn. Boccouia fnttescens. Stellera 



cJianKKJasmcc. Laurus Borbonia. Viburnum scan- 

 dens. C\\\oT3. perfoliata, var. ft. Litsea Chinensis. 



TRIGYNIA. 



Tainarix germanica. Polygonum bislorta. 



TETRAGYNIA. 

 Reseda undata. 



PENTAGYNIA. 



Adoxa moscatellinn. Some species of Geranium, 

 Drosera lusitanica. Portulaca oleracea (Styl. 1. Stig. 

 5.) Rhodiola rosea. Coriaria myrtifolia. Phytolacc* 

 Abyssinica. 



CLASS XI. DODECANDRIA. 



OUstXl. 



IJodecan- 



dria. 927. 



ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 



BOCCONIA. Cal. 2-phyll. 

 Caps. 2-valv. 1-spenna. 



Cor. 0. Styl. 2- 



1. Frutescens. Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, St Do- 

 mingo. Shrub. 



2. Cordata. 



China ? Shrub. 



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