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Berry more or less coriaceous (dehiscent ?). Seeds few obovoid, some- 

 times slightly incurved. — Shrubs; leaves alternate, usually rather 

 nitid, in the same strips sometimes very polymorphous, impunctuate, 

 articulate at base ; stipules very small or ; flowers axillary, solitary 

 or few, cymose or glomerate {Tropical Oriental Continent, and Insular 

 Africa*). 



19. Ruhlia H. B. K. 2 — Flowers nearty of Ludia (or Scolopia); 

 receptacle shortly cupuliform. Sepals 3, 5, slightly perigynous, and 

 petals same in number alternate, inserted with and similar to them, 

 all much imbricated, persistent. Stamens co, slightly perigynous 

 (or interior all hypogynous), inserted above pagina of receptacle 

 oc-seriate; filaments capillary free; anthers extrorse, exappendi- 



culate. Germen free central, 1-locular, tapering into style above; 

 style at apex dilated, subentire or more or less deeply 3-5-lobed 

 stigmatiferous ; placentas parietal 3-5 ; ovules on each oo, descend- 

 ing. Fruit (indehiscent ?) nearly of Ludia or Scolopia; seeds (often 

 outwardly undulate-striate) albuminous. — Trees; leaves alternate, 

 base sometimes oblique glandular-serrate ; petiole articulate at base ; 

 stipules small; flowers 3 in ramified, terminal or lateral cymiferous 

 racemes 4 {N.-Grcnada h ). 



20. Banara Aubl. 6 — Flowers nearly of Kulilia (or Scolopia), her- 

 maphrodite or sometimes polygamous, 3-5-merous ; sepals valvate. 

 (iermen free ; placentas 3-8, parietal, co-ovulate ; apex of style 

 capitellate stigmatiferous ; entire or 3-8-lobed. Beny, sometimes 

 coriaceous, indehiscent ; seeds co, albuminous, exterior striate. 

 Other characters of Kulilia. — Trees or shrubs; leaves alternate, 

 often unequal at base, often glandular-serrate, sometimes pellucid- 

 punctuate ; petiole often 2-glandular at apex, articulate at base ; 



1 Spec. 3, v. 4. Clos, loc. cit. (part.). — Tul., * 6 Guian., i. 547, t. 217. — J., Gen., 293. — 

 in Ann. Sc. Nat., ser. 5, ix. 334. — YValp., Ann., — Lamk., Diet., i. 366; III., t. 464. — DC, 

 vii. 226. Prod,:, 1. 259.— Endl., Gen., n. 5073.— Clos, 



2 Nov. Gen. et Spec., vii. 234, t. 652, G53. — in Ann. Sc. Nat., ser. 4, viii. 239.— Benth., in 

 Endl., Gen., n. 5074. — B. H., Gen., 798, n. 7. Journ. Linn. Soc, v. Suppl., 90. — B. H. Gen., 

 — H. Bn., in Adan.ionia, x. 255. 798, 1007, n. 6. — H. Bn., in Adansonia, x. 



3 Small or very minute, whitish. 255. — Pineda It. & Pay., Prodr., 76, t. 14; 



4 A genus Tit. & Pi., referred not rightly to Si/st., i. 133. — DC, Prodr. ii. 54. — Don, in 

 the very similar Banara; it differs from it espe- Edinb. N. Philos. Journ., x. 116. — Endl., Gen., 

 daily in its nonvalvate calyx and structure of n. 5075. — Ascra Schott, in Spreng. Sj/st., Cur. 

 seed. Pod., 407. — Xyladenim Destx., in Ham. Prodr. 



5 Spec, ad 3. Tk. & Pl., in Ann. Sc. Nat., Fl. Ind. Occ, 41.— Boca Velloz., Fl. Flum., 

 ser. 4, xvii. 101 (Banara). — Walp., Rep., i. v. t. 113. — Christannia Pkesl, Bel. Seen k., ii. 

 204 ; v. 56. 91, t. 67.— Endl., Gen., n. 5077. 



