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It is by the presence of many-flowered involucres sinuilatiug at 

 fii'st simple buds, that Peru is also characterised. Of this a tribe, 

 and even a distinct family, have been made {Prosodipoclineiv). Each 

 involucre is cleft lengthwise and lays bare a small group of flowers. 



Dahchampia [CtcmopJii/lUim) spat)udata. 



Fig. 194. Female flower (*). 



Fig. 193. Male flower (»). 



Fig. 195. Long. sect, of 

 female flower. 



male or female ; the former apetalous, often accompanied by lateral 

 rudiments of female flowers, and the female sometimes destitute of 

 real perianth. Pera consists of trees from the warm regions of 

 America, whose loaves, alternate or rarely opposite, and exstipulate, 

 recall generally those of Lauracea or Ifon/iniacea. 



IV. CROTON SERIES. 



. The flowers of Croion^ (flg. 196-203), are regular or nearly so, 

 monoecious or more rarely dioecious, with a little convex receptacle. 



1 L. Gcii. n. 1083 (part.). — Auans. Fain, dis pi. 

 ii. 355.— J. Gen. 389 (|iart.).— Immk, iJirt. ii. 203 

 (part.) ; Suppl. ii. 404 ; ///. t. 790.— Geisel. Cut. 

 Mo>ioi/r. IlaUu (1808).— A.Jiss. Ki(phnrb.2<i,i.^, 

 fig. A.— Endi,. Gin. n. 5827.— H, I5n. Euphur- 

 biac. 349, t. 17, 18. fig. 1-7.— Haker, FI. Mum if. 

 309. — M. Aro. Prodr. 512 (incl.; Aiidru-hiiiu II. 

 Bn. Angelimdra Endl. Anitop/ti/lliim Bvn. (nee 



VOL. V. 



Haw.) Ariji/rudcndnn Ki,. (part.), Afti-wi Kl. 

 As/roeapsis GiiisEii. Aslm/i/ne ISentii. Bnrha- 

 mill Kl.. llriichi/slKchi/.i IvL. llntii.n'ia N"eok. 

 Cali/ptiiopctulKm Kl. Cascnrilla Oui.seb. Cinoqa- 

 sum Neck. Clcodom Kl. Codnnocdlijx Kl. Croln- 

 nanlliKS Kl. (.'uclontigma Kl. Dirariniiim Hatin. 

 Drepiideniiim Uai'IN. AVh^ovV; Ctri.ieh. lini/ilninn- 

 nin Kl. Euliopia Kl. Fiireaiia Bvn. GciseUria 



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