﻿312 MR. J. MIERS ON THE LECYTHIDACE^. 



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dried plant, by Purdie, the latter agreeiug well witli Kunth's description of his plant from the 



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same locality. 

 Fig. 3. The pyxidium of Lecyfhis dubia, from a specimen in the Kew Museum, also sent by Purdie, from 



the locality indicated by Bonpland : all nat. size. 



Plate LII. 



Lecythis biserrata, from a drawing 



de Janeiro, which he wrongly referred to Lecythis lanceolata, Poir., a Guiana species, and also 



to Lecythis minor, Veil, (non Jacq.) . 

 omitted, but which he describes in his text. 



drawing 



The 



Plate LIII. 



Fig. 1. The pyxidium oi Lecythis limbata, from a specimen in the British Museum; the operculum has 



been lost : nat. size. 



Fig. 2. A view of the same from above, to show the contour of its calycary zone : half its nat. size 



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Plate LIV. 



Fig. 1 . The pyxidium of Lecythis crassinoda, from a specimen in the British Museum : nat. size. 

 Fig. 2. The same, seen from above, to show the outline of its calycary zone : reduced to half-size. 

 Fig. 3. One of its seeds : nat. size. 



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Plate LV. 



Fig. 1. The pyxiduuu of Lecythis venusta^ from a specimen in the Kew Museum and my own collection : 



nat, size. 

 Fig. 2. The samCj seen from above^ to show the form of the calycary zone : reduced to half-size. 



Pig. 3. One of its seeds. 



Fig. 4. The pyxidium of Lecythis tumefacta^ from a specimen in the Kew Museum and another in my 



own collection : both nat. size . 

 Fig, 5. The same, seen from above, to show the outline of the calycary zone : reduced to half -size. 



Fig. 6. One of its seeds : nat. size. 



Plate LVI. 



Fig. 1. The pyxidium of Lecythis iuberculata^ from a specimen in my own collection : nat. size. 

 Fig. 2. The same, seen from above, to show the form of the calycary zone : reduced to half -size. 

 Fig. 3. One of the seeds suspended by its fleshy funicle : nat. size. 

 Fig. 1. The pyxidium of Lecythis Coxiana, from two dried specimens, and another preserved in spints^ 



in my own collection, showing one of its cells, and its seeds suspended by their fleshy funicles 



in their true position : nat, size. 

 Fig. 5. The same, seen from above, showing the peculiar contour of its calycary zone : reduced to half-s^^^- 



Plate LVII. 



Fig. 1. The pyxidium of Lecythis grandifloray copied from Aublet's drawing, and restored to the dimeu 



sions given in tlie text : nat. size. 



