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eymules, which form a compound spike or raceme ; withered 
— remaining, hoodlike, on the very top of the large 
capsule. 
sitic mostly on ligneous plants, Of the 8 species of 
this section, 5 belong to the continent of Asia, 2 of which 
extend into Europe; 1 is peculiar to the island of Timor, 1 
to South Africa, and 1 to heidi: 
68. C. exattara, n. sp.: caule funiculari; floribus brevi- 
ter pedicellatis seu sessilibus spicato-paniculatis; calycis glo- 
bosi lobis fere disjunctis orbiculatis concavis imbricatis medio 
verrucosis corolle tubum cylindricum equantibus ; laciniis 
orbiculatis imbricatis tubo multo brevioribus erectis seu 
erecto-patulis ; antheris cordato-orbiculatis ad faucem sessili- 
bus ; yor bipartitis dentatis tubo multo brevioribus ; ho 
apice bi i yui _ stigmatibus 
subglobo: 
ido ovario ovato-globoso squilongo, 
bosis. 
Parasitic on Diospyros Mexicana, Ulmus crassifolia, 
* 3 4 Ww 
several inches in length; flowers 2 lines long, small tu 
hidden in the large calyx; anthers closely sessile; scales 
reduced to two dentate wings on the sides of the ver 
ttach nts, united at base; uppe 
