4"ift PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA; ftctU 



entire, linear, cuspidate-obtuse acumen, from four to six inches 

 long, senate: the lowermost serratures glandular, subulate, extend- 

 ing down upon the petiol, the rest becoming more and more obtuse, 

 even retuse, as they approach the acumen ; upper surface smooth, 

 obliquely furrowed, the under one marked with copious approximate, 

 parallel, oblique, elevated, villous nerves, and sub-transversal capillary 

 veins; when young they are densely villous underneath — Petiols 

 slender, slightly furrowed, pubescent, from an inch to an inch and a 

 half long, having towards its apex, above, a couple of subulate, eva- 

 nescent, villous glands. — Stipules opposite, membranous, lanceolate, 

 falcate, acute, one-third of an inch long, deciduous. — Tendrils termi- 

 nal, or from the base of the racemes, simple, slender, villous, spiral, 

 three inches lung — Racemes exceedingly long and slender, terminal 

 and from the exterior axils, panicied, undivided, from six to twelve 

 inches long, cylindric, densely villous, short-peduncled. — Flowers 

 minute, fascicled, approximate, ou very short pedicels. — Petals cune~ 

 ate, obtuse, sub-fornicate, scarcely half so long as the alternating, tri- 

 angular, calycine lacinice. — Stamina opposite to the petals, and alter* 

 Bating with the live teeth of a flat greenish disc or nectary which sur- 

 xounds the ovary. 



Obs. It i3 difficult to determine whether this may be considered 

 as a distinct species, or only a variety of G. tilicefolia. The form 

 aud size of the leaves, the villosity of their under surface and espe- 

 cially of the inflorescence seem to indicate a specific difference ; still 

 I have mv doubts on this subject. — The specimens which are preserv- 

 ed in the lace Dr. Heyne's hortus siccus possess also a considerable 

 villosity ou the inflorescence, — N. W, 



1TEA, Schreb.gen. N. 381, 



Calyx five-toothed. Petals five, (fourjof which, with the atamu 

 iia are inserted ou the receptacle.) Capsule one-celled, two-valved, 

 many-seeded. Receptacles lateral. 



