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Petala qninque hypo^yiia , spathnlata sepalis altonia , iis 

 dnplo loQgiora, ad basin disci hypogyni insprta, !^iib aiithesin 

 reflexa. 



Stamina 5 petalis altoriia, cronatnris aiiinili glaudulosi, 

 hjpogyui inserla, filaraenta brevia tiliformia, autherae ovato - 

 acutae, basifixae , rimis duabiis longitiidinaiibiis introrse de- 

 hiscentibiis. 



Ovaria qninque gynophoro brevi iusideutia libera, uni- 

 locuiaria , nniovnlata, ovulo axi rfntrali t'unirnlo unibilicali 

 longiusonio affixo , adsoendoiid- honiianatropo; Stylus teres; 

 Stigma capitatnui, quiuquesuleatuni. 



Capsula rugosa, 5-lobata, 5 -looularis, locnlicide 5- 

 Folvis ; endocarpio cartilajjineo soluto elastire dehiscens. 



Semina in loculis solitaria, funiculis incrassatis axi afdxis 

 appensa, ex apice locnlamenli pendula; testa membranacea, 

 pallide fusca ; embryo exalbuminosns rectiis, colyledones orbi- 

 eniatae crassac applicalivae, radicnla teres snpera. 



Arbores triginta pedales, raniosae; foiiis alternis, exsti- 

 pulatis, pelluride pnnctalis, simplicibns vel teruatis, laneeola- 

 tis, acntis , basi in petiolnin brevem altenuatis , integerrimis; 

 inflorest'entia terminalis, cynioso- panienlata, Hores ebracteati. 



1. Kuala alata petioli bialati. 



2. Kuala laevis petioli leretes. 



Hae speeies duae siniilliinao, qnae ab incolis Kualae- 

 Kuala indistincte dicuntur et quarnm enrticis coctio contra 

 felirem applicilur, in provincia Teqnendama crescunt alt. 600 

 metr. 

 CephalotoHiandra Karst, et Tr. Dora Granadina p. 23. 

 Nj/ctaginearnm gen. nov. Endl. gen. 2012. 1. 

 Flores dioici. Involucruni nullum. 



lyiasc. Perigoninm coloratuin, urceolatnm, limbu 5-lubu, 

 lobis aestivatioue conduplicato- vaivatis. 



