LNXII. 
BEGONIA NITIDA. 
Shining Leaved Begonia. 
ORDO NATURALS. 
Hydrocharides, Juss. Gen. p. 67. 
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Herbe Suffruticesve carnose. Caulis teres. Stipule 2, amplexicaules, caduce. Folia alterna ; laminis 
inequilateralibus, varie dentatis. Floris monoici, Paniculis axillaribus impari-dichotomis, oeminet ra- 
rissime in eadem paniculd. Bractee 2, caduce. bo. Ferruginea L, sui generis est ; huic ceteris afinior 
B. Urticefolia L. alieque species posthac distinguende. 
B, stipulis acute carinatis : foliorum petiolis: teretibus : laminis oblongis, obsolete dentatis, nitidis pra- 
cipue junioribus: pericarpii ald und maxima subrotund4. 
B. Nitida, Stirp. Rar. p. 17. t.9.B. nitida. Dryand. in Linn. Trans. ®. 1. p. 159. B. nitida. Dryand. 
in Ait. Hort. Kew. 2. 3. p. 352. B. obliqua. hagehg ik Nov. v. 1. p. 95. #. 46, B, minor. Jacq. 
Ic. Collect. p. 126. B. purpurea. Swartz. Prodr. p 
Sponte nascentem in Ins. Jamaica, locis umbrosis, legit G. WRIGHT. 
Floret apud nos a Maio in Novembrem. 
The structure of the stigma appears to me of great Co onsequence in determining all true ‘Begonias, 
and to indicate a peculiar conformation in their fruit: as such therefore I only consider those species 
in avhich that part is forked like the lyre of the ancients, and have drawn up my gene acca 
known will be found, to which five more have since been pare by er botanists. Of these, B. 
Ferruginea and U: rticeefolia, I am fully persuaded, ought t to B. Crenata and Tenuifo- 
lia, = their 2-locular fruit is not the effect of abortion, will yen FP ge genus; and the species 
without stem perhaps a fourth. * ee 
One of the Nast partes was described by the tee Dr. J. G. KorniG, under - name of Falkea 
tenera, and the receptacle of its seeds is said to membra een on cells and hay- 
in our stoves, that part consists of six wings or aa covered with seeds, t aia ei ‘Ss tra- r 
ing now ascertained beyond a doubt that they are dicotjledonous ST eee t pec J i 
tiotcs and Vallisneria also belong to the — great division of vegetables. 
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with mak long whitish tubercles. Stipules sharply keeled, in which pa ze 
ave yet examined in this genus. Leaves yellow green, alternate: petio 
mina oblong, one side far el than the other; slightly rear ein 
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young. Flowers in la ‘cles: female much fewer, 
the males. Peduncle se red, racing # scarlet. Pericarpium, at we shares sae - el Py hd 
very large and rounded. Petals rent a , inserted at the rage a yello 
woh without falling off. Filaments from 30 to 40. Anthers yellow rater long an . sisal 
ts, lanceolate, obtuse. Styles 3, yellow. Stigmata the same ¢0 long, twi 
md Teeasientoa into the figure of a lyre. 
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REFERENCES TO THE PLATE. a. e 
3. same trans 
i, A Stamen. 2. A young Fruit, the petals cut off to show the stigmata. 
versely, to show the six cosas o of the seeds. 4. A Seed highly magat magnified. 
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