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bular : tube narrow, often oblique. Stamens inserted into the lower part of the corolla-tnbe. 

 Omnes 2, free or slightly adhering to the narrow calyx-tube : style short : stigma 2-par- 

 tite. .Fo^/icto compressed ; seeds compressed, winged, with the wing usually terminal, ex- 

 albuminous or " with a thin albumen :" cotyledons broad. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves alter- 

 nate: vems costate, connected by a juxtamarginal arch ; cjmea terminal : fLoviers usually 

 fragrant, variable in size. 



22*. P. rubra, L. Leases oblong or obovate-oblong, pointed, glabrous, petioled: pe- 

 tiole 2-glandular at the base ; cymes pubescent (or glabresceut), spreading, jointed ; calyx- 

 lobes subtruncate ; corolla-lobes broadly oval, longer than the tube ; stamens inserted near 

 its base.— SI. t, 185, 186./. 1. Catesb. Carol. 2. t. 92. Tuss. Fl. 3. t. 20. Besc. 11. 

 4. t. 297. — A low tree or shrub ;, leaves 8"--5", corolla-lobes l"-lJ"long; flowers preco- 

 cious, red. — Hab. Naturalized in Jamaica!, Al., S. Kilts!, Barbadoes; [introduced from 

 the continent : Mexico to Guiana !, Ecuador!]. 



23.. P. Tenorii, Gasparr. Leaves large, oblong, mucronulate-blunt, glabrous, petioled : 

 petiole long, eglandular ; cymes glabrous, contracted, long-peduncled j calyx-lobes roundish ; 

 corolla-lobes obovate-oblong or obovate, twice as long as the tube : stamens inserted near 

 its base. — P. bicolor. Seem. Panam. (non B. Br.). — Leaves 12"-10", peduncles about 6", 

 corolla-lobes 10"'-12"' long. — Hab. Jamaica I, March (who does not mention whether it be 

 naturalized: but no other locality is as yet known). 



2^. P. obtusa, L. Leaves spathulate-oUong, oblong, or oblong-linear, rounded or rau- 

 cronate at the top, glabrous, petioled : veins obliquely transverse, connected by an immersed 

 network ; cymes glabrous, contracted, long-peduncled ; calyx-lobes rounded or mucronulate- 

 truncate ; corolla-lobes spathulate-linear or oblong-linear, usually longer than the tube : 

 ,stamens inserted below its middle. — Catesb. Carol. 2. t. 93. — A variable tree or shrub ; 

 leaves 8"-3", coroUa-lobes 10'"-12"' (6''"-18"') long; flowers vfhite.— Hab. Bahamas I, 

 Stoains. ; Jamaica !, March, Wullschl. ; [Cuba !]. 



25. P. alba, L. Leaves oblong-linear or linear, rounded or acuminate at the top, revo- 

 lute at the margin, tomentose (or glabrous) beneath, petioled : veins rectangular-transverse, 

 connected by a network, which is prominent beneath ; cymes spreading, long-peduncled ; 

 calyx-lobes broadly rounded ; corolla-lobes obovate, longer than or as long as the tube ; 

 stamens inserted above its base. — Plum. Ed. Burm. t. 231 : the narrow-leaved form. Jacq. 

 Jmer. Pict. t. 31 : the broader-leaved form. Desc. Fl. B. 1. 178. — P. hypoleuca, Gasparr. 

 — A low tree; leaves variable ; corolla white : lobes 12 '"-8"' long, — Hab. Antigua !, ^isW., 

 Wullschl., on maritime rocks ; [Cuba! to French islands !]. 



11. ASPIDOSPERMA, Jlfoj-!!. 



Caly:r 5-partite. Corolla small, salver-shaped. Stamens inserted into the upper part of 

 the coroEa-tube. Ovaries 2 : stigma thickened at the base, 2-fid, Follicles compressed : 

 seeds falcate, compressed, winged, exalbuminous. — ^Trees ; leaves alternate ; cymes many- 



26. A. sessiliflorutu, /. Mull. ! Grlabrous ; leaves chartaceous, oblong or lanceolate- 

 oblong, blunt, reticulated-archveined, shortly petioled ; cymes contracted-racemiform : 

 flowers glomerate, shortly pedicellate ; coroUa-tube twice as long as the calyx, thrice as long 

 as the ovate bluntish lobes ; follicles semiovoid, 3-nerved, tubercled : seeds oblong ; cell as 

 long as the terminal wing. — Leaves shining above, undulate, 4"-2", flowers 3'", follicles 14'" 

 long.— Hab. S. Vincent I, Gitild. ; Trinidad !, Sieb. Tr. 53, Or., at La Ventilla. 



Series 3. Xichiteea. — Connective enlarged, produced below the anther-cells. Seeds with a 

 terminal coma {rarely devoid of it). — Leaves opposite (or whorled). Calyx 5-partite. 

 Ovaries 2 : stigma indusiate. Follicles elongated. , 



12. MALOUETIA, A. DC. \ 



Corolla salver-shaped, with minute scales at the throat: lobes dextrorsely contorted. 

 Stamens inserted near the coroUa-throat : anthers connivent-cohering : connective hastate 



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