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CLXXX. AMAEANTACE^. 



Amdrantus refiexuSi 



AmarantUs. 

 Q flower cut Tertically 



Amaj'antus. 

 (J flower (ma^.)' 



AmaraniuSi 

 Q flower (mag.)- 



Gomphrena globosa^ 

 Flower (mag.)' 



Gomphrena. 

 Part of androecium and 

 staminal tube (mag.). 



Gomphrena. 



Staminal tube 



CinagO. 



Amm'anttts, 



Seed, entire and cut 



vertically (mag.). 



black, shining ; endopleura membranous ; hilwm naked, or rarely arillate ; albumen 

 abundant, central, farinaceous. Embeto peripheric, annular or curved; cotyledons 

 incumbent ; radicle near the hilum, inferior, sub-ascending. 



