264 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec., 
29. DASISTOMA Rafinesque. 
Dasistoma Raf., Journ. de Phys. 89:99. 1819. 
Type species, D. aurea Raf., of Kentucky. 
1. Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf. 
Seymeria macrophylla Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 49. 1818. “Hab. 
In shady alluvial soils of the banks of the Little Miami near the town of 
aaa In Ohio. Specimen i in Kew Herbarium labeled “Ohio 
Nuttall misit Mart. 1824,” may stand as the type; this seen. 
asistoma macrophylla (Nutt. ) Raf., New Fl. Amer. 2: 67. 1 
Fae lth macrophylla (Nutt. - Small, FL. S. E. Ui. St. 1073, 1338. 1903. 
ype of genus, Brachygyne 
Sandy to clay soil, mostly & rich woods, usually along streams, 
western North Carolina,’ central Tennessee and northern Alabama. 
Ranges from Ohio to eastern Nebraska, south to northern Alabama 
and northeastern Texas. 
Flowering in July and August, fruiting August and September. 
Corolla yellow, externally tinged or marked with purple-red. 
30. AFZELIA J. F. Gmelin. 
Afzelia J, F. Gmel., Syst. 927. 1791. 
Type species, Anonymos cassioides Walt. 
Stem closely pubescent, viscid. Leaf-segments lanceolate or broader. 
Calyx-lobes lanceolate. Corolla deep-yellow, externally pubes- 
leas its lobes ovate, 3-3.5 mm. wide. Distal portion of fila- 
ment and connective of anther lanose. Anther-sacs opening 
one-fifth to one-fourth length. Capsule ovate, 6-7 mm. long, 
gy tomentose with short brown more or less glandular 
Seeds winged. Plant low, 2-6 dm. tall, widely branched. 
Sizer lance to pubescent with reflexed-incurved to -appressed 
hai Pedicels 6-7 mm. long. Capsule densely glandular- 
tomentose, with hairs gpd ny some of them glandular- 
knobbed at tip. Seeds 1-1.2 mm. rane 
lL. Alo 
Stem finely pubescent to puberulent in ines sees ascending- 
incurved to -appressed hairs. Pedicels 7-10 mm. 
Capsule less tomentose to nearly intone with hairs slightly 
eles sity most or all of them glandular-knobbed at 
Seeds 1.2-1.4 mm. long. la. A. pectinata peninsularis. 
Stem Baten pubescent, with ascending-incurved hairs, scarcely 
glandular. Leaf-segments filiform. Calyx-lobes linear. Cor- 
olla pale-yellow, externally glabrous, its lobes lanceolate, 1.5-2 
mm. wide. Distal portion of filament and connective of anther 
glabrous. Anther-sacs opening one-sixth to one-fifth length. 
Capsule urceolate-acuminate, 44.5 mm. long, glabrous. Seeds 
not — .O-.7 mm. long. Plant 5-10 dm. a virgately 
‘ branched 2. A. cassior 
rted from western North C " by H anwuen 
Arte mg oy 164: 327. 1899. EW Gel ag ee : 
