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slightly bilobed at the apex ; ovules numerous. CajymJe short, 

 ovoid- conical or -oblong, acute or obtusely pointed, somewhat com- 

 pressed at the apex, bisulcate, septicidally bivalved; valves deeply 

 bilobed, exposing the entire central placentiferous column. Seeds 

 numerous, rugose, not very small; embryo straight or slightly 



l^ 1. P. virgatum (E. :\Ieyer ex Benth. in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1882) ; 

 PuiTiutico.-^e, much-branched from a woody rootstock ; branches 

 6-1-2 in. long, rigid, virgate, viscid-puberulous especuilly towards the 

 apex, Ifafy except near the base ; leaves alternate, oval, obtuse at the 



bi->e, some-wh.it He-liv and vibcid, 1-] in. long, _\,-i\ i"- broad; 

 llowers axilLiry, subses^ile, ]-; in. long; calyx I in. Ion l^, viscid j 



sparingly pubescent or nearly glabrous, purple; anthers shortly 

 cdiato; capsule \ in. long. Benth. in DC. Fn'dr. x. .'31 'J. 



• 2. P. oppcsitifolium (En.d. da 



