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39. Mallea suhcandens, T. e t B., (Natuurk. Tydsch. v. Ned. Ind. 

 XXIY), does not differ specifically from Jf. Itothii, now Cipa- 

 dessa baccifera, Miq., (Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. IV, 6). — It is chiefly 

 founded on the somewhat scandent habit. It is a fact, however, 

 that many erect species assume a climbing or scandent character, 

 when transferred from a dryer to a moister climate, or when growing 

 in dense moist forests. 



40. Didy mo chiton, B 1. This genus has been incorrectly identified 

 with Dysoxylon* The distinctive characters are the following : — 



Dysoxylon. Calyx parvus, 4-v. 5-dentatus, alabastro jam apertua. 

 Petala valvata, libera. Antherse 8 — 10, tubo stamineo denticulato 

 v. obsolete denticulato inclusse. Ovarium 3 — 5-loculare. Cap- 

 sula pyriformis, loculicide 3 — 5-valvis. Semina exarillata. 



Didymochiton. Calyx parvus v. magnus, 5 — 7-sepalus, sepalis 

 manifeste imbricatis ; petala valvata, tubo stamineo lobato v. dentato 

 fere usque ad \ partem adnata. Capsula globosa, baccaeformis 

 et loculicida. Semina exarillata. 



Schizochiton. Calyx vulgo campanulatus, obsolete 4-raro 5-denta- 

 tus, alabastro jam apertus ; petala valvata v, imbricata, cum tubo 

 stamineo lobata v. dentata usque ad £ v. \ partem ipsorum longi- 

 tudinis connata indeque tubulosa. Ovarium 3-4-loculare. Capsula 

 vulgo pyriformis, loculicide 3-4-valvis. Semina complete v. incom- 

 plete arillata. 



Hartighsea excelsa, J u s s., is a true Dysoxylon. Hartighsea mollissi- 

 ma, Juss., and H. atigustifolia, M i q., are no Dysoxyla, but more 

 probably belong to Didymochiton. 



41. Amoora Rohituha, (WA. Prod. I, 119), is probably not 

 different from^L Aphanomyxis, Eoem. et Schult., which often 

 ha*s the leaflets underneath shortly puberulous ; but as I have only 

 fructificating specimens of the former, and no flowers, I do not 

 venture to unite them at present. 



I restrict the genus Amoora to those species which have ternary 

 petals ; I am not acquainted with any true Amoora with 5 petals. 



* Also Prof. M i q u e 1 in his annals which reached me only while fchess 

 sheets were going through the press, has followed Bentham and Hooker 

 in their identification of the genus. 



