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LI. MYETACEiE 



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Pig. 139 — Barriiifftoiiia acutangula, Gaertn. \ 



5. CAREYA, Roxb. ; M. Brit. lad. ii. 510. 



Leaves alternate, not gland-dotted. Fl. large^ showy, tetrameroiis. Calyx- 

 tube adnate to ovary and not produced beyond it. Stamens oo , in several 

 circles, united at tbe base into a thick fleshy ring, the stamens of the exterior 

 and interior circle generally without anthers. Ovary 4-celled, ovules numer- 

 ous, attached to axile placentas. Fr. globose, rind thick, seeds numerous, 

 embedded in a fleshy pulp. Embryo large, structure similar to that of Bar- 

 ringtonia, albumen 0. Species 3, one in North Australia and Queensland. 



