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brcvioribus, ferrugineo pubescent lateralibus angustis setaceis. 

 Stipulas mentientibus. 



Pedicella clavata velutina uti jcalyx. Sepala 4 oblonga raro 

 5 oestivatione aperta origine ut ia marginibus judicare licet 

 inflexis, valvata. 



Pet numero varia sepalorum longitudine, saepius biserialia 

 seria quaque 4, na interior minor, sepalis opposit exterior al- 

 terna, dentibus hinc illiac profundis. Torus carnosus super- 

 fice pubescens maximus. 



Stam : oo conformia huic inserta pubecenti subintrorsa 

 filam filiform. Anth bilocularls basi affixa loculis sursum in 

 apicula subsequant subulat glabriusculus product. 



Ovar : central pubescens soepius 4 loculare ovulis oo, 

 biseriatis. 



Stylus 4 sulcatis, sulcis apice versus subtortis stigma e 4 

 coalitis format minutiss papilos. 



Habitus omnino Sterculise, distinct a congeneribus oestiva- 

 tione aperta, numeropartum,toro maximo et petalor irregu- 

 larit. 



Alteram speciem, habeo ex Asamia Supera. To the irregula- 

 rity of the petals much importance is to be added, because 

 although it is just what might be expected, it does not occur 

 in the other genera, although in these the petals are more 

 incised, their origin from the torus is very distinct, and from 

 the consideration of this and all other plants it is evident that 

 both are glandular, and both analogous. Apetalism is in all 

 polypetalous orders to be expected, and when it does occur 

 is to be attributed to their development into stamina. The 

 nature of the incisions in Monocera and Elaeocarpus required 

 to be considered. In this instance the complete separation of 

 some of the portions might perhaps be considered as a ten- 

 dency to their assuming their proper form, that is of stamina, 

 if so, apelatous specie3 may be expected. 



The origin of the ovary is in this very evidently the same 

 as the calyx, both being viridised, both representing in a pri- 

 mary degree, leaves. Hence the correspondence of the cells 

 with the sepals, and hence too, the law first notified by Brown^ 

 of their alternation with these organs, for the series of or- 

 gans of the same denomination in variably alternate. 



