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axillaribus folii sequantibus vel excedentibus bracteis lineari- 

 biis patentibus, floribus dense congetis. Sepalis ? 4 ovatius- 

 culis, 2 supernis vena excepta membranaceis, advenas pubes- 

 cent, fructus demum unilateralibus. Corolla ? membranaceia, 4 

 partita, laciniis cordatis acuminatis, sub carinatis, tubo cylin- 

 draceo rugosa, ad faucem angustat, vix venosa ! lineis. 



Stam 4 tubo medium versus insert, evenia. Filam capilla- 

 cea, ante antliesin inflexa in dorso antberae. Antli bilocul longit 

 dehiscent, membranaceis versatilibus. Pollene lanceolat 3 ? 

 plicat glabrum. Ovaria biloculare. Stylo longo filiforme, mar- 

 ginibus densa pubescent. Stigma obsoleto bifidem. Ovulum 

 cuique loculo unico peltato, distinct ; tegumina null. Capsula 

 indehiscens membranacea, calyce et bractea viridibus, corol- 

 laque scariosa, ex insertion rupta tect. Stylo terminatum parites 

 tenuissimi quamvis bi-lamel lat. Placenta libera centralis. Se- 

 mina dua, oblongo ovalia, coclilearif extus convexa, intus conca- 

 va, medio ffixa ; teguminis et albuminis ? distinctio nulla eras- 

 sum coriaceum, in aqua immers mucilaginos siiperficio solubili 

 in cellulus discretas. Embryo centralis orthotropis, potius ad basi 

 fructus direct, radicula longa cotyledones lineares piano con- 

 vexa, plumula nullum micropyle a notch at the lower end of 

 seed. Iconograph. 



1 Planta, 2 flower anticously, 3 do. posticouly, 4 do. do. se- 

 palis ? partly expanded, 5 Corolla laid open, evascular, faint 

 lines however correspond to the axes of the lacineae, and 

 stronger ones to the filaments 6 anther front, 7 Do lateral, 

 shews the packing of the filaments, before expansion, 8 dry, 9 

 wet pollen. 



10. Ovarum, dorsal face of one side, 11 do. the opposite 

 face, or that of the inflection of the carpellary leaves, with this 

 the hairs of the style correspond, 1 2 ovary laid open. 



13. Ovary laid open one of the ovula rather displaced, 14 

 placenta and ovula in a young stage, 15 fruit, a line of sepa- 

 ration by base of corolla; 16 same, corolla removed ; 17 fruit, 

 one cell laid open, 18 both cells laid open seeds in situ, a 

 portion of micropyle , 



19. Outer face of seed, micropyle distinct. 



20. Inner of do. 21 Section of seed, 22 Erabyo 23 do. coty- 



