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ON THE APOCINEJE. 



Filament a 5, hypogyna, staminibus alternantia. 



Folliculi graciles. 

 Habitus. Frutex oppositifolius. Panicula ter- 

 minals, brachiata. Flores parvi. 

 P atria. India Orien talis et Zeylona. 



Obs. This is the Apocynum frutescens Linn., of 

 which I have examined the original specimen 

 in Herman's herbarium. The Quirivelia Zey- 

 lanica of Lamarck and Poiret, in Encycl. method, 

 botan, vol. 6. p. 42. considered by them as 

 Linnaeus's plant, must, from the description, be 

 widely different, and probably does not belong 

 to the same natural family. 



HOLARRHENA. 



Char. Corolla hypocrateriformis, laciniis aequila- 

 teris, fauce tuboque esquamatis. 

 Stamina inclusa, imo tubo inserta. Antheroe 

 a stigmate liberae, lanceolate, integrae, longi- 

 tudinaliter polliniferae. 

 Ovaria 2. Stylus brevissimus. Stigma cylin- 



draceum. 

 Squamae nulla? hypogynae. 

 Folliculi graciles. 

 Habitus* Frutices erecti, glabri. Folia mem- 



branacea. Cymes terminales et laterales. 

 Patria. India Orientalis et Zeylona. 



Cbs. This genus consists of two species ; one of 

 which is Carissa mitis, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 44. : a 



