ON THE MELASTOMACEiE. 2^5 
tola 5-6 : anther dE, basi biauriculatse : capsula baccata5 
8-locularis. 
15. Chitonia. Calyx tubulosus, basi squamis duabu^ 
bracteatusj limbo persistens, 5-dentatus : petala 5 i 
anthereB apice rostratae: stigma peltatum: capsula 
baccataj 54ocularis. 
16. AxiN^A. Calyx cyatliiformis, basi nudus, limbo ^eT^ 
sistens, 5-6-denticulatus : petala 5-6 : anthera apice 
obtusas, duplici poro dehiscentes ! basi in processu 
simplici calcarato productse: capsula libera, 5-6-lo- 
cularis. 
17. Meriania. Calyx campanulatus, basi nudiis, limbo 
persistens, 5-6-dentatus : dentibus lineari-subulatis, 
intus membrana lata aluctis: petala 5-6: antherd 
apice obtusae, duplici poro hiantes ! basi processil 
brevissimo calcarato instfuctae: Capsula libera, 5-6- 
locularis. 
Is. Blakea* Calyx campanulatus, basi squamis latis 4 
V. 6, cruciatim vel triplici ordine dispositis cinctus ; 
limbo persistentcj membranaceo, 6-lobo v. 6-denticu- 
lato: petala^: anther le, magnas, in annulum con- 
catenatae, apice obtusas, poro gemino hiantes ! basi 
processu brevi calcarato instructae : capsula baccata^ 
ealyce connata, 6-locularis. 
tOL. IV,- 
