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Fetiules of- leaves 2 to 4*5 in. long, 
thickened and dilated near the 
base ; flowers 8 to 12 on the 
ultimate btanchlets, racemose ... 6. M. lOtt^ipetioUtta. 
Petioles of loaves '75 to 1'2 iii. 
long, only slightly thickened at 
itlie base j flowers on the ultimate 
branchleta in cymules of 3. ... 7. quadrifida. 
Sepals and petals 5. 
Stamens 5 all fertile; panicle as in 
M. indica ... ... .,,8, M. pei^itandra. 
Stamen 1 perfect," with or withoat abor- 
tive ones (staminodes). 
Panide minutely tomentose or pRbesCent 9, M. indica. 
Panicle qtdte glabrona. 
Leaves veiy coriaceons ... ... 10. If. ohlo7tgifvlia. 
Leaves thinly coriaceons. 
Leaves oblong, or elliptic -oblong, 5 to 
8 in. long., vpitb 16 to 20 pairs of • 
prominent main nerves j stamen 
longer than the petals ... 11. M, longipes^ 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 3 or 4in. 
long, with 10 or 12 pairs of indistinct 
main nerves ; the petaTs shorter 
than the stamen ... «,* 12. M, gracilipes. 
Pise minute or absent* 
Panicles glabrons {black when dry) stamens 
attached to the miimte disc. 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute or acnmi- 
nate, reticnlate, main nerves abont 20 
pairs ; flowers "25 in. long, dnipe oblong,.. 13. M. odorata. 
Leaves elliptic-oblong, obtnse or sub-acnto, 
the reticulations indistinct or obsolete, 
main nerves 15 to 18 pairs; flowers "35 ^ 
in, in diam., disc cylindric j drnpe elliptic 
in globose ... ... 14» M, foetida, 
> Leaves narrowly linear- oblong or linear- 
lanceolate, Tjvith 25 to 35 pairs of main 
nerves, both surfaces conspicuously reti- 
culate ; flowers nearly '3 in. long ; drupe 
obliquely and broadly oblong- glohoso .., 15. M. fragram. 
