NOTES ON PLANTS. 433 
five petals, the form of which is oval and pointed ; 
the hairs of the calyx are long. This plant belongs 
to the melastomcea. This genus is known to be very 
numerous in America ; but it had not previously been 
found in Africa, 
M. Kunth considers it as a species of rhexia^ dif- 
fering from those of Africa, published by M. de Beau- 
voir ; but it is too incomplete to admit of its species 
being determined. 
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