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HOAREA venosa. 
Veined-petaled Hoarea. 
H. venosa, umbella coiiiposita, foliis ternatis pinnati- 
lidis pinnatisque caiiescenti-pubescentibus ; foliolis 
oblongis ovatisqiie obtusis : terminali maximo, pe- 
talis superioribus spatulato-ligulatis reflexis venosis. 
Root tuberous. Stem none. Leaves variable, lower 
ones simple, roundly ovate, others ternate, pinnatifid, 
or pinnate: leaflets opposite or alternate, oblong or 
ovate, bluntly rounded ; the lowermost smallest and 
narrowest, terminal, one very large, rounded, all co- 
vered with a white mealy pubescence. Petioles slender, 
slightly flattened on the upper side and convex on the 
lower, thickly clothed with short white hairs, as are the 
peduncles and calyx. Stipules subulately-linear, joined 
to the base of the petioles. Scape leafy, producing 
several umbels of flowers. Peduncles cylindrical. Um- 
bels many-flowered. Involucre of numerous linear 
taper-pointed fringed bractes. Pedicles very short. 
Calyx 5-cleft ; upper segment lanceolate, concave, 
erect ; the others linear, reflexed. NectaHferous tube 
about twice the length of the calyx, flattened on each 
side, hairy. Petals 5; the two upper ones spatu- 
lately ligulate, reflexed about the middle, with two long 
ungues, much veined Avith red and purple veins which 
branch in various directions ; lower petals about half 
the width, of a paler colour and less veined. Filaments 
10, united at the base, five only bearing anthers ; sterile 
ones short, their points bent inwards. Style short, 
purple, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. 
Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
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