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NEOBOT, 
cent Akena or nut bilocular disperme, outside 
compressed discoidal rugose, 2 sides compressed 
sulcate, edges echinate, integument thick and 
hard, 2 oblong seeds inside. Herbaceous , leaves? 
opposite , flowers in slender spikes — a most 
singular N. G. with very peculiar fruit, proba- 
bly akin to the Euphorbides, or rather Tragi> 
des, but the male flowers are required to ascer- 
tain positively the natural affinities, perhaps 
even a typical Genus if they have 4 stamens in- 
serted on a similar calix. The name means 
discus armed . 
741. Discoplis serrata Raf. stem weak 
2-3chotome flexuose smooth, leaves remote pe- 
tiolate ovate serrate acute ; spikes terminal 
Aliform, bracts oblong longer than short pedun- 
cles. — From South Florida and Cuba, my spe- 
cimens one foot high collected by Kin, stem fus- 
cate, leaves acute at both ends yet subdeltoid 
and even sometime subcordate, some white 
hairs scattered above, spikes subracemose naked 
slender 3 to 4 inches long, with minute bracts* 
flowers small subsessile, the lower ones com- 
monly abortive, remote and green, quite hairy. 
742. Plantago multinervis Raf. Scapose, 
leaves petiolate subpilose broad lanceolate, at- 
tenuate at both ends, remotely dentate 9 nerved; 
scape longer sulcate hirsute, spike elongate, 
flowers scattered or interrupted, flowers smooth, 
calix carinate, bracts subequal ovate acute, 
style elongate persistent — found in Florida by 
Kin (Col. Herb.) near to PL interrupta which 
differs by entire leaves, with few nerves, shorter 
leaves and flowers, short bracts, calix not cari- 
nate &, c . , . Here the leaves are 6 to 8 inches 
long, nearly 2 broad, spikes 6 to 10 inches long. 
Capsule disperme. 
