PENTAS CARNEA. 
(Flesh-coloured Pentas.) 
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Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order , 
RUBIACEiE. 
Generic Character.— Calyx tube short, turbinate ; 
imb deeply five-cleft ; segments narrow, unequal, 
■ometimes with one or two small glands at the recesses. 
florolla tube lengthened: throat campanulate, bearded 
Inwardly; limb spreading, five-cleft ; segments ovate, 
imooth, imbricated in aestivation. Stamens five, in- 
serted below the throat. Filaments short. Anthers 
inear. Disk epigynous, thick. Style thread-shaped ; 
The beautiful half-shrubby plant here depicted has been lately introduced to 
ihis country from the Continent, and grown in several of the gardens and nurseries 
ibout London under the name of Sipanea carnea . It was first received at the 
Botanic Gardens of Kew, from Mr. Mackoy of Liege, and has since been obtained 
iy Messrs. Rollisson and others, from the Jardin des Plantes at Paris. No 
nemoranda were furnished with these plants respecting the native country of the 
;pecies, and we are, consequently, unable to state with certainty what part of the 
world claims it as its production. Another species of the genus, P. parviflora , 
laving been discovered by Dr. Vogel, in the late Niger expedition, growing in the 
western part of Tropical Africa, near Accra, and other plants nearly allied being 
ound in the same neighbourhood, Sir William Hooker, in the Botanical Magazine, 
onjectures this to belong to the same locality. 
As an ornamental plant for the stove, or possibly for a warm greenhouse, this 
vill be hailed as an acquisition of some importance. It has an excellent robust 
labit, and produces a number of partially-spreading branches, forming a handsome 
>ushy plant, clothed with an abundance of large, broad foliage, concealing the 
terns to the very base with its lively verdure. These branches usually bear 
owers as they are formed, even when the plant is in an exceedingly dwarf state, 
without appearing to have any injurious effect on the continuing growth of the 
pecimen. The blossoms are collected into corymbose clusters and stand erect, 
isplaying their lovely soft flesh-coloured hue to the utmost advantage. When 
apex two-lobed. Capsule nearly globular ; apex free, 
sharp-pointed ; cells two-valved ; valves two-cleft. 
Seeds numerous. — Benth. 
Specific Character .—Leaves ovate or oblong oval, 
acute, wedge-shaped at the base, hairy. Corolla tube 
many times longer than the calyx. Style branching, 
lengthened. Capsule valves parted. 
