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SCHOTIA LATIFOLIA 
Broad-leaved Schotia. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA._Nat. Ord. LEGUMINOSJE. 
Gen. Char* — Calyx turbinatus, semi- (quadri-) quinque-fidus^ subaequalis. 
Petala 5, nunc inaequalia ad orem calycis inserta. Germen pedicellatum, 
marginatum. Sii/lus filiformis. Stigma obtusum. Legumen magnum, 
latum, compressum. 
^choiiB. latifoUa; foliolis tri-quadrijugis obovatis obtusis, floribus mo- 
nadelphis tetrapetalis, petalis duobus minoribus. 
S. latifolia, Jacq. Fragm. p. 23. t. 15. f. 14. 
An upright shruh, with alternate, zig-zag, terete, glabrous, brownish, scarred 
branches. Leaves abruptly pinnated, common petiole convex on both 
sides, sUghtly winged. Leaflets 3 or generally 4 pairs, 2 inches long, 
opposite, obovate, rather obtuse, with a small mucro, somewhat coria- 
ceous, shining, entire, veined, unequal at the base, of a dark, green co- 
lour. Stipules minute, almost subulate, deciduous. 
Panicle terminal, rather large, branches subsimple, alternate, slightly pu- 
bescent. Flowers crowded on the branches, especially towards their ex- 
tremity, nearly sessile. Bracteas two small, opposite, deciduous scales, 
at the base of the short pedicel. Calyx somewhat turbinate, green ; its 
base or tube fleshy : limb cut into 4, equal, at length spreading, ovate, 
obtuse segments. Corolla of 5 petals, inserted at the mouth of the tube, 
around a small border or ring, patent, more or less recurved, pale rose- 
coloured; the three superior ones ligulate, the two inferior much smaller 
and linear. Of these 5 petals, the uppermost one is opposite to one of the 
calycine segments, the rest are alternate with the segments. Stamens 
inserted at the mouth of the tube, much longer than the corolla, erect, 
9, rarely 10, united at the base into a tube. 4nthers oblong, 2-celled, 
inserted by the centre of the back to the top of the filament, yellow. 
Pistil pedicellate, inserted into the upper side of the tube within, and 
decurrent with it. Germen linear, compressed, margined, the margin 
waved, containing 5-6 ovules. Style as long as the stamens, curved. 
Stigma obtuse. Legumen 4-5 inches long, and two inches broad, ellip- 
tical, oblong, compressed, pedicellate (?) with a narrow border of a tex- 
ture between coriaceous and woody, brown, opening with 2 valves, and 
presenting, in each valve, 3 or 4 large depressions for the reception of 
the seeds, and as many smaller ones, which have probably been occu-s" 
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