172 aiONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
nally pubescent, segments obovate, slightly undulate. Stamens very nu- 
merous, unequal, inserted into the thickened base of the corolla. Fila- 
ments about one third the length of the corolla, orange coloured. Anthers 
erect, yellow. Germ villous. Style short. Capsule nearly globular, 5 J 
celled. 
The habitat of this tree appears to be very limited, a few trees were 
found by Bartram near F ort Barrington on the Altamaha, and from the 
same spot all the plants now in the gardens have been derived. 
Flowers through the summer. 
STUART I A. Gen. Pl. 1142—1143. 
Calyx 5 partitus. 
Petala 5. Stigma 
capitatum, sub 5-!o- 
bura. Capsida 5-lo- 
cularis, 5-valvis, val- 
vulis medio septiferis. 
Semina 1 — 2, ossea. 
S. foliis ovatis, a- 
cuminatis; floribus ax- 
illaribus subbinis; ca- 
lycibus ovatis, obtusis; 
petalis integris ; stylis 
coalitis. 
Calyx 5-parted. 
Petals 5. Stigma ca. 
pitate, somewhat 5-Io- 
bed. Capsule 5-cel- 
led, 5-valved, the 
valves bearing the 
partitions in the mid- 
dle. Seeds 1 — 2, bo- 
ny. 
Leaves ovate, acu- 
minate ; flowers axil- 
lary, generally in pairs; 
calyx ovate, obtuse ; 
petals entire ; styles 
united. 
Mich. 2. p. 43. Pursh 2. p. 451. Nutt. 2. p. 84. 
S. Malachodendron. Sp. pl. 3. p. 840. Walt. 1?6. 
A handsome shr^b 6-12 feet high, with branches a little geniculate and 
when young pubescent. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, very pu- 
bescent on the under surface. Petioles 2—3 lines long. Flowers nearly 
sessile, axillary, generally solitary though sometimes by pairs. Bracleas 
2 at the base of the calyx, ovate, acuminate, covered like the calyx with a 
silken pubescence. Calyx 1 -leaved, campanulate, persistent, 5-cleft with 
the segments mucronate. Petals 5, obovate, erose, a little hairy, white 
and united at base with a staminiferous tube. Stamens much shorter than 
the corolla, hairy at base, bright purple. Germs superior, ovate* hairy, 
