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CALYCIFLOR.E. 
marginal nerves, glabrous, dark green above, paler and 
minutely punctulated beneath, about 2 inches long, and 
from an inch to an inch and a half broad. Panicle 
terminal, cymose, branched. Flowers crimson, or, in the 
plants with broad leaves, purple ; pedicels about 3 lines 
in length, jointed and bibracteolated near the flower. 
Calyx turbinate, truncated, obscurely 4-toothed. Pe- 
tals oblong, rounded at the apex, half an inch in length. 
Stamens 8, twice the length of the petals : filaments 
capillary, twice the length of the anthers : anthers yel- 
low, linear, one-pored at the apex, free of any appendage. 
Ovary 2-celled : style length of the stamens: stigma 
obtuse. Fruit size of a small pea, a dry capsule, 2- 
celled : seeds numerous, minute, wedge-shaped, angular, 
with a longitudinal hilum. 
In reference to this species, Sir William Hooker wrote 
as follows : — “ Your Melastomaceous plant is, as a. 
species, quite new, but will sufficiently accord with the 
Genus Tetrazygia. It is remarkable for the long sta- 
mens, erect red or purple petals, and 2-celled ovary. I 
call it Tetrazygia Fadyeni. 1 had it from you long ago. 
1 hope you will not object to the specific name.” — This 
is a beautiful plant, and has been introduced into gardens 
as a flowering shrub. 
3. Tetrazygia ecostata. Plane-leaved Tetra- 
zijejia. 
Leaves ovato-lanceolate acuminate denticul- 
ated ecostate triply-nerved pilose above subgla- 
brous beneath, corymb terminal 3-chotomous, 
branclilets peduncles aud calyces pulvereo-to- 
mentose, flowers octandrous. — DC. 
Ait. Hurt. Kew. II. 4G. 
11 A B Jamaica. 
F L. ? 
4. Tetrazygia hispida. ? Purple- flowered Te- 
trazygia. 
Branches terete glabrous, branclilets hoary, 
leaves ovate acuminate obsoletely denticulated 
