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WRIGHT : TH E GENUS DIOSPYROS 
Fruit-calyx small, thin, seg¬ 
ments rounded, first epicotyl 
leaf average size, 20 mm. long 
Cotyledons dropping. 
Hypocotyls short (10-50 mm.), 
epicotyledonary stems long 
(40-70 mm.). 
Seeds irregular in shape, 
deeply grooved, hypocotyl 
10-30 mm., frui^—calyx 
segments undistinguish- 
able 
Seeds oval - elliptical or 
wedge-shaped, hypocotyl 
40-50 mm. long 
Hypocotyl long (30-100 mm.), 
epicotyledonary stems short 
(3-40 mm.). 
Seedlings densely pubescent 
Seedling glabrous or nearly 
I). monta lia. 
D. oocarpa. 
D. Toposia. 
D. pruriens. 
so. 
* Seeds rounded and short 
(9 mm.), testa super¬ 
ficially striated ... II. ovallfolia. 
** Seeds large and flat, 30 mm. 
long. 
Testa transversely stria¬ 
ted, epicotyledonary 
leaves opposite ... II. quæsita. 
Testa not striated, 
epicotyledonary leaves 
sub-opposite .. II. Embry opt eris. 
Seeds semi-lunar or wedge- 
shaped. 
