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CXVIII. MONIMIACEiE, 
[Kibara. 
2 . KIBARA, Endl. 
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite, sub-coriaceous, entire 
or obscurely serrulate. Flowers unisexual in axillary cymes or 
panicles. Perianth ovoid, globular or hemispherical, nearly 
closed by 4 lobes in 2 series. Males erect; females indexed, 
hooked; pedicels long. Stamens 5 to 8 in 2 rows; anthers i-celled 
opening by valves. Carpels many, free on the inside of the 
perianth; ovule x. Style very short. Fruit a sessile or stipitate 
drupe on the enlarged perianth-tube. Seed coniform, testa mem¬ 
branous. Species perhaps about 6 (15 in Miss Perkins' monograph), 
but it is probable that most of the species may be reduced to 
1 or 2. 
Leaves about 5 in. long; panicles nearly sessile, 2 in. 
T long ..(i) K. chartacea 
Leaves stiff coriaceous, 7 in. long, 3-5 in. wide; panicles 
5 in - long . . . . . . . (2) K. coriacea 
Leaves 12 in. long; panicles large; peduncles 3 in. 
l° n £.(3) K. serrulata 
(1) K. chartacea Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. ii. 89. 
Shrub about 5 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous ovate or 
elliptic, short acuminate, base cuneate or round, edge entire, rarely 
obscurely serrulate; nerves 5 to 7 pairs; 5 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; 
petioles -5 in. long. Panicles 1 to 2 in. long, puberulous; pedicels 
rather slender. Perianth tube ovoid. Drupe ellipsoid, -4 in. 
