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pollicaria, valde coriacea, supra lucida, nunc parum glaucescentia, subtus densissime 
tomentosa, vix ®tate glabriora, nervis parallels, numerosis, ad marginem iutegerrimuin 
arcuatiiii anastomosantibus, vcnis reticulatis tomento reconditis. Peliolus pollicaris, 
setate parum glabrior, supra notatus vestigio stipularum elongate). Stijmhr valde decidua?, 
oblong®, densissiinetomentosa?, geinmasformantes oblongas, petiolum subrnquantes. Ala - 
fcMfraaxi.laria, solitaria, oblonga, sesquipollicaria, lanuginoso-barbata. Spattue (fig- % 3.) 
du®, oblong®, cito evanid®. Flos (fig. 1.) pallide Havens, odoratissimus, brevissime 
pedunculatus ; pet ala numero variantia, decern ad quatuordeciui, cuneata, acutmscula, 
disco parum satu ratios colorata, interiora parum augustiora. Pedum ulus vix duas 
lincas longus, lanuginosus, crassus. Columna genitaliwm (fig. 4.) oblonga, petal is plus 
dimidio brevior. Anther(P (fig. 5, 6.) valde endue®, introrsum de h i sec 11 tes ; jila men (a 
brevissima, purpurascentia. Ovaria (fig. 7, 8, 9.) ovata, villosa. St pit eieeti, coin in use 
subadpressi. Baccce (fig. 10,11.) magiia?, cerasos mediocres aquantes, obovata?, deor- 
sum paullo augustiores et fere pedicellate, pedicello adinoduni lato; cinere®, calloso- 
puuctat®, coeterum glabne, maturitate tuscescentes, tii- quadrisperm®, aggiegat® in 
upicam brevem, ovatam, longius pedunculatam. Semina (fig. 12.) magna, cocciuea, anilo 
aromatico. 
O USER V AT TON. 
It is impossible to confound this tree with any of the preceding kinds ; the dense, soft 
tomentum, which covers all its parts, readily distinguishes it from them all. The lra- 
grance of the flowers is less powerful and therefore more agreeable tbau in the other 
species. 
KADSURA. 
Juss. in Annal. du Museum d’hist. natur. 1G. p. 340. Dunal Anonao. p. 2.5, 55 ot 57. 
De Cand. syst. nat. I. p. 465. 
Mayna , Aubh? Schisandra , Michaux. Ucariw, spec. Tluiub. et Linn. 
Flores unisexunles, pentandri-polyandri, polygyui, apetali. Sepala no vein, nunc 
duodecim, ternatiiu triseriafia, alternantia. Stamina completa, Jila mentis caruosis; 
vel incompleta, antheris sessilibus, receptaeuli foveolis adnatis. Ovaria conferta super 
reeeptaculum carnosum, dispora. Sfyli nulli. Stigmata solitaria, caruosa, emarcescen- 
tia, oblongo-clavata, medio adfixa, utrinque libera. Pace an distinct®, reniformi-ovat®, 
mono-vel dispermae, capital®, aut spicat®. Perispermum homogeneum, carnosum. 
Embryo dicotyledonous. Radivula infera ; vel cenlrifuga i 
Classis Linneana : Monoecia vel Dioeiia , pentandria vel polyandria. 
Ordo. uaturalis : Menispermea\ Wintered, Brown / 
Habitus. Frutices volubiles, glabr®. Folia alterna, subcarnosa, denticulata, exsti- 
pulata. Flores axillares, subsolitarii, fragrantes. JJaccce carnos®, rubr®, edules. 
Observation. 
I have already hinted (p. 2.) at the supposed identity of Mayna with this genus. As 
far as can he gathered from the imperfect description and figure, given by lhat author, 
in the Histoire desplant es de la Gtiiune 2. p- 922. t. 352, the general form of the flowers 
•agree; but there exists a remarkable difference in the monophyllous calyx and in the 
stipulated leaves of Aublet’s plant. Until, therefore, we are better acquainted with that, 
plant, it can only be adiuitted as a doubtful species. It agrees best with my AT. gran - 
dijlura , both of them being furnished with distinct filaments; but the four-sided anthers, 
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