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STERCULIA Balanghas 
Crown-flowered Sterculia. 
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MONCCIA MONADELPHIA. Hort. Kew. 
Dodecandria Monogynia. Willd. 
Nat. ord. Matvacem. Jussieu gen. 971. Div. VI. 
SrencuLiacem. «Ventenat malmais. 9). 
STERCULIA. Cal. coriaceus, quandoque tubulosus, 5-dentatus, 
sepiis campanulatus, 5-fidus v. 5-partitus; laciniis v. stellatim patentibus 
v. arcuatim introflexis. S¢zpes centralis productus in urceolum 5-dentatum 
dentibus 2-3-antheriferis. Germ. 5-striatum intra urceolum insidens. 
Stylus 1, germine incumbens. Stig. sub5lobum, Capss. 5 (aut pauciores 
quibusdam abortivis) coriacew, uniloc., mono-polyspermex, (gelatin per 
rimam exsudante tumentes Juss.), sutura interiore dehiscentes marginibus 
seminiferis. Embryo albumine carnoso et bipartibili cinctum ut in plerisque 
Savoris. Cotyledones irregulares crassissime, vy. tenues. Radicula ascen- 
dens v. umbilico opposita, , 
Arbores. Folia alterna, simplicia, aut digitata ; petioli sub apice articu- 
latt. Stipes guandogue solo germine, quandogque germine v, staminibus or- 
batus. Ventenat Joc, cit. 
S. Balanghas, foliis ovatis integerrimis alternis petiolatis, floribus panicu- 
latis. Linn. sp. pl. 2. 1430. 
Sterculia Balanghas. Cavan. diss. 5. 286. t, 143, Willd. sp. pl. 2. 872. 
Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 5. 338. 
Southwellia nobilis. Salish, parad. lond. 69, 
Nux malabarica sulcata mucilaginosa fabacea. Plus. alm. 266. 
Cavalam. Rheede mal. 1. 81. tab. 49. 
Arbor eacelsus diametro bi-tripedali. Folia membranacea, sparsa, re- 
Alexa, ovali-v. obverso-oblonga, nitidé wvirentia, sesuncialia ad pedalia, triplo 
eré angustiora quam longa, rachide subtis varicosd nervis lateralibus alternis 
distantibus et pilis vagis stellatis parce conspersis acumine abrupto obliquato : 
petioli teretes utroque fine incrassati: stipule parvule ramee caduce pubes- 
centes, ‘subulate, Racemi elongato-flexiles ramorum parte terminali surculosd 
aphylla fusco-et stellato-pubescente @ propriis gemmis paniculatim circum- 
nati, plurimi, diffusuts divaricati, compositi, laxe ‘multiflori, flexuosi, 
Jusco-villost, pedunculis partialibus distantibus pluri-unifioris, pedicellis, 
propriis filiformibus divaricatis supra medium articulatis:’ bractee minima. 
Flores 22 extensum viz semunciam transversi, sordidé chloroleuci extern? sub- 
fusco-villosi.. Calyx turbinato-campanulatus ; limbus 5-partitus, tubo longior, 
éx radiato arcuatim connivens, laciniis distantibus lineari-lanceolatis lateribus 
reflexis, post anthesin invicém recedentibus. Cor. 0. Stipes fructificationis 
longitudine fer dimidit calycis, teres, glaber, erectus, apice dilatatus. Fil. 0. 
Anth../utee summi stipitis margine circumposite, loculis didymis. Germ, 
ruberrimum, hirsutum, tri-quinquelobo-globosum. Stylus stipitis concolor 
versis antheras secundum latus germinis reflexus: stigma pileato-capitatum, 
rolunde tri-quinquelobum. : ; 
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