stemclasping decurrent petioles, branchingly veined, slightly 
wrinkled, serrulate: floral ones sessile, Peduncles axillary, 
3-flowered, spreading: pedicles, twa lateral ones furnished 
at the base with a small ovately lanceolate bracte and with 
two other small opposite ones placed about their middle; 
middle one shorter and bracteless, Flowers larger than in 
lucida, without smell. Calyx campanulate fiye-parted : 
segments oblong-lanceolate equalling the tube of the corolla. 
Corolla pubescent on the outside, hypocrateriform regular 
palely rose-coloured, with 5 deep purple spots that extend 
themselves down the faux, which is hirsute: segments 
rounded, spreading: tube bent slightly inwards, gibbous at 
the part below the two longest stamens. Stamens inserted 
about the middle of the tube. Filaments exceedingly short. 
Anthers ovate, pale yellow. Pistil shorter than the sta- 
mens. Germen globular and depressed, half encircled at 
the base of the upper portion by an inconspicuous segment . 
of a ring; style yery short: stigma capitate, slanting. 
Berry globular, smooth, blackish purple, bilocular: seeds 
inserted into a receptacle fixed to the inner wall of cells, 
numerous, oval, black, scored. 
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@ Calyx. & Corolla dissected vertically. ¢ Pistil, 
