6064. 
RHEXIA viminea. 
Slender Brazil Fiheaia. 
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OCTANDRIA (DECANDRIA) MONOGYNI4A. 
Nat. ord. MELAsToMm® (MELASTOMACER). Jussieu gen. 828. Div. II. 
RHEXIA. Supra vol. 4. fol. 323. ; 
ee 
R. viminea, foliis petiolatis, ovato-lanccolatis, 5-nervibus, utrinque appress? 
setosis, integerrimis, basi subcordatis, subtis canescentibus; paniculis 
terminalibus, laxits multifloris: antheris filamento aqualibus, arcuato- 
‘inclinatis, basi posticé didymo-extumescentibus. Don MSS. 
‘Frutex erectus, gracilis, suborgyalis, ramosus, pilis setaceis brevibus ap- 
pressis hispidus, ramis oppositis, supernis, tetragonis, simplicibus, ob alterum 
sepe abortientem alternos simulantibus. Fol. opposita, petiolata, acuta, 3-5- 
uncialia latitudine sesqui-biunciale, rarius majora, utrinque pilis decum- 
bentibus hispida, subtas cinerascentia, supra virentia: petioli lamina plurics 
breviores, crassitudine feré penne corvine. Panicule terminales, laxinds 
multiflore, decussato-divise ; pedunculi patentes, bi-trichotomé, 4-goni, brac- 
teis 2 appressis lanccolatis caducis ad basin; pedicelli breves, sepins uniflori, 
hirti, caduco-bibracteati. Cal. pedicelli continuus, herbaceus, hispidis, pe- 
talis % circitér brevior, tubo oblongo urceolato-cylindrico obsolete anguloso 
infra ventricosiore supra constricto, limbo % breviore stellato-patente subdeci- 
duo segmentis acuminatis. Petala 5, violacea, cuneato-obovata, uncialia, 
villis subtilibus ciliata. Stamina 10, corolle subequalia, laxivs fasciculata: 
filamenta purpurea, alterné breviora, pilis minutis vagis capitatis parcissime 
conspersa, ceterum nuda: anthere violacee, arcuato-declinate, filamentis 
aquales, subulato-elongate, postice a basi didymo-extumidd filamenti apici 
inserte, ventre intis angusto transverse rugato dorso pallescente. Germ. 
ovatum, profundius inclusum, & membranis intergerinis cum tubo calycis 
connexum bisque ferme brevius, superné sericeum. Stylus staminibus longior, 
filiformis, filamentis robustior, glaber, rubescens, supra pallescens, curvo 
‘leni inclinato-assurgens: stigma apex pallidus, continuus obtusus pruinosus. 
Caps. sicca, calyce vestita, 5-loc., 5-valv.: placenta 5, anguste, subtrigone, 
arcuate in loculis centrales, a bast laté membranaceé axi centrali adnate, ce- 
terum libere. Semina subreniformi-rotundata, crebra, palléde fusca, punc- 
tata, umbilico magno concavo. Don MSS. 
Drawn last summer in the hothouse of the Botanic 
Garden of Comtesse des Vandes at Bayswater; where the 
plant has been now first introduced from the Brazils. 
We have referred it to Ruexia, though persuaded that, 
upon a due revision of the order, this genus will be re- 
stricted to the herbaceous portion of the group from North 
America, — 
