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BEGONIA pauciflora. 
Few-flowered Begonia. 
——s 
MONCECIA POLYANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Plante incerte sedis. Polypetala germine infero. Jussiex 
gen. 436. 
BEGoNIACER. Bonpland nav. et malm. 151. An Hr- 
DRANGEE et indé Rubiaceis affines? Lindley MSS. 
BEGONIA. Supra vol. 4. fol. 284, 
B. pauciflora, caulescens; foliis cordatis rotundatis nitidis plicatis subbi-- 
crenatis: inferioribus zquilateralibus, capsule alis inequalibus obtusan- 
gulis. Lindley MSS. 
Begonia patula. Haworth suppl. suce. pl. 100? 
Herba carnosa 2-3-pedalis. Caules teretes rubidi erecti ramosi impubes, 
internodiis petiolorum longitudine. Folia feré verticalia minutim puberula, 
stipulis ovatis acutis scariosis, petiolo suprd canaliculato, caulis colore, 
longitudine lamine, que nitida, cordata plicata subbicrenata supra late 
viridis infra pallidior, superiorum obliqua, inferiorum subequilateralis, 
Panicule paucifiore pilose, bracteis & ovatis appressis, P subrotundis. 
Flores § pallidt rubro tincti lacintis exterioribus laté ovatis obtusis, interi- 
oribus 4-plo angustioribus concavis acutiusculis—Q pallidi virides pauld 
minores, alis ovarit obtusis, alterad majore. Lindley MSS. 
“ Beconsa patula of Mr. Haworth’s above cited tract is 
reported to be this, but the specific character does not alto-= 
gether apply to it, and if it should turn out: to be the same, 
the name patula can never be retained, for the plant is any 
thing but spreading.” 
“1 think I have detected a remarkable affinity between 
this genus and Hypranera, which I shall take a future 
opportunity of explaining, contenting myself for the present 
with indicating my view. I believe it is the opinion of 
some of the Botanists in France that the genus is allied to 
Polygonee; an idea originating, I presume, in the taste of 
the leaves, which have certainly a very striking resemblance 
to that of different species of RumMEx.” 
“ The drawing was taken from a sample which flowered 
in the hothouse at the nursery of Messrs. Colville, in the 
King’s Road, Chelsea, in June last.” 
“If this species is the same with the doubtful Braonra 
