364, 
BEGONIA acuminata. 
Pointed-leaved Begonia. 
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MONG@CIA POLYANDRIA. 
Nat. ord, Plante incerte sedis. Polypetale germine infero. Jussieu 
gen. 436, 
: Brecgontacem. Bonpland nav. & malm. 151. 
BEGONTIA. Supra vol. 4. fol. 284. 
B. acuminata, caulescens; foliis hispidis semicordatis acuminatis inaequalitér 
dentatis, capsule alA maximé obtusangula, reliquis acutangulis. Dry- 
_. ander in tranis. linn. soc. 1. 166. t. 14. fig. 5, 6. 
Begonia acuminata. Willd. sp. pl. 4. 417. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 5. 284. : 
Floris masculi petala quatuor, quorum duo opposita minora. Floris 
feeminei petala quinque, quorum duo minora. Ad basin germinis bractee 
due, arguté serrate, germine dimidio breviores. Dryand.1. c. 
Native of Jamaica. Introduced by Sir Joseph Banks in 
1790. Requires tobe kept in the hothouse, where it flowers 
during the winter months. ; 
A shrub. The staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers 
are distinct, as is usual in this genus. The former have 
four petals, of which two opposite ones are smaller than the 
other two. The latter have five petals, of which two are 
smaller. ‘Two sharply serrate bractes are placed at the base - 
of the germen, and are twice shorter than that. 
We had no opportunity of inspecting the inflorescence 
while fresh. 
The drawing was made at the nursery of Mr, Jenkins 
in the Regent’s Park. 
VOL. V. 
