_/. me = r 1 . lm te 
(a co MTOM ye nea ; VaR Sitae i tne eG 
ie ae in hi On ») a Te oe ee ee ee Oe Ft i es 
A , : ! er ow i .* 7 a ~ 
a / . q Pa ‘ "I ray ’ 
eal Ap | | MELICOPE SIMPLEX. 
‘ 
aber and almost stake leallets jointed to the petiole, membranous | 
lar, obovate or ovate, ainaee at the apex or retuse, or emarginate, crene t 
obscurely crenate. Flowers axillary, usually in threes or fours ; pedicels 
slender, longer than the petioles, with minute bracts at their base ; petals li 
spreading ; stamens with slender filaments, longer than the heates ; ovary ¢ 
four-celled, silky; style in the perfect flower Seems short; stigma m: 
four-lobed. Fruit of four one-seeded carpels, connected at the base ; Bee 
shining. | | . | 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXVUL. : >) 
Melicope simplex, A. Cunn. a. Flowering specimen. 8. Young plant wi 
trifoliolate leaves, natural size. 1. Flowers. 1’. Flower-bud. 2. Fl 
3. Ovary. 4. Fruit. 5. Seed. ,6. Leaf. All magnified. va 
