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Habitus. Fruteos volubilis, glaber. Folia opposita, latius- cula. TJmbellm interpetiolares, multinorae.
Patria. Java; in Prince's Island, prope Pataviam, de- texit Illust. Banks.
��GONOLOPUS. [Richard? in Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer.
Cynanchi species, Linn. Jacq.
Char. Corolla subrotata, 5partita.
Corona staminea scutelliformis, lobata.
Anther ce transversim dehiscentes, membrana terminate.
Massce pollinis extremitati exteriori respectu loculi affixge stigtnate tectse.
Stigma planiusculo-depressum.
Folliculi ventricosi, subcostati. Semina comosa.
Habitus. Suffrutices volnbiles. Folia opposita, latius- cnla. Umbellce interpetiolares.
Patria. America, prsesertim intra tropicos.
Obs. Cynanchum maritimnm Linn, suberosum Linn. crispiflorum Hort. Keiv. belong to this genus ; and I sup- pose also C. planiflorum, grandiflorum, rostratum, nigrum, racemosum, Carolinense, obliquum, hirtum, prostratum, and unclulatum of Willdenow's Spec. Plant. : these, how- [36 ever, I have not determined, and the whole genus requires to be re-examined.
��MATELEA. [Audi. Gujan. tab. 109, Hostea.
Willd.sp.pl. I, p. 1274.
Char. Corolla rotata, 5partita. Corona staminea scutelliformis, lobata. Antherce transversim dehiscentes, membrana terminata). Massce pollinis extremitate exteriore respectu loculi affixae, stigmate tectaa.
Stigma planiusculo-depressum .
Folliculi ventricosi, costati. Semina calva. (Judl.)
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