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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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