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omnia oblusa vel acuta nec tamen acuminata, glabra, nervo medio infra subpu-berulo. Panicula valde divaricata laxa dichotoma, corolla extus tomenlella, intusvillosa. — V. Leucoxylon Rxb. Hort. Bengh. nec L. -* Crescit in India orientali,(v. s. sp.)

27. V. LITTORALIS A. Cunn. Ann. of natur, history I. 461. — Ilook. Icon, plantar.t. 419. 420. — Caule arboreo; foliis ternatis quinalisque peliolatis, foliolis ovato-ellipticis obtusis cum acumine glabris, quinatorum foliolis duobus extimis mini imis subsessilibus; paniculis brevibus racemosis axillaribus terminalibusque, ra-mis dichotomis; calyce campanulato subdentato; staminibus exsertis; corollaeextus tomentosae labio superiore ovali integro. $ — Arbor excelsa, truncus 12-20pedes usque circuitu tenens, ad primos ramos 15-30 pedes altus. Ramuli ultimitetragoni. Petioli 1—2V 2 —pollicares, foliola peliolulala, quinatorum extima sub-sessilia, oblongo-elliptica, utrinque acuminata obtusa glaberrima (exceptis nervis?),integerrima, maxima quadripollicaria, V/% poli, lata, minima elliptico-Ianceolatapollicaria vel sesquipollicaria, semipollicem lata. Paniculae folio breviores (exicone) pauciflorae. Calyx cupuliformis obsolete denticulatus. Corollae bilabiataelabium superius porrecium integrum ovate oblusum, inferioris ample trilobi la-cinia media maxima subtricrenala. Stamina exserta basi villosa. — Ephialispentaphylla Bnks. et Soland. mss. — Crescit in Nova Zeelandia locis lapidosismaritimis.

28. V. OBOVATA E. Mey.! Comment. de piant. Afric. austr. I. 273. — [Tomentosa]:foliis quinatis, foliolis obovatis, brevissime apiculalis; cymis axillaribus foliobrevioribus; calycibus decemcostalis corollisque extus lomenlosis. 6 — Ramihornotini, petioli, pedunculi, pedicelli, calyces et corolla extus brevissime pu-bescenti-tomenlelli. Petioli plerumque pollicares, foliola subpeiiolulata, inter-medio maximo, lateralibus per paria minoribus, obovata, elliptico-obovata,subrotundo-obovata, basi cuneata, brevissime acuminulata, coriacea glabra,juniora subtus in nervo medio margineque pubesccnti-tomenteila, maxima l-l'/>-pollicaria, 10 lin. vel pollicem lata, minima vix semipollicaria, 3 !in. lata. Cymaeaxillares folio parum breviores (pedunculo pollicari suffultae, dichotomac, floribusin dichotomia sessilibus. Calycis campanulali 10—costali dentes rotundati. Co-rolla hypocraterimorpha, limbo subbilabialo, tubo intus ad staminum insertionemvilloso. Stamina inclusa villoso-pilosa. Stylus breviter exsertus brevissime bi-fidus. — Crescit in Promontorio bonae spei inter Komga et Key. (v. s. sp.)

29. V. INCISA Lam. Encycl. mtHh. II. 605. — Mill. Icon. t. 275. fig. I. 2. — Willd.Spec. piant. III. 392. — Foliis quinatis (infimis supremisque nonnumquam ternatis)peliolatis, foliolis lanceolalis acuminatis profunde inciso-pinnatifldis, subtus ar-genteis puberulis, demum utrinque glabrescentibus subconcoloribus; paniculaeterminalis pyramidatae trichotomae cymulis oppositis abbreviatis subverticillatis.6 — Caules et rami teretes glabri. Folia peliolata, petioli >/ 2 —l'/-—pollicares, fo-liola lanceolata vel ovato-lanceolata inaequaliter, saepe rhachin usque pinnati-flda, laciniis deltoideis acutis saepe iterum hinc inde dentatis, basi longe cuneatasessilia vel subsessilia, juniora infra argenteo-puberula, seniora pallidioraquidem sed (excepto nervo medio infra) utrinque glaberrima, l—2'/ 2 —pollicaria,3-6 lin. longa. Ad paniculae ramificationes inferiores occurrunt folia lernata,foliolis angustissime linearibus integris vel dentalis, ramealibus multo minoribus.Paniculae terminales vel in axillis foliorum supremorum, pedunculi, pedicelli etcalyces nitide argenteo-pubescentes. Florum cymulae 3-5-7-llorae oppositaesubverticillalae. Calyx campanulatus breviter 5-dentatus. Corolla calyce duplolongior bilabiala, lacinia media infima productiori concava. Stamina exserta pi-

losula. Fructus.? — V. laciniata Ilort. Golling.! — Crescit in China ad Can-,

tonem, (v. s. c.) — Nonnulli hanc pro varietate habent V. agni castu

30. V. UMBROSA Swrlz. Prodr. fi. Ind. occid. 93., Flor. Ind. occid. II. 1076. f —«Foliis quinatis integerrimis, utrinque glabris; racemis compositis axillaribus." $ —Arbor magna. Ramuli cinerascentes tetragoni. Petioli teretiusculi 2-3-pollicares.