8. Classis 8. Ordo 10. Convolvulace® ?
Calyx persistens, 5-divisus, caliculo multifido, aut profundé dentato.
Corolla ignota. Capsula multilocularis, loculis 10? 2-spérmis. Semina
receptáculo centrali adherentia. Folia cordata, acuminata. Pedunculi
foliis oppositi. Cetera ignota.
9. Classis 11. Ordo 2. Rubiace®?
Calyx 1-phyllus, superus 4-fidus. Corolla tubo longo, limbo 4-diviso,
reflexo. Stamina 4. Anther® sessiles. Stigma bifidum. Capsula
Nacibe®. Flores corymbosi, peduncülis longis, axillaribus. Corolla
rosea, pulcherrima. Caulis herbaceus. Folia lanceolata, opposita.
10. Classis 11. Ordo 3. Caprifoliace® ?
Calyx 1 -phyllus, superus brevis, obscuré 5-dentatus, bibracteatus.
Corolla tubulosa, 5-fida, tubo longissimo gracili. Stam. 5, non exserta,
An'ther® viólace®. Stylus 1. Stig. simplex. Flores fasciculati, axillares.
Folia lanceolata, opposita, coriacea, odorata. FructUs ignotus, Inter-
dum parasítica.
Coddingtonia parasítica ? Bowdich.
1 1 . Classis 14. Ordo 11. Leguminose® ?
Calyx 5-divisus, divisionibus profundis, acuminatis. Corolla 5-petala,
sub-irregularis. Vexillum majùs. Stam. 10, distincta, curvata. Antherse
longse, insequales. Legumen compressum, marginatum, ovatum, parvum.
Folia simplicitér pinnata, alterna, multijuga. Stipulse 2, lanceolate.
Corolla flavá. Caulis ramis gracilibus, pubescens.
12. Classis 14. Ordo 11. Leguminose®?
Calyx 5-divisus, divisionibus profundis. Corolla regularis, 5-petala.
Stamina 10, approximata, diadelpha. Stylus curvatus. Pedunculi bi
aut triflores, axillares. Legumen oblongum, compressum, polysperaum,
torulosum. Folia simplicitér pinnata, 2-stipulata. Caulis herbaceus,
tenuis. Corolla flava.
13. Classis 14. Ordo 13. Rhamnoide»?
Genus p’ropb Rhamnum, Paliurum, et Eheodendrum, sed diversum styli 2 ,
Drupa nuce ossea, 3 loculare, bispinosa. Folia ovata, acuminata, tri-
nervia, pubescentia i.
14. Classis 15. Ordo 1. Euphorbiace® ?
Dioica. Mascula ignota.
Fem. Calyx 5-partitus, patens, divisionibus ovatis, striatis, pallid^ viridis.
Corolla nulla. Corona minima, rubra, annularis, crenulata, in imo calycis.
Germ, superum cylindricum, sex-costatum. Fructus ignotus, sed germen
triloculare, trispermum. Flores paniculati, terminales. Pedunculi biflores.
Folia altema, trilobata, stipitata, sinibus profundis. Petioli 3, stipuli-
formibus'.
15. Classis 15. Ordo 2. Cucurbitace® ?
Dioica. Mascula. Calyx 5-fidus. Corolla 5-petala, rotata, flava. Stam.
5. Anther® spiralitfir contort®, filamenta distincta. Flores umbellati.
Folia hastata, 5-lobata. .Caulis contortus, volubilis. Fem. ignota*.
16. Arbor Magna.
Fructibus drupaceis, nucibus, duris, axillaribus, pedunculatis, 1-spermis,
odoratis. Foliis ovatis, acuminatis1, subths reticulatis, alternis, petiolatis.
Cetera ignota.
17. Arbor Mimos® similis.
Floribus minutis, flavis, paniculatis. Pedunculis cauleque aculeatis,
spinis solitariis. Foliis pinnatis.
18. Herba.
Calyx 1-phyllus, 5-fidus, divisionibus lanceolatis. Cor. 5-petala, flava,
9 The root of this shruh is used by the natives as ipecacuanha, which quality approaches it
to thp rhamnus catharticus. It has two native hauies, Sedem and Bouqui.
1 A, honey drop lodges in each division of the calyx, and the stigmata are imbued with a
strong viscous juice. It is a beautiful shrub, and yields a rich fragrance.
■I was told, that, the fruit is eaten, when young, and tastes, and looks, like a young
cucumber.