234   PLANTAE   AMERICANAE.
184.
PENTANDRIA.
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MONOGYNIA.
58.nHAMNUS cumanenfis (EHRETIA
XV                exfucca.)
Arbor mediocris, furfum ramofa ; ramis fpar-
fis ; cortice nigro-cinerafcente.
Folia alterna, in ramulis tantum novellis, ob-
longa,  furfum latiora, inferius attenuata,
venofa, integerrima, margine reflexa-
Flares in Racemis ramofis, terminalibus, faf-
tigiatis, 10-13. ramulis alternis, peduncu-
lis congeftioribus.
Brafleae nullae.
Corolla alba, magna.
Cal. Perianthium monophyllum,  tubulatum,
femibifidum : lacini*'_-ovato-acuminatis : per-
fiftens.
Cor. hypocrateriformis. Tubus cylindraceus,
furfum leviter ampliatus, calyce longior.
Limbus planus, quinquepartitus : laciniis
ovato-fubrotundis, obtufis.
Stam. Filamenta quinque, fubulata, tubo co-
rollae verfus bafin adnata, bafi pubefcente,
longitudine tubi,   Anther ae lineares, acutae,
verfatiles.
Pist.