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408       APPENDIX   ULTIMA.
2, fp. fpinofa/>. 259.
CELOSIOIDES.
Cal. Perianth,  pentaphyllum, patens:   foliolis
lanceolatis, concavis, ficcis, perfiftens.
3°7     Cor. nulla.
Neftarium germen cingens, membranaceum,
margine ftamina gerens, integrum, nec pli-
catum, nec inter ftamina akius.
Stam. Filamenta quinque, inferta membranae
nedarii, patula, calyce breviora. Antherae
fubrotundae.
Pist. Germen fubrotundum, obtufum, compref-
fum. Stylus filiformis, apke bifidus, ftami-
num longitudine. Stigmata fimplicia, craf-
fiufcula.
Per. Capfula oblonga, compreffa, calyce duplo
triplove longior, unilocularis, verfus bafin
horizontaliter dehifcens.
Sem. unicum, oblongum, compreffum, glabrum?
nitidum, involutum arillo fpongiofo, albo,
verfus folem micis argenteis fplendido.
Ideoque a Celofia femine unico, capfulaque
magna,   et ad  Achyranthe  feminis  arillo
,                               . .0 . .     .               . .   ',
. differt.
I. Celofioides frutefcens fcandens.
HEXANDRIA.
HEP^MUPOA fl. coccineo.   Mattiqtie cique..
Cal. Perianthium duplex :  Ex ter fis monophyl-
lum.