Antheræ membranâ terminatæ.
Massæ pollinis compressæ, apice attenuato affixæ, pendulæ.
Stigma muticum.
Folliculi ventricosi, læves. Semina comosa.
Habitus. Frutices erecti, glabri. Folia opposita, lata. Umbellæ interpetiolares. Flores speciosi.
Patria. India Orientalis, et Persia.
[[1]Species. Asclepias gigantea et procera.]
KANAHIA.
Char. Corolla campanulata, limbo 5partito.
Columna semi-inclusa.
Corona staminea apice tubi filamentorum imposita, 5phylla, foliolis e basi incrassatâ subulatis, indivisis.
Antheræ membranâ terminatæ.
40]Massæ pollinis ventricosæ, apice affixæ, pendulæ.
Stigma muticum.
Folliculi graciles, striati. Semina comosa?
Habitus. Frutex? erectus. Folia opposita, plana. Pedunculi interpetiolares, apice fascicnlatim multiflori, pedicellis imbricatis, basi unibracteatis.
Patria. Arabia, [1][et Abyssinia.]
Obs. Asclepias laniflora, Forsk. Ægypt. Arab. p. 51, Kanahh of the Arabs, is the only species of the genus. I have examined the flowers of an original specimen. The account of the fruit is taken from Forskael's description, and Vahl's figure.
OXYSTELMA.
Char. Corolla rotata, patens.
Columna exserta.
Corona staminea 5phylla, foliolis acutis, indivisis.
Antheræ membranâ terminatæ.
