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Excerpt from Forest Flora of British Burma, Vol. 2 Calyx-tube ovoid or almost globular, the limb short (often unequally), 5 toothed, persistent or deciduous. Corolla tubular funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, the tube short or elongate, the limb unequal or 2-lipped, rarely almost regular, 5-lobed, imbricate. Stamens 5, the filaments inserted In the tube; anthers included or exserted. Disk cushion-like. Ovary 2 3-celled, with numerous ovules In each cell attached In two rows to the axial placentas; style filiform with a capitate stigma. Berry fleshy or sappy, 2-3-celled, or, from obliteration of the cell-walls, l-celled, the cells many or few seeded. -erect or scandent shrubs, with opposite simple leaves. Flowers In cymes or peduncled heads, sometimes by pairs and in volucred by the often connate bracts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.