The  seeds  are  collected  and  eaten  by  the
natives,  who  also  extract  a  linopid  oil
from  them.  [J.  R.  J.]

PENTAGONIA.  A  genns  of  Cinchona-
cece  (Rubiact  ce)  belonging  to  the  tribe  Catea-
hceeat,  containing  about  eight  species,
natives  of  Tropical  America.  They  are
shrubs  (one  a  climber),  with  thick  branch-
lets,  and  large  often  pinnately-lobed  coria-
ceous leaves,  with  large  stipules ;  flowers
large,  but  inconspicuous  com  pared  with  the
foliage,  yellow,  red,  or  greenish,  in  dense
axillary  corymbs,  sessile  or  nearly  so;
calyx-limb  prolonged,  spathe-like,  five  to
six-lobed ;  corolla-lobes  valvate ;  stamens


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pen]  (3rfee  (3rrca0'ur)fl  of  '^Jotanp.  1326  ;

five  to  six,  inserted  in  the  corolla  tube  I  PETAL08TEMON.  ANorthAmeri-
belowthe  midiile;  oTftrytwo-oelkd;  fruit '  can  genus  of  LeguminostB  GaUgem,  eon-
oocjVHionally  edible.  [W.  T.  D.]     I  taining  about  fourteen  species.    They  are

PENTAPAXAX.  One  of  the  rx^^  \^^^^J^^i^^r,^i\^.
