E B E N A C E A E .
E b fn a ce aiì Yenl. Tabi. 4 1 3 . ex cl. p ln nm is . Ju ss. in A n n . du Museum V. 417. 2 49. II. Hroìcn
Prodr. N o v . ilo ll. ì . 524. Lindi. Gen. PI. 471. e.vcl. g en e r. aj/inibus. Meisìi. Gen. 2 49. f l 59.^
Alph. DC. l*vodr. VILI. 2 09. Lindi. Vegetable K in g d om 3 . edit. 595. — Vacci.\iobum p a r s
Aduns. Fam. PI. I I . 161 — Bicobxes Linn. Ord. n a t. in Gisehe Praelecl. 337. pro p a rte . —
Gitajac.axae J uss. Gen. 150. p a rlim .
D iCOTVLEDONEAE LICNESCEATES s u c co AOUEO, i OLIIS ALTERMS EXSTll’UL.ATIS, I.NTEGERHIMJS ?
J LORIBUS DICIILAAIYDEIS l.M EUIS G.AMOPETALIS, CAUVCE COROI.LAQUE 3— 7 -L O B Is ; SAEPE DICLINES, A.\-
UROECEO MULTIPI.ICI, 0 \ AR10 3 — I2 -L0CÜL.ABI, OVUUS IX EOCULIS SOLIT.ARJIS IE L GE.MI.MS PE.XOUEIS
A.VATROPIS: PRUCTU BACCATO, ALBUMINE CARTILAGINEO, EMBRVONE RECTO VEL APICE CURVATO, COTVLEÜÜMBÜS
l'OLIACElS ACCU.MBENTIBUS.
F lo r e s u t p luriimiin dioici, p leriim q u e ciim a lte riu s sex iis n id iiiien to , in feri. C a ly x inono-
p liillu s , 3—7'lo b tis , pei'sistens. C o r o l l a 3—7-loba le g u la iis , e x tiis vulgo seric ea , lobis praeflo-
raiioiie sin is tro rsu in inibì icato-coiivoliitis. F lo u . masc. St.amina iniae basi corolJae in se rta aui
ra ro liypogyiia, se x vel pUira niiiiierosissiina, p k ru iiiq iie deltnita, sedeciiii, corollae lobis lumiero
d u p la , ra riiis q u a d ru p la , ra ris s im e aeq u alia: i t lam g n ta in lloribiis heriiiapiiroditis simplicia, in
polygamis dioicisve vulgo d u p lic a ta , e rm e m ro q u e a u tlie iife ro , vel m illa , corollaeque lobis
op p o sila , ra ris s im e a lte rn a , b re v is s im a , sacpius ligiilata e t piJosa; a n th e r a e elongatae bilocu-
l a r e s , ìn lro rs is rim is deliisceiites. F l o r . pem. Ov.abrm lilierum 3 — 12-lo cu la re , p lerumque
h ìsp id um , LOCULis saepe duplo loborum calyciiiorum n iime io iisque geniiriatiin a lte r n is , septis
cum lobis a liernanlibiis an g u stio rib u s. O v l t a in loculis so lita ria vel gemina co lla te ra lia , ex
apice loculi p en d iila , ana tropa. S ty l i d is lin c ii vel basi co a lili, aequali v e l dimidio lociiloniin
n um e ro , s tigm a tib u s p arvis. B.vccv abortii vulgo paiic ilo cu la ris , o lig o sp e rn ia , ut pliiriinum
coria ce a, aliquando subvalvatim itim p e n s. Semina plerumque la te rib iis com p re s sa , t e s t a lam i
coriacea n e rv is d nobus trib u sv e p e r c u rs a , albumine c a rtila g in eo , embkyone axili r e i panilo obliq
u o , recto vel ra iiu s apice c u r v a to , r o s t e l l o supero c y liu d ric o , cotyledo.vibus foliaceis
accumbeniibus.
A huores v e l ir v t jc e h , Ugno non r a r o n ig r e s c e n te d u r is s im o , su c c o a q v e o a liq u a u d o
gh tlii
r im v m
in o s o ; FOLJis a l t e r n i s , r a r is s im e s u b o p p o s if is , e x s tip u la tis , in te g r is e t iu le g e r r im is u t jd u -
um c o r ia c e is ; c ym is u x iìla r ib n s r a r o te rm in a lib u s , vu lg o d io i c i s , m a s c u lis p a u c i- v e l p lu r i-
J lo r is , f em in e is p r o p t e r fr e q u c n tem f o r u m la te r a lium u b o r tum p le rum q u e u n i f o r i s , p e d ic e iu n
an ic e .
apice a r lic u la lis , f loriuvs fem in e is ulplurimum majoribus.
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