A r b o r e s vel f l a n t a e l i g n o s a e minores, rarins hcrhacceie innceiue basi saepc ligncscente perennes
vel emnnae, mmc pube stellata vel lepklota rarins simplici inilnfac. F o l i a alterna rarins plns minvs
solemnitcr opposita, petioìata, stipulis lateralibus plep caehtcis snffnlta, integra rarins lobata, pinnati- vclpalmati-
ncrvia. F l o r e s non raro magni ct speciosi php ampie pcmiculati; bracteae saepe ad stipulas rechiciae. —
Specics cc. 4 0 0 ad 4 6 genera pertinentes, per totani orbcm tcrrarnm dispersae, praccipue regiones calidiores
inhabitant, in regionibus tcmpcratis hemisphacrii horcedis anstredisqnc panciores, nec in zona tdraqtie frigida
ncc in montibits (dtioribus zonae tcmporatac obviac.
O B S ER V A T IO N E S D E A B 'F IN IT A T E TILIACEARXJM.
Affiuitas Tiìkiceanim cum famìliìs a liis dicotyledoneis ab auctoribiis plui-ibus ex am in a ta e s t e t judicium fe re oumes
l.ulei'uiit, difficile e as e t n o n n isi iiotis lev io ris momenti a familiis re liq u is , qnibusciiin ordinem Cohmmiferarum c o n stituunt, distingui
posse. Muh-aeeae, quibus a rc tissime conjunctae su u t, aiitbenis mo n o tìied s , stamin ib u s eo alitis, ovulis adscendentibus ab
iisdem inte rn o sci fe ru u tu r ; sed, u t jam p rin s apud Sferculiaceas diximus, nec omnibus Malvaceis stam in a monotbeca e t coalita,
nec Tiliaceis semper stam in a lib e ra p ro p ria s u n t, nec indoles ovulormn co n stan s est. De affiuitate cum Sierculiaceis fere idem
e n u n tia re p o ssuuius : in te r trib u s Broicnlouiearum ex Tiliaceis e t Dombeyeartm ex SterculiaceU differentiae tam leves su n t, ut
g en era quaedam locmn in te r eas cominutaverint. Ordo quae tr e s lias familias am p lectitiir in universum ab a liis facile prue-
floi'atione calj’cis v a lv a ta e t p la centatione in angulis in tennis carpidiorura reco g iio sc itu r; n e g ari porro n e q n it, Tiliáceas etiam
tran s itum ad Ternslroemiaceas BiicaceasquQ offeine. Genns S loanea nempe p ra e s e rtim in sectione (genere p rio re) Echinocargo
e t o varium in te rd um incomplete loculatum e t p la cen tas p a rie ta le s praeb et. Alio modo in te r Bixaceas g e n e ra quaedam (e, g.
A b a iia , Ba n a ra e sp., A p h a em n a ] e x s tan t quae p raefloratioue v a lv a ta g audent, e t-g em is F lacourlia, optimo Ju re a cl. E ic u le ro
Bixa ce is adscriptuni, s e p ta completa e t ovula in ángulo in te rn o affixa exliibet. Ternstroemiaceae vero g enere Actin id ia etiam a
tjqjica p raefloratione im b ric ata rec ednnt, ita u t lim ites c e rti etiam in te r liasce familias evanescant.
Maxime in signis e t adbuc nou s a tis n o ta ra tio T iìia c e u nm ad Etijdiorbiuceas est. H ab itu s Fasivaeae e t ChisHaniae
g en era Alchoi-neoims, Alchornea e t species quasdam Orolonis in memoriam rev o c a i; s ed etiam fab ric a an tb erarum Broicnloimeanm
in apice filamentorum d ispositarum tb e cis couflueutibus, indoles stigmatum la ce ra to ru ra reflexorum in ovario ineumbentium, loculi
u niovulati ova rio n im e t dioecia n o ta s gi-aves o fferunt; ratio n e denique b a b ita friicluum Ch-islianiae in coccos secedentium
v e n tre e t dorso usque ad dimidium debiscentes (quod etiam gen erib u s Rif/kejy'a, A ye n ia , Melochia etc. ex N/crwíirtcria proprium
e st), n eg are uon possumus. affinitatem in te r du a s b a s familias non negligendam existere.
C O N S P E C T U S T R IB U U M ; e t g e n e r u m ; B R A S IL IE N S IU M :.
I , H O L O P E T A L A E B e n t h . P e t a l a c o lo ra ta m em b r a n a c e a a e s tiv a tio n e im b r ic a t a v e l c o n to r t a ; c o r te x v a sis
m u c ila g iu c im p l c ti s in s t r u c tu s (cf. M u n tin e /ia s u b M ete ro p e ta lìs).
T r ib u s I . B e ow n low iea e. C a ly x c am iiam ila tu s 3— 5-ficlus, a u tb c r a e g lo b o s a o iliclym ae lo c u lis a p ic e c o u flu e u tib u s .
I . C H R IS T IA N IA DC.
T i-ib u s I I . T i i j e a e . S é p a la lib e r a to ro in s e r ta , a n tb e r a e lo c u lis p a raU e lis d is t in c t is .
A. Stamiu a so lemniter lib e r a ; flores b em a p h ro d iti vel polygami.
a. S tam in a plq. immediate basi pe talo rum in s e r ta , s tigm a d iia ta tum denticulato-
orbiculare, c ap su la s i l i q u o s a ........................................................................................................
b. S ép a la co rn icu la ta, stam in a semper to ro ò-glaiiduloso in s e rta , stigm a 2— 5-fldum,
capsula globosa e ch in a ta i n d e b i s c e n s ......................................................................................
c. Sépala non corniculata, stam in a toro 5-glanduloso in s e rta , stigm a bifidum, capsula
compressa am b itu rad ia tim p lumoso-setosa...............................................................................
B. S tam in a filamentis plus minus co alita; flores b em a p b ro d iti.
a. P e ta la b a si g la b ra , stam in a plus miuus m anifeste monadelpba, an tb e ra e multo
filamentis lougiores b a si flxae, capsula depresso-globosa apice supremo porose vel
d en tib u s debiscens, semina in pu lp a n i d u l a n t i a ...................................................................
b. P e ta la b a si su b g lab ra, stam in a 10-adelpha p b alangibus in te rio rib u s bifidis, antlie ra e
lin e are s filamentis multo b reviores, c ap su la compressa usque ad dimidium bivalvis
c. P e ta la b a si pilosa, stam in a 5-adelplia vel monadelpba, a n tb e ra e min u tae subglo-
bosae, c ap su la o v a ta vel elliptica non compressa usque ad dimiilium 5-valvis
C. S tam in a b a si c o a lita ; flores d i o e c i .................... .............................................................
V. A P E IB A Aujìi,.
VI. M O L L IA Mau'.
v i i . L Ü H EA Wii,LJ>.
V i l i . V A S IV A E A B aill.
I I H E T E R O P E T A L A E Bin tT it. P e ta la n u l l a v e l s e p a lo id e a ( r a r i s s im e u c in p c in JMunthiejiu c o lo ra ta m em b r a n a c e a ) ,
a e s tiv a tio n e v a lv a ta v c l im b r ic a t a m iu q u a iii c o n to r t a ; c o r tc x v a s is m n c ila g iiie im p l e ti s d e s t i t u t e .
T rib u s IH . P kockieae . F r u c tu s b a c c a tu s .
A P e ta la magua o bovata u n g u icu lu ta a lb a ; bacca p o ly sp e rm a ......................................................IX . M U N T IN G IA P lum.
B. P e ta la sepaloidea o v a ta se ssilia; bacca p o lysp e rm a ........................................................................... (P R O C K IA P atii. Bu.).
C. P e ta la sepaloidea la n c e o la ta ; bacca o lig o sp e rm a .................................................................................X . H A S S E L T IA H.B.Jv.
I I . COR C H OR D S TouivNEr.
I I I . T R IU Î 1 F E ÏT A P lum.
IV- H E L IO C A R PU Ö L ink,
T r ib u s IV . Slo a n e e .ae. F r u c tu s c a p s u la r is
X I . S L O A N E A L inn.
Obs Tribuni Go-ewiearum ex cl. Bun tk amio gynopboro elevato insigiieni, cl. B a i l l o n i sen ten tiam seculus, non aniplius
conservavi, quum bac divisione geiius Corchonis iu duas p a rte s disc in d a tu r, a liis speeiebus ad Tiliaas, a liis ad Greiirieas traiis-
l'ereiidis Apábeae nonnisi cb arac terib u s niiiioris momeuti a TiUeis discrepanl ; ig itu r etiam g en era A jm b a e t Glyphaea illis
iiiserenda esse puto. Genus Prochia mmc ab au cto rib u s plurimis e t a me ipso ad Tiliáceas posituni, jam a cl. E ic iile u o in te r
Biicaceas expositum e s t (Cf. F lo ra B ra s il. X I I I (1). p. 502).
BiiOW.XLOWiEAE B en th .
T i ib u s I . B R O W N L O W T E A E B e n t h .
1 J o a r n . L i n n . S o c . V . sa p p i. 5 4 ; B e n th . e t H o o k G en . p i. I . 2 2 9 ; B a lli: l i i s t . p i. I V .
1 7 6 ; M a s t. in H o o k. F i . B i \ I n d . 1 . 0 8 1 .
F l o k k s b o rm a p b r o d it i v o i p o ly g am i, p c n ta r a c v i. C a i . tx c am p a u u la tu s , la c in i is 3— 5 b r e v ib u s v a lv a ti s ,
P e t a l a b a s i g la b ra . Gy n o p h o kl'.m b r c j- is s im um v c l u u llum . S 'ì'am in a U b e ra l'c l b a s i c o a lita , a n th e r i s su b g lo b o s is
v c l ilid ym is , tb e c i s a p ic e c o u f lu e u tib u s . — A b b o r e s sa ep e eìa la e e t speciosae p u b e sle lìa ta in s tr u c ta e ; e o l i i s
magnis mte eje rrimìs. F l o r e s p ig . p a r v uH a d am p lu s p a n ic u la s vu lg o c o n fla ti, in g e n e r ib u s d iv e r s is sa ep e v a ld e s im ile s .
Genera 8 cum 13 speeiebus, p ra e se rtim Iiid ia e o rieu ta lis in co lae ; unicum in Afi'ica e t America a u s tr a b inveiitum,
alterum iiisulae Cuba e t A fric ae o rien ta li Mad ag a sea riaeq iie proprium.
I , C H R I S T IA N IA D C ,
Cu e istiak ia I)C . Prodr. I . ò lG ; (Tí . B r . Mise. IFor/is ed.
Bennetl 1. 108 ); Moism. Gen. p i 3 8 ( 2 9 ) ; E n d l Gen. p i
1009. n. 5 375; Bocq. in Ad a n s. V I I . 61 ; Benth. et Hook.
Gen. p i I . 2 3 2 ; B a ill Hisl. p i I V . 183. - Caup omi-teu a
Baill. in Adans. X . 181, Hisl. p i. I V . 185 ex p ., n on Griseb.
F l o r e s a b o rti i d ic liu o s . C a l y x c am p a n u la tu s i r re
g u la r ite r 3— 4 -fld u s . P e t a l a 5 , b a s i m u la , p r im um
ere cta d o iu r e c u rv a ta . S t am in a co i n flo re c f s a lis
a lte , iu Ç s te r il ia b a s ì t a n tu m c o n n a ta ; e i lam e n tw la -
tn is c u la ; a n t u e r a e su p o rp o s ita c p o s t d o b is e e n t iam con-
flu eu te s ; p o l l i n i s g r a n u la s a t is m a g n a tr ip o r o s a t e n u is sime
g r a u u la ta , P i s t i l l u m s tip ilaU im 5 - c a r p id ia li im
5 -lo b atm u ; c a rp id ia p e ta li s o p p o s ita b a s i ta n tu m c o n n
a ta , s t i l i s 5 Uu -iter e o a litis d im id io c a r p id ii su l.u ra e
affix is, m o x iu s tig m a t a 5 la c in i a ta h o r iz o u t a li a de-
s iu e n tib u s . F r u c t u s c a p s u la r is i n co ccos to t q u o t c a r p
id la fac ile sc c c d o u s , 2 -v a Iv u tim s c e u s s u tu r a in e t d o r-
sa litc r u sq u o a d d im id ium d o h is e c u tc s . S em in a iu
coccis so lita r ia , a lb um in e c a rn o so , c o ty le d o n ib u s am p lis
foliaceis.
A r b o r sp eciosa p u b e s te lla ta p lu s m in u s tomen lo sa .
F o l ia am p ia in te g e r r im a p a lm in e r v ia . I n f l o r e s c e n t i a
q ia n ic u ia ta r am u lis in c gma s a b e u n iib u s ; FLORIBUS p a r v
is fla v is .
Genus cnm specie unica Africam e t Americam au stralem
Iropicam orieutaleni iiibabiiat.
1. C H R IS T IA N IA A F R IC A N A DO. ramis ferrugineo-
tomen te llis ; p e tio lis longis, stip u lis petiolo multo brevioribus
filiformibiis, lam in a ampia c ord a ta a cu ta vel obtusiiiscula,
utriiiquo sicc. feiTuginco-tomeiitella, subtus molli re tic u la ta ;
inflorescentia p an icu la ia i-L’pauda b ra c teo la la , p ropbyllis de-
cid u is; calyce eampamilato ex tu s tomentello iu tu s g la b ro ;
p e talis oblongis apice ro tu n d a tis b a si a tte n u a tis , trie n te calycem
sn p e ra n tib u s ; staminibus in flore cf calycem paulo
su p e n u itib u s , in fiore ? paulo eo b rev io rib u s; p istillo in
flore 2 calycem s u p e ra n te , ovario trip lo b rev io re densissime
villoso, s tilis birsu tis .
TabiUa nostra X X V (liubilìis et analysis).
Christiania A fr ic a n a DC. Prodr. 1. 5 1 6 ; Mas!, in Oliv.
E t. Ir. A fr . I . 241.
Carpodiplera Sclwmbiirgkii B a ili in Ad a n s. X . 181.
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