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C a r y o p h y ll e a e sectio V. et V I. Ju sáeu , Gen. 2 9 9 . — S ile n a c e a e B a r t l Ord. Nat. 3 0 5 . L in d i Introd.
Nat. Hist. ed. I I . 1 2 4 . — C a r y o p h y lla c e a e subordo I V . F en zl in E n d l Gcn. P l 9 7 0 . — C a r y o p u y l-
LACEAE tribiis I . Meissn. Gen. P l 2 4 ( 2 1 ) . Bcnih. et Hook. Gen. P l I . 1 4 2 .
DiCOTYLEDONEAE POLYPETALANTHAE TH.ALANUFLORAE HYPOGYNAE HERMAPHRODITAE; CALYCE GAMOPHYLLO
4 - VEL 5-MERO PERSISTENTE, DENTIBUS IMBRICATE; PETALIS 4 VEL 5 CARPOPIIOltl PLUS MINUS ELONGATI APICI
INSERTIS; STAMINIBUS 5 — 1 0 CUM PETALIS INSERTIS, ANTHERIS DITUECIS; OVARIO UNILOCULARI VEL LVCOMPLETE
2 5-LOCULARI, OVDLIS p lu r im is p l a c e n t a e CENTRALI LIBERAE AFFIXIS AUT PAUCIS BASILARIBUS; FRUCTU CAPSULARI
IN VALVAS VEL CIRCUMSCISSE DEHISCENTE, RARO BACCATO; SEMINIBUS ALBUMINOSIS. — HeBBAE, INTEBDUM
FBUTESCESTES, FOLIIS OPPOSITIS EXSTIPULATIS, FLOBIBUS IN INFLOBESCENTIAM DICHASIIF0E.ME3I VEL BACEMOSAM
CONGESTIS.
C a ly x t i i b i i l o s u s v e l c a m p a n u l a t u s , 4 - v e l 5 - ( 7 - ) d e n t a t u s , h e r b a c e u s , p e r s i s t e n s , 5 - v e l 1 0 -
v e l p l u r i n e r v i u s , c o m m i s s u r i s n u n c n e r v o s i s n u n c e n e r v i i s , d e n t i b u s a e s t i v a t i o n e im b r i c a t i s . P e t a l a
4 v e l 5 , r a r i s s im e p l n r a , a b o r t u i n t e r d u m u u l l a , c u m s t a m i n i b u s c a r p o p h o r i v e l s t i p i t i f o rm i s p l u s
m i n u s e l o n g a t i v e l c y a t h i f o rm i s c r a s s i b r e v i s a p i c i l i y p o g y n e i u s e r t a , u n g u i c u l a t a , u u g u i b u s b i -
l a m e l l a t i s v e l e l a m e l l a t i s , s u p e r n e c o r o n a t a v e l n u d a , a e s t i v a t i o n e n u n c c o n t o r t a n u n c im b r i c a t a .
S ta x u x a 5 v e l 1 0 , p e t a l i s 5 a l t e r n a l o n g i o r a , a n t e p o s i t a 5 b r e v i o r a ; f il.ym en ta f i l i f o rm i a ; a n th e r a e
d o r s o a f f i x a e , v e r s á t i l e s , d i t h e c a e , t h e c i s p a r a l l e l i s i n t u s l o n g i t u d i n a l i t e r d e h i s c e n t i b u s . P o l l i n i s
g r a n u l a d o d e c a e d r i c o - p e n t á g o n a , f a c i e b u s m e d i o f o r a t i s . Ovarium l i b e r u m , u n i l o c u l a r e v e l i n c
o m p l e t e 2 — 5 - l o c u l a r e ; s t y l i 2— 5 ( 7 ) l i b e r i , i n t u s s u p e r n e v e l a b a s i l o n g i t u d i n a l i t e r s t i g m a t o s i .
O v u la a u t p l u r im a p l a c e n t a e c e n t r a l i l i b e r a e s e r i a t im i n s e r t a , a u t p a u c a o v a r i i f u n d o f u n i c u l i s d i s
t i n c t i s a f f ix a , a n a t r o p a , i n t e g u m e n t i s 2 . F r u c t u s c a p s u l a r i s r a r o b a c e a t u s , c a p s u l a c a l y c e i n c
l u s a i n v a l v a s d e n t e s v e v e l c i r c u m s c i s s e d e h i s c e n t e , m o n o - v e l p l e i o s p e rm a . Semina c o c h l e a r i -
f o rm i a i n m e d i o f a c i e i i n t e r i o r i s u m b i l i c a t a , v e l r e n i f o rm i a g l o b o s a v e u m b i l i c o l a t e r a l i e s t i- o p b io -
l a t o , r a r o s t r o p h i o l a t o , a l b u m i n o s a . Embryo e x c e n tiT C u s r e c t u s v e l p l u s m i n u s c u r v a t u s p e r i -
p h e r i c u s ; r a d íc u la t e r e s ; c o t y le d o n e s p l a n o - c o n v e x a e i n c u m b e n t e s .
H e b b a e annuae v e l p erennes, in te rdwn basi frutescentes. C a u l e s erecti ve l diffusi, p lu s minus ra mosi,
a d nodos saepe incrassati, g la b ri v e l pubescentes. F o l ia opposita, integerrima, fo rm a vai'ia, subsessilia,
exstipulata. F l o b e s in infloi'eseentiam dicliasiiformem vel racemosam dispositi, semper qirophyllis
dm b u s suffuiti. — Crescunt pleraeque in regione Mediterranea orbis veteris, nonnullae in A f r ic a australi
et in Ameidca boreali, in regione tropica pleraeque alpicolue, his exceptis p aucae tantum indigenae.
289 SILENACEAE: SILENE.
Tr ib us I. DIANTEEAE (A. Braun, Flora Ratisbon. 1843. I. 363).
Calyx nervis commissuralibus nullis; petala aestivatione dextrorsum contorta, raro imbricata.
Species fere omnes gerontogaeae, paucae in America boreali obviae, brasiliensis nulla.
Tr ib u s II. LYCHNIDEAE (A. Braun loc. cit.).
Calyx nervis commissuralibus; petala aestivatione altematim contorta aut interdum imbricata.
Genus brasiliense unicum:
I. SILENE Linn.
SiLEKE Linn. Gen. n. 567. — Cucubali, Agrostcmuiatis, Lychnidis
el Viscaginis spec. Linn, et Aucti. — Beiies MSnch. Melh. 709.
— Eudiaktbe Fenzl in Endl. Qen. plant. Suppl. I I . 78. — Coronaria
et PoNTiNiA Fries in Flora 1 843 el 1844. — Sii.ene
BenOi. ei Hooh Gen. plant. I . 147. (excl. spec.). Bolrhach,
Monogr. d. Gallung Silene, 65. seq.
F lo r e s hermapbroditi, rai-o dioici. C a ly x gamo-
phyllus, tubulosus, clavatus vel campanulatus, interdum
ampliatus, 5-deiitatus, 10-, 20-, 30- vel 60-ner-
vius, evenius vel nervis anastomosantibiis. P e t a la 5
cum staminibus carpophori apici inserta, aestivatione
ani altematim contorta aut imbricativa, uuguibus nunquam
bilamellatis. Stamina 10, raro panca abortiva^
FILAMENTA filifoTmia; an tu e r a e oblongae. Ov ak iou
ellipticum vel ovatum, basi 3- vel 5-loculare, septis
supra placentae centi'alis apicem vel ad medium rarius
ad basin desinentibus, superne uniloculare; o v u la plurima
amphitropa, funiculis distinctis in singulis loculis
biseriatim placentae inserta; s t v l i 3 vel 5, filiformes
vel clavati, intus stigmatosi. Cap su la cbai-tacea,
oblonga vel ovata, basi plus minus 3- vel 5-locularis, apice
in dentes duplo stylorum numero dehiscens. Semina albuminosa;
EMBKYO fere annularis vel hemicyclicus, excentricus,
albumen farinaceum cingens, raro albumine in
seminum alis undulatis incluso; co ty le d o n e s incumbentes.
H e u b a e annuae, hiennes vel perennes suffruticesve.
C a u lis florifer simplex vel ramosus, foliosus aut foliis
ad hasin rosulatis aphyllus terminalis, raro infra-rosu-
laris. F o l ia integerrima, opposita, decussata, sessilia,
latitudine in una eademque specie valde variantia. Bh a c-
TE-ìE etpropliylla herlacea, saepe margine membranacea,
vel scuriosa. I s f l o b e s c e s t i a racemosa, racemo aut simplici
interdum ad florem unum ternosve terminales reducto
vel in dichasium plus minus compositam trans-
mutato vcl altero dieiiasii ramo scorpioideo, aut racemo
composito ramis racemos simplices vel inferne rursum
compositas raro dichasia formanlibus, interdum ramis
ccmtraciisverticillastrafingeniihus. — Habitant fere omnes
in Europa praesertim mediteiranea, Africa boreali ct
Asia exbratropica, nonnullae in Afi-ica australi ct America
boreali, quatuor tantum Americae australi indigenae.
Obs. Il) conspectu seqiiciiti species in Brasiliam iutroductae
ueque iiuligeimc mimeris paieutliesi ( ) iuckisis iudicatae suut.
CONSPECTUS SPECIERUM BRASTLIENSIUM.
SCBGE.NUS I. BEIIEN.
Aestivatio petalorum imbricativa. Calyx ampliatus, 10- vel
20-Dervius, nervis reticulato-venosis. Species perennes.
Spccics furo oniDcs gerontogacae, 8 Americae borealis, 8 cs An-
ilibus Clilleiiis, scil. nubhjtna Phil, et S. plutonica Naud.; una,
species in tota Europa vulgiilissima, in Andibus Boliviensibus quoque re-
pcrta cst: N. vulgaris (Mnch.) Garcke (Flora v. Nord- u. Mltteldeutscli-
hind ed. IX. C-l. — S. in/lata Sin.).
SUBGENUS II. SILENE.
Aestivatio petalorum contorta. Calyx aut 10-ncrvius aut
20-, 30- vcl GO-nervius.
S. I. 00.K0S1I.BKR.
Calyx 80-, 30- ve! UO-nervIus cveuius. Species aaiiuae. — Omnes
geroutogiieae.
8- 2. Eusir.RXK.
Calyx 10-norvlus, cvcdìus vei uervis aunslomcsattibus.
Sectio I. Cinciuttusileae.
Flores iu cliiclunis simplicibus vcl gcinUialis, brevitcr vel raro louge
pedlcelbiti vel subsessiles. —' .Spocics brasilienses uunuae.
iìeDilim rcuiformia vcl globosa, dorso iiuiiquaiii alls undulatis mar-
Calyx rruciirer :ipicc contractus, ciipsu
8. (bily.v rruclifcr :ipice npcrtus, capsula carpoptioruin ter
superans ...............................................2. S. Cisci.ateksis Camb.
Semina rotiiudo-rcnirormla compressa, dorso alls duabus undulatis
marginatu profunde acuto c:inalici:lal:i.
Calyx fructifer npicc aperçus, capsula c:irpophoruni .aequans
(3.) S. COLORATA Poir.
Sectio IL VichasiosiUne.
Florcs in dicli.asio plus minus composito, dieiiasii ramis Inleràum In-
ncqualibus. — .Species brasilienses nnou:ie.
1. Calyx tuhuloso-clavntus, capsula oblunga carpophorum
aequ:.ns.................................................. (4.) S. Aambria Linn.
2. Calyx ovatus, cap.sula globosa suhsessilis Ô. S. antibbiiina Linn.
Scctio IH. Gutrgosileiie.
Florcs in rnccino simplici vel composito, racemi ramis pauci- vel
multilloris, ìnlcriium verticillastrireris.
Species pereiiues, fere omues geronlogaeae.
(1.) SILENE GrILLICA L:sx. plus minus hirsuta, caule
simplici vcl divaricivto-ramoso; foliis oblongo-spatliulatis vel lanceolatis;
floribus iu cincionis simplicibus iuterdum valde elon-
gatis;'calyce clavnto, fnictifero ovoideo apice contracto, deutibus
acutis; petalis albidis vcl rebellis obovatis subintegris; capsula
ovoidea subsessili; seminibus dorso planiusculis, faciebus curvato-
e.xcavatis.
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