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coliaercntia dextrorsmn convoluta. CoEONA membranacea voi coriacea inter pétala et stamina interdum
obvia S tam in a pcrigjna vel rarins epigj-na, ante explieatloneni floris inflexa, potala numero duplo
suporantia, rarius aoqmantia, rarissime subindeftnita, unisoriata, recta inclinata vel decimata, aequaba vel
allerna minora voi rudimentaria; fflamenta varia, glabra vel gbmdulosa, aestlvatione genicuLatun inflexa.
A n th e e a e nimqnam scssiles neo contortae, basiflxae, apice uni- rarius biporosae, rarissime birnnosac;
conneetivmn saepe incrassatum, basi simplex vel productum, antice vel postico append.cibus snbnlatis
calcariformibus setiformibus auriculiformibus vel tuberculiforimbus mstructum. PoLLims granula ovoidea
vel ellipsoidea. lacvia. longitiubiialiter tri— multisidcata. Ov.aeidm noimunquam prorsiis libomm, saepiiis
varie .adh.aevoiis, bi-multilocul.are vel septis cvanidis rarissime umlocnl.are, vertice tumido angiilato vel
varie oxsculpto, glabro setose vel dentato. S ty lu s termimiUs, simplex, rectiis vel decliiialiis, saepius
rdiformis; stigmate pimctilbrmi truncato vel eapitellato, rarissime in lobos breves diviso. OvuJLA saepis-
sime indefluita minuta, rarius defluita, aiiatropa, in plaecntis sessiUa, iis raro funiculo brevissimo mediante
afflxa; placentae saepius .ab ángulo interiore locutornm horizontales Imnidae, rarius a basi loculi vel
parietibiis ejus affixae adscendentes, au t placenta centralis oimlis verticinatis. P e u c tu s capsúlalas vel
baccatiis, tubo calj-cis iuclusus, rarissime semiexsertiis, u ni- -mullilocularis, polyspermus aut rarius monead
oligospermus. irregulariter mptus voi valvis loeubeide dehisoens. Semina in generibus poljspormis
minuta, cimeata pyramidata coehleata vel fibtormia; testa coriacea Crustacea vel membranacea, laevis
rugosa voi pimctuiata, simplex alata vel u ltra nuclemn producta; hiliim laterale vel basilare; raphe
simplex vel fungosa; in generibus oligospermis semina globosa voi hemisphaerica. Bmbeyo exalbmnmo-
sus; iu speciebus microspermis teretiusculus voi subglobosus, colylcdonibus brevibus; in maerospermis
semini conformis, cotyledouibus crassis, plano-convexis vel tenuibus et convolutis, radícula brevi,
H e b b a s , F S n i tC B S v d rarim a b b o b e s eredm, paticm sm m h n ta d pseudoparasitìcae, pamissimm
pnstrictae v d npentes, succo acitm, saepius opposite ramosae. F o l i a simpìieia, exstipuMa, fere semper apposita,
retrissim vertiallata, saepius petiolata, S - 9 - n a w í nervis saepissàm apieem versus comergenUtns,
raro p e r n i,m m , iuteejerrma seno,lata v d crcuulata, aee/ui- v d i„ae,j,rilate,-a. paribus rarius maecjualéus
altero intcrclum minuto. I n f l o s e s c e b t i a varia, saepius spieata paniculata v d eoripnlma, tu peiueis Jiores
solitemi v d fascieulati. F l o r e s saepius speciosi, raiissime odori, colore vctrii. — Onlo per i-eijioues fere
omues ti-opicas dispeisus, in suitropieis rarissimus, map,a copia sjiecierum Americam aicstralem
‘ occidenta-
lem exornans.
CONSPECTUS TEIBUUM BEASILIENSIUII.
Subordo I. HELASTOIIEAB N a u d . - Ovarium bi— multiloculare. Ovmla in loculis numerosa,
plaecntis prominidis ángulo interiori loculi affixis inserta. Pructus polyspermus. Semina minuta. Em-
bryo ininiraus, teretiusculus vel subglobosus.
A . F r u c t u s c a p s u l a r i s . S t a m i n a s a e p i u s i n a e q u a l i a .
1 . O v a r ium e t c a p s u la t e r e tia v e l a u g u la ta , v o r tic e c o n ico , v e l co n v ex o .
a . C o n n e c tiv u rn b a s i s a e p iu s o lo n g a tum , iu c u rv um , u l t r a in s c r tio n cm f tla in c u ti s a e p is s im c in a p p e n d ic em
c a u d a sv e a n tic e p ro d u c tum .
' S em in a o b lo n g a v o i o v o i d e a .....................................................r r i b . I . jn O E O L IO I E A E ,
- S em in a o o o b l o a l a .................................................................................................T ia b . I I . T IB O U O H D ÍE A E .
b C o n n e o tm im r a r in s i n f r a lom d o s p i-o d n c tum , s a o p is s im o p o s tico c o lc a ra tum v o i a p p c n d io u lo tnm .
■ • S em in a ......................................................................................................T r i b .m . B H E X IE A E .
** S em in a c n n e a ta a n g u la ta v e l f u s i f o rm i a .................................T u b - IX . M E I IIA N T E A E .
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2 O v a r ium e t c a p su la 3— 5 -g o n a v e l 3— 5 -a la ta , v e r tic e d ila ta to la tis s im e
e x s c u l p t o .............................................................................................................................................T r ib . V . B E R T O L O N IE A E .
B . F r u c t u s b a c c a t u s v o i c o r i a c e u s , i r r e g u l a r i t e r r u p t u s . S t a m i n a s a c p i t i s a e q u a l i a .
1, F o lia in t r a ñ e rv o s p r im a rio s n o n s tr io la ta . F lo r e s n o n b r a c te is im b r ic
a tis i n v o l u o r a t i ...............................................................................................................................T r ib . V I , M IC O N IE A E .
2. F o lia in t r a ñ e rv o s n e rw ili s tr a n s v e r s i s c re b c r rim is tc n u is s im is s tr io la ta .
F lo re s a x illa r e s , s in g u l i b r a c te i s 4— 5 im b r ic a tis iu v o lu c r a ti . . . . T r ib . V I I . B L A K E E Ä E .
Subordo II. MEMECYLEAE B e n t h . e t H o o k . — Oi'arium imi— multiloculare. Owila definita,
in ovariis multilocularibus axi loculorum 2 vel 3 collateraliter adseendeiitia, in unilocularibus circa co-
limmam centralem verticillata. Fructus 1— 5-spermus. Semina raajuscula vel magna. Embryo magnus,
cotyledonibus plano-convexis vel subfoliaceis.
S tam in a 1 0 v . r a r is s im e 8, s a e p iu s 1 -p o ro sa . O v a r ium sa ep is s im e 2— 5-loeula
r e . S em in a p a n c a ...............................................................................................................................T r ib . V i l i . M O U E L R IE A E .
T ribus I . M IC R O L IC IE A E T e l in a .
MicroliciEiVE T r ia n a in B u ll. Co n y r. in te rn . d ’A m s tc rd . l. c. (1 8G4 ) e t M e la s i. 7 e t IG l ; B e n th . e t Ho o k. Gen.
P la n t. I . 7 2 7 ; B â illo n A d a n s . X I I . 9 4 e t H is t, d e s P l. V I I . 3 1 . — L a v o i s i e r e a e (p a r t.) e t E ì i e x i e a e (p a r t.)
D C . P ro d r . I I I . 1 0 0 e t 1 1 4 , A lém . s u r la f a m . d e s M e la s i. 8 e t 9. — M i c r o l i c i a l e s et P y r a m ia le s (p a r t.) N a u d .
in A n n . S c . n a t. 3 . se r. X I I . 2 0 3 e t X V . 5 8 , M e la s i 8 e t 2 7 3 ; W a lp . A n n . I I . 5 4 2 e t I I I . 8 6 8 .
C a ly c is lim b u s s im p le x , in d o u te s d iv is u s . S tam in a sa ep e a l te r u a tim in a o q u a lta ; a u th o ra e a p ic e u n ip o ro s a e ;
c o n n e c tiv u rn in f r a lo c u lo s sa ep e a n tic e e lo u g a tum , a rc u a tum , b a s i a n tic e b ilo b u n i v e l in f la tim i v e l in a p p e n d ic em
sim p lic cm a u t b ilo b a in p ro d u c tum , a p p e n d ic e p o s tic a n u lla . O v a r ium s a e p is s im e lib e r um , 2— m u lt ilo c u la r e , v e rtic e
co n ico v e l b em isp lia e ric o g la b rum , r a r iu s se to sum v e l 'v 'illosum. O v u la in lo c u lis n um e ro s a , p la c e iitis p ro n iin u lis
á n g u lo in te r io r i lo c u li a ff ix is in s e r ta . F r u c tu s c a p s u la r is , 2— 8- lo c u la r is , p o ly sp e rm u s . S em iu a m in u t a , o v o id e a
v e l o b lo n g a , r e c ta v e l le n te c u rv a , t e r e t i a , h ilo b a s ila r i v o i s u b la te r a ìi , te s t a la x o a re o la ta s t r i a t a v e l c re b e r rim e
p u n c tu la ta .
CO N SPECTU S G ENER UM B R A S IL IEN S IUM .
I . Stamin a aequalia vel subaequalia; a n th erae conformes.
A. Connectivurn atiüierarimi in fra loculos non productum.
1. AnÜierae breves, obtusae vel subobtusae. H erb ae scapigerae.
a. Flo re s 3 meri. Stamina 6 ; connectivurn basi b rev ite r proiUictum. Ovarium
v e rtice g la b rum ........................................................................................................................ I. L ITH O B IÜM Bono.
b. F lo re s 4—ô-meri. Stamin a 8—10; conuectivum basi non productum. Ovarium
v ertice p ilo s um ............................................................................................................ I I . E R IO CN EM A N aud.
2. A n tlie rae lin e are s vel subulatae, ro strata e. F rú tic e s vel fn itic u li foliosi.
a. Ovarium 3-loculare. P i li s im p lic e s ............................................................................. I I I . CA J IB E S S ED E S IA DC.
b. Ovarium 5-lociilare. P ili s te l la t i................................................................................... IV . PY R AM IA Guam.
B. Connectivurn an th erarnm in fra loculos d istincte productum.
1. Ovarium 4-loculare. Stamin a 12— 16. Flo re s 6—8- m e r i V. ST EN O D ON N aud.
2, Ovarium 3-locuiare. Stamin a 10. F lo re s 5 - r a e r i ........................................................ V I. CH A E T üS TOM A DC.
I I . Stamina valde inaequalia vel a lte rn a ru dimentaria.
A. An tlie rae ro strata e vel tubiterae.
1. F lo re s 5—8-ineri. Ov ariuui 3—8-loculai-e. Semina foveolata.
a, An tlie rae omnes perfectae, apice b rev ite r tubulosae.
t F lo re s 5-meri. Ovarium liberum. Capsula apice 3— 5-valvata.
a. Ovarium 3 - l o c u l a r e ............................................................................................ V II, M IC R O L IC IA Dos.
p. Ovarium 5 - l o c u l a r e ......................................................................................................V in . T R EM B L E T A DO.
t t F lo re s saepius 6— 8-meri. Ovarium liberum vel semiinienim. Capsula
basi d e h i s c e u s .................................................................................................................. IX . L A V O IS IE R A DO.
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