MALPIGHIACEÆ. J,« .
ACMDOCARPDS. Nob. (t)
B A N IST E R IÆ S P E C . G a v . — H E T E R O P T E R ID IS ? S P E C . DG.
Galyx 5-partitus, persistons ; laciniarum unà tantum dorso biglandulosâ. Petala 5 , ungui-
culata, orbiculato-concava. Stamina 1 0 , hypogynaj filamentis basi dilatatis subconnatisj
antheris erectis bilocularibus. Ovarium in alabastro trialatum, triloculare, adultum, abortu
bialatum, biloculare \ loculis uniovulatis; ovulo, ope funiculi crassi apice affixi penduli,
adscendente. Styli 2 , antè anthesim circinnatim incurvati, longissimi, apice haud dilatati
subuncinati. Fructus ex 2 rariùs 3 (tertià obliteratâ) samaris axi centrali adnatis compo-
situs, in alas longas margine superiore incrassatas excurrentibus.
Frutices foliis altérais, glandulosis 5 floribus corymbosis, racemosis aut paniculatis,
axillaribus et terminalibus.
ACRIDOCARPÜS PLAGIOPTERUS. N ob. (Tab. XXIX.)
A . ramis pube ferrugineâ conspersis ; foliis altérais obovatis inferaè admodùm angustatis, subtùs
glandulai'um sérié submarginali notatis; abs fructûs borizontalibus.
F rutex ramosus, rigidus 5 ranus teretibus pube ferrugineâ conspersis, apice floriferis. — F olia alterna,
v ix petiolata, obovata, basi anguslata, apice subemarginata, in emarginaturâ mucronulata,
marginibus integra, coriacea, utrinque glabra, subtùs glandularum sérié submarginali, basi ad apicem
petioli 2 glandubs conspicuis, notata ; petiolo b re v i, puberulo, intùs canabculato.—F lores lutei axil-
lares et terminales, paniculati j pedunculo communi ad basin pedicellorum 2-3 bracteolas squamifor-
mes persistentes gerenti. — Calax usque ad medium 5-partitus, extùs pube ferrugineâ conspersus,
glandubs conspicuis 2 ad dorsum segment! mecbi injfrà notatus. — Corolla 5-petala disco bypogyno
mserta 5 petabs obovatis apice concavis, basi unguiculatis, cum segmentibus calycinis alteraantibus,
flavis, margine vix erosis. — S tamina 10 , hypogyna; filamentis crassiuscubs v ix basi connexis, persis-
tentibus ; antheris stantibus erectis, longitudinabter debiscentibus.—Ovarium in alabastro ovoideum,
pubescens, in flore aperto sæpiùs. trialatum, villosum, apice stybs 2 antè anthesim circinnatim incur-
vatis post anthesim patuhs longissimis superatum, sæpiùs triloculare ; loculis uniovulatis ; ovulo, ope
Acridocarpus, de Axptj, locusta (sauterelle), et Kapso;, fructus (fruit) ; comme qui dirait terelle ailée. : Fruit ayant l’aspect d’une Sau