OoyqWí^ —Flowers unisexual; mile Jlowers in the same recr.ptücle-H as the quU
flowers, monandrous, the perianth of Z or 4: distinct pieces: femule flowers
ill separate receplochs from the males and galls, peduncMnte or sessile; the
perianth gamophyllous, much shorter than the ovary, or w-mtinq (rarely
c'lnsistiiif] of 4: or 6 pieces); the receptacles on long sub-lenfless hr<mcMeis
issuing from near the base of the stem, often suh-hypogoial, or on shortened
branchkts (tubercles) from the stem and larger branches, or axillary; shrubs
or trees, neuer epiphytes or clivibers.
HccepfaclcH on ^vb-lenfleas branches, trhich hs
{exccpt in Lotiyovaipa).
' from near the base of the &tetn ; hares alternate
Heceptaeles larger tlian a pea,
Leaves more or less seatrid or hispid-pubesceufc.
Eeceptacular branches short, muoh ramified, leaves bro;id.
Leaves broadly ovate, receptacles crowded . . . .
„ ovate-elliptio. sUglitly unequal at tbe base ;
receptacles sparse
Eoceptaciilar branches loag, little ramified ; leaves narrow,
113. F. conglobata.
114. F. Vricsiana
Leaves very unequal at the base.
Receptacles vertically ridged ii5_
Receptacles not vertically ridged
Receptacles shortly hispid and vetruco'e wlien
''P® 116. cunca.
>1 tomoutose when ripe • 117. F. gcocarpa.
3 uarrowed towaids, but not unequal at, ih/bas«.
Becai)tacle8 turbinate or sub-globular.
Receptacles sub-globulor, with numerous fleshy
bractleis on their sides US. F Beccarii.
Bpceptaoles turbinate, their sides with
numerous smooth flat warts, but no
braotleta ii q p