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Subtribus II. Pimentoideae Berg in Mart. FI, Br. XVII, 
Germen inferum, ®— 16-loeulare, 4--—multiovulatum, Ca- 
lyx elausus, ealyptratim v. longitudinaliter rumpens, aut 4 
5-Iobns. Petala 4—5. Stamina plarims, rarius panca, in 
alabasiro ineurra, libera; antherae hiloenlares, longitudinali- 
ter dehiscentes, Stylus solitarins; stigina simplex, eapitalım 
v. peltatum. - Fructns baccatus v. drupacens, Semen saepis- 
sime renatum, lesta ossea v. membranacea instructum. Em- 
bryo  exalbuminosus- v. subexaibuminosus, nneinato- eurvatus 
v. plus minnsve spiralis; radienia elongata; cotylis brevis- 
simis. 
Conspectus generum h. 1. 
I, Embryo uneinato-cnrvatus, subspiralis 
v, semiannnlaris. 
A. Calyx plus minnsve elausus, demum ad 
verticem germinis direptasz; sporophora 
bilamellata, multiovulata. 
ki. Galyx ad authesin cirenniseissus, oper- 
eulum laterale, demum saepe bipartitum 
eonstitnens - 2» 0 nn nn. Calypiropsidium 
2. Calyx ante authesin hasi glohosa elau- 
sus, superne in appendices liberas, elon- 
gatas, patulas produetns, demum ad ver- 
ticem germinis longitndinaliter direptus Psödiopsts. 
3. Calyx ante anthesin omnino clausns v. 
apice pertusus, demum ad verticem ger- 
minis longitudinaliter direptus , . . Psödium, 
B. Calyx 4-—5-sepalus. 
1. Sepala in alahastro jam patentia v. xe- 
Hexa. 
