461 
XXXXVOL Couroupiia Aubl. 
Anbl. Guian. U, p. 708. — Peoit. Mem. de Mus. Xill. 
p. 152. — DC. 1. e. p.293.— Endl. Gen, p. 1235, no. 6334. 
-— Pontopidana Scop. — Eisholtzia Rich., non Willd., — 
Leeythidis spec. Wild. — Pekeae spec. Jnss. 
Hypanthium (calyeis tubus anct,) turbinatum, supra ger- 
men vix producetum. Germen semisuperum y. fere superum, 
6-loculare; sporophora parietalia, margine bilamellata, ver- 
sus axin relexa, multiovulata ibique connata, eölumellam cen- 
tralem orvuliferam mentientia. Calyx et corolla Lecythidis. 
Urceolus staminiferus hino brevis, truneatus, illine ad ligulam 
complicatam, elongatam preductus, basi et apice antheris in- 
strueta. Carpophylla 6, coalita, verticem liberam germinis 
stigmaque formantia. Stylus nullus; stigma stellatum, hexa- 
gonum. Bacca erustacea, globosa, eirculo calycino notata, 
opereulo non solubili, evalvis, intus pulposa; mesocarpio car- 
noso, demum deliguescente, tandem evanido; tumque endo- 
earpium ab exovarpio solufum et intra ipsum volubile. Se- 
mina in pulpa nidulantis, plurima, ovata, testa coriacea, vil- 
losa, funienlata, latere dehiscente teeia. KEmbryo suhrotun- 
dus, involutus, compressus; radieula celaviformis, cotylas 
foligceas, contorinpliestas eingens; albumen tenuissimum, in- 
tra cotylas inirans. 
Arbores, foliis petiolatis, oblongo-euneatis, suborenula- 
tis, stipulis parvis, ‘cadueis; racemis sinplieibus, trunco ra- 
misque innascentihus, bracteatis; floribus amplis, sordide 
albescentibus v. incarnatis. " 
1. 0. Guöanensis Aubl, ; foliis acutis; calyeis margine eir- 
eunseisso; germins semiinfero; petalis acutis; antheris muti- 
eis; bacca supra medium margine onlycari eineta, pulpa mox 
eaerulea xepleta. 4. 
