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stigma terminale v. laterale, indivisum, raro emarginatum v. bifidum, capitatum v. discoideum 

 r. clavatum (interdum medio v. basi articulatum) v. cylindraceum v. subulatum, laeve, glabnim 

 aut sulcatum, papillosum v. tomentosum. Fructus saepius compressus, nunc ventricosus v. 

 gibbus, laevis v. rugosus, verrucosus v. echinatus, nunc indehiscens unilocularis 1— 2-spermus 

 nucamcntaceus (interdum papposo-comosus) v. samaroideus v. drupaceus, nunc capsularis v. 

 follicularis 1 — 2-valvis, 1 — 2-pol yspermus , unilocularis v. OTulorum collateralium priminis in 

 dissepiment urn spiirium liberum bipartibile connatis bilocularis, valvis coriaceis v. lignosis. 

 Sbmixa suturae affixa, sessilia, ovoidea r. ventricosa, saepius compressa et (in folliculatis) 

 alata (testa in pleiospermis quandoque hinc soluta et septum spiirium seminibus interpositum 

 formante) , umbilico basilari v. laterali , chalaza venosa apicem v. latus umbilico oppositum 

 occupant e, rhaphe varia, nunc bicruri, nunc obsoleta. Albumen nullum. Embryo rectus, coty- 

 ledonibus 2 (interdum pluribus) variis, rostello infero, umbilico proximo v. parallelo, plu- 

 mula vix conspicua. 



Frvttces v. arbores (plerumque mediocre*) rarissime iierbae, fere exclusive hemi- 

 sphaerae a us fro lis, praecipue extra tropic urn, incolae, nun qua m scandentes , nee aquaticae, 

 ram is saepe verticillatis. Folia exstipulata, sparsa 9 rarius opposita v. verticillata , plerum- 

 que coriacea persistentia, petiolata v. sessilia , simplicia integerrima v. saepius dentata v. varie 

 laciniata, rarius pinnatipartita t\ pinna la, nonnunquam in eadem stirpe diversiformia , apice 

 denlibusve saepius pungenli-mucronatis , facie superiore saepius nitida , inferiore albo- v. fer- 

 rugmeo-tomenlosa rarius glabra , nervis pinna t is (rarius pal mat is Jlabellatisve) subius saepius 

 eleganter reticulatis. Flo res in apice ramorum v, ramulorum capital i, spicati, umbellato- 

 fasciculati, racemosi v. paniculali, raro axillares subsolitarii ; capitulis spicisve sessilibus v. 

 pedunculatis , imbricatim bracteatis , nonnunquam involucro generali (saepe insigni, color ato) 

 suffultis; rftachi v. receptaculo saepius incrassato cylindrico, conico v. sphaeroideo 9 aheolato, 

 paleaceo v. villoso c. rarius nudo; pedicelus singulation r. saepius gemination ex axilla bra- 

 deae ortis v. nullis; bracteis persistentibus (interdum incrassatis induralisque) v. deciduis, 

 mine nullis; floribvh saepe speciosis albis , flavis v. rubris , rarissime caeruleis , saepius 

 copiose melliferis, fructibus seminibusque hand paucarum edulibus , nonnullarum caustico- 

 acribus rubefacient ibus. 



CONSPECTUS GENERUM BRASILIENSIUM. 



A. Stigma terminale, clavatum v. cylindraceum. Calyx regularis. 



I. Squamulae hypogynae membranaceae in nrceolum quadridentatum connatae (rarius subliherae). 

 Stamina basi v. infra medium sepalorum inserta; antherae ovatcs. — Folia opposita, verticil- 

 lata v. sparse, simplicia, integerrima: ANDRIPETALUM 8chott. 



II. Squamulae hypogynae icarnosae (glandulares) liberae. Antherae In medio v. supra medium 



sepalorum subeessiles, oblongae v. lineares. - Folia sparsa, simplicia ▼. impari-pinnata: . RHOPALA Schreb. 



B. Stigma laterale, compressum, antice convexum. 



Calyx subirregularis, incurvus. Antherae in apice concavo sepalorum subsessiles ovatae. Glan- 

 dulae hypogynae plus minus coonatae. - Folia alterna, abrupte-pinnata: ADENOSTEPHANUS Klotzch. 



