﻿cytinus. CYTINACEtE (auctor J. D. HOOKER). 1 07 



orthotropa. Fructus inferus, carnosus. Semma exalbuminosa. 

 Embryo indivisus, homogeneus, — Plantee in radicibus parasiticee. 

 Caulis simplex, squamosus, 2-co florus. 



I. CYTINUS Linn. Gen. Ed. VI, n. 1232 ; Juss. Gen. p. 73; Endl. Gen. p. 75; 

 Brongn. in Ann. Sc. Nat. v. 1, p. 40; Gtiffuhin Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 

 v. 19, p. 322; Harv. Gen.S.Afr. plants, Ed. 1, p. 298; Solms in Pringsh. 

 Jah.ro. v. 6, p. 589; Cauvet in Bull. Soc. tot. France, v. 18, p. 29 ; J. Gay 

 in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, v. 10, p. 310. — Hypocystis Bauhin, Pinax, 465; 

 Clusius Hist. v.\,p. 68, 79 ; Tournef. Coroll. 46, t. 477. - Phelypea Thunb. ■ 

 Prodr. p. 1. — Hypolepis Pers. Ench. v. 2, p. 591 ; Juss. in Ann. Mus. v. 12, 

 p.439. (sub Phelipaea). — '1 hyrsine Gleditsch Verm. Abhandl. v. l,p. 199, t.2. 



Flores monoici v. dioici, bracteati et s<epius 2-bracteolati. Fl. masc. 

 Perianthium tubuloso-campanulatum v. imundibulare, 4-8-lobum, lo- 

 bis aestiv. imbricatis. Antheras ad apicem columnas 1-seriatee, in capi- 

 tulum exsertum connatas, 2-loculares, loculis extrorsum dehiscentibus. 

 Ovarii vestigia nulla. Fl. fmm. Perianthium fere maris. Ovarium infe- 

 rum, 1-loculare ; stylus cylindraceus, stigmate snbgloboso sulcato ; ovula 

 numerosissima, placentis parietalibus undique inserta, orthotropa, recta 

 v. lente curva. Fructus baccatus , 1-locularis, polyspermus. Semina 

 placentis carnosis inserta, minuta; nucleus induratus. — Herbee erec- 

 taa, radicibus parasiticas, circa mare Mediterraneum , in Africa aus- 

 trali et Mexico crescentes. Flores spicati v. racemosi. 



1. C. Hypocystis (Linn. Syst. Nat. Ed. XII, v. 2, p. 602), floribus monoicis 

 breviter pedicellatis 2-bracteolatis, perianthio pubescente 4-lobo, lobis sub- 

 erectis. if In regiojie Mediterranea , a Lusitania et Mauritania ad Anatoliam 

 et Bithyniam, radieibus Cisti et Helianthi parasitica. — Brongn. 1. c. t. 4; 

 DC.Flor.Franc.v. 3, p. 350; Lam. 111. t. 737; Brotero Phytogr. Lusit. 1, p. 122, 

 t. 51; Cav. le. t. 171; Tratt. Archiv. t. 197; Thes. t. 29; Sibth. Flor. Grac. 

 t. 938; Fasano atti Acad. Napol. 1787, p. 237, t. 18, f. 1 ; Schnizl. Ic. 

 t. 40; Hook. Exot. Flor. t. 153; Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 540; Parlatore in 

 Giorn. Bot v. 2, t. 1; Treviranus in Bot. Zeit. 1857, p. 700; Gasparrini in 

 Att. Coniir. degli Scienz. nat. 1846, v. 1, p. 981, t. 2 et 3; Planchon des vrais 

 et faux arilles p. 19, 22, 1. 1, f. 12-14; Cauvet in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, v. 17, 

 p. 305, 322 et v. 18, p. 29; Asarum Hypocystis Linn. Sp.pl. p. 442. Hypocystis 

 luteaetH.varia, Clus. Hist. p. 134,72 et 79. Caules fasciculati,simplices,erecti, 

 3-5-poll. longi , glabri, crassiusculi, squamis undique tecti ; squamae imbrica- 

 tae, alternse, ovatae v. oblongae, luteae v. sanguineae, apicibus ferrugineo-pur- 

 pureis. Flores pauci, brevissimepedicellati,inspLcasbrevessaepe capituliformes 

 dispositi, ipoll. longi, superiores masculi ; bracteae oblongae, obtusae, florem 

 subaequantes, concavae, ciliatse, dorso puberulae ; bracteolae laterales, lineari- 

 spathulatae, flore breviores. Perianthium inferne tubulosum; tubus intus et 

 extus nubescens, septis 4 lobis perianthii alternis a parietibus ad columnam 

 genitalium extensis quasi 4-locellatis; lobi breves, oblongi, obtusi, suberecti, 

 ciliati,dorsopuberuli, 2oppositi in a^stivationeexteriores. Columna staminifera 

 exserta, papilloso-pubescens. Anlherae 8, lineares, in annulum apicem columnae 

 cingentem connatae. Ovarium sphaericum, basi bracteolis adnatum, superne 

 hispidulum, gummi repletum ; placentae 8-10, ab apice ad basin loculi 

 extensis ; stylus cylindraceus, crassus, stigmate capitato 8-10-sulcato gra- 

 nulato; ovula ovoidea, funiculis elongatis longe connatis. Bacca carnosa, 

 obovoideo-globosa, perianthio emarcido coronata. Semina gummi immersa, 

 arillata. (v. v.) 



B, kermesinus (Guss. Flor. Sic. Synops. v. 2, p. 619), elatior et robustior, 

 squamis bracteisque longioribus apice kermesino-purpureis, floribus ma- 

 ioribus albidis, columna genitalium glaberrima , ovario turgido cereo- 



