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LYTHRARIEiE. I. Rotala. IL Cryptotheca. 



707 



11 Pe'mphis. Calyx turbinate, 12-lobed, the 6 at the sinuses 



27 Physopodium, Calyx turbinate, 5-toothed. Petals 5. 



the smallest. Petals 6. Stamens 12. Capsule 6-valved, 3- Stamens 10. Ovary oblong. 



celled at the base. 



28 Symme'tria, Calyx campanulate, 6-cleft. Petals 6. 



12 Hei'mia. Calyx bibracteolate at the base, campanulate, Stamens 12. Ovarium 4-ceIled ; cells biovulate. Drupe bac- 

 12-lobed, those at the sinuses horn-formed. Petals 6. Stamens cate, 1-3-celled; cells containing a one 1-sccded reniform nut 

 12., nearly equal. Ovarium 4-celled. 



each. 



13 DiPLu^soDON. Calyx bibracteate at the base (f. 106. a.), 

 12-lobed (f. 106. Z».), those at the sinuses narrowest, the rest 



) triangular. Petals 6 (f. 106. e.). Stamens 6-12-18-24-30-36. 

 Capsule 2-valved, 2-celled, but at maturity only 1 -celled. 



14 Physocaly'mna. Calyx campanulate, 8-toothed, without 

 any at the sinuses. Petals 8, rising from the sinuses of the 



I calyx. Stamens 24. Capsule globose, 1 -celled. 



Tribe L 



SALICARIE'jE (so named from the plants agreeing in habit 

 and character with Lythrum Salicariay which has received 

 its specific name from its resemblance to Sdlix in its leaves). 

 D. C. mem. soc. h. n. gen. 3. pt. 2. p. 71. D. C. prod. 

 3. p. 75. Lobes of calyx more or less separate in eestivatlon, 

 or somewhat valvate. Petals many, alternating with the lobes 



•it: T\ ' Ai I'-i-* 11- 1 of the calyx, and inserted at the top of the tube at the divisions; 



15 De cadon. Calyx campanulate, with o erect lobes, and sometimes wanting. Stamens inserted in the tube of the calyx 



5 horn-formed ones at the sinuses. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 5 below the petals. Seeds wingless. — Herbs or shrubs, 

 of which are very long. Ovary 3-celled. 



16 Nes^'a. Calyx campanulate, with 4-6 erect lobes, and 

 as many horn-formed ones at the sinuses. Petals 4-6. Stamens 

 8-12, nearly equal. Ovarium 4-celled. 



I. ROTA'LA (from roiay a wheel ; in reference to the whorled 

 leaves of the species). Lin. mant. 175. St. Hil, mem. mus. 2. 

 p. 381. D. C. prod. 3. p. 75. 



Lin. syst. 



tubular, 3-toothed. 



Tridndriciy Monogynia, Calyx membranous, 



Petals 



wantmg. 



Stamens 3, inserted in 



17 Cre'nea. Calyx urceolate, 4-cleft. Petals 4. Stamens the middle of the tube of the calyx. Capsule covered by the 



calyx, 3-valved, S-celled, many seeded. — Small herbs. Leaves 



8. Capsule 1-5-celled. 



18 Lawsonia. Calyx 4-parted. 

 Capsule 4-celled, globose. 



Petals 4. Stamens 8. sessile, spreading. Flowers minute, axillary, solitary. 



1 R. verticilla'ris (Lin. 1. c.) leaves 4-8 in a whorl, linear, 

 acute. ©. B. H. Native of the East Indies. En-epael, Rheed. 



JVhorledAeaved Rotala. 



PI. i foot. 



19 Abasia. Calyx subturbinate ; limb 4.parted. Petals mal. 9. t. 81. ex Lin. Capsule 3.valved, 3-celled. 

 wanting. Stamens about 20, inserted near the base of the 



calycine tube. Capsule 1 -celled, 2-valved, opening at the 



apex, 



20 Anthery'hum. Calyx 4-parted, equal. Petals 4. Sta- 



2 R. decussa*ta (D. C. prod. 3. p. 76.) leaves opposite, oval- 



©. B. H. Native of New Holland, at Endeavour River. 



oblong. 



Ortegioides decuss^ta, Sol. mss. Entelia ammannioides, R. Br. ex 



Salisb. in litt. 



mens 12-16. Capsule 3-4-valved, and probably 3-4-celled, toothed? 



Capsule 3-valved, many-seeded. 

 Stamens 3 ? 



when 



young 



, Calyx 3-5 ? 

 Habit of Peplis ox Ammdnnia, 



Z)ecM^5a<e-leaved Rotala. 



PI. \ foot. 



21 DoDE^CAS. Calyx with an urceolate tube and a 4-cleft limb. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 12. Capsule 4-valved, 1 -celled. 



3 R, Mexica^na (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 56T.) 

 leaves 3-4 in a whorl, usually opposite towards the tops of the 

 branches, linear, a little dilated at the base; flowers in whorls ; 



slow running water, near Hacienda de la Laguna. 

 Mexican Rotala. PI. \\ inch. 

 Cult. Sow the seeds in a warm moist sheltered place in the 



22 GiNORiA. Calyx campanulate, 6-cleft. Petals 6. Sta- ^^^g^j^ 3-valved, l-celled. ©• W. H. Native o( Mexico, in 

 ttiens 12. Capsule 4-valved, l-celled, dehiscent at the apex, 



23 Adena RiA. Calyx campanulate, 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5. 

 Stamens 8-10. Ovary 2-celled. Fruit globose. 



24 Gri'slea. Calyx tubular (f 107. a.), with 4-6 erect teeth, ^P^" border. 

 snd as many horn-formed, spreading ones at the sinuses. Petals 



*-6« Stamens 8-12. Ovary 2-celled. Capsule globose (f. 



107. d.). 



Tribe II. 



I'AGERSTRfEMIE'.K. 



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Of 



Of 



II. CRYPTOTHFCA (ArpvTrroc, cryptos, hidden, and Bnica, 

 theca, a cover ; capsule hidden by the calyx). Blum, bijdr. 

 p. 1128. D. C. prod. 3. p. 7G. 



Lin. syst. Didndriay Monogynia. Calyx funnel-shaped, 

 4-cleft. Petals 4, small, or wanting. Stamens 2, opposite, in* 

 serted in the bottom of the calyx ; anthers roundish. Style I, 

 lateral, obtuse. Capsule girded by the calyx, l-celled, irrcgu- 

 the calyx, and inserted at its larly circumcised at the apex. Seeds numerous. — Suffruticose, 

 Stamens inserted lower down in branched herbs from Java, with angular stems. Leaves oppo- 



Petals 



'/ 



site. Peduncles axillary, many-flowered. This genus agrees 

 with Suffrenia in the number of the stamens, and in the inflo- 

 rescence with Ammdnnia* 



f^ceds expanded into a membranous wing. — Shrubs or trees. 



^0 Lagerstrcemia. Calyx bibracteolate at the base, 6-cleft. i C. dichotoma (Blum. I.e.) leaves linear-lanceolate, broadest 



at the base, half stem-clasping; corymbs dichotomous ; flowers 

 4-petalled. F? . B. S. Native of Java, in bogs about Batavia, 

 •ind on the margins of rivers about Buitenzorg. 



Dichotomous Cryptotheca. Shrub 1 foot. 



2 C. ape'tala (Blum. 1. c.) leaves on short petioles, lanceo- 

 late ; peduncles many-flowered ; flowers apetalous. >j . B. S. 

 Native of Java, on the banks of the river Tjidanie, in the pro- 



Petals 6. Stamens 18-30. Capsule 3-6-valved, 3-6-celled. 



26 Lafoe'nsia. Calyx bibracteate at the base, campanu- 

 'ate, 8.10-toothed. Petals 10-12. Stamens 20-24. Ovary 2- 

 celled. Berry spherical. 



t Genera belonging to Lythrariece, but are not sufficiently 

 horvn. 



vince of Tjanjor. 

 4x 2 



