MELASTOMACEiE. 



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48 Clide'mia. Calyx ovate, 5-lobed ; lobes narrow. Petals 



61 Oss^^A. Tube of calyx ovate, not drawn out beyond the 



5, rarely 6. Stamens 10. Anthers somewhat constricted at ovarium; lobes 4, short. Petals 4. Stamens 8. Anthers 

 the base, and somewhat biauriculated. Ovarium bristly at the hardly auricled at the base. Ovarium smoothish at the apex! 



apex. Berry 5 -celled. 



Berry 4-celled. 



49 Myria'spora. Calyx ovate-globose, very hispid, irregu- 62 Saguma. Calyx not drawn out beyond the ovarium ; lobes 

 larly ruptured into 5 lobes. Petals 5 ? Stamens 10. Anthers 4, short. Stamens 8. Anthers hardly auricled at the base, 

 thick, bluntish, gibbous at the base. Free part of ovarium Ovarium smoothish at the apex. Berry 4-celled. 



brisdy. Berry 5-celled. .63 Tetrazygia. Tube of calyx globose or urceolate ; limb 



50 TococA. Calyx oblong, glabrous ; with an urceolate, 5- drawn out beyond the ovarium, 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 

 toothed limb. Petals 5. Stamens 10. Anthers equal, with 4-8, equal. Anthers linear, obtuse at the base. Ovarium gla- 

 short connectives, or with 2 hardly visible auricles behind. Ova- brous. Berry 4-celled. 



64 Dissoch^'ta. Calyx with an oblong, obscurely tetragonal 



riura crowned by a circle of bristles. Berry 5-celled. 



51 Maie'ta. Calyx oblong-ovate, more or less hispid, and tube, adhering to the ovarium : but with the limb drawn out be- 

 often bracteate ; lobes 



5 



I 



subulate. Petals 5. Stamens 10. yond the ovarium, permanent, and 4-toothed at the apex. Petals 

 Anthers equal : having short connectives, which are biauriculate 4. Stamens 4, sometimes 8, but the alternate ones are usually 



behind. Ovarium glabrous. Berry 5-celled. 



52 Calophy'sa. Calyx oblong, bottL 

 lobes 4, ciliated. Petals 4. Stamens 8. 

 out auricles. Berry 4-celled. 



with 



sterile. Anthers oblong, linear, furnished on the back near 

 the base with a lamellate, 2-awned, rarely undivided connective 

 each. Berry globose, nearly dry, somewhat 4-celled, inde- 

 hisceiit. 



53 SoNERiLA. Calyx with an oblong or somewhat trigonal Q5 Aple'ctrum. Calyx with an ovate, globose tube : having 



™e, usually muricated, adhering to the ovarium ; limb trifid, the limb drawn out beyond the ovarium, which is truncate or 



deciduous. Petals 3. Stamens 3 ; anthers linear-oblong, emar- obsoletely 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 8, alternate ones 



?inate at the base, opening by 2 pores at the apex. Ovarium sterile. Anthers oval, thick, blunt at both ends. Ovarium 



glabrous at the apex. Capsule turbinate, 3-celled. 



crowned by 4 crests. Berry subglobose, 4-celled ? 



54 Medini'lla. Calyx with an obovate tube, and a cylin- 66 Hetero'trichum. Calyx 



(Irical, truncate limb. Petals 4. Stamens 8, equal. Anthers a 5-6 -cleft limb. Petals 5-8. Stamens 10-16, equal, glabrous, 

 elongated, bluntly biauriculate at the base. Berry bottle-formed, Anthers oblong, hardly gibbous at the base. Ovary umbilicate 



^-celled. 



at the apex. Berry 5-8-celled. 



55 Pachyce'ntria. Tube of calyx cup-shaped, constricted 67 Conoste'gia. Limb of calyx conical (f. 111. a, 6.), ca- 



beneath the middle; limb obsoletely 4-toothed. Petals 4. lyptriform (f. 1 1 1 . a.), undivided, at length circumcised or irre^ 



Stamens 8, equal. 



apex, gularly ruptured at the base, and falling off in one piece (f. 111. 



^d furnished with a thick, fleshy connective each at the base. a.). Petals 5-6. Stamens 10-16. Anthers usually biauriculate 



^'■ee part of ovarium angular. Berry globose, 4-celled. at the base. Berry 3-8-celled. 



56 Pogonantiie'ra. Tube of calyx cup-shaped, rather quad- 68 Diplogenea. Calyx with a calyptriform, conical, deci- 



^^"gular, adhering to the ovarium at the base ; limb 4-cleft. duous limb. Petals 4, inserted in the fleshy disk. Stamens 8. 



Petals 4. Stamens 8 ; anthers oblong, acute, bearded at the Anthers ovate, bicalcarate at the base. Ovarium adhering to 



base. 



pulpy. 



Ovary hairy at the apex. Berry globose, 4-celled, the calyx, crowned by the large fleshy disk. 



69 DiPLo'cHiTA. Calyx adhering only at the base to the ova- 



57 Allomorphia. Tube of calyx oblong; adhering to the rium, cylindrical, inclosed in 2 bracteas when young : having the 

 ovarium at the base ; limb 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 8. throat usually ciliated after flowering ; limb 5-6-toothed, drawn 

 *^nthers linear, acute, emarginate at the base. Fruit dry, ovate- 

 ^Wong, 4-celled. 



58 HuBERiA. Calyx oblong, constricted at the apex, 4-5- , 

 ^^thed. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10. Anthers oblong-linear, limb 5- toothed ; teeth ciliated. Petals 5. Stamens 10, equal. 

 drawn ^». „« .v. T...V .. .,/_ i.-.„ :„.^ a . fr^^r^^A hr?«t1ps. Anthers beaked. Fruit probably baccate, 5-ceIled. 



71 Henrie'ttea. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Petals 5, 



Stamens 10. Anthers thick,' bifid at the base, 



out beyond the ovarium. Petals 5-6. Anthers biauriculate at 

 the base. Capsule dry, 5-celled. 



70 Phy'llopus. Tube of calyx turbinately campanulate; 



^n out on the back at the base into 2 spur-formed bristles 

 *^^e part of ovarium conical. Berry 4-5-celled. 

 59 OcTHocHARis. Tubo of calyx obovate, adhering to the velvety 



J^ariuxn; limb obsoletely 5-toothed, permanent 

 ^tamens lo, equal ; anthers oblong, straight, ending each in a 

 Jl'istle at the base. Ovarium truncate and glabrous at the apex. 

 ^^Psule globose, umbilicate, dry, S-celled, opening irregulariy. 

 ^0 Caeygogonium. Tube of calyx neariy globose, 4-5-sided ; 

 J"il> 4-5-lobed, longer than the tube. Petals 4-5. 

 r^^^ equal. Anthers oblong, without any auricles at the base. 

 ^^^^y roundish, 4-5-angled, 4-5-celled. 



Petals 5. and terminating in a long beak at the apex. Berry juicy. 



5-celled. 



72 Maru'mia. Tube of calyx adhering to the ovarium at 



the base, oblong-ovate, bristly ; limb quadrifid, drawn out be- 

 yond the ovarium, with the segments permanent. Petals 4, 

 Stamens Stamens 8 ; anthers linear, arched, beaked at the apex, and open- 

 ing by 1 pore, furnished with a fascicle of bristles at the base. 

 Ovarium villous at the apex. Berry ovate, 4-celled. 

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