THEACEAE 793 
1. STUARTIA L. 
Shrubs, with upright branched stems. Leaves alternate, deciduous: blades membran- 
ous, usually toothed. Flowers perfect, showy, solitary on short axillary peduncles. Sepals 
mostly 5, slightly unequal, united at the base, persistent, relatively broad, subtended by 
2 bractlets. Petals mostly 5, imbricated, cream-colored, silky throughout, crenulate, co- 
herent at the base, deciduous. Stamens numerous in 3-4 series: filaments united into a 
ring at the base: anthers introrse, versatile. Ovary 5-celled : styles 5, united: stigma 
terminal. Ovules 2 in each cavity, ascending, anatropous. Capsule globular, hard-crus- 
taceous, loculicidal. Seeds lenticular, with a thick crustaceous testa, marginless. Endo- 
sperm fleshy. 
1. Stuartia Malacodéndron L. A shrub 1-5 m. tall, its twigs, petioles, lower leaf- 
surfaces and the outer surfaces of the sepals and petals pubescent. Leaf-blades oval, ellip- 
tic, or sometimes nearly ovate or obovate, short-acuminate and usually acute, sharply but 
finely serrate, usually acute at the base, short-petioled : sepals ovate, about 1 cm. long, 
acute: corolla 8-10 em. broad: petals obovate, 3-5 cm. long, erose : filaments united into 
a short tube at the base: styles united, surpassed by the stamens: capsule depressed-glo- 
bose, 12-17 mm. in diameter, slightly apiculate, its angles very low. [S. Virginica Cav.] 
In woods and on hillsides, Virginia to Florida and Alabama. Spring. 
2. MALACHODENDRON Cav. 
Shrubs, resembling Stuartia in habit. Flowers perfect, showy. Sepals mostly 6, dis- 
tinct, relatively narrow, persistent. Petals mostly 6, deciduous. Stamens numerous: fila- 
ments distinct: anthers introrse. Ovary 5-celled: styles 5, distinct: stigmas somewhat 
introrse. Ovules 2 in each cavity. Capsule slightly elongated, sharply 5-angled, termi- 
nating in a stout beak. Seeds margined. 
1. Malachodendron pentágynum (L’ Her.) Small. A shrub 1-5 m. tall, its petioles, 
lower leaf-surfaces, outer surfaces of the calyx and corolla pubescent. Leaf-blades ovate, 
oval or elliptic, 6-12 em. long, usually acute and short-acuminate, finely but distantly and 
often inconspicuously serrate, ciliate, varying from acute to subcordate at the base : sepals 
5-6, narrowly oblong, 1-1.5 cm. long, obtuse : corolla 6-7 cm. broad: petals 5-6, obovate, 
3-3.5 em. long, erose: filaments distinct: styles distinct, about equalling the stamen in 
length: capsule ovoid, 15-20 mm. long, pubescent, acuminate, with prominent, sharp 
angles: seeds obovate, 7-8 mm. long, strongly rugose, winged. [Stuartia pentagyna L’ Her. ] 
Along streams, chiefly in the mountains, Kentucky to Georgia. Spring and early summer. 
3. FRANKLINIA Marsh. 
Trees, with deciduous leaves, or sometimes shrubs. Leaves alternate : blades membran- 
ous, entire or toothed : stipules wanting. Flowers perfect, showy, white, solitary, nearly ses- 
sile. Sepals 5, very unequal, concave, silky, persistent, subtended by 2-4 bractlets. Petals 
5, concave, nearly distinct, somewhat silky without, the inner the larger, deciduous. Sta- 
mens numerous : filaments elongated, often united into 5 groups each adnate to one of the 
petals: anthers versatile. Ovary 5-celled: styles slender, united: stigmas united into a 
crenate disk. Ovules 6-8 in each cavity, pendulous. Capsule woody, blunt, loculicidally 
5-valved from top to bottom and septicidually from the bottom. Seeds more or less flat- 
tened, angled, with a woody testa. Endosperm wanting. 
l. Franklinia Alatamaha Marsh. A shrub or small tree, reaching a height of about 
7 m. Leaf-blades oblanceolate or oblong-obovate, 6-15 cm. long, obtuse or acute, sharply 
serrate, chiefly above the middle, deep green above, tomentose beneath, attenuate into short 
petioles : sepals suborbicular, 12-14 mm. in diameter, silky, ciliate: corolla 7-9 cm. broad, 
nearly sessile : petals obovate, somewhat crisped, rounded at the apex, silky without: fila- 
ments distinct: capsule subglobose, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter, depressed at the apex : seeds 
oblong, 12-14 mm. long, wingless. [Gordonia pubescens L’ Her. ] 
In low grounds, along the Altamaha River, near Ft. Barrington, Georgia. Spring. 
4. GORDONIA Ellis. 
Trees, with evergreen leaves, or sometimes tall shrubs. Leaves alternate: blades 
leathery, toothed : stipules wanting. Flowers perfect, long-pedicelled. Sepals 5, unequal, 
