Cometes. ] CXV. ILLECEBRACEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 713 
s ACINDE, Vicary, Stocks.—DisTRIB. Beluchistan, Waziristan, and westward to 
. Arabia. 
Stem woody below; branches 4-10 in., very numerous, stout, erect, terete, dichoto- 
mous. Leaves j-l in., elliptic, acute at both ends, variable in width; petiole short. 
Heads j-$ in. diam., including the feathery rusty appendages which close over the 
fruit to prevent the escape of the seed, which germinates in the head. Sepals with 
the dorsal awn variable in length. Stamens and staminodes variable in length. 
ORDER CXVI. AMAR ANTACEEZ. 
Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate, exstipulate. Flowers 
usually in terminal simple or panicled spikes, cymes or clusters (outer in the 
cluster sometimes deformed); bracts and 2 bracteoles scarious. Sepals 5, 
rigid or scarious, persistent, imbricate in bud. Stamens 1-5, opposite the 
sepals, filaments free or connate below or united with intervening mem- 
branous staminodes into a hypogynous cup; anthers l- or 2-celled. Ovary 
l-celled; styles 1-3; ovules 1 or more, basal, panicle capillary. Fruit a 
utricle, rarely a berry or capsule, enclosed in or resting on the persistent 
perianth. Seed erect, orbicular or ovate, compressed, testa crustaceous ; 
embryo horseshoe-shaped or annular, surrounding a mealy albumen.— 
Genera 48, species 480, tropical and subtropical. 
TRIBE I. Celosies. Leaves alternate. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary 
2-00 -ovuled. 
Fruita berry. Ashrub. . . . . + + + + + + + + 1, DEERINGIA. 
Fruit membranous. Herbs . . e... > 2. CELOSIA. 
Trige Il. Amarantesw. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary 1-ovuled. 
* Ovule erect. Leaves alternate. 
Sepals spreading under the fruit . 3. Bosra. 
epals erect, enclosing the fruit. 
Flowers panicled, 2-sexual. Utricle indehiscent . . 4. BANALIA. 
Flowers capitate, 2-sexual. Utricle circumsciss . . 5: LL NIA. 
Flowers spicate, 2-sexual. Nut crustaceous 
. 8. 
Flowers unisexual . . . . . . ee ee on on ot 7. AMARANTU 
** Ovule suspended from a basal funicle. 
+ Flowers clustered, 1-3 perfect surrounded by deformed ones. Leaves 
opposite. 
Stamens with interposed staminodes . 
Stamens without staminodes ..-- +--+ > 
tt Flowers all perfect. Staminodes 0. 
Outer sepals 3-ribbed. Stamens 5. Spikes axillary . 10. PsILOTRICHUM. 
Outer sepals 3.ribbed. Stamens5. Spikes panicled . . . 11. Sy paar 
Sepals all hyaline. Stamenslor2 . . + + +: - . 12. Nora . 
ttt Flowers all perfect. Stamens with interposed stami nodes. 
Sepals hyaline, woolly. Staminodesshort . . . . + + - 13. JERUA. 
: i wi i 14. STILBANTRUS, 
pals scarious, tipped with wool  Staminodeslong . . - 
Sepals spinescent ppe o a e ee ee ee s + + 16. ACHYRANTHES. 
8. CYATHULA. 
9. PUPALIA. 
