. Anthers b 
GUTTIFERZ. 
Synopsis of the Genera. 
Trix I. 
Cruse x. Ovary many-celled; cells 1 or many, ovulate. 
Fruit capsular, dehiscent, many-celled. 
1 VERTICILLA`RIA. Sepals 2. Petals 4. Stamens numerous. 
Style wanting. Stigma concave, 3-lobed. Capsule oblong, rather 
trigonal, 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds solitary, oblong. 
2 Crusta. Flowers dioecious. Sepals 4, bibracteate at 
the base. Petals 4-8. Stamens numerous; the male flowers 
free. Anthers bursting outwards. Stigmas 5-12, thick, sessile 
in the female flowers. Capsule 5-9-celled, 5-9-valved. Seeds 
egg-shaped. 
3 Tovomr'ra. Sepals 2-4, bractless. Petals 4, rarely 6-10. 
Stamens 20-30, free. Anthers obliquely adnate. Styles 4-5, 
very short, each terminated by astigma. Capsule 4-5-valved. 
4 Arru'pEa. Calyx many-leaved, imbricate. Petals 9-10, 
imbricate. Stamens numerous, closely connected. Anthers 
opening by 2 pores at the apex. Style short, crowned by an 
8-lobed stigma. Ovary 8-celled; cells 1-2-seeded ? 
5 Have't1a. Flowers dioecious. Sepals 4, petals 4, both 
orbicular. Anthers 4, alternating with the petals, immersed 
in the receptacle, 1-celled, 3-valved at the apex? Female flowers 
unknown, 
Trise II. 
Curysorre' x. Ovary many-celled ; cells containing many 
ovule. Fruit fleshy, indehiscent, many-celled. 
6 Morono'sra. Calyx 5-parted, bractless. Petals 5. Stamens 
15-20, joined into a tube, which is deeply 5-cleft. Anthers ad- 
hate to the tube, bursting outwards. Stigmas 5, nearly sessile. 
Ovary 5-celled ; cells containing 5 ovule. 
T Curyso’rra, Sepals 5, bractless. Petals 5, inserted on the 
outside of the disk. Stamens joined into a thick urceolus at the 
tasa, profoundly 5-6-cleft at the apex. Style 5-cleft at the apex. 
Fruit fleshy, 5-celled. 
True III. 
p oaren, Ovary many-celled ; cells containing 1 ovule. 
rut fleshy (f. 104. J.), indehiscent, many-celled. 
cid Mama’, Sepals 2, deciduous, bractless. Petals 4-6, de- 
nous. Stamens free, or a little connected at the very base. 
lobed st; ursting at the sides. Style short, crowned by a 4- 
ai stigma ; lobes emarginate. Fruit fleshy, 2-3-4-celled, with 
arge thick seed in each cell. 
a ENTADE'SMA, Sepals 3-4, permanent. Petals deciduous. 
p _ numerous, collected into 5 bundles. Fruit fleshy, 
10 i ; cells containing each a large, angular, thick seed. 
HEE DEA. Calyx wanting? Petals 4. Stamens nume- 
r 
eda l, crowned by a funnel-shaped stigma. Fruit fleshy, 
“a Ganer’wta, Sepals 4, bractless, permanent. Petals 4, 
Boyle ah. Stamens 12-20, free. Anthers bursting outwards, 
3 ort, crowned by a 4-8-lobed stigma. Fruit fleshy, 4-8- 
ì cells each containing one large, thick seed. 
I. VERTICILLARIA. 
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12 Srata’cmitis. Flowers dioecious (f. 104. e.) or herma- 
phrodite (f. 104. c.). Sepals 4-5 (f. 104. a.), permanent, bract- 
less. Petals 4-5 (f. 104. b.), deciduous. Male flowers with a 
fleshy, 4-5-lobed receptacle, usually bearing many imperfect an- 
thers (f. 104. c.). Stamens monadelphous, or disposed in 4-8 
bundles (f. 104. c.). Anthers didymous, bursting at the sides. 
Hermaphrodite flowers, with stamens disposed into 4-8 bundles 
(f. 104. c.). Style short, crowned by a 3-5 (f. 104. e.) -8-lobed 
stigma. Fruit fleshy, 3-5-8-celled ; cells containing one arillate 
seed each. 
Trise IV. 
CALoPHYLLIE Æ. Ovary 1-2-celled ; cells containing 1-2- 
ovule. Fruit drupaceous, indehiscent. 
13 Mesu‘a. Sepals 4, bractless, permanent. Petals 4. 
Stamens filiform, numerous, connected at the very base. An- 
thers fixed by their base, bursting at the sides. Ovary 2-celled ; 
cells containing 2 ovule. Fruit 1-celled from abortion, 1-4- 
seeded. Seeds egg-shaped. 
14 CALOPHY'LLUM. Sepals 2-4, bractless. Petals 4, rarely 
2. Stamens definite or indefinite, short, free or connected at 
the very base. Anthers fixed by their base, bursting inwards. 
Style twisted, crowned by a capitate, usually lobed stigma. 
Fruit 1-celled, containing one globose or egg-shaped seed. 
+ Genera allied to Guttifere, but are not sufficiently known. 
15 Maca nea. Fruit baccate, large, pear-shaped, 1-celled, 
pulpy inside, 4-6-seeded. Seeds fixed laterally to the receptacle, 
ovate, coriaceous, imbedded in the pulp. 
16 Srvea'na. Calyx 3-5-parted. Petals 3-5, unguiculate, 
with a serrulated limb. Stamens numerous. Anthers roundish. 
Style incurved, crowned by a concave, capitate stigma. Cap- 
sule long, cylindrical, 1-celled, many-seeded, Seeds large, en- 
wrapped in pulp, fixed to the receptacle. 
17 Maco‘vusea. Fruit the shape of an orange, rather com- 
pressed, 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds oblong, arillate, fixed to 
the parietes of the fruit. 
Tribe I. 
CLUSIE‘. Ovary many-celled ; cells 1 or many, ovulate. 
Fruit capsular, dehiscent, many-celled. 
I. VERTICILLA‘RIA (from verticillum, a whorl; the branches 
are disposed in a regular whorl at the top of the tree). Ruiz 
et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 140. Chlorémyrum, Pers. ench. 1. 
. 73. 
P Lin. syst. Polyándria, Monogýnia. Calyx of 2 coloured 
sepals. Petals 4. Stamens numerous ; filaments filiform ; an- 
thers ovate. Style none. Stigma concave, 3-lobed. Ovary 
oblong, somewhat 3-lobed. Capsule oblong, rather trigonal, 3- 
celled, 3-valved; valves corky. Seeds solitary, oblong.—A 
tree with oblong, acuminated, entire leaves and slender branches. 
1 V. Peruvia`num. h. S. Nativeof Peru. Chlorómyrum 
verticillàtum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 73. Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. p. 18. 
t. 15. f. 4. 
Peruvian Verticillaria. Tree. l 
Cult. This tree will thrive well in light loam mixed with a 
little peat; and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand- 
glass, in heat. 
