MELIACE., 
Orver LI. MELIA'CE (plants agreeing with Mélia in im- 
portant characters). Juss. gen, 263, mem. mus. 3. p. 436. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 619. 
Calyx of 4 or 5 (f. 113. a.) sepals, but usually 4-5-toothed 
or 4-5-cleft (f. 115. a.). Petals hypogynous, equal in number 
with the sepals (f. 113. b. f. 115. b.), and alternating with 
them, each with a broad claw, usually joined together at the 
base, and generally valvate in the bud. Stamens double the 
number of the petals, very rarely equal, triple or quadruple 
that number, with their filaments joined together into a long- 
toothed tube (f. 113. c. f. 114. c. f. 115. d.); anthers sessile in 
the throat of the tube, adnate to its inner side. Ovary 1 
(f. 113. d.) Style 1 (f. 113. e.), with distinct (f. 113. d.) or 
joined (f. 114. d.) stigmas. Fruit various, baccate (f. 114.), 
drupaceous (f. 113. f) or capsular, many-celled, but from 
abortion often 1-celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each 
valve. Seeds without albumen, with various-formed dicotyle- 
donous embryos.—Tropical trees or shrubs, with alternate, ex- 
stipulate, simple or compound leaves. This order is particularly 
distinguished by the stamens being united into a tube, which is 
toothed at the apex, bearing the anthers in its throat, rarely only 
monadelphous at the base (f. 115. d.). 
Synopsis of the Genera. 
Trise I. 
Cells of fruit 1-2-seeded. Embryo inverted. Coty- 
ledons flat, leafy. Leaves simple or compound. 
1 Geru'ma. Calyx 5-toothed, flat. Petals 5. Stamens 5, 
connected into a ring at the base. Style crowned by 3 stigmas. 
Capsule 4-5-celled, 4-5-valved ; cells 2-seeded. Seeds inserted 
in pulp. Leaves simple. 
_ 2 Turræ'a. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5. Stamens 10, joined 
Into along tube, which is 10-cleft at the apex, with the anthers 
Inserted between the lobes. Style crowned by a thickish stigma. 
Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, with a dissepiment in the middle of 
each valve ; cells 2-seeded. Leaves simple, rarely pinnate. 
3 Quivisra. Calyx 4-5-toothed. Petals 4-5, short, silky 
outside. Stamens 8-10, ina short tube. Stigma capitate. Cap- 
sule coriaceous, 4-5-celled, opening by 4-5 valves at the apex, 
With a dissepiment in the middle of each valve; cells 2-seeded. 
aves simple. 
4 STRIGÍLIA, 
MELIE‘z, 
. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, joined at the base, 
silky outside. Stamens 10, joined into a tube. Drupe obovate, 
S-celled, but only 1-seeded from abortion (R. et P.), 6 celled ; 
cells 1-seeded (Cav.). Leaves simple. 
CANE'LLA. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 113. a.) Petals 5 (f. 113. 
Stamens 10-15 (f. 113. c.), joined into a tube. Stigmas 3. 
tupe 3-celled, or only 1-celled from abortion; cells 1-2-seeded. 
aves simple, 
6 Cipape’ssa. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 
connected into a tube at the base ; anthers adnate inside. Cap- 
= globose, 5-furrowed, containing a 5-celled, 5-seeded nu- 
eus, 
_ 7 SaNDo'RicUM, Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 
Joined into a tube, which is 10-toothed, bearing the anthers in- 
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side. Stigmas 5, bifid. Drupe containing 5 ovate, compressed 
nuts, which are 2-valved at the base and 1-seeded. Leaves 
trifoliate. 
8 Meta. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 114. a.). Petals 5 (f. 114. b.). 
Stamens 10 (f. 114. ¢.), connected into a tube, which has 20 
teeth at the apex, bearing the anthers on the inside at the 
throat. Ovary seated on an elevated torus. 
ing a 5-furrowed, 5-celled nut ; cells 1-seeded. 
or bipinnate. 
Drupe contain- 
Leaves pinnate 
Tribe II. 
Tricuinie'e. Cells of fruit 1-2-seeded. Embryo inverted. 
Cotyledons thick, Leaves pinnate, trifoliate, rarely simple. 
9 Tricurt1a. Calyx 4-5-toothed (f. 115. a.). Petals 4-5 
(f£. 115. b.). Stamens 8-10 (f. 115. d.), sometimes distinct (f. 
115, d.), sometimes connected into a tube, bearing the anthers at 
the throat inside. Capsule 2-3-valved, 2-3-celled; valves with 
a dissepiment in the middle of each; cells 1-2-seeded. Seeds 
arillate. Leaves pinnate, trifoliate or simple. 
10 Mr'tyea. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5. 
anthers round its inside at the throat. 
cell containing 1-2 ovule. 
seeded. Seed arillate. 
11 Gowntoscue‘ron. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 
joined into a tube, which is toothed at the apex, and bearing 
the anthers at the throat. Capsule globose, 3-4-valved, 3-4- 
celled. Seed solitary from abortion, without aril. Leaves im- 
pari-pinnate. 
12 Dyso’xytum. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8- 
10, connected into a tube, bearing the anthers at the throat. 
Capsule coriaceous, 3-4-valved, 3-4-celled ; cells 1-seeded, with 
a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seed without aril. 
Leaves abruptly-pinnate. 
13 Exese’rota. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 4. Stamens 10, con- 
nected into a short tube, which is entire at the apex, bearing ses- 
sile anthers on the inside of the tube. Berry globose, 5-seeded. 
Leaves impari-pinnate. 
14 Gua'rea. Calyx 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 8, con- 
nected into a tube, which is toothed at the apex, bearing the an- 
thers at the throat on the inside. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4- 
celled, 4-valved. Seeds solitary in the cells, arillate. Leaves 
abruptly-pinnate. 
15 Errcna'ris. Calyx urceolate, irregularly 5-6-cleft. Pe- 
tals 4, rarely 5. Anthers 8-10, adnate to the throat of the 
toothed tube. Capsule subglobose, coriaceous, 2-4-valved, 2-4- 
celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seed 
solitary, incompletely covered by a fleshy aril, Leaves abruptly- 
Urceolus with 5 
Ovary 3-celled, each 
Berry large, 3-celled, usually 1- 
pinnate. 
16 DIDYMOCHE TON. 
with the tube of the stamens at the base. 
tube elongated and 10-toothed at the apex, bearing the anthers 
in the throat. Capsule ovate, 2-3-celled from abortion. Seeds 
solitary, axarillate. Leaves impari-pinnate. 
17 Aruanami’xis. Calyx of 5 roundish sepals. Petals 3. 
Stamens 6, connate into a globose tube, Capsule 2-3-valved, 
Calyx of 5 sepals. Petals 5, connate 
Stamens 10, with the 
