Alsdeee] — XV. VIOLARIEJE, : 119 
Petala subeequalia, sessilia v, brevissime unguieulata, Filamenta libera v. plus minus con- 
nata, omnia dorso appendiculata y. nuda; connectiva in annulum approximata v, cohsm- 
rentia, ultra loculos producta. Placente 1-oo-ovulate, Stylus rectus; stigmate terminali, 
Capsula elastice v. simpliciter 8-valvis, Semina pauca, subglobosa, glabra v. gossypina ; 
testa crustacea v. coriacea,—Frutices v. arbores. Folia alterna v. opposita, integerrima v. 
serrata, Flores parvi, solitarii v. sepius racemosi v, paniculati, axillares v. terminales, 
Filamenta nunc brevissima, nunc antheris longiora. 
Species fere 40, 10 in Africa tropica v. ins. Mascarensibus, 10 in Asia tropica crescentes, ceterwe 
omnes Americanze, tropieze v. subtropieze. Gig. in DO. Prod. i 312 ad 314.  Walp. Rep.i. 224; 
v. 60: A4nn.i, 71; di. 67; iv. 230. Mart. Nov. Gen. et Sp. i, t. 19 ad 21. Moric. Pl. Amer. 
1.46, 4T. Seem. Bot. Her. t. 14. H. B. et K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. t. sn. St. Hil. Pl. Us, 1, 10; et 
Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 63 (Conohoria). 
Species American: olim ab Aubletio in genera CoNononr, Pl. Gui, 239. t. 95, RrANA, /. c. 237, 
2. 94, PAssoUna, JL, c. Suppl. 21, t, 380, et RiwonEA, l.c, 235. £. 93 disperse, v. a Brownio nomine 
Puvsregonz, Soland., indicate; Afrieanse nomine CERANTHERX à DBeauvois, Fl, Ow. et Ben. ii. 10. 
t. 65, 66; Asiatieze sub PENTALOBA, Lour. Fl. Coch. 164, VangCa, Rozb, Fl. Ind. i. 647, PRosTHESIA, 
Blume, Bijdr. 866 v. DronvorANDRA, Hassk, Hetzia, 120, recensitte ; omnes (preeunte ex parte 
Brownio) ab auctoribus recentioribus in unum genus eum /sodeiis Mascarensibus Thouarsii jun- 
guntur, 
Mznvsa, Lour, F1. Coch, 406 (Alsodeia echinocarpa, Korth. Ned. Kruidk, Arch.i. 360), paullulum 
differt capsula setis flexuosis intertextis densissime mollitergue eehinata. Flores omnino A/sodeie. 
12. Leonia, Zwiz eb Pav. Fl, Per. ii. 69. t. 222.— Flores 6-meri. Sepala subsqualia. 
Petala brevia, sessilia, sequalia, patentia, libera v. basi subcohswrentia, Filamenta brevia, 
in tubum connata; anthere supra tubum sessiles; connectiva dorso nuda nec apice pro- 
ducta. Stylus brevissimus; stigmate terminali, Bacca globosa, indehiscens, Semina 
subglobosa, pulpa nidulantia; testa dura.—Arbores, Folia alterna, integerrima, pellucido- 
punctata, Flores parvi, in cymas axillares v. longe paniculatas dispositi, 
Species 2, in America australi tropica v. subtropiea crescentes. Ma». Nov. Gen. et Sp. ii. 85. t. 
68 e£ 69 (sub SrEupELIA in iconibus) DC. Prod. viii. 669, Benth. im Hook, Kew Journ, v. 216, 
excl. L. paniculata, Mart. ; cf. Mig. in Mart. Fl, Bras, Eben. 17. adnot, 
18. Gloiospermum, Zrian. et PlancA. in Herb. Hook. MSS.—Flores b-meri. Sepala 
subzqualia (parva, orbieulata, basi connata). Petala oblonga, brevia (basi cohsrentia ?), 
apice patentia. Filamenta complanata, connata; connectiva dorso nuda, apice in appendi- 
culam linearem producta. Ovula pauca, Stigma terminale. Bacca globosa (indehiscens P), 
—Arbor. Folia alterna, integerrima. Flores parvi, in axillis fasciculati v. solitarii, bre- 
vissime pedicellati, 
Speciem unieam vidimus Cayennensem, adhue ineditam. 
14. Tetrathylacium, Popp. et Endl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iii. 94. t. 240. (Edmonstonia, 
Seem. Bot. Her. 98. t. 18.)—Sepala O0 v. minutissima, ^ Petala 4, basi in tubum urceolato- 
globosum, basi inerassatum, 4-gibbum coalita, apice orbieulata, biseriatim imbricata.  Sta- 
mina 4; filamenta brevia; anthers ovatse, loculis introrsum dissitis; connectiva apice non 
producta, Ovarii placentz 4, oo-ovulats; stylus brevissimus, conicus, stigmate terminali, 
. Sub-4-lobo, Bacca coriacea, indehiscens v. demum 4-valvis, Semina subglobosa; testa. 
dura, nitida.—Arbor. Folia alterna, ampla, remote serrata. Flores parvi, supra bracteas 
minimas subconnatas arcte sessiles; spicis confertis, in paniculas breves e trunco et ramis 
ortas dispositis. 
Species 1, in America australi tropica obvia, 
15. Mtelicytus, Forst. Char, Gen. 123. t. 62.—Sepala subsqualia, Petala subsqualia, 
sessilia, brevia, apice patentia. Antherz subsessiles; connectiva dorso squama adscendente 
&ppendiculata et apice in membranam producta.  Ovarii placente 3-5, oc-ovulatz»; stylus 
apice 3—5-fidus v. stigmata 3-5, sessilia. Bacca parva, globosa, co-sperma v. rarius 2-3- 
sperma. Semina subglobosa; testa coriacea v. crustacea.—Frutices v. arbusculi. Folia 
alterna, dentata. Flores axillares, fasciculati, parvuli. 
