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mineo connata. Stamina 8, rarius 5 v. 4, ultra medium monadelpha v. rarius libera, 
vagina supra fissa, extus seepius cum petalis plus minus connata. 4m?Aere erectw, cupu- 
late v. subtubulose, 1-2-loculares, apice poro v. foramine introrsum plus minus ob- 
liquo, rarius 2-valvato, v. fere ad basin anthers attingente dehiscentes, rarissime 2-rimosme, 
Torus parvus v. rarius intra stamina in discum annularem expansus. Ovarium liberum, 
2-loculare y. rarius abortu l-loculare, rarissime 3-5-loculare. Stylus simplex, apice swpius 
incurvus et varie dilatato-sub-2-lobus, apice v. inter lobos stigmatosus. Ovu/a in loculis 
solitaria (rarius gemina collateralia v. 2-4 sparsa), pendula, anatropa, raphe ventrali. Fruc- 
tus nune capsularis loculicide dehiscens v. rarius septieide in carpella secedens, nunc inde- 
hiscens, siccus v. drupaceus. Semina pendula, testa crustacea spe pilosa, hilo swpe stro- 
phiolato; albumen nunc copiosum carnosum, nunc parcum v. O0. Embryo axilis, rectus; 
cotyledones plano-convyex:e v. in exalbuminosis crasso-carnoss ; radieula brevis, supera. 
Herbs» suffruticesve interdum volubiles, v. frutices erecti v. scandentes, rarius arbores 
parvse, glabree tomentosee v. villosze, pube haud stellata. Stipule O0. Folia alterna v. rarius 
opposita, simplicia, integra et ssepius integerrima. Flores solitarii v. centripetim spicati 
v. racemosi, rarius paniculati, axillares v. terminales, Pedicelli scepius basi articulati, bractea 
et bracteolis 2 parvis subtenti, 
Species fere 400, per regiones temperatas calidioresque totius orbis disperse. 
Polygalez nulli Ordini arcte junetze, inter Irregulares olim. Ehinanthaceis et postea Leguminosis 
comparate, a prioribus differunt corolla polypetala nee vere gamopetala, staminibus, etc., a Legu- 
qinosis petalis staminibusque hypogynis, eorundem forma et indole et, Krameria excepta, sepalorum 
petalorumque situ, axi inflorescentia respectu, Petalum quintum nempe (carina Po/ygalearum seu 
vexillum Leguminosarum), in prioribus ab axi remotum in his ei contiguum.  Aflinitas etiam hine 
Sapindaceis, hine Violarieis, sed remota indicatur. Inter Ordines floribus regularibus, 7reman- 
. dree, et his mediantibus Pi£tosporee haud longe distant, etsi ch teribus is facillime 
"distinetze. 
FORMJE ABNORMES, 
Folia opposita in Po/ygalis nonnullis Capensibus. 
Sepala, petala, et stamina in tubum coalita in Mouzabea. 
Flores, pedicello elongato 2-braeteato, obliqui y. resupinati in Kraeria. 
Stamina libera, antheris sub-2-rimosis in Xanthophyllo ; ad 5 reducta in Trigoniastro et ad 4 in 
Krameria, et Salomonia. 
Diseus hypogynus adest in XantAopAyllo. 
Ovarium dissepimento imperfecto v. evanido 1-loeulare placentis parietalibus in XanzAopAyllo, ad 
earpellum unieum reduetum in Securidaca, Monninis plurimis, et Krazwria ; in hae collateraliter 2- 
ovulatum ; 3-loculare in Trigoniastro ; sspe 3—5-loculare in Mouabea, 
Fructus 3-alatus in Trigoniastro. : 
Semina exalbuminosa, cotyledonibus crasso-earnosis in Po/ygale sect. Phylace, in. Securidaca, 
AXunthophyllo, Moutabea, et Krameria. In speciebus nonnullis aliis Po/ygale aliorumque generum, 
albumen tenue, et cotyledones crassiusculse. 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
* Petala lateralia basi v. ad sinedium cum carina in. corollam gamopetalam supra fissam connata, 
superiora sninute squam«a;formia v. 0. 
1. Sarowowia, Sepala parum inzqualia. Anthere 4-5, Capsula compressa. Flores mi- 
nimi in spicis terminalibus.—.4sia trop. 
2. Poryaara. Sepala 2 maxima, alzformia. Antherz 8. Capsula compressa, non eornuta. 
— Orbis uterque. 
3. Baprena. Sepala 2 ceteris paullo majora. Petala exteriora, basi brevissime tantum 
tubo stamineo adnata, Anthere 8. Capsula compressa. Flores axillares.— /ndia occid. 
4. MumarTIA, Sepala parum inzqualia, glumacea. Antherz8. Capsula compressa, sepius 
4-cornis.— Afr. austr. 
5. MuxpriA, Sepala 2 maxima, alefozmia. Anthere 8. Fructus drupaceus,— Afr. ausítr., 
Brasilia. 
