149 XXII. CARYOPHYLLEZE. 
nosum, intra embryonis eurvaturam v. ad ejusdem latus utrinque Situm, rarius etiam ad' 
dorsum embryonis tenuiter extensum. ^ Embryo plus minus curvatus, periphericus v. in 
seminibus discoideis subrectus, excentricus; cotyledones anguste plano-convexs — v. 
semiteretes, incumbentes v. rarissime accumbentes; radicula teres, fructus basin v. rarius, 
semine in funieulo reverso v. embryone cyclico, ejus apicem spectans. : 
Herbz annus v. perennes, rarius basi frutescentes, ramis smpe ad nodos incrassatis et 
interdum articulatis. Folia opposita, integerrima, plerumque 1-3-nervia et subenervia basi 
sepissime linea transversali connata, exstipulata v. stipulis parvis scariosis aucta, Flores 
hermaphroditi v.rarius abortu unisexuales. Inflorescentia centrifuga, nunc cymoso-multiflora, 
simplex v. dichotoma, laxa v. glomerata, rarius racemiformis thyrsoidea v. panieulata, nune 
pauciflora, simpliciter bifurcata v. ad florem unicum reducta. Bractee ad ramificationes 
oppositze, summ: sepe margine v. omnino scariosm. Semina nune levia nitida, nune opaca 
granulosa v. muricata, margine rarius alata. 
Species ab auctoribus descripte ultra 1200, verisimiliter infra 800 red d In hemisphzrii 
borealis regionibus extratropieis maximo numero inveniuntur, et usque ad terras arcticas summas- 
que alpes ext. ; in hemisphario australi rariores, inter tropicos rarissim:e et vix nisi in montibus 
obvis. 
Caryophyllez typieze petalifere foliis oppositis, staminibus definitis, ovario pro maxima saltem 
parte 1-loeulari oc-ovulato, et seminibus, facile distinguuntur. Genera tamen quibus flores a typo 
redueuntur et petalis carent, et ovula in ovario perpauca imo solitaria, Paronychieis accedunt ; 
fructu tamen capsulari nec utrieuloso dignoseuntur. Molluginearum. species pauez petalis donatze 
primo intuitu Caryophylleas memorant et iis sepe adscribuntur, sed foliis non vere oppositis et 
ovario septato recedunt. 
FORMJE ABNORMES, 
Flores dimorphze, petaliferee steriles, apetalze inferiores fertiliores in Stellariis (Krascheninikoviis) 
nonnullis. : 
Petala desunt in Quería, Ortegia, Colobantho, ot Microphye, et, in speciebus v. speciminibus non- 
nullis Arenarie (Cherlerie), Sagine, Spergularie, Loflingie, ete. 
. Btaminodia? sepalis opposita, petaloidea in ScAiedea, minuta filiformia in Queria. 
Stamina sepalis alterna et isomera in Colobantho. 
Stamina leviter perigyna in Alsineis Drymarieisque nonnullis. 
Stylus vix divisus in Polycarpeis nonnullis. 
Capsula subindehiscens in AcanthopAyllo, Drypide, Cucubalo ; abortu monosperma in Zrachy- 
stemmate, Spherocomate, et in speciebus nonnullis Acanthophylli et Stellarie (Schizotechii) ; ab 
initio 1-sperma in Quería, sub in Cucubalo, utrieularis in Spherocomate. 
Embryo rectus in Diantheis et parum euivatus v. fere rectus in Polycarpi et Polycarpec speciebus 
nonnullis, in Or/egia et in Leflingia. 
Cotyledones aeeumbentes in A4trenaria (Rhodalsi. ) pr bente et in Polycarpew speciebus 
pluribus, à 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
Sepala in ealycem dentatum v. 4.5 lobum coalita. Petala et stamina 
hypogyna eum ovario in gynophorum stipitiforme elevata v. rarius sessilia. Petala ad apicem un- 
guis intus squamifere v. nuda. Styli a basi distincti, Stipulee 0. 
* Semina pelíata, hilo faciali. Embryo rectus. Styli 2. (Dianthem.) 
1l. VzrEzi. Calyx anguste tubulosus, acute 6-dentatus, 5- v. ló-eostatus, Stamina 5.— 
Jur, austr., Asia occid. 
2. DiawTHus. Calyx multistriatus, bracteatus. Stamina 10.—Zur., Asia temp., Amer. bor. 
occ., Afr. bor. et austr. 
3. Tuxica. Calyx turbinatus v. elongato-tubulosus, obtuse ó-dentatus, 5- v. 15-costatus. 
Stamina 10.—Eur., Asia occid. 
** Hilum laterale, | Embryo periphericus. Capsula, subindehiscens, 
pungentia. (Drypides.) 
4. ACANTHOPHYLLUM. Calyx ó- rarius 15-nervius, Styli 2.— Asia media. 
5. Dari. Calyx co-nervius. Styli 3.— Regio Mediterr, 
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abortu sepius l-sperma. Folia 
