Silenea-.] XXIL CARYOPHYLLEJE. : 147 
8. Silene, Linn. Gen. n, 567.—Calyx inflato-, ovoideo-, campanulato-, clavato-, v. elon- 
gato-tubulosus, 5-dentatus v. 5-fidus, 10-nervius (nervis lateralibus sepalorum adjacentium 
coalitis), rarius sequaliter et parallele cc-nervius. Petala 5, ungue angusto, lamina integra 
2-fida v. rarius lacininta, basi sepius 2-squamata. Stamina 10.  Torus in gynophorum 
stipitiforme plus minus elongatus, rarius abbreviatus. Ovarium l-loculare v. ima basi 
septatum, oc-ovulatum; styli vulgo 3. Capsula apice in dentes v. valvas breves 6 rarius 
9 dehiscens. Semina umbilico marginali affixa; embryo periphericus.—Herb:e annus v. 
perennes, erectc, czespitosee, decumbentes v. diffuso-scandentes. Flores solitarii v. varie 
cymosi, sepe spicas unilaterales thyrsum paniculamve terminalem formantes. Semina 
opaca, tubereulata v. echinata (rarissime levia?). Gynoecium hine inde 2- 4- v. 5-merum 
observatur, nihilominus sepissime in floribus plerisque ejusdem plantc 3-merum est. 
Species ab auctoribus descriptz ad 400, sed verisimiliter si eas sedulo comparares ad 200 v. paullo 
ultra reduceres. Inter illas 12 Africz australi et vix 18 Amerieze boreali proprise sunt, 2 in variis 
regionibus disperse ex Europa verisimiliter allatm, cetere in Europa presertim australi, Africa 
boreali, v. Asia extratropica crescunt. DC. Prod.i. 367. Walp. Rep. i. 2972; ii. 776 ; v. 81: Amm. 
i.91, 958; ii. 105; iv. 277. 4. Gray, Gen. Ill. £. 116. — Reichb. Jc. Fl. Germ, vi. t. 269 ad 301. 
Willk. Ic. Pl. Eur. Austr. Qcc. i. t. 23 ad 52. d 
Bilene à variis auctoribus in sectiones plures precipue ad calycis formam conditas dividitur; Otth. 
in DC. Prod., proposuit 8; Fenzl 10 in Ledeb. Fl. Ross. i. 303 (e quibus 3, prius in Endl. Gen. 972, 
transtulerat ad Saponariam sub nomine Silenanthis); auctores recentiores 3 cognoscunt, viz.: 
Eusilenen, Godr., calyce elongato clavato v. rarius subeampanulato, 10-costato; 2 Conoimorpham, 
Otth. (Conocalycem, Willk.), ealyce parallele oo-costato, sepius conico; 3 BeAenanthen, Otth. (PÀy- 
salocalycem, Willk.), calyce inflato, 10-nervio, intra nervos retieulato. 
HzrrosPsRMA, Heichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. vi. t. 277, Walp. Ann. iv. 290, species 3 Europsas seminibus 
fere echinatis, et ErisANTHE, Fenzl, in Endl. Gen. 972 (Camrornmoma, Klotzsch, in Bot. Reis. Pr. 
Waldem. 139. t. 32), species perpaucas petalis dentatis v. laciniatis ineludentes pro generibus dis- 
tinetis nuper (Willk. Ic. Pl. Eur. Occid. i. 78) vindicate, melius inter Eusilenes militantur. 
9. Cucubalus, Linn. Gen. n. 566. ex parte, —Calyx inflato-globosus, 10-nervius, 5-denta- 
tus. Petala 5, ungue angusto, lamina 2-fida basi 2-squamata. Stamina 10.  Torus in 
gynophorum stipitiforme elongatus. Ovarium l-loculare, ima basi septatum, co-ovulatum ; 
styli 3. Capsula globosa, nitida, subcarnosa, demum  exsiccata, fragilis. Semina nitida, 
umbilieo laterali affixa; embryo periphericus.— Herba diffuso-scandens. Folia ovata. 
Flores albo-virescentes, in dichotomiis pedicellati, paniculam laxam foliatam formantes. 
' Species 1, in Europa et Asia media crescens. JC. Prod.i. 367.  Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. vi. 302. 
Spach, in Suit. Buff. v. 172, nomen LvcuwaxTHBI, Gaul. FI. Bad. ii. 249, pro C. baccifero servat et 
sub nomine Linnszano CucvnAro, sectionem Behenanthen, DOC., Silenis in genus proprium erigit. 
10. Lychnis, Linn. Gen. ». 584.—Calyx inflato-, ovoideo-, v. clavato-tubulosus, 5-den- 
tatus, l0-nervius (ne;vis lateralibus sepalorum adjacentium coalitis). Petala 5, ungue an- 
gusto, lamina integra 2-fida v. laciniata, basi sepius 2-squamata. Stamina 10. Torus in 
gynophorum stipitiforme plus minus elongatus. Ovarium l-loculare v. ima basi septatum, 
co-ovulatum; styli 5b,rarius 4 v. hinc inde 3. Capsula apice in dentes v. valvas breves 
tot quot styli v. duplo plures dehiscens. Semina umbilico marginali affixa, tuberculata v. 
levia; embryo periphericus.—Herbr smpius erects, habitu Stüenwm, a quibus nonnisi 
numero stylorum (in speciebus perpaucis variabili) differunt. Flores swepe speciosi. 
Species ad 30, omnes in regionibus extratropicis hemispherii borealis erescentes, imprimis in 
Europa et Asia: paucze Americans, v. regiones areticas habitantes. DC. Prod.i.3856. Walp. Rep. 
i.281; ii. 785; v. 83: Amn.i. 93; ii. 112; iv. 292. — Reichb. 1c. Fl. Germ. vi. t. 303 ad 308. 
Seetiones sequentes, a variis auctoribus pro generibus distinetis vindicatz, nobis melius, duce 
Candollio, sub Lychnide coadunantur. 
1. MzraxpniUM, RM. ex Endl. Gen. 972. Calyx inflatus. Ovarium a basi l-loeulare. Cap- 
sul» valvz plus minus fisse v. rarius subintegrz. Species ad 12, plerzeque montan:e v. arcticze, in 
subsectiones 2 distribuuntur, MErAwpRIUM, A*AL., a Fenzlio olim in End/. Gen. 972, inter sectiones 
Saponarie recensitum, valvis 2-partitis Wonwtue- m ptened ies duplo pluribus) et WAurBER- 
GELLAM, Fries, Suzumn. Pl, Scand. 155, seu. Lychni XCHNIDEM, Fenzl, in Endl. 
Gen. 974, valvis bifidis emarginatis v. subintegris (dentibus pelo numero stylis squalibus, 
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