154 XXII. CARYOPHYLLEJE. [ Polycarpec.. 
82. Microphyes, Philippi, Fl. Atacam. 20. t. 1 F.—Sepala 5, lata, ecarinata, margine 
scariosa. Petala 0, Stamina 5, leviter perigyna. Ovarium 1-loculare, co-ovulatum ; stylus 
apice 3-fidus. Capsula 3-valvis. Semina obovoideo-reniformia, a latere compressa ; embryo 
leviter curvatus.—Herbulw diehotom:e (annus). Folia pleraque radicalia rosulata, cau- 
lina opposita v. pseudoverticillata, carnosula. Stipulm scariosm. Flores subsessiles, dense 
cymosie. 
Species 2, Chilenses, altera stipulis bracteis sepalisque late scariosis insignis, altera stipulis parvis, 
sepalis angustissime marginatis villosissimis. 
933. Stipulicida, Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer. i. 26. t, 6.—Sepala 5, ecarinata. Petala 5, in- 
tegra v. utrinque ad medium margine denticulata. Stamina 5, leviter perigyna. Ovarium 
l-loculare, oc-ovulatum ; stylus 3-fidus. Capsula 8-valvis. Semina obovoidea v. subreni- 
formia, hilo laterali; embryo curvatus.—Herba erecta, tenuiter dichotoma,. Folia radicalia 
rosulata, caulina minima setacea. Stipule parve, setaeeo-multifidee v. dentatz. Flores 
parvi, in glomerulis terminalibus sessiles. 
Species 1, Boreali-Americana, habitu potius quam charaeteribus a Polycarpea diversa. DC. 
Prod.iii. 376. 4. Gray, Gen. Ill. d. 107. 
94. Polycarpeea, Lam. in Journ. Hist. Nat. ii. 8. t, 26 ex DC. (Polycarpia, JVebb, Phy- 
togr. Canar. i. 156. Haga, Vent. Tabl. ii. 240. Mollia, Wild. Hort. Berol. ll. t. 11. 
Lahaya, Ram. et Sch. Syst. v. xxx.)—Sepala 5, scariosa, v. rarius herbacea ecaxinata et 
margine tantum scariosa. Petala 5, integra, 2-dentata, v. rarius lateraliter denticulata. 
Stamina 5, leviter perigyna v. subhypogyna, libera v. eum petalis in annulum v. tubum 
coalita. Ovarium 1l-loculare, oc-ovulatum ; stylus elongatus, apice 3-suleus 3-dentatus 
v. breviter 3-fidus. Capsula 3-valvis. Semina obovoidea v. a latere compressa ; embryo 
curvatus v. rarius fere rectus, cotyledonibus nonnunquam (an semper?) accumbentibus.— 
Herbs annus v. perennes, erectz v. rarius diffüsw. Folia anguste linearia v. rarius ovata, 
secundariis ad axillas fascieulatis seepe pseudoverticillata. $Stipulw seariosw. Flores sepius 
numerosi, in cymas terminales panieulatim effusas v. contractas nune capitatas dispositi, 
sepalis scariosis albis roseis purpureisye sepius insignes. 
Species ad 24, in regionibus tropicis calidioribusve extratropieis imprimis orbis veteris erescentes, 
una etiam in America tropica late dispersa. DC. Prod. iii. 373. Walp. Rep.i. 263; v. 76: Ann. 
i.83; d. 91. DC. Mem. Paroen. t. 0, 6. Wight, Ill ii, 4. 100 ; 1e, 2, 010, 712. Webb, Phytogr. 
Canar. t. 21 ad 24. 
Sectio Anapera, Fenzl, species 2 Africanas amplectens, sepalis subherbaceis et stipulis parvis Poly- 
carpo accedit, sed stylus Po/ycarpee. In Hemixera, Fenzl, sepala quam in Polycarpeis veris minus 
scariosa et folia lata ; species adsunt paucze Africanse v. Canarienses, inclusa P. spicata, Arn., Wight, 
Ie. t. 510 (P. staticiformi, Hochst.), eui habitus fere Stipulicide, et petala angusta 2-dentata. 
AxrMERIA, Mart. in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xiii. 276 im adnot., species unica Australiensis, habitu 
Polycarpeis veris simillima, non differt nisi floribus majoribus insigniter scariosis, et staminodiis 5 
minutis setaceis petalis oppositis, et pro sectione Polycarpec potius quam genere distineto habe- 
mus. JDC. Prod. iii. 363. 
PrascnoN1A, J. Gay, in. Herb. Hook. MS. non Blume, species 6 Australienses includit, Aylmerie 
habitu floribusque similes, quibus tamen staminodia 0 et petala (2-dentata v. 2-fida) cum stamini- 
bus in eupulam tubumre alte coalita. In Polycarpeis tamen veris petala et stamina interdum basi 
breviter connata sunt. 
95. Spheeroeoma, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. v, 10. t. 15.—Sepala 5, mucronata, 
margine membranacea, serrata, Petala D, integra. Stamina 5, intra dentes annuli leviter 
perigyni inserta. , Ovarium 1l-loculare, 2-ovulatum; ovulis columella centrali insertis ; 
stylus superne 2-fidus. Utriculus indehiscens, abortu l-spermus. Semina a latere com- 
pressa; embryo subannularis—Frutieulus divaricato-ramosus, . Folia opposita, linearia, 
carnosa, ad axillas fasciculata. Stipule parve, ciliato-fimbriate. Flores glomerati; glo- 
meruli peduneulati, post anthesin in capitula globosa sepalis abortivis rigide setigera 
transformati. 
Species 1 in Arabie Felicis aridis crescens. Genus inter Caryophylleas et Paronychieas quasi 
medium. 
