196 XXXI. MALVACEJE. 
bastro l-loeulares (loculis forte prima juventute subdistinetis divarieato-appositis septo - 
transverso- evanido mox confluentibus), longitudinaliter dehiscentes, et sspe septo plus 
minus completo spurie 2-loculares, —T'orus parvus v. in centro gynoecii conicus v. interdum 
ultra gynoccium productus et apice dilatatus, nec sub gynoecio elongatus nec dilatatus. 
Ovarium 2—co- rarissime l-loculare, integrum v. lobatum, carpellis cirea axin verticillatis 
v. rarius supra torum inordinate coalitis v. rarissime carpello 1.  Szylus basi simplex, 
superne in ramos apice v. longitudinaliter stigmatosos divisus, rarius usque ad apicem in- 
teger et clavatus.  Ovula in loculis 1-oo, angulo interiori affixa, nunc amphitropa v. fere 
anatropa et adscendentia v. horizontalia raphe ventrali supera v. laterali, nune pendula 
raphe supera v. dorsali. Fructus siccus v. rarius baccatus, carpellis nune in coccos inde- 
hiscentes v. 2-valves secedentibus, nunc in capsulam oc-locularem loculicide dehiscentem v. 
rarius subindehiscentem coalitis, v. rarius fructus abortu l-spermus indehiscens. Semina 
reniformia subglobosa v. obovoidea, nonnunquam pilosa v. lanata, nunc lana ex endocarpio 
orta v. rarius arillo pulposo v. carnoso involuta; testa crustacea v. rarius tenuis; albumen 
pareum v. O, rarius copiosum et carnosum. Embryo in seminibus reniformibus curvatus, in 
obovoideis fere rectus; cotyledones in generibus plerisque latissime, foliaces v. crassius- 
cule, plus minus plicat:e v. contortuplicatee radieulam sepe involventes, rarius plan: v, 
crasso-carnoss ; radicula in parte inferiore seminis ad hilum tendens, in seminibus ad- 
scendentibus infera, i in pendulis sursum incurva. 
Herbse frutices v. arbores ligno molli et levi, pube ssepe stellata. Folia alterna, plerum- 
que palmatinervia, integerrima dentata lobata dissecta v. palmatim foliolata. Stipule ad 
basin petiolorum liberz, angustsz v. setacec, deciduz, nunc minut; v. vix conspicus.  Pe- 
dunceuli axillares et l-flori, v. (foliis floralibus in bracteas abeuntibus v. omnino deficienti- 
bus) in racemos fasciculos paniculasve dispositi, nune brevissimi, v. flores omnino sessiles. 
Bracteole nune 0 v. minute ad articulationem peduneuli, nune 3-oo calyci arcte ap- 
proximate v. adnate, pseudoverticillatee v. in cupulam tubumve connat:e, involucellum for- 
mantes calycem exteriorem simulans, Flores versicolores, vulgo violacei purpurascentes 
rosei v. flavi, sepe speciosi. 
Species plus minus cognitee fere 700, per omnes terrarum regiones, arcticis exceptis, disperse, in 
ealidioribus utriusque orbis frequentiores, nonnulle ad vias in cultis ruderatisque latissime disperse. 
Malvaces calyee valvato et staminibus monadelphis Serculiaceis arcte affines, sepius facile dignos- 
euntur antheris l-locularibus, etsi in generibus paucis JBoacearum antherze per paria adnatz 
antheras 2-loeulares simulant, et in Sterculiaceis nonnullis anthere, loculis apice confluentibus, demum 
1-loeulares videntur. 
FORMZE ABNORMES, 
Folia digitatim composita in Adansonieis, 
Flores dioiei in Napea, polygamo-subdioici in ro gu in Zampea, et Kydia. 
Sepala leviter imbricata i in Ochromate, Cheirost , et. Fr 
Petala desunt in CA i , Fri tia, et Üullenia ; ; intus basi glandulifera in Cavanillesia. 
Petala et stamina perigyna in Celostegia. 
Stamina in Neesía, Boschia, et Lahia vix basi connata, nonnulla v. interdum omnia 1-antherifera., 
Stamina subdefinita in Julostyle, Eriodendro, Ochromate, Cheirost , et Fr tá 
Anthere in Eriodendro, Chorisia, Cheirost. , et P» tia, lineares per 2-3 parallele adnatz ; 
in Durioneis nonnullis parvze globosee ad apices fillamentorum per 2-6 connatwe; in Kydia ad apices 
eolumn:e ramorum eapitato-confertze ; fascieulis antheras 2-oo-loculares simulantibus, 
Ovarii carpellum 1 in P/agianthis paucis. 
Fructus 1-spermus indehiscens in Cavanillesia et interdum in Quararibea, 
Semina arillo carnoso v. pulposo involuta in Bombaceis nonnullis. 
Cotyledones 3-fidze in Howiztia, planze in. CAeirostemone ot; Fremontia, crasso-carnosse in Durioneis 
plerisque. 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
Tribus I. Malveee. Columna staminea apice v. usque ad apicem antherifera. Styli rami tot 
