Lasiopetalea..] XXXIL STERCULIACEJE. 997 
Seringia convenit exceptis staminibus omnibus (10) antheriferis, quod haud sufficit ad genus mono- 
typieum condendum. 
36. Xeraudrenia, J. Gay, in Mem. Mus. Par. vii. 461. £. 23.—Calyx 5-fidus, angulatus v. 
late teres, demum membranaceo-dilatatus, coloratus v. hyalinus. Petala O0 (v. minuta 
squam:zeformia ?). Stamina 5 antherifera sepalis alterna libera v. basi connata ; staminodia O 
v. rarius cum staminibus alternantia; antherarum loculi rima longitudinali dehiscentes. 
Ovarium 3-5-lobum, 3-5-loculare, loculis 3-oc-ovulatis; styli apice cohsrentes. OCarpella 
matura distincta v. abortu solitaria, setis longis mollibus ssepius echinato-tomentosa (intus 
dehiscentia ?). Semina solitaria v. pauca, reniformia (albuminosa?); embryo arcuatus.— 
Frutices, habitu TAomasie v. Lasiopetali. Stipule minutze, persistentes v. obsoletce. Flores 
terminales, breviter cymosi v. solitarii, Semina maturissima non vidimus. 
Species eognitz 6, in Australia extratropiea v. subtropiea crescentes, DC. Prod.i, 489. Walp. 
Ann. ii. 164. 
97. Thomasia, J. Gay, in Mem. Mus, Par. vii. 450. £, 21, 92.—Calyx 5-fidus, angulatus 
y. late teres, demum membranaceo-dilatatus, coloratus v. hyalinus. Petala minuta squam:e- 
formia v. 0. Stamina basi connata v. libera, 5 antherifera sepalis alterna; staminodia nune 
totidem v. pauciora sepalis opposita nunc 0; antherarum loculi rima longitudinali dehis- 
centes. Ovarium 3-rarius 4-5-loeulare, loculis 2—oc-ovulatis; stylus integer. Capsula 
loeulieide dehiscens. Semina solitaria v. pauca, erecta, albuminosa; embryo rectus, co- 
tyledonibus foliaceis, planis; radicula hilo proxima.—Suffrutices v. frutices, habitu La- 
siopetali nisi folia sepius lobata v. incisa. Stipule plerumque adsunt, folia parva men- 
tientes. Flores szpius tomentosi, in racemos cymasve axillares v. subterminales paucifloros 
dispositi. 
Species ad 20, in Australia occidentali v. meridionali v. in Madagasearia crescentes, DC. Prod. 
i489. Walp. Rep. i. 836; ii. 795; v. 107: 4mm. i. 106; ii. 162. Labill. Pl. Nov. Holl.i.:.88 
— (Lasiopetalum). |. Bot. Mag. t. 1485, 1486 e 1755 (Lasiopetalum), 4511, Specimina adsunt in Herb. 
Hook., speciei Madagascariensis habitu Keraudrenie similis, sed characteres omnino 7homasie. 
Lxvcornmauwvs, Lindl. Bot. Reg. Swan Riv. App. 19, a Thomosia non differt nisi staminum urceolo 
basi calycis adnato, ideoque evidentius quam in ceteris perigyno. 
RuvwcHosrEMON, Síeeíz, Pl. Preiss. ii. 333, antheris rostratis distinctum, non separandum 
videtur a TAomasiis nonnullis quibus antherz brevius aeuminate. Stipule in genere valde varia- 
biles sunt. 
38. Hannafordia, F. Muell. Fragm. Phytogr. Austr, ii. 9.—Calyx anguste 5-fidus, sepalis 
post anthesin elevato-3-costatis. Petala 5, lanceolata, calyce breviora. Stamina vix basi 
connata, antherifera 5 sepalis alterna ; staminodia totidem v. pauciora sepalis opposita ; an- 
therarum loculi rima longitudinali dehiscentes. Ovarium 3-4-loculare, loculis pauciovula- 
tis; stylus integer. Capsula globosa, sublignosa, loculieide dehiscens, Seminum strophiola 
laciniata; embryo rectus?—fFrutex tomentosus, habitu Z'Àomasie. Folia cordata, undu- . 
lato-sublobata. Stipule O0, Racemi breves, pauciflori. Calyx fere Guichenotic. 
. Species 1, in Australia occidentali extratropiea crescens. 
89. Guichenotia, J. Gay, in Mem. Mus. Par. vii. 448, t. 20.—Calyx campanulatus, 5-fidus, 
post anthesin membranaceo-ampliatus, sepalis elevato-3-5-costatis. Petala minuta, squa- 
meeformia, Stamina 5, libera, sepalis-alterna; staminodia 0; antherarum loculi apice rima 
sepius brevi v. poro oblongo dehiscentes, Ovarium 5-loculare, loculis pauciovulatis; stylus 
integer superne nudus v. stellato-pilosus. ^ Capsula loculicide dehiscens. Semina albu- 
minosa; embryo rectus, cotyledonibus planis.— Fruticuli tomentosi. Folia ternatim 
pseudo-vertieillata (folium cum stipulis foliiformibus), sepius integra, angusta, margine re- 
curva. Flores nutantes, solitarii v. breviter racemosi, ! 
Species 6, in Australia extratropica crescentes. DC. Prod.i. 489. Walp. Anm.i. 105; iv. 321. 
Bot. Mag. t. 4601. 
Sanorzs, Lind, Bot. Reg, Swan Riv. App. 19, species 4 Australie austro-occidentalis inelud 
genus ab auctore ad S. ledifoliam conditum, imprimis stylo apice pilis patentibus stellato-hispido 
distinguebatur, et posthac a Steetzio inter genera antherarum loeulis poro nec rima dehiscentibus 
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