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interna nonnunquam ad chalazam indurata; albumen carnosum, copiosum v. tenue, raris- 
sime 0, Embryo rectus, rarius incurvus aut subplicatus ; cotyledones ovatze v. orbiculato- 
cordats, foliacez v. tenuiter carnoss, rarius crasso-carnosm amygdaline v. parve cum ra- 
dicula continus ; radicula juxta hilum, brevis v. rarissime cotyledonibus longior. 
Arbores fruticesve, rarius herbz. ^ Folia alterna, v. in speciebus paucis opposita v. sub- 
opposita, simplicia penninervia v. palminervia, integerrima dentata v. rarius lobata. Stipule , 
gemin:», vulgo parv: et decidu:e, rarius majores et persistentes v. omnino desunt. Flores 
axillares v. terminales, ssepius cymulosi, cymulis nunc paucifloris solitariis, nunc in corym- 
bos v. paniculas amplas dispositis. 
Species ad 330, per orbem terrarum dispersz, intra tropicos utriusque orbis numerose, in regioni- 
bus temperatis hemisphzrii tam borealis quam australis paueiores; in arcticis antarcticisque uti in 
alpibus editioribus desunt. 
Tiliacez, calyeis sestivatione Malvaceis Sterculiaceisque conformes, differunt imprimis filamentis 
s:epissime liberis v. vix basi connatis v. breviter polyadelphis, et a prioribus insuper antheris 2-loeu- 
laribus, Ovula et semina in Tiliaceis seepe pendula observantur raphe ventrali, charaeter Malvaceis 
alienus et vix in Sterculiaceis observandus, Genera nonnulla Zicinearum v. Samyd "m etiam 
Tiliaceis quoad plures characteres accedunt sed placentis parietalibus distinguenda. TE ceteris Thala- 
mifloris syncarpicis polyandris Tiliacez sepalis sepissime valvatis facile separantur. 
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FORMJE ABNORMES. 
Folia opposita in Plagiopiero, et in speciebus paucis Sloanicearum v. Eleocarpearum. 
Sepala irregulariter subimbricata in Sloane? speciebus paucis; 2-seriatim imbrieata in Ropalo- 
carpo et Echinocarpo; minuta subdentiformia in Plagioptero. 
Petala desunt in Grewie, Triwnfette, et Prockie speziebus paucis, et in Sloznee speciebus fere 
omnibus; stricte valvata sepala simulantia in P/agioptero ; induplieato-valvata in Eleocarpo, Du- 
bouzetia, et Tricuspidaria ; omnia in corollam gamopetalam coalita in 4n£holomate, 
Stamina subdefinita in Triumfette et Corchori speciebus nonnullis, subperigyna in Muntingia etin 
Sloanicis plerisque. 
Ovarium in parte superiore septis imperfectis sub-1-—»eulare in Sparzannia ; carpella subdistincta 
in Jrownlowia et Christiana. 
Stigmata magna, sessilia, distineta in Carpodiptera, in unum sessile eoalita in Muntingia, 
Albumen deest in Brownlowia. 
Cotyledones parvas, eum radicula crassa continue in Muntingia, 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
Series A. IIolopetale. Petala glabra v. rarius basi extus puberula, colorata, 
tenuia, basi contracta v. unguiculata, integra v, rarissime emarginata, swstivatione imbricata 
sepius contorta. 
Tribus I. Erownlowiece. Sepala in calycem eampanulatum 3-5-fidum coalita, Antherze 
breves, scpius globose v. didymse, loculis demum apice confluentibus, 
* Stamina interiora 5 ananthera (staminodia). 
l. Bnowxrowia. Carpella distineta, globosa, 2-valvia.—4sia trop. 
2. PzNTACE. Fruetus indehiscens, 1-spermus, 5-alatus, — Malacca, Java. 
3. Drperopiscus. Capsula globosa, integra. "Torus Mevstune n Philippin. 
4, PrrxgANTHE, Capsula turbinata, ó-valvis, ó-angul "y 
** Siamina omnia antherifera., 
5. CumrsTIANA, — Carpella distincta, globosa, 2-valvia, exalata.—A/r. trop. 
6. BgnRYA. Capsula 3-valvis, 6-alata, Stylus v. styli filiformes.— Asia frop. 
7. CanroprPTERA. Capsula 2-valvis, 4-alata (v. 3-valvis, 6-alata?). Stigmata magna, ses- 
silia, petaloidea.— Cuba. 
qh XI. Grewi Sepala distineta, Petala basi foveolata, cirea basin tori plus minus 
elevati apice staminiferi inserta. Antherz breves, loculis parallelis distinetis. 
* Fructus inermis, glaber v. tomentosus. 
8. Gnzwia. Drupa indehiscens, globosa obovoidea v. lobata.— Orbis veteris reg. calid. 
