XXXIV. LINEJE. 241 
Onpo XXXIV. LINEJZ. 
Endl. Gen. 1170; Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 485; Planch. in Hook. Lond. Journ. vi. 588; vii. 165, 473; 
EnvrHRoxvrE:, Endl. Gen. 1065; Lind]. Veg. Kingd. 391. 
Flores regulares, hermaphroditi. Sepala 5, rarius 4, libera v. basi coalita, imbricata. 
Petala totidem, hypogyna v. rarius leviter perigyna, imbricata, sepius contorta. . Sfamina 
numero petalis zqualia, staminodiis totidem minimis interjectis, v. sepius duplo, rarius 
triplo pluria, basi in annulum v. tubum brevem hypogynum v. rarius leviter perigynum 
coalita, fllamenta ex apice v. paullo infra apicem tubi intus v. extus inserta filiformia. 
-Anthere versatiles, 2-loculares, loculis connectivo tenui v. subnullo parallelis longitudina- 
liter dehiscentibus. —Glandule 5, integre v. didym:, tubo stamineo extus sdnats v. 
innatz nunc tenues v. inconspicus.  JDiscus O, nisi tubus stamineus pro disco habendus. 
Ovarium liberum, integrum, 3-5-loculare. | Ovuwla in loculis 1, v. scepius 2,.sub apice an- 
guli interioris collateraliter affixa v. rarius superposita, pendula, anatropa, raphe ventrali, 
micropyle supera. Syli 3—5, à. basi distineti v. plus minus coaliti, rarius usque ad apicem 
 eonnati; stigmatibus terminalibus. Fructus nunc capsularis septicide secedens in coccos 
intus dehiscentes axin nullum relinquentes v. membranaceus vix dehiscens, nune drupa- 
ceus pyrenis tot quot carpella v. abortu solitariis indehiscentibus, Semina in coccis v. 
pyrenis 1-2, sepius compressa, obovoidea v. oblonga, raro arillata, testa membranacea 
subeoriacea, rarius in alam membranaceam hine expansa; albumen carnosum, copiosum 
v. parcum, rarius 0. Embryo albuminis fere longitudine, rectus v. rarius ineurvus; coty- 
ledones planze v. plano-convexee, scepius ovatzee v. elliptiez ; radicula supera, brevis v. cotyle- 
dones fere zequans. 
Herbs frutices v. rarius arbores, glabrz v. rarius hirsutze v. tomentosm. Folia alterna 
v. rarissime opposita, simplicia, integra, integerrima v. leviter serrato-crenata. —Stipulw 
laterales v. intrapetiolares, nune persistentes, nunc minute et fugaces v. omnino nulls, 
Inflorescentia ad normam sepius racemosa; racemi nune conferti fasciculiformes axillares 
v. ad apices ramorum corymbosi, nune spiczeformes v. ad apices ramorum laxi, v. in cymas 
panieulasve abeuntes, v. in generibus paucis flores ad apices peduneulorum irregulariter 
eymosi v. in axillis solitarii v. fasciculati. Petala swpius csrulea flava v. alba, rarius 
rosea, fugacissima v. in generibus paucis persistentia, 
Species ad 135, per orbem terrarum late disperse; herbacez imprimis regionum temperatarum 
hemisph:rii borealis cives, fruticoss v. arboreseentes potius inter tropicos vigentes; in Australia . 
perpaue:e adsunt. 
Genera Linearum, olim in Ordinibus diversis distributa, characteribus pluribus, uti primus monuit 
Planehonius, inter se conveniunt, et habitu non magis dissimilia sunt quam illa Violariearum alio- 
rumve Ordinum ubi herbacea cum frutescentibus consociantur. Eulinez ab auctoribus nune Malvaceis 
Caryophylleisve nune Geraniaceis approximate, a duobus prioribus ovulorum situ, ab his ovario 
non lobato bene separantur, et foliis integerrimis a Ma/vaceis Geraniaceisque, foliis (speciebus 2-ex- 
ceptis) alternis a Cargophylleis primo intuitu distinguuntur. Genera frutescentia a Ternsiremia- 
ctis oligandris differunt imprimis staminibus basi in annulum a petalis liberum connatis et ovulorum 
situ, a Huwmiriaceis antherarum eonnectivo tenui; a Malpighiaceis, charactere vix ullo certo sepa- 
rantur, etsi sepius facile distinguenda, calyeibus eglandulosis, et, przecipue ovulis in loculis geminis, 
albumine rarius evanido, et embryone recto. 
FORMJE ABNORMES. 
Folia opposita in Radiola, in Lino cathartico, et in Aneulopho. 
Staminum urceolus leviter perigynus in Zzonanthe. 
Stamina 15 in Roucherie specie, usque ad 20 in Jconanthis specie. 
Ovarii loculi 1-ovulati in Eryfhrozylis plerisque et in Durandea. 
Capsula membranacea 1-sperma subindehiscens in Anisadenia. 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
Tribus I. Eulinece. Petala contorta, fugacia. Stamina antherifera tot quot petala. Capsula 
septieide dehiseens, rarius 1-sperma subindehiscens.  Herb:e suffruticesvo. 
1. RaproLa. Flores 4-meri. Sepala dentata. Herba minima.— Europa, Asia temp. 
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