316 XL. SIMARUBEZE. [Pieramntez. 
stigmate terminali obtuso; ovula plurima, placentis crassiusculis in medio dissepimento 
adnata, cc-seriata, horizontalia v. pendula. Bacca (nobis ignota) parvula, subglobosa, stylo 
persistente apiculata, tenuiter carnosa, loculis 1—2-spermis. Semina verticalia, carinato- 
cochleata, testa crustacea ruguloso-striolata, albuminis strato tenuissimo; embryo an- 
nularis, radicula adscendente.— Frutex subaphyllus, eglandulosus, glaber, ramosissimus, 
ramis teretibus, ramulis spinescentibus. Folia squamzeformia, minima, alterna, caduca. 
Flores parvi, albi, in racemos breves sub apice ramulorum laterales dispositi. 
Species 1, Texana et Mexieana. JWalp. Rep.i. 208. 4. Gray, Plant. Wright. pt. i. 30. et ii. 26. 
Onpo XLI. OCHNACEZ. 
Endl. Gen. 1141; Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 474; Planch. in Hook, Lond. Journ, v. 584. 
Flores hermaphroditi. Sepala 4-5, libera, imbricata, swpissime scariosa concava et 
striata. Petala 5, rarius 4 v. 10, libera, calyce longiora, decidua, patentia, subsessilia, im- 
brieata v. convoluta.  Torus post anthesin ampliatus, nunquam annularis nec glandulosus. 
Staminodia 0 v. in Luvemburgiis plerisque subulata, l-3-seriata. Stamina basi tori v. 
supra torum inserta, 4, 5, 8, 10 v. oc, erecta, squalia v. ingequalia, secunda v. declinata ; 
filamenta sepissime brevia, persistentia. —4ntAerce lineari-elongatz, basifixw, longitudina- 
liter v. poris terminalibus dehiscentes. Ovarium centricum v. excentrieum, breve et 2-10- 
lobum, v. teretiusculum elongatum et 1-10-loculare, placentis axillaribus parietalibus v. 
marginibus septorum introflexis adnatis.  S£ylus simplex, subulatus, acutus, rectus v. 
&reuatus, rarius apice in lacinias tot quot ovarii lobi fissus; stigmate simplici terminali. 
Ovula in loculis 1-2 v. oo, adscendentia v. rarius pendula, raphe ventrali et micropyle 
supera.  Z'uctus, nunc e drupis 3-10 l-spermis gynophoro amjpliato verticillatis compo- 
situs, nune 2-4-lobus 1-4-spermus coriaceus indehiscens, v. bacca 5-pyrena, v. elongatus et 
capsularis l—5-locularis coriaceus v. lignosus septicide dehiscens. Semina solitaria, pauca 
v. numerosa; albumen carnosum v. 0; testa sepissime membranacea, interdum alata. 
Embryo majusculus, teretiusculus, rectus v. rarissime curvatus; cotyledonibus teretibus 
v. in Ochneis crassis; radicula supera v. seminibus curvis descendens et infera. 
Frutices v. arbores, sueco aqueo. Folia alterna, stipulata, glaberrima, simplicia (in 
unico genere pinnata), coriacea, utrinque lucida, marginibus ssepe serrulatis nunc incras- 
satis, costa valida, nervis ssepius creberrimis parallelis interdum striatis non raro dis- 
tantibus, venis transversis creberrimis. Stipulw variw. Flores swpissime paniculati, rarius 
axillares et solitarii v. fasciculati, ssepe ampli et speciosi. 
Species ad 140, per regiones tropicas totius orbis sparse, nulle temperate, plerzque (capsulares 
omnes) American, 
Ordo admodum naturalis, optime a Planehonio recensitus, et his notis recognitus: folia semper 
alterna, stipulata (uniea excepta) simplicia, lucida, nervosa, glaberrima ; sepala et petala fere semper 
libera, isomera, coriacea et scpissime flava; filamenta semper libera, pleraque brevia; antherc 
valde elongatz, demum a filamento solutze, basifixze, sepe poris terminatz; stylus subulatus, acutus, 
stigmate simplici; embryo majuseulus v. magnus, Ochnacem a Fhufaceis plerisque discrepant f:liis 
eglandulosis, stipulatis, disco nunquam annulari v. glanduloso, stylo acuto, ovarii lobis nunquam 
diseretis, stigmatibusque rarissime capitellatis, endocarpio seminis semper adhzerente, testaque nun- 
quam nitida; a Ternsérarniaceis foliis stipulatis, petalis liberis, antheris et stigmatibus: ab Zype- 
ricineis foliis alternis stipulatis, filamentis liberis, stylo simplici et stigmate acuto: a Simarubeis 
disco staminibusque: a JV'iolarieis (Sauvagesieis) Luxumburgiece differunt antheris simplicibus poris 
brevibus (Wailacea excepta) dehiscentibus cirea pistillum non conniventibus, et filamento diver- 
sissimo. 
FORMJE ABNORMES. 
Folia pinnata in Godoye specie ; margine punctata in Blast tho et in Pecilandra, 
Stipule intus basi ciliiferze in Cespedesia ; convolutee in Wallacea. 
Sepala 10 in Blastemantho; basi intus ciliifera in Godoya; basi breviter connata in Cespedesiis 
paucis, i 
Antherz breves filamentis filiformibus in Elvasie specie. * 
Ovarium 1-loeulare, placentis 3 parietalibus in Wal/acea ubi capsula lignosa est. 
