Luvemburgiea.] XLI. OCHNACEJE, 321 
there lineari-elongatse, longitudinaliter dehiscentes, loculis apice apertis confluentibus. 
Ovarium stipitatum, fusiforme, l-loculare, in stylum subulatum attenuatum, stigmate 
simplici; ovula plurima, placentis 3 parietalibus affixa. Capsula lignosa, crassa, ovoidea, 
utrinque acuta, 2-valvis, oc-sperma. Semina parietalia, angulata, testa crassa; embryo 
ignotus.—Arbor parva, glaberrima, ramulis teretibus annulatis. Folia alterna, stipulata, 
obovato-oblonga, obtusa, integerrima, coriacea, nervis numerosissimis striata.  Stipulw 
decidus, elongats, convoluts, folia superiora vaginantes, Pedunculi axillares, 1-Hori, 
solitarii v. 2-ni, supra basin bracteolati, bracteolis deciduis. Flores ampli, rosei, Capsula 
uncíalis, turgida. 
Species 1 (W. insignis, Spruce), Brasiliw borealis ad flumen Uaupés incola. 
Ong XLIL. BURSERACEJZ. 
Endl. Gen. 1185; Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 459 (4myridacec). 
Flores hermaphroditi v. polygamo-dioici. ^ Calyx 3--fidus v. -partitus, imbricatus v. 
valvatus. Petala 3-5, erecta v. patentia, libera v. rarissime connata, decidua, imbricata 
v. valvata. Discus annularis v. cupularis, raro inconspicuus, liber v. cum tubo calycis ad- 
natus. Stamina petalis duplo pluria v. rarius numero :equalia, margini v. basi disci inserta, 
qualia v. inequalia, v. alterna longiora; filamenta libera, nuda, subulata; staminodia 0. 
-Anthere subglobos:e v. oblongse, 2-loculares, sspe versatiles. Ovarium liberum, 2-5-locu- 
lare, 3-gonum v. ovoideum v. globosum, ssepissime in stylum brevem attenuatum ; stigma 
indivisum vy. 2-5-lobum.  Ovu/a in loculis 2, rarissime 1, axi loculi supra medium affixa, 
sepissime ab apice pendula et collateralia, rarius adscendentia, micropyle supera et raphe 
ventrali. Fructus drupaceus, indehiscens intus 2—5-pyrenus, v. putamine osseo v. chartaceo, 
v. pseudo-capsularis, epicarpio interdum in valvas 2-4 secedente pyrenas nudante, pyrenis 
2-b osseis liberis v. connatis v. ab axi centrali persistente solutis evalvibus l-spermis, 
Semina pendula; testa membranacea; albumen 0.  Cotyledones swepissime membranaces, 
contortuplicatze, rarius crassze et plano-convexs ; radicula supera. 
Arbores v. frutices, seepe elatze, balsamiflum v. oleiferee. Folia alterna, rarissime opposita, 
exstipulata, 9-foliolata v. impari-pinnata, rarissime l-foliolata, foliolis rarissime pellucido- 
punctatis infimis in paucis stipuleeformibus. Flores sepius parvi, racemosi v. paniculati. 
Species ad 145, tropicis utriusque orbis ineolze. 
Ordo a Séimarubearum tribu Picramneis notis technicis, nisi sueco balsameo, staminibus szpe supra 
discum insertis, nunquam squamigeris nec pilosis vix distinguendus ; a Ztutacearum tribu Toddalieis 
differt embryone semper exalbuminoso, staminibus petalis duplo pluribus, foliis non grosse pellucido- 
punetatis, a tribu Aurantiearum (quibus A4myris nimis affinis est) differt stylo basi non artieulato, 
et fructu drupaceo., 
FORMJE ABNORMES, 
' Folia opposita et alterna in 4yride; pellucido-punctata in A;nyride et in Burseris variis. 
Foliola infima Canarii interdum stipulas simulant. 
Flores interdum 6-meri in Protio. 
Petala et stamina Garuge insigniter perigyna et eum tubo calycis adnata; petala 0 in GanopAyllo. 
Stamina 5, lobis ealyeinis opp in Crepidospermo, Filicio, et Nothoprotio ; 5 lobis calycinis 
alterna in GanopAhyllo ; 5 supra discum inserta in Filicio. 
Antherz loeuli disereti connectivo adnati in Daeryode. 
Ovula Z'üicii e& Hemprichie in loculis solitaria. 
Drupa Santirie gibba, decurva, stylo ad pedicellum interdum verso, 
Cotyledones rectze in Hedwigía; amygdaline et glanduloso-punctate in Amyride; multifidze in 
Boswellia. 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM, 
Tribus I. Burseregce.. Ovarium 2—5-loculare. 
* Calyx liber, — Petala libera, 
a. Drupe epicarpium valvatum, jyrenis axi centrali adnatis. 
l. BoswrLLI. Calyx 5-dentatus. Petala 5.  Drupa 3-gona.—Zud. or., Afr. trop. 
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