580 LVII. LEGUMINOSJE, [ AmAersttecs. 
944. Eperua, 4ubl. PI. Gui. 369. t. 149. (Dimorpha, Schreb. Gen. 493.  Panüzera, 
Willd. Sp. Pli. ii. 540.)— Calycis tubus discifer turbinato-campanulatus; segmenta 4j 
ovata v. oblonga, valde imbricata, ssepius coriacea. Petalum 1, sessile, latissimum.  Sta- 
mina 10,libera v. basi breviter connata, filamentis elongatis, alterna rarius minora, anan- 
thera ; anther:e ovatze v. oblongze, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium breviter 
stipitatum, stipite calycis tubo hine adnato, oc-ovulatum ; stylus elongatus, sestivatione 
involutus, stigmate parvo terminali. Legumen magnum, oblongum v. elongatum, sspius 
obliquum, plano-eompressum, coriaceo-lignosum, 2-valve. Semina pauca, oblonga ovata 
v. elongata, compressa, exarillata, testa fragili; albumen 0; cotyledones carnosse ; radicula 
brevis, inclusa.—A rbores excelss v. debiles, inermes. Folia abrupte v. rarius subimpari- 
pinnata, foliolis coriaceis paucijugis. Stipulwe foliacez, v. parvse, deciduse. — Flores speciosi, 
purpurei rubri v. albi, racemosi, racemis stpius brevibus ad apices ramorum breviter 
panieulatis v. secus pedunculum elongatum terminalem pendulum distantibus.  Bractew 
et bracteolwe caducissimze. 
Species ad 6, Ameriesé tropicze incole. DC. Prod. ii. 510. Walp. Ann. ii. 447. 
Panrvoa grandiflora, Aubl. Pl. Gui. 756. t. 303 (Dimorpha, Rudge in Trans. Linn. Soc. ix. 
t. 20), staminibus basi breviter connatis, a ezteris speciebus generiee non separanda videtur. In 
E. falcata, Aubl, sola, stamina alterna minora et ananthera videntur. JParivoa tomentosa, Àubl., 
est Crudia. ; 
345. Daniella, J. J. Benn, in Pharmaceut. Journ, xiv. 251.—Calycis tubus discifer 
anguste turbinatus; segmenta 4, colorata, parum insxqualia, valde imbricata.  Petalum 1, 
sessile, oblongum (v. ex Benn. petala 3-4). Stamina 10, libera, filamentis elongatis 
glabris; antherz oblongo-lineares, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium longe 
stipitatum, stipite hine tubo ealycis adnato, supra medium coc-ovulatum ; stylus elongatus, 
stigmate terminali capitato. Legumen stipitatum, oblique ovato-oblongum, subfalcatum, 
plano-compressum, coriaceum, 2-valve, endocarpio elastice secedente. Semen ssepius l, 
ex apice cavitatis pendulum, funiculo in arilum parvum apice dilatato, ovatum, plano- 
compressum ; testa dura ; albumen 0; eotyledones plans; radicula brevis, recta.— Arbores 
pulchrz, thuriferz, inermes. Folia abrupte pinnata, foliolis coriaceis scpe obliquis. 
Stipulze .cadueissims, nunc parve ovate, nunc magna foliacese. Flores albi, racemosi, 
racemis brevibus laxis in paniculas breves ad apices ramorum. sessiles dispositis. Bracteow 
et bracteole ovali-oblongee, coloratsw, caducissimse. 
- Species 2 (v. unius varietates ?), Africc tropiez oecidentalis jue 
946. Pahudia, Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat.i. pars i. S6,—Calycis tubus discifer elongatus; seg- 
menta 4, valde imbricata, coriacea, 2 interioribus majoribus. Petalum 1, breviter ungui- 
culatum, late orbiculatum, inferiorum rudimenta minuta v. O0. Stamina 7, in vaginam 
declinatam supra fissam alte connata, filumentis superne liberis insqualibus; antherz 
ovato-oblongs, loculis longitudinaliter debiscentibus ; staminodia ssepius 2, parva, ad basin 
vagin sita, Ovarium stipitatum, stipite ealycis tubo hinc adnato, pauciovulatum ; stylus 
filiformis, elongatus, stigmate parvo terminali.  Legumen.. .—Arbor inermis, Folia 
abrupte pinnata, foliolis coriaceis. Stipule caducissimsw. Flores racemosi, racemis pani- 
culatis. Bractesm et bracteolm caducissimge, Calyx canescens. Petalum calycem sequans. 
Species 1, Archipelagi Indici incola. Habitus omnino Afzelie, a qua non nisi staminibus mona- 
delphis differre videtur. 
347. Afzelia, Sm. in Trans, Linn. Soc, iv. 22].— Calycis tubus discifer elongatus; seg- 
menta 4, parum inzqualia, valde imbricata. Petalum 1, unguieulatum, orbiculatum v. 
reniforme, inferiorum rudimenta parva v. 0. Stamina 3-8, libera, declinata, filamentis 
elongatis; anthere ovats, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus; staminodia 2-4, parva 
v. 0. Ovarium stipitatum, stipite calycis tubo hinc adnato, oc-ovulatum ; stylus elongatus, 
stigmate truncato subcapitato. Legumen oblique oblongum, compressum, crasso-coriaceum 
v. sublignosum, 2-valve v. subindehiscens, inter semina transverse septatum v. pulpa tenui 
faretum, Semina transversa, ovata v. orbiculata, crassa, arillata v. exarillata ; albumen 0; 
