'608 LXIIL. HAMAMELIDELE, 
9. Loropetalum, Jr. in Abel Chia, App. 915, cum ic.—Calycis tubus ovario adna- 
tus; limbus 4-fidus. Petala 4, lineari-elongata. Stamina 4, epigyna, cum squamulis toti- 
dem parvis alternantia, filamentis brevissimis; anthere basitixe, loculis in valvas 2 a 
medio utrinque solutas verticaliter dehiscentibus, connectivo producto acuminato. Ovarium 
semisuperum, 2-loculare; styli 2, subulati, stigmatibus simplicibus; ovula in loculis soli- 
taria. Capsula semisupera, lignosa, late ovoidea, 2-cuspidata, loculicide 2-valvis, valvis 
9-fidis, endocarpio corneo soluto 2-valvi. Semina oblongo-cylindracea, testa atra nitida.— 
Frutex v. arbuscula, stellato-tomentosus, ^ Folia alterna, persistentia, oblonga, integerrima, 
subtus nervosa, Stipule membranacez, decidus. Flores parvi, in capitula terminalia 
6-8-flora congesti, petalis flavis. : 
Species 1, Mont. Khasisz et Chins incola. — Qiiv. in. Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiii. 459. 
10. Tetrathyrium, DentA. Fl. Hongk. 132.—Calycis tubus ovario adnatus; limbi 5-fidi 
lobi lanceolati, valvati, Petala 0. Stamina 5 filamentis filiformibus; antherm basifix:, 
latz:, loculis in valvas 2 vix :squales a medio solutas dehiscentibus, connectivo lato 
longe producto subulato. Discus annularis, sub-l0-lobatus, lobis parvis rotundatis pu- . 
bescentibus. ^ Ovarium semisuperum, 2-loculare, tomentosum, obtuse 2-fidum ; styli 2, 
minuti, subulati, longe discreti, stigmatibus capitellatis; ovula in loeulis solitaria. Cap- 
sula lignosa, semisupera, apice 2-fida, breviter 2-valvis. Semina . .. .—Frutex glaber. 
Folia alterna, persistentia, crasse coriacea, oblongo-ovata, basi cordata, minute glanduloso- 
dentata. Stipule non vise. Flores parvi, in capitula oc-flora axillaria breviter pedun- 
culata dense aggregati, bracteis parvis fimbriatis v. dentatis, 
Species 1, ins. Hongkong incola. 
1l. Eustigma, Gard. e£ Champ. in Hook. Kew Journ. i. 319.—Calycis tubus ovario ad- 
natus, limbi 5-partiti laciniis imbricatis. Petala 5, squamiformia, cuneata, 2-loba. Stamina 
5, perigyna, petalis breviora, filamentis brevissimis latis; anthersze obtuss, loculis in valvas 
2 vix wquales a medio solutas dehiscentibus, Ovarium semisuperum, 2-loculare, apice 2- 
fidum; styli 2, crassi, longe exserti, in stigmata magna dilatata lobulata et papillosa sensim 
ampliata; ovula in loculis solitaria. Capsula semisupera, lignosa, obovoidea, 2-valvis, val- 
vis 2-fidis, endocarpio corneo 2-valvi. Semina maturà non visa.—Arbor parva, glabra. 
Folia alterna, persistentia, oblonga v. oblongo-lanceolata, acuminata, integerrima v. &pice 
subserrata, coriacea, nitida. Stipule parve, cadues. Flores parvi, stellatim tomentosi, 
in racemos breves paucifloros axillares dispositi, 9-bracteati, stigmatibus valde conspicuis. 
Species 1, ins. Hongkong incola. Seem. Bot. Her. t. 95. — Benth. Fl. Hongk. 132. 
12. Rhodoleia, ZZook. Bot. Mag. t. 4509.—Flores hermaphroditi, asymmetrici, capitati, 
calycibus eoneretis; capitulum involucro colorato polyphyllo cinctum. Calycis tubus ova- 
rium ad medium cingens, limbo annulari truncato, intus glanduloso. Petala 2-4, valde 
inzqualia, unilateralia, axim capituli versus deficientia, unguieulata, oblongo-lanceolata. 
Stamina 7-10, cum petalis inserta, filamentis elongatis crassiusculis; antherm basifix:e, 
lineari-oblongsze, 2-rimosse, connectivo non producto. Ovarium semi-inferum, ovoideum, 
vertice 2-fido, 2-loeulare, v. basi septo evanido l-loculare; styli subulati, elongati, decidui, 
stigmatibus simplicibus; ovula in loculis oo, placentis axi affixis 2-seriatim inserta. 
Capsula sublignea, 2-cuspidata, 2-locularis, 2-valvis, valvis 9-fidis, co-sperma. ^ Semina 
imbricata, compressa, angulata, vix alata; testa crustacea; embryo non visus.—Arbus- 
cule glaberrims, habitu Aododendri. Folia ad apices ramulorum conferta, patentia, 
alterna, longe petiolata, sempervirentia, subtus glauca, oblonga, integerrima, crasse coria- 
cea. Stipule 0. Capitula sub-5-flora, axillaria, pedunculata, nutantia; bracteis externis 
parvis glabris, interioribus sensim majoribus dorso tomentosis. Petala rosea. 
Species 2, altera Hongkongensis, altera Sumatrana, Benth. Fl. Hongk. 131. Mig. FI. Ind. Bat. 
i. pars ii, 669 : Suppl. 208, 532. 
13. Bucklandia, Br. in Wall. Cat. n. 7414.—Flores polygami, capitati, calycibus con- 
Buentibus. Calyeis tubus subcampaniülatus, ovario adhwrens; limbus cárnosus, trun- 
