684 LXVI. COMBRETACEJE. 
mstivatione inflexa, basi nuda, in Gyrocarpeis glandulis aucta, v. cum stanminodiis alterna. 
Anthere in Combreteis versatiles, didymse, parvs, sagittatze v. oblongse, rimis longitudi- 
nalibus dehiscentes, in Gyrocarpeis adnatze valvis 2 dehiscentes. Discus epigynus O v. 
lobatus.  Ovariwm tubo calycis omnino accretum, l-loculare. Stylus simplex, filiformis, 
brevis v. elongatus, rectus v. rarius curvus; stigma simplex, acutum v. obtusum, rarius 
truneatum, rarissime obscure lobatum. ^ Ovula in Combreteis 2-6, funiculis (Laguncularia 
excepta) gracilibus ab apice loculi suspensa, in G'yrocarpeis solitaria et prope apicem 
appensa, anatropa.  Zructus coriaceus chartaceus v. drupaceus, putamine osseo v. crus- 
taceo, sepissime ovoideus, v. oblongus, angulatus sulcatus v. in perplurimis 4-5-alatus, 
apice nudus v. calycis limbo coronatus, l-locularis, l-spermus, intus non raro sulcatus 
angulatus v. costatus, indehiscens v. rarissime (in Combretis paucis) apice v. per totam 
longitudinem dehiscens. Semen pendulum, fructui tereti angulato v. sulcato conforme, 
sepissime elongatum et suleatum; testa coriacea v. membranacea; albumen O0. Embryo 
teres v. sulcatus; cotyledones convolutz v. plieatze v. contortuplieat:ie, ssepe carnosee et 
oleosz, in paucis intus planz extus sulcatz ; radicula parva, supera. 
Arbores v. frutices, sepe scandentes, inermes v. rarissime spinose, ramulis teretibus 
levibus, lenticellis O v. raris. Folia opposita alterna v. rarius verticillata, coriacea v. . 
membranacea, simplicia, in Z//igera tantum 3-foliolata, petiolata, integerrima. ^ Stipulw 0. 
Flores in Combreteis spicati v. racemosi, raro paniculati v. capitati, nunquam cymosi, in 
Gyrocarpeis cymosi, in omnibus basi bracteati, bracteis in paucis tubo calycis adnatis. 
Species ad 240, regionibus tropicis totius orbis obvis, rarius in temperatis calidioribus Indis et 
Africze australis repertz, in frigidioribus nullibi inventae. 
Subordinem Ggrocarpearum, etsi Laurineas indole staminum mire simulantem, a Combretaceis 
divellere nequeamus, ob habitum scandentem, ealycem valvatum et fructum Zlligere, ob folia in 
omnibus exstipulata, ovarium 1-loculare ovulo pendulo, et stylum simplicem.  Cotyledones, qua 
valde convolutz in Gyrocarpo et, Sparattanthelio, plano-convexze sunt in /l/igera. 
FORMJE ABNORMES, 
Folia 3-foliolata in Z/ligera, ssepe lobata in Gyrocarpo. 
Calycis lobi imbricati in Gyrocarpo et Sparattanthelio, Ànzequales in Gyrocarpo. 
Calyx eurvus v. gibbus in Cacoucia, 
Stamina adscendentia, nune 12-14 in Cacoucia, filamentis staminodiis auctis in Gyrocarpeis. 
Antherarum loculi valvis dehiscentes in. G'yrocarpeis. 
Stylus tubo calycis adhzerens in. Quisqualide. 
Stigma 4-lobum in Laguneularia, reniforme et lobulatum in J//igera. 
Ovula in Laguncularia 2, sessilia, funiculis obsoletis. 
Cotyledones amygdalinze, plano-eonvexe, in Quisqualide et in I/ligera. 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
Subordo I. Combretese. Calycislobi valvati. Stamina basi eglandulosa, limbo calycis in- 
serta, filamentis zestivatione inflexis ; antherz versatiles, longitudinaliter dehiscentes ; pollen ellip- 
tieum. Ovulain ovario 2-12, funiculis elongatis (Laguncularia excepta) suspensa. Flores racemosi 
V. Spieati. 
* Petala 0. Calycis limbus (Calycopteride excepta) deciduus. 
l. TrmgwrINALIA.  Calyeis tubus teres, supra ovarium non productus. Stamina 10, exserta. 
Folia szpius alterna. , Flores scepissime spicati.— Trop. tot. orb. 
2. CarvcoPTEmis, Calycis tubus 5-costatus, supra ovarium non produetus ; Jibus persistens, 
accrescens. Stamina 10, inclusa. Folia opposita. Flores racemosi.—Zz4. or. 
8. CowocanPus, Calycis tubus compressus, supra ovarium non produetus. Stamina 5, ex- 
serta, Folia alterna. Flores dense capitati, recurvi.— Littora trop. Afr. et Ainer. 
4. RawaTUELLA. Calycis tubus 4-gonus, supra ovarium productus. Stamina 8-10, exserta. 
Folia alterna. Flores dense capitati.— Zrasil. bor. 
8. Awoarissus. Calycis tubus basi 2-alatus, supra ovarium longe productus. Stamina 10, 
exserta. Folia alterna, Flores dense capitati.— Afr. trop., Ind. or. 
