700 : LXVIL MYRTACEJE. [ Chameelauciec, 
nuperrime juneta.est) affine, ab utraque differt calycis lobis petaloideis petalisque deciduis, ab hae 
insuper staminibus indefinitis. 
10. Thryptomene, Znál. in Ann. Wien. Mus. ii. 192, —Calycis tubus hemisphszrieus 
turbinatus v. breviter cylindricus, ovario plus minus adnatus, parte libera nume dilatata 
nunc brevissima v. subnulla; limbi segmenta 5, petaloidea v. scariosa, integra, patentia, 
persistentia. Petala 5, persistentia et smpius supra genitalia conniventia. Stamina 10, 
petalis sepalisque opposita v. 5 sepalis opposita, filamentis brevibus liberis; antherarum 
loculi distineti, globosi v. obovoidei, ssepius penduli v. divaricati, apice poro dehiscentes v. 
suleati et in sulco longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarium inferum, l-loculare; stylus fili- 
formis, brevis, glaber, stigmate parvo capitato; ovula nunc 2, rarius 4, placents brevi 
basilari intra loculum ad apicem tubi calycis parvum affixa, nune 4—10 placent: laterali v. 
subbasilari 2-seriatim affixa. Fructus nune l-spermus, indehiscens, calycis tubo plus 
minus indurato adnatus, lobis petalisque persistentibus coronatus, nune -spermus et 
&purie 2-coccus, Semen globosum v. semina 2  hemisphzrica; testa tenuissima; em- 
bryonis cotyledones minim:e, ad apicem colli tenuis supra radiculam crassissimam inflexi. 
—.Frutices ericoidei, glabri. Folia opposita, parva, integerrima. Flores parvi, sessiles v. 
pedicellati, ad axillas solitarii v. rarius faseiculati. Bracteole 2, undique v. margine 
scariosm, ssepius parv:e et.longe ante anthesin decidu:e. 
Species ad 18, omnes Australienses. Benth. F(. Austral. ii. imed. — Schau. Myrt. Xeroc. t. 
6 A. DOC. Mem. Myrt. t. 14 (Beckea). | Hook. f. in Hook. Kew Journ. v. t. 8. Bot. Mag. t. 3160 
(Beckea). F. Muell. Pl. Vict. t. 23.—Genus Scholtzie affne, differt ovario l-loculari. Semina 
pauca quae vidi perfecta omnino Zeckearum, sed perplurima sterilia etsi post anthesin aucta, duris- 
sima, homogenea, et quasi granulosa. 
PanvPHANTHA, Schau. in Linnea, xvii. 236, species includit fiótiulfÀS DEI. calyce tenui 
ovario loeulo in summo tubo minuto. 
AsTRJEA, Schau. in. Linnea, xvii. 238, ab ipso auctore in P. Preiss. i. 102, recte ad TArypto- 
menem saricolam refertur. EmEwoPYxis, Baiil. 4dans. ii. 928, est eadem species nec JDeckea 
camphorata, Br. . - 
1l. Mtieromyrtus, Benth. gen. nov.—Calycis tubus cylindricus E turbinatus, 5& v. 10- 
costatus, ovario plus minus adnatus; limbi lobi parvi, petaloidei v. scariosi, persistentes, 
nune ad marginem vix conspicuum reduci, Petala 5, patentia, stepius decidua. Stamina 
10 petalis sepalisque opposita v. 5 petalis opposita, filamentis brevibus liberis; anthera- 
rum loculi distincti, subglobosi, rimis parallelis v. divergentibus dehiscentes. Ovarium 
inferum, 1-loculare; stylus filiformis, brevis, glaber, stigmate capitato; ovula 9 v. 4, ad 
apicem placentze filiformis a basi ad apicem loculi extensc collateraliter pendula.— Fructus 
indehiscens, ealycis tubo indurato adnatus et limbo persistente coronatus. Semen 1, testa 
tenui; embryo semini conforme; cotyledones parvs v. lineares, collo tenui supra radicu- 
lam crassissimam inflexo.—Frutices ericoidei, glabri. Folia opposita, parva, integerrima. 
Flores parvi, sepius minimi, albi v. rosei, ad axillas solitarii, breviter pedicellati v. sub- 
sessiles, Dracteole sub —— 2, scariose, alabastrum sspe includentes et longe ante 
anthesin cadues. 
Speeies 6, Australie incole, Benth. Fl. Austral. 3i. ined. Genus Thryptomeni affine, differt 
ovulorum situ et petalis saepius eaducissimis. Habitus et semina ZecÁkee, cui generi Species orien- 
talis ab auctoribus plerisque ascribitur. 
Tarsus II. LePTOSPERMEX. (Capsula loculicide dehiscens.) 
19. Scholtzia, ScAauer in Linnea, xvii. 24].—Calycis tubus turbinatus ovoideus v. 
hemisphsrieus, ovario plus minus adnatus, parte libera dilatata v. subnulla; limbi seg- 
menta 5, petaloidea v. scariosa, persistentia v. decidua. Petala 5, patentia, sepius decidua. 
Stamina 5-10 v. oo, l-seriata et smpius petalis ex adverso interrupta, libera, decidua, 
filamentis filiformibus v. rarius dilatatis; antherarum loculi v. connati et apice poro dehis- 
'centes, v. distineti suleati et rima dehiscentes, connectivo sepius glandula appendieulata. 
Ovarium inferum, vertice planum v. leviter convexum, circa stylum medio depressum, 
