CONSPECTUS OKDINUM. v 



sfiepissime co, pcriantbio inelusa; ovula in quoque carpello solitaria, erecta v. pendula, 



ssppiiis anati'opa. Radicula infera v. supera. Arbores fruticesve foliis oppositis v, rarius 

 altcrnis. 



Series V. 3>aphnaXes. Ovarium monocarpicum, rarissime syncarpicum loculis 2-4 ; 

 ovula in ovario v. in quoque loculo solitaria v. gemlna coUateralia, rarissime paria pauca 

 superposita. Arbores fruticesve rarissime herbye floribus spepius hermaphroditis. Feri- 

 anthium perfectum sf^^pius calycinum, lobis 1-2-seriatis. Stamina perigyna, numero 

 loborum sequalia v. dupla nisi hinc inde pauciora. 



CXLIII. Laurtneje. Perianthii lobi 6 v. 4, 2-seriati. Stamina einiplici v. duplici serie 

 lobis opposita, antherarum locellis ralva unica sursum v. rarius latcraliter dehiscentibus. 

 Ovarium 1-loeularc, ovulo uiiico pcndulo. !R;idicula supera. 



OXLIV. PjiOTEACE.T-:. Perianthii lobi 4, valvati. St;imina totidem, iis opposita; anthorae 

 longitudinaliter dcliiscentes. Ovarium 1-loculare; ovula solitaria v. 2 collattTalia, v. rarius 

 pauca per paria superpos'ta, ascenJeiitia v. descondontia. Radicula infera v. lateralis. 



CXLV. TuYMKLJUCE.TS. Pcrianthii lobi 4-5, imbricati. Stamina numero loborum sequalia 

 V. pauciura iisquc opposita v. dupla, rarissime trlpla; antheme normab'S. Ovarium 1-2- 

 locularc; ovula in quoque loculo solitaria, pendula. Padicula supera. 



CXLVI. Pex-iuce-t.. Perianthii lobi 4, valvati. Stamina totidem, lobis alterna; antherse 

 norniales. Ovarium 4-loculure, ovula in quoque loculo 2 v. 4, erecta v. pendula. Padicula 

 infera v. supera. 



CXLVII. El.i:agxace.t3. Perianthium supra ovarium constrietum, basi pcrsisteus, superne 

 deciduum, lobis 2 v. 4. Stamina numero loborum dupla, iis alterna et opposita. Ovarium 

 1-loculare; ovulum unicum, erectum. Kadicula infera. 



Series VI. Achlamydospore». Ovarium uniloculare, 1-3-ovulatuni, loculo ovulis- 

 que sfepe ante antbesin inconspicuis. Seminis albumen testa destitutum, intra pericarpium 

 nudum v. parietibus pericarpii adnatum. Perianthium seepius i)erfectum, calycinum 

 corollinum v. in Lorantho subduplex. 



CXLVIII. LoKAXTHACiLii. Frutices suffruticcsve in arborlbus saepissime parasitiei. 

 Ovarium inforura; ovulum post anthesiu erectum. Padicula supera. 



CXLIX. Santa LACE^i-i. Arljores frutices v. rarius herb.ie terrestres v. rarius parasiticse. 

 Ovarium inferum rarius superum; ovula 1-3, ab apice funiculi centralis liberi erectique pendula, 

 (rarius ovulum 1 erectum ?,\ Eadicula supera. 



CL. Balanoi'jiore^. Ilerbte carnosie, squamosa?, aphyllae, in radicibus parasiticse. 



Series VII. iTnisexuales. Flores stricte unisexualea (exceptis perpaucis Vrtkaccis 

 polygamis). Ovarium syncarpicum v. monocarpicum, ovulis in ovario v. in quoque loculo 

 solitariis v. 2 collateralibus. Seminum albumen copiosum carnosum v. tenue v. 0. 

 Embryo albumine vix v. parum brevior v. semen totum implens. Arbores fruticesve 

 V. in Euphorhiaceis Urticacelsqiie interdum herbse. StipuUu s^upius adsunt. Perianthium 

 calycinum v. minimum v. 0; petala interdum in JEupkorhiaceis solis adsunt. Styli tot 

 quot carpella sed baud raro 2-partiti. 



CLI. El'phorbiace^. Infloresccntia perianthium et stamina quam maxitne varia. Ovarium 

 2-3- rarius oo-loculare, rarissime monocarpicum. Fructus saepius in co?cos 2-valves dissiliens, 

 bed interdum indehiscens caraosus v. variu-*. Seminis albumen Sttpius copiosum carnosum, sed 

 interdum tenuo v. ; radicula semper supera. 



CLII. Balanopse-*;. Infloresccntia ^ amentacea. Perianthium v. squamula miiiuta. 

 Stamina 2-qo, antheris subsessilibus. Ovarium impcrfecte 2-locularc. Ovula in loculis 2, 

 erecta, anatropa. Fructus iudehiscens. Seminis albumen copiosum, carnosum ; ratlicuhi 

 i nfera. * 



CLIII. Urticace^. luflorcscentia ^ cymosa capitata v. cymulis confortis amcntiformis. 

 Perianthium ^ a bractea liberum, stamiuibus tot quot lobi iisque oppositis v. abortu paucioribus 



