24 CXXX 



[CelosiccB. 



capitellata ; ovula paiica v. plurima, fiiniculis elongatis affixa. Fructus v. bacca irre- 

 planter rupta v. utrioulus circumscissus, globosus, basi perianthii explanata stipatus, 

 integer v. obscure lobatus, polyspermus. Semina pauca v. numerosa, reniformia, coinprossa, 

 rostellata, testa Crustacea atra nitida punctulata, arillo 0; embryo annularis, albumen 

 tai-maceum cingens, cotyledonibus linearibus plano-oonvexis, radicula descendente. - 

 Herb* V. suffructices sarmentosK v. alte scandentes, glabrae v. foliis subtus pubos- 

 centibus. Fulia alterna, petiolata, ovata, acuminata, integorrima. Flores parvi. in spicas 



raceiiiosve 



pauci fasciculati ; bracteis bracteolisque scariosis. 



Species 0-6, Indi^ borealis, Asf^ et Africa, tropica, Nova. Caledonia, et Australia orientaIi« 



siT^'lv7'^ ^*^f -f ^^^'"'? ^^''"^^''' ^^ Horsfieldio lecta. foliis ovato-laaceolati«, sp5eis brevibn. 

 simpbcibus axi lanbus. ovano m «tylum brevem attennato, stigmate capitato. In specie Madagas- 



LluTis! ^'^'''''''' ""'• '^'^ ^^^^^"^"^ depresso-sphericus circumsois..s, stigmatibus LilibuTipi- 



2. Melanocarpum, Hook f. gen. not-.-Mores hermaphroditi, bracteati et 2-bracteo- 

 lati. Penantlm conaceo-scariosi segmenta Mqualia, oblonga, obtusa, concava, striato- 

 nervosa fructifera ste latim patentia. Stamina 5, filamentis subulato-filiformibus basi 

 m cupulam crassmsculam connatis ; antheroe didyma;, 2-loculares. Ovarium globoso- 

 ovoideum, m stylum brevem attenuatum, stigmatibus 2-3 brevibus subulatis erectis 

 pateutibus ; ovula plurima, funiculis capiUarib;,.. Fructus globosus, baccatus, irre^u- 

 kriter ruptus, polyspermus. Semina reniWiia, lenticularia, erecta, funiculo eC 

 gato testa atra uitida laevi, arillo ; embryo periphericus, albumen graiulosum e^ng ns 

 otyledombus Lnearibus, radicula descendente. -Arbuscula subiamol, glabra exsifcata 

 uscesceiis, ramuli. teretibus. Folia alterna, majuscula, membranacea, eiipticoluo ohta 

 longe acuminata mtegerrima v. margiaibus subundulatis, basi in pe^olu^ ongTuscXm 

 angiustata, nervis arcuatis. Flore, parvi, in paniculas ramosas termSales ZiT 

 sessiles v. podicellati, virescentes, demum r^ibri, pedicellis ba.si bracteatiri acteis b 1 ^ 

 teohsque membranaceis. Fructus pisiformis, niger. 



M^f i^ ""'"'"' ''''"' ' ^''""'°™ •■'' "''''' ^''''"'^-■^» -»''' «'? P~Pe ^-a Cruz 



br!;toTtr'peS, '" ^'^■- ^'"^- ""• "• 237-Flores hermapliroditi, bracteati et 2- 

 iructitcia erecta. btamma o, filamentis filiformibus ima basi connatis ; antheraj didvmnP 



anniuaris, albumen farmaccum cmtrens radimla inforn -p^„+ -n- ^"^'^^^^J 



™us, glaber, ramulis virgatis L^'^^^t^S^'^^:'^ E^' 



Species ] , Madagascar!^ incola. Embiyo a nobis non yisus. 



Phtdirbt;f ret'lwlti^'^^^^^^^^^ ^'^''-^^«^• - ^^^•)-^l-s herma- 

 oblonga y. lanecokta, obtusa v tuta stH."" ''""r""'' 5-partitum ; segmenta 



filamentis subulatis V fiwlrmibusbti^nw 'T^'"'"' '''"'"'■ ^^^-^^ ^> 



—is ., ovula 2 v: .^-tlcrtSar S?^ SS^ iL^r^rS: 



