CXXXII. PHYTOLACCACE^. T9 



ascendentia, globosa reniformia v. sublenticiilariaj compressa ; testa membranacea 

 V. Crustacea, It^vis v. rugosa ; arillus si adsit parvus, 2-lobus, in Stegnospermate magnus, 

 semen includens. Embryo periphericus, albumen farinaceum v. carnosum cingens, in 

 seminibus elongatis uncinatus v. supeme abrupte deflexus ; cotyledones incumbentes 

 foliaceo! et plicato-convolutiB, v. lineares angustre et semi-cylindricse ; radicula elongata, 



hilo proxima. 



Arbores, frutices, v. herbal basi lignosa^, saepissime glabne. Folia alterna, integerrima. 

 Stipulre V. parv^ v. ad tuberculas reductse. Flores sajpissime racemosi, rarius 

 axillaresj racemis terminalibus et axillaribus, sjepius virides v, albi, ssepissime bracteati et 

 2-bracteolati. 



Species ad 60, pleraeque tropicre et subtropicie ; paucse regiones temperatas utriusque hemispherise 



incolunt, in frigidis et alpinis desunt. 



Ordo Chenopodiaceis affiuis, recedens habitu, floribus racemosis, staminibiis numerosis v. peri- 

 anthii segmcntis isomeris iisque alternis v. irrcgulariter insertis, ovario s^pe polycarpico fnictuque 

 magno. A Ficoidearum generibus e tribu Mollitgiiimrmn carpcUis uiiiovulatis Phytolaccacea non 

 distinguuntur nisi habitu, defectu corollae etstaminodiorum.foliisnunquam oppobitis etinflorescentia 

 racemosa. IlUccbracca differunt habitu semper herbaceo, foliis parvis augustis, stipulis scariobis, 

 infiorcsccutia, et fructu mcmbranaceo. 



rOIWI^ ABNOBMJBS. 



Petala adsunt in StegnospcriTiate. 



Ovarium somi-inferum in Agdestidc ; 1-looulare, polyspermum in Stegnospcrmate, 

 Pructus in Petiveria elongatus; in Steg7iosperm:ate c-Ai^suhxrls, 3-valvis, 3-5-spermus. 

 Ai-illus in Stcgnospermate magnus, semen includens. 



CONSPECTUS GBNERTJM. 



Trlbus I. Rivineae. Flores hermaphroditi, rarius unisexuales. Perianthium 4-5-partitum. 



Ovarium monocarpicum. Fructus indehiscens. Cotyledones plicato-couvolutte. 



» Fructus globosus v. elongatus, baccatiis v. coriaceus. 



1. RiviNA. Perianthii segmeuta 4, parva, a^ualia. Stamina 4. Stylus brevis. stigmate 



capitato.— ^wer. calid., in orb. vet. mtrod. 



2. ViLTjiMiLLA. Perianthii segmenta 4, aequalia, fructifera reflexa. Stamina 8-16. Stigma 



seBsile, penicillatum.— ^mcr. trap. 



3. Ledenbergia. Perianthii segmenta 4, ampla, stellatim patentia. Stamina 12. Stylua 



brevis, stigmate penicillato— .4??2«r. trop. 



4. MoHiANA. Perianthium 2-partitum, segmento altero simplici, altero 3-lobo. Stamina 4. 



Stylus brevis, stigmate penicillato.— ^?rt*r. et Afr'w. trop, 



6. Petiyeria. Perianthii segmenta 4, elongata, fructifera erecta. Fructus elongatus, apice 



setis uneinatis auctus. — Amcr. calid. 



6. MiCROTEA. Perianthii segmenta 4, brevia. Fructus globosus, asper v. setis uncinatis 



horridus— .4?ncr. trop. 



7. MoNOCOCCUS. Flores unisexuales. Fructus subglobosus, spinulosus.— J«5^ra/., ^ov. 



Caled. 



** Fructus samaroideus, longe alatue. 



8. Seottieea. Perianthium 6-partitum, segmentis fructiferis reflexis.— >(wcr. caXid. 



9. Gallesia. Perianthium 4-partitum, segmentis fructiferis eroctis.— Brost^ 



Tribus IZ. EuphytolaccecB. Flores ssepius hermaphroditi. Perianthium 4-5-partitum. 

 Ovarium 2-oc-carpicura. Fructus camosus, rarissime capsularis. Testa niembranacoa v. Crustacea, 

 Isevis. Embryo annularis, cotyledonibus angustis. Flores racemosi, rarius tliyrsoidci. 



10. Phytolacca. Perianthium sequale. Carpella sesbilla, libora v. connata. matura indehis- 

 centia. Testa coriacea.— Utriusque orbis reg. trop. et suhtrop. 



11. Ercilla. Perianthium sequale. Carpolla toro elevato inserta, matura libera. TesU 



Crustacea. — Chilit Peru. 



