120 CXXXYII. CYTINACE^. [Bafflesiece. 



slyliforraem nnicTim coniciim prorluctum, Fl. ,^ : Anther?e ad 20, siuiplici serie ad basin 

 columnse verticillatse, sessiles, 2-3-loculares, apice (deorsum spectante) l-porosse. Pro- 

 cessus terminalis styliformis Itevis. Fl. $ ; AntherfB castratse. Ovarium 1-loculare ; 

 stylus seu disci conus bene evolutus papillosus ; ovula numerosissima, placentas plures 

 parietalcs undique obtegentia, anatropa. Fructus magnus, globosus, perianthio indurato 

 coronatus. — Planta camosaj flore e rhizomate innato aolitario magno lurido odore cada- 

 verino, intra bracteas plures oppositas imbricatas basi ovario adnatas sessili. {Char, ex 

 ic. et descr. Griff.). 



Species 1, in Bengalia maxima oricntali, in raclicibus truncisque Vitium parasitica. — Hook. f. in 

 DC. Prod. xvii. 112. 



TrTBUS II. HYDXOREiE. 



6. Hydnora, TJnmb. in VetemJc. Alad. Handl. Stockh, 1775, 69,*. 2/., et 1777, 144, t. 

 4/r. (Aphyteia, Achar. in Linn. Am(en. Acad. viii. 310, t. 7.)— Flores hermaplxroditi. 

 Perianthium crasso-camosum, cylindraceo-clavatum, tubobasi ovario adnato supra ovarium 

 producto et sub fauce stepe contracto ; limbua in lobos 3 v. 4 crassissimos vaivatim 

 divisus. Antlierffi numeroase, lineari-flexuosse, ad faucem in annulum sessilem sub 3--4- 

 lobum dense confertae, loculia parallelis rima longitudinali dchiscentibus. Ovarium in- 

 ferum, 1-loculare, stigmate sessili lato depresso .sub-3-4-lobo striato corouatum ; ovula 

 nnmerosissima, placentas numerosas ab apice loculi pendulas obtegentia. Fructus, peri- 

 anthii parte libera decidua, subglobosus, crassus, stigmate persistente coronatus, intus 

 placentis auctis in massam intricatam subconcretis repletus. Semina minuta, nunicro- 

 sissima, intra massam placentarnm undique iutermixta, testa cellulosa. Embryo in 

 albumine copioso subcartilaginco minimus.— Plantio crasso-carnoste, apliyll^, rhizomate 

 in radicibus (prsecipue Cotykdo^mm v. Euplwrhimearnm) parasitico sjepeque innato 

 cseterum e flore unico majusculo in caulem brevem basi contracto constante. Squamte 

 nullse, sed superficies saltern in sicco srepe areolata, areolis elevatis squamas adnatas 

 simulantibus. 



Species editse 8, sed verisimilifer ulterius comparatfie ad 5 reducenda, AfricEe tropicEe et australis 

 incolse. Hook,/, in DC. Prod. xvii. 109 (subgen. Eulnjdnora). Bene, in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. xx. 7,5, 

 Beccnnin Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Hal iii. 5, vii. 70. i?. Br. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. t. 27, ad 30. * E. 

 Mey. in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xvi. t, 58, 59. G(ertn. Fritct. ii. t. 137. Trattin. Thes.Bot.t. 31. Haro, 

 Thes, Cap. t. 187. Wedd. in Ann, Sc. Nat, ser. 3, xiv. t. 8, Sohns-Laub. in Bot. ZeH. 1874, 385 t, 

 8, qui Hi/dnomm ct Prosopanckem ob albumen copiosum et habitum in ordinem distinctum a CV^/h«'s 

 ijiaffiesiaceiti) separat. 



Decaisne I.e. species 2 flore 4-moro a 3-meris distinxit pro sectione sub nomine DorJiijiKs. 



7. Prosopanche, De Bary in Ahhandl Naturf. Gescllsch. IlalU, x. 243, t. 1, 2.— Flores 

 hermaphroditL Perianthium crasso-carnosum, cylindraceo-clavatum, tubo basi ovario 

 adnato supra ovarium producto ; limbus in lobos 3 crassissimos vaivatim divisus. An- 

 therse numerosas, lineari-flexuosse, ad fauccra in massam ovoideam 3-dymam subsessilem 

 V. filamentis 3 brevissimis crassis fultam densissime confertai (stamina 3 antheris poly- 

 thecis, Burmeider), loculis parallele confertis rima longitudinali dehiscentibus ; corpus- 

 cula 3 sub fauce intra tubum perianthii cordato-2-loba, starainum massis alterna (stami- 

 nodiii J Burm.; faho i^laxienttG J Miers). Ovarium inferum, 1-loculare etsi placentis fere 

 repletiim ; stigmate sessili lato depresso 3-suIcato ; ovula nnmerosissima, placentas nume- 

 rosas parietales lamelliformes loculum implentes undique obtegentia iisque quasi immixta 

 (placent<x' 3 multilamellatse, Burm.). Bacca perianthii parte superiore dclapsa subglobosa, 

 seminibus numerosissimis placentis irregularitcr ramosissimis immixtis repleta. Embryo 

 niinimus, incentro albuminiscopiosi.— Planta crasso-carnosa, aphylla, HydnorcB simillima 

 e rhizomate flores singulos emittente constans. 



Species 1, in America australi extratropica (reipublicie Argentinse provinciis interioribus) in 

 radicibus Prosofidh parasitica, olimstructura iuteriore iraperfecte nota in Hydnora inclusa, nunc rite 



