cxxxTX. pipehack^. 127 - 



confertini racemosi, v. mrius (in Malclcra) S secns rhachin dissiti. Stamina 2-6, antherariim 

 lociilis ditjtinetis \. rarius (in HecJicria paucisque Chamcis) in unum confluontibus. Ovarium 

 oLtusiim V. siibrobtratum, stigniatibus 3-4 rarius 2 v. 5 coronatum, Bacca nuda. Arborcs 

 fruticesve rarius herbse clatiores. — XJiriusque orbis vcg. calid. 



6. Verhuellia. Flores hermaphroditi v. poljgami, tenuissime spicati. Stamina 2, antlie- 

 rarum loculis globosis connectivo lato separatis. Ovarium stigmatibus 3-4 distiuctis coronatum. ^ 

 Herbse tenerrimse, repentes. — Ind. occid. 



7. Pepekomia. Flores hermaphroditi v. rarissime abortu unisesuales, tenuissime v. dense 

 spicati. Stamina 2, anthcrarum loculis in unum 2-valvem conflucntibus. Stigma in oyario 

 sessile, terminalc v. latonilo, penicillatum v. indivisum, Herbje nunc tenerrima; repentes, nunc 

 huniilcs subacaules, v. elatioros tenues t. succulcntse, ssepius annual. — IJtr'ms'jnc orhis reg. 



calid. 



8? Stmbrton. Flores ? (soli nuLi) tenuiter spicati, spicis 4-5 in pedunculo confertis. 

 Ovarium globosum, inter bracteolas 2 ovatas acuminatas sessile. Stigma terminale, parvum, 

 indivisum. Frutex foliis ovatis coriaceis 3-5-nerviis impunctatis. — Cuba. 



GEXERA EXCLUSA V. DUEIA. 



DuGAGELiA, Gaud, in Freyc. Voy. 513, ab auctoribus dubie Fc^eromia relata, charaetere manco 

 non reeognosccnda et nomen deleatur. 



Laukea, Gaud. 1. c, est Bagassa, Aubl., inter Vrticaceas. 



Aponogetok, Thunb., et Ouvieandka, Thou., ab Endlichero in Saururcis inclusse, ad AUsma- 

 ceas pertinent. 



Trieus I. Saurure^. 



1. Iiactorls, FhiUppi in Verh. Zool. But. Ver. Wien, xv. 521,/. 13. — Flores hermaphro- 

 ditij in pedunculo solitarii v. pauci. Perianthii segnienta 3, calycinaj leviter imbricata. 

 Stamina G, hypogyna, 2-seriata, 3 exteriora seginontis alterna, 3 intcriora segmentis 

 opposita, erecta, filamentis brevissimis ; antherso subscssiles, latse, loculis extrorsuin 

 parallclis distinctis rima longitudinali dehiscentibus, connectivo ultra loculos late pro- 

 ducto obtuso. Ovarii carpella 3j ima basi subconnata, in stylos breves apice introrsum 

 stigmatosos producta ; ovula in quoque carpello (S-S^ marginibus intrusis carpellorum 

 affixa. Fructus carpella parum aucta, introrsum folliculatim deliiscentia. Semina in 

 quoque carj)ello 4-6, ascendentia, oblonga, testa raembranacea tenuiter reticulato-striata ; 

 albumen copiosuni, tenuiter carnosulum ; embryo minutus, prope apicem albuminis in- 

 cluau3,obovoideus, radicula supera. — Frutcx diffuse ramosissimus, glaber, ramismorePi^c7-i5 

 nodosis. Folia alterna, parva, obovata; integerrima, ad axillas ssepe faaciculata ; stipulce 

 membranaccifi, petiole adnatze, amplexicaiiles. Flores ad axillas solitarii v. pauci, in 

 racemulum folio breviorem dispositij singuli in axilla bractew e stipulis connatis compositee 

 breviter pedicellati. 



Species I, Chilensis. 



Genua habitu et sapore Feperomiarum nonnullarum, floribiis fere Saururi, ab omnibus tamen 

 Pij}craceis differt inflorescentia et perianthio evoluto. 



2. Saururus, Linn, Gen, n, 464. (Mattuschkia, Gmel, Sgd. Nat. ii. 580, nomcn yeneri 

 Anonymo, Walt. FL Car. 127 adscriptum. Spatliiuni, Lonr. Fl. Goch. 217.) — Flores her- 

 maphroditi, racemosi, intra bracteam pedicellatam sessiles. Perianthium 0. Stamina 

 sub ovario 6 v. 8 v. abortu pauciora, filamentis tiliformibus liberis ; anthorre erecta:, basi- 

 fixtc, loculis parallclis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarii car2»ella 3 v. 4, distincta v. 

 basi cohiBrentia, in stylos erectos v . apice recurvos superne introrsum stigmatosos attenuata ; * 

 ovula in quoquc carpello 2-4, marginibus inflexis carpelli affixa, ascendentia. Fructus 

 subMobosus, e coccis 3-4 arete contiguia at distinctis extua rugosis clausis v.demum 

 introrsum rima longitudinali v. subfolliculatim dehiscentibus, pericarpio craasiusculo . 

 Semen in quoque cocco sitipius unicum, globoamu, erectum, testa pallida membranaceo* 

 carnosula ; albumen farinaceum, extus induratum nitidumque ; embryo ad normam 

 ordinis .— Herba; cxccptoracemo glabmu. Folia alterna, lata, cordata, stipulis membranaceia 



