14:4 CXLII. MONIMIACE^E. iAtherosji>ermtct. 



norum lepidotis. Folia opposita, integerrima. Flores parvuli, in cymas breves axillares 

 dispositi, (^ pedicellati, $ subsessiles. 



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Species 1, Cayennensis. A. DC. Prod. xvi. ii. 613 {SiparmKS sect.). Specimina 2 tantum vidimus, 

 ^ a Martinio, 9 a Sngotio lecta. 



16. Siparuna, Auhl. Ft. Qui. 8C4, L 333. (Citrosma, Ruiz et Pav. Ft. Per. ct Chil. 

 Prod. 134, t 29 ; Syst. Veg. 263.)— Flores polygamo-dioici v. rarius monoici. Periantlui 

 tubus ovoideus subglobosus obconicus v. iirceolatus, .superne interdum carnosus valdeque 

 dilatatus ; liiubus brevia, connivens, ore undulato v. breviter lateque 4-G-lobo, rarius 

 brevitor expunsus. Discus tubo adnatus, in jd. ^ ad faucem pone anthcras annulatus v. 

 yix proniinens, in fl. ? carnosus, intra tubum plus minus inter carpella intrusus, cavum 

 in loculos dividens, ad faucem ssepe proniinens ct circa stylos connivens. Stamina fl. ^ 

 pauca v. numerosa, perianthio inclusa ; antlierse sessiles v. in filamenta brevia lata con- 

 tracta;, ad niarginem disci l-seriatjs v. intra discum 2-co-seriatfe, introrsum prope apicem 

 2-locellat9e, locellis valvis sursum dehisccntibus ; interiores dum adsint sa^pe angustiores 

 locellis interdum eff(J3tis. Carpella fl. $ pauca v. plura, singula locellis disci plus minus 

 inclusa, in stylum desincntia ; atyli liberi v. apice connati e perianthio demum breviter 

 exserti ; ovulum e basi loculi erectum, anatropum. Fructus ficiformis perianthio cum 

 disco aucto seepius carnoso intus irregulariter co-Ioculato, Drupse in loculis fructus 

 liberpe, exocarpio ssepius tenui, endocarpio fragili v. duro Isevi rugoso v. echinato. 

 Semen erectum, testa membranacea, albumine copioso ; embryo juxta hilum minimus.— 

 Frutices v. arbusculj© odore grato, indumento simplici rarius stellate v. lepidoto. Folia 

 soepius opposita. Flores laxe cymulosi, cymulis geminatim axillaribus v. in ramis vetustis 

 lateraUbus folio multo brevioribus, pedicellis sfepius brevibus. 



Species ad 60. per Americam tropicam late dispersse. A. DO. Prod. xvi. ii. 643 {excL sect. 

 Conulea). Tul. in Archiv. Mm. Par. viii. t. 28 ad 30, et in Mart. Fl Bras. iv. i. t. 82, 83 {Citri- 

 osma). Pocpp.etEndl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. t. \Q\{Citrosmd). 



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n. Cloftsocalyi, Bmth. in Hook. Ic. PI t. 1301, 1302.— Flores dioici. Fl. ^: Peri- 



anthii tubus campanulatus, ore latiusculo annulo interiore carnoso semiclauso, limbus 



late et obHque cyathiformis, valde ineequaliter 5-dentatus v. sublobatus, uno latere in 



acumen lanceolatum breve v. longe linguiforme productus. Discus tubo adnatus, in fl. ^ 



prteter annulum faucis parum prominens, in fl. $ carnosus, intra tubum plus minus inter 



carpella intrusus, cavum in loculos dividens, ab annulo faucis subdistinctus. Stamina co, • 



perianthio inclusa, intra discum 2-3-seriata, filamentis brevibus latis subconnatis ; anthene 



ad apicem filamenti sessiles, ovatrc, introrsum 24ocellat^, valvis sursum dehiscentes. 



Carpella fl. ^J co, singula locellis disci i^lus minus inclusa, in stylum deainentia ; styli 



liberi, e perianthii fauce bre^-iter exserti ; ovulum e basi loculi erectum. Fructus imma- 



turus (in G. longicuspide) subglobosus, angulatus, carnosus, limbo perianthii emarcido 



coronatus, maturum non vidimus, sed verisimiliter ei Siparimce similis.—ArhoveH ramulis 



gemmisque novellLs pilis rigidulis pubescentibus. Folia alterna, bre^dter petiolata, longe 



oblonga v. obovali-oblonga, acuminata, pennivenia. Flores ad axillas pauci, fasciculati, 



breviter pedicellati. 



Species 2, Africse tropicse occidentalis incolae. Genus Siparuna affine, differt patria, foliis 

 omnibus alternia et perianthii forma peculiari. 



18. Athero»perma. Lahill. PL Nov. Holl. ii. 74, t 224.— Flores polygamo -monoici v. 

 dioici. Fl. S • Perianthii tubus brevis, late campanulatus ; lobi 8, rarius 10, subasquales, 

 2-scriatim imbricati, exterioribus paruni latioribua. Discus tubum vestiens. Stamina 

 10-12, inclusa, margine disci 2-3-aeriatim aftixa, filamentis brevibus planis utrinque 

 glandula aliformi auctis ; antherte breves, latee, extrorsum 2-locellatjfi, locellis valvis 

 sursum dehisccntibus. Fl. $: Perianthii tubus campanulatus; lobi quam in masculo 

 minores, nomiuUi v. fere omnea sfepe caducissimi v. deficientes. Staminodia numerosa, 

 co-seriata. Carpella in fundo perianthii numerosa, libera, in stylos longiusculus deai- 

 nentia ; ovulum erectum, anatropum, Periunthium fructiferum depresso-globosum, ore 



