186 CXLIV. PROTEACE^. [Banksieo!. 



Sweet, Fl. Austral, t. 3, 53. Flanch. Hort. Donat. t. 1. Hot. Mag. t. 1581, 1582, 3236, 4035, 4102, 

 4317, 4683 {ic. in Lem. Jard. Fleur. t. 226, et Fl. des Serres t. 728 repetita). Bot. Beg. t. Uo5. 

 Hemiclidia, B. Br. Proi. Nov. 40 est D. falcata, Br., ovulo altero abortiro demum in appcndicem 

 aliformem laminse interseminalis mutato. 



2. Ajihraymia. Integumenta exteriora inter semina inter S8 libera v. facile soliibilia, seniinibiis 

 adlia;rontia v. eoluta (lamina inter semina duplici v. 0). Involucra magna, squamis numerosis latis. 

 Bot. Mag. t. 3063, 3500, 3513. 



Oedo CXLV. 



Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 530. Baill. Hist. PI. vi. 100. Daphn-oide^, Endl. Gen. 329. Aquilabine;e 



Endl. Gen. 332. Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 579. 



Floras ^ hermapliroditi v. abortu polygami v. dioici, regulares. PeriantUum inferum, 

 tubo cybndraceo basi soepe circa ovarium latiore rarius iirceolato ; lobi (v. limbi segmenta) 

 4 V. 5 imbricata per anthesin patentia, SBqtialia v. rarius 2 interiora pauUo minora. Sguamce 

 n^ero loborum requales v. saepius dupto rarissime triplie, intra tubum uniseriatim 

 aftxa ad faucem v. in medio tubo v. prope basin tubi v. in pluribus genoribus 0. Stamina 

 numero loborum sequalia v. dupla, in uno genere dimidio pauciora supra medium tubum v 

 ad faucem affixa, qua lobis opposita so^pius altius quam quiB lobis alterna ; filamenta 

 fahformia brevia srepius brevissima, in paucis generibus antheris longiora. Anthers 

 erecta5_ y. dorso prope basin affix«j, 2-locuIares, loculis parallelis in facie interiore con- 

 nectivi latiusculi^. connective angustissimo v. inconspicuo contiguis, rima longitudinali 

 dehiscentibus. Dise,,s hypogynns annularis, cupularis, 4-5-squamatu3 y. 0. Omrium 

 sessile y. breyiter stipitatum, integrum, 1-loculare v. (in trib. 2 et 3) 2-loculare Stylus 

 nunc brevis v. brevissimus, nunc filifurmis elongatus, in ovario 1-loculari ssepius excen- 

 tricus mox sublateralis, in ovario 2-loculari centralis ; stigma terminale, capitatum y 



Inatron? "■ , / " V'''' " '" '^"'"1"° '°""'° ^' ''^'''■'^ ^^^'^ late^liter affixum 

 anatropum, pendulum, raphe ventrali. Fncctus exceptis Aqulla,'ieis indehiscons, nuccus 



baccatus y. drupaceus. Semen in fructu v. in locuKs solitarium, pendulum y. laterabter 

 aftxum, test^ Crustacea v. rarius membranacea, endoplcura membranacea bona distincta. 

 Albumen carnosum sat copiosum v. asepius parcnm v. 0. Embryo rectus ; cotyledones 

 camosaj, sajpius crassis, radicula brevi supera. 



Arbores fruticesye, rarissime herk-e annual tenuesque, libro tenaci filamentoso v 

 reticulato. Folia opposita y. sajpius alterna v. sparsa, integerrima, nunc numerosa parva 



pCr' ^'r 'T^'T"''"" "''"^P'''"^^' "™« ^^i°^^ V- ampla, pcnnivenia. Stipule 0. 



Flores capitati y. breyiter racemosi y. spicati, rarius solitarii, capitulis spicisve ad apices 



amorum v. m axilhs sessUibus v. rarius pedunculatis. Bracte« varia^, baud raro pauc." 



exteriores capitulum involucrantes. ' 



Species ad 360, in temperatis orbis veteris imprimis Africa austraUs regionis Mediterranean et 

 Australia numerosae, mter tropicos paueiores, in America tam boreali quam austral! plurim^, hand 



ord mbus ceteris eonnexua. Affimtotem cum Celastrincis et Bhamnaccis a Baill.nio indicatam non 



sentimus. 



ABXORMES 



fetamma ad 2 reducta m Pimelca, oc m Gonystylo. ^ 



Ovarium 4-Ioculare in Octol^ide, 4-5-locularo in Gony,iylo. 



