108 CXLV. THYMEL^ACE^. [JHuthymdceem, 



nectivo angnsto. Disciis hypogynus 0. Ovarium sessile, aa^pius villosuiu, 1-locuIare ; stylus 

 filiformis, stigmate capitato penicillato. Fructus ovoideus, siccus, durus, perianthio persis- 

 tente basi aucto v. inflato inclusus v. periantliio fisso stipatus, rarius perianthio deciduo 

 nudatus, pericarpio crustaceo v. fere suberoso. Seminis testa membranacea, pericarpio 

 saepe adnata ; albumen ; cotyledones crasso-carnoste. — Frutices laxe ramosi v. scandentea. 

 Folia opposita v. subopposita, plana, membranacea v. coriacea, pennivenia. Flores 

 cymulosi, cymnlis nunc fere umbelliformibus in paniculam terminalem dispositis. 

 Bractese in pedimculo ssepius 2 suboppositfe, demum valde auctte membranacefe v. sub- 

 Bcariosse colorat^.' 



Species 5 v. 6, quanim 3 t. 4 Indise orientalis, 2 Brasllise borealis iacolse. Meissn. hi DenJcschr, 

 Bot. Gesellsch. Picgensb. iii. t. 7, et in Mart. Fl, Bras, v, i. t. 30. 



Characteres essentiales et liaLitus in speciebus Asiaticis et Americanis eidem, etsi fructns de 

 epecie in speciem paullo diversus. Periantliium fructiferum in L. dcoandro, Wall., quam in cjeteris 

 minus auctura, a latere fissum sed persistens ; in L. pcnicifloro, Oriff. (Pstljea dalhergmde, Miq. "Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. Suppl. 3o5) et L. scandente, Knrz (Enkleia, Griff. Notul iv. 363, Laaiosiphon scandms, 

 Meissn.) integrum remanet, fructu appressum ; in L. calophijUoide, Moissn., (LornosTOMA, Meissn. in 

 DC. Prod. xiv. 600) simile, sed cirm fructum laxius. Seminis testa in L. dccandro tenuis, a peri- 

 carpio subeohibilis, in L.;pmicijloro,L. scandente et L. calopliylloide arete adnata, in X. ovato, Meissn., 

 ignota, nee adhuc descripta in L. Siomense, Kurz in Flora 1870, 371, specie a nobis non visa. 



27. Blcranolepla, Planch, in Hooh Ic. PI. t. 798.— Flores hermapliroditi. Perianthii 

 tubus cylindraceus, elongatus, basi demum ampliatus, supra ovarium continuus; lobi 5, 

 patexitcB. Squamae ad faucem 10, petaloidese, basi in annulum subconnat^e, per paria 

 lobis oppositse iis parum breviores et cum illis patentes. Stamina 10, fauci infra squamas 

 affixie, filamentis breviter filiformibus- antliera; oblongte, connectivo dorsaH lato, loculis 

 in facie intcriore parallelis. Discus hypogynus cupularis, membranaceus v. carnosulus. 

 Ovarium breviter stipitatum, glabrum v. villosum, 1-loculare ; stylus clongatus, stigmate 

 oblongo V. clavato. Fructua globosus v. obovoidcus, perianthii basi arete inclusus, 

 parte superiore perianthii emarcida v. decidiia ; pericarpium indurato-crustaceum! 

 Seminis testa tenuis, pericarpio appressa v. adnata ; albumen ; cotyledones crasso- 

 carnos^, radicula minima intra basin cotyledonumretracta.— Frutices laxe ramosi. Folia 

 alterna, membranacea, pennivenia. Flores ad axillas sessiles, solitarii v. per 2-4 

 f asciculati . 



Species 2, Africae tropice incolse. Meissn. in DC, Prod, xiv. 599. 



Genus inflorescontia antherisque fere Sinttkiolce, habitus caiternm nti characteribus ab ea lougo 

 distat. In specie typiea flores tenucs fere glabri. ad axillas sreplssime solitarii. J). Mannil, Bail!., 

 Adans. xi. 302, videtur ejusdem varietas, flonbus ssepissime fasciculatis uoc alitor diiFcrt. Species 

 tamen altera in herb. Kew adc&t, a Mannio lecta, foliis longius acuminatis. floribus multo majoribus 

 dense cano-tomcntosis. 



28. Synaptolepis, Olw. in Hook, Ic. PI, t. 1074 et 1194.-Flores hermaphroditi. 

 Perianthii tubus cylindraceus, elongatus, basi demum ampliatus, supra ovarium continuus ; 

 lobi 5, patentes. Squamee faucis in annulum brevem erectum integerrimum v. brevissime 

 in loboa tnmcatos fissum connatje. Stamina 10, fauci infra annulum afRxa, filamentis 

 breviter filiformibus ; antheno oblongsB, connectivo dorsali lato, loculis in facie interiore 

 parallelis. Discus hypogynus breviter cupularis, tenuissime membranaceus. Ovai'ium 

 breviter stipitatum, 1-loculare ; stylus filiformis, elongatus, stigmate oblongo. Fructus 

 ovoideus v. oblongus, perianthii basi persistente carnosulo (nisi exocarpio ?) inclusus, peri- 

 carpio (potius quam endocarpio 1) crustaceo. Seminis testa membranacea, laxa (cndopleura 

 ad normam ordinis distincta) ; albumen ; cotyledones crassiusculx.— -Frutices divaricato- 

 ramosi v. scandentes. Folia alterna, ovata, membranacea v. subcoriacea, pennivenia. 

 Flores pauci, in cymulaa terminales v. in summis axHlis breviter pedunculatas v. sub- 

 sessilcs dispositi. 



Species 2, Africa; tropica' incolse. 



20. stephanodapune, BailL Adans. xi. 302.— Flores hermaphroditi. Perianthii tubus 



