206 CXLTIII. LORAKTHACE^. 



1. NuTTSiA. Fnictus subsiccus, late $-als.tus.~-Atistndia mistro-occid. 



2. LoHANTHus. Fnictus non alatus s^puis haccnius r. druT^acQxiii.—Jrca tola ordinia Amer. 

 bor. excepta. 



Tribus II. Visceee. Florea omnes unisexuules. Perianthium simplex, calycis margine uullo 

 conspicuo. 



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* AnthertB in medio segmento sessiks, adnat<s v. medijix^ et demum explanat(S. 



3. Vtscum. Flores ad axillas v. ad apices ramorum fasciculati, rarius solitarii. Anthers 

 lat», adnatse, facie interiore co-ipoTos^.—Europa, Asia, Africa, Attstralasia. 



4. Arcettthobium. Flores in axillis squamarum oppositarum eonnatanim utrinqiie solitarii. 

 Autherse medifixsE-, rima transversa dehiscentes, demum orbiculat^. Fructus demum ba&i circum- 

 ecissus.— Z'Mro^a, Asia occid., A77ter. hor., Mexico. 



5. Denmophthora. Floros inter urticulationes spicse ad utrumque latusrliacheos 1-seriatim 

 (rarius lirovissime 2-soriatim) superpositi. Antlierse medifixge, rima transversa dehiscentes, 

 dennim orbiculatse. — Ind. occid., Amcr. cenir., Columbia. 



** AiUlhcra ad basin segnientortim filamento brevissimo fidt(B v. stihsessiles, erects. 



6. Phoradenduon. Flores inter articulationes spicse ad utnimque latua rhacheos 2-qc- 

 seriatim superpositse, rarius in spica breviasima 3-4. Anthers vertice 2-loculares, luculis 

 longitudinaliter delii s cent i bus.— ^?^i(?r. bor. et austr. 



7. NoTOTHixos. Capitula 3-7-flora, in racemo v. spica opposita v. in pedunculo solitaria, 

 inflorescentia in dichotomiis terminali. Anthera; vertice transvrrsim deliisceutes, obscure 

 GO-locelkti. Fruticuli auroo-tomentosi v. canescentes, fuliis oppositis.— Z(.;^/«?iW, Australia. 



8. GiNALLOA. Verticillastri 2-10-flori, in spicis asillaribus terminalibusve dissiti, Antherse 

 distincte 2-loculares. Fmtices glabri, foliis oppositis.— ^^/a trop. 



9. Erkmolepis. Spicul^eparvae^uniscxuales, ad axillas scssiles. Antheranun loculi distincti 

 parallel!. Folia alterna. — Amer. austr., Ind. occid. 



10. EuBRACHiON. Spiculse androgyne, in ramis aphyllis alternse. Antherarum loculi distinct! 

 parallel!. Ramuli novelli squamis alternis peltatis m^iT\xct\.— Brasilia, Vmguay. 



*** Filamenia filiformia, antheris 2-lo&iilanhus multo hngiora. 



11. TuPEiA. Perianthium fl. ^ 4-5-paj-titum. Discus 0. Stylus columnaris. Albumen 

 copiosum. Folia opposita.— iVby. Zel. 



12. Lepidoceras, Perianthium fl. <? 4-5-partitum. Discus carnobus. Stylus abbreviatus. 

 Albumen 0. Folia opposita.— Per w?;/rt, Chile. 



n. Antidaphne. Perianthium in fl. ^ 0. Discus carnosus. Stylus brevissimus. Albumen 

 copiosum. Folia alterna. — Columbia, Pcruvia. 



GENERA EXCLUSA. 



Hensiowia, Blume, et Myzodendkon, Banks, frutices parasitici olim sub Loranfhaccis inolusi ob 

 ovarii structuram nunc ad Santalaceas referentur, * 



TKIBtJS 1. ErLOEAN-THE^. 



1. Wuytsia, n. Br. in Journ, Geogr. Soc. i. 17; Bot. Worh, I 308.— Flores hermaphro- 

 diti. Perianthium duplex. Calycis tubus ovario adnatus ; limbus parvus, in^qualiter 

 G-dentatus, Petala 6, liiiearia, libera, erecta, apice breviter patentia. Stamina baai 

 petalorum affixa, filamentis filiformibus ; antherse ovate- oblongs, dorsifixie versatiles 

 loculis parallelis diatinctis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Discus 0. Ovarium inferum 

 ad normam ordinis ; stylus elongatus, sti^ate parvo terminali. Fructus subdrupacuus 

 extus aha 3 longitudinalibus latiuaculis coriaceia inatructus, endocarpio intus l^vi' 

 fimbiyo m albuinuie copioso canioso tenuia; rectus, cotyledonibus 2-4 ina^quaUbuaradicula 

 supera longioribus—Arbor terreatris, glaberrima. Folia alterna, lineaiia, craasa. Flores 

 ternatim mtra bracteam bracteolasque sesailes, ternationibus pediccllatia racemosis, 

 racemis dense flonbundia, in axillis aummis v. ad apices ramorum confertis. 



Species 1, Australia austro-occidentalis incola. Meutk. Fl. Austral, iii. 387. labill, PL Nov. 



