' 232 . CL. BALANOPHORE^. 



Ordo CL. BAIiANOPHOREJE. 



Endl. Gen. PI. 72. Hook. f. in Trans. Linn. See. xxii. 1. Balanophoraceje, Lindl. Veg. Kiiigd. 89. 



Eiehler in DC. Prod, xvii, 117. 



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Flores unisexuales, rarissime hennaphroditij in inflorescentias {spadices dictas), siinplices 

 rarissirae ramosaa unisexuales v. androgynas defisissime conferti. Fl. ^ nudi,v. perianthio 

 3-8-lobo lobis valvatis instructi. Stamina in fluribus achlamydeis solitaria v. 2-na, in 

 floribTis perianthio instructis stepiasime lobis ejus opposita, rarissime 1 v. 2 ; filamenta 

 libera v. in tubum v. columnam connata. Anthers in floribiis achlamydeis basi v. dorso 

 ftffixte, normalea, 2-loculare3, rirais lateralibns v. anticis dehiscentes, in cteteris basifixce, 

 libcraj V. in capitulum connatsc, 2-loculares v. 4-oo-locelIat£e, loculia locellisve poris rimisve 

 anticis posticis terminalibusve dehiycentibus v. irregiilariter ruptis; pollen globose- 

 trigomim, rarius ellipsoideum. FL $ : Perianthinm 0, v. ovario arete adnatnm, limbo 

 parvo supero tnuicato 2-labiato v. tubuloso, rarius e segmentis lineari-clavatis subu- 

 latisve ovario adnatis. Ovarium globosum v. ellipsoideum et compressum, v. prismatieo- 

 obovoideum, 1-3-loculare, loculis parvis. Styli terminales ; v. 1 fiUformis v. subclavatus, 

 V. 2 breves v. elongati, stigmalibus sinipHcibus v. capitellatis, rarissime stigma sessile dis- 

 coideum. Oimla m loculis solitaria, sa^pissime pendula, nuda v. integiimento unico instructa 

 V. ad sacculum embiyonalem reducta, anatropa, semianatropa v. atropa, f uniculo brevissimo 

 v. 0. Fruckis parvus, ovario conformis sed paullo major, nuceus, oninino crustaceus v. extus 

 carnosidus v. coriaceus, 1-locularis loculo miuuto, 1-spermus. Semsn loculum implens, 

 globosum V. compressum, rarius oblongum ; testa tenuissima v. 0, rarissime crassiuscula. 

 A (bumen deunum, oleosum, rarius amylaceum. Embryo microscopicus, apicem versus seminis 

 situs v. subcentrahs, rarissime lateralis, pyriformis clavatus v. subglobosus, indivisus 



Herba- camosa;, radieibus parasiticfe, fuscse flavai rubrfe v. rarius subviolacere 

 perennes v. monocarpicee, stomatibus et chlorophyllo destitut.-e, parenchymate amylifero 

 V. cenfero sclerogyne 3a3pe farcto. Rhizomata tuberosa, simplicia v. lobata, interdum 

 ramos cy indraceos glabros v. tomentosos emittentia, nuda v.squamosa, epi- v. hypo-ga^a, ad 

 basin pedunculorum saspe in yolvani brovem v. elongatam coriaceo-carnosam lobatam 

 desmentia. Peduncuh breves v. elongati, cylindracei, nudi v. annulo cincti v. rariter 

 squamis doozduis v. persistentibus instructi. Spadices ovoidei clavati cylindracei globosi 

 v. lusitormes, simphces v. processibus mammillifoi-mibus floriferis elongatis v. depla- 

 natis onusti, in uno generc ramosi, in altero ad apicem pedunculi fasciculati. Bracte.^ 

 spadicis V. numeros^e, nunc unguiculafee ovat^ et imbricat.-e, nunc stipitat^ hexao-ono^ 

 pyramidatie et valvatim coha3rentes, decidu^e ; in Mystropetah solo flores modo normali 

 bracteati et 2-bracteolati. Flores parvi v. $ pr«)sertim minuti et stratum continuum non 

 raro pilis articulatis densissime confertis immixti form antes ; <? smpius multo majores, 

 nunc fo^mineis mtermixti, nunc in parte inferiore v. superiore spadicis numerosiores. 



Species ad 35, pler^que sylvis prim^vis humidis montinm et convalliu.a tropicaram ubri^, puucie 

 austro-Afncanse, una Mediterranea, altera Novo-Zelandica. 



Formae abnormes indicantur in eharacteribus nostris trlbuuni, quarum pUires monotyplc* v. e 

 genenbusperpaucis eonstantes inter se longe differunt. 



Ordo habi^i naturalis. sed quoad flores ntriusue * sexus et fructum polymorphus, Raloragch 

 evKienter affinis, nam Cpwmorum Hippuridl accedit et Lophophytum Gunner<^, denique 

 indole ovani et ovuloram Helosldcce et Lophophytece Santcdacca, affinesqnc in mentem rovocant. 

 Auctorom sent^ntise valde differunt quoad florum femineorum compositionem in lang.^orfficis. 

 olTr '^J''^'^''^'^^''^' "b^ ^^ Hofmeistero et Eiehlero constant ex ovario nudo appendicibus 

 Idnatf] >■. ^PP^"^^^^« *^"^^" ^^' «"^°ib"s auctoribus prioribus pro limbo supero perianthli 

 ^PnH tv '*''','• - •'"' q«3estionis solutio qua^renda est in obsen-atione floris f<Bminei incre- 

 ^.v nifhi Vr' ■'^^"'' ^^ Hppendicium serior, nobis indicare videtur liarum originem ven.m ex 

 peiiantiiio. Ovarn et ovub. structura in plerisque generibus longe diffidUus explaaatur, et aub 



