'^^ CL. BALANOPHORE^. [iJubalanophoreoi. 



Species U, Asipe orientalis tropica, Archipelagi Mal.iynni, Australise tropicse et ins. Nov. Hebri- 

 darum incol^. Eickl. in DC. Prod. xvii. 143. Grif. in Trans, Linn. Soc. ix. L 3 ad 7. RoyU, III. 

 PL Hhml t. 78 A. Hook, f. in Trcuis. Linn. Soc. xxli. t. \ ad 8. et t. 75. Hook. Ic, PL t. 205, 206, 

 {Laiigsdorffia). Jungh. et Gcepp, in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. sriii. SuppL i. 1. 1-3. Uiigcr In Ann. Wien. 

 Mus. li. t. 2. Beccan in Kuov. Gioni. Pot ItaL \. t 2 ad 4. Wedd. in Ann, 8c. Nat ser. 3, xiv. 

 t. 9. Hofmeist in Pringah, Jahrh. vi. 529, et in Neite Beitr, Emhryohild. t 14, 15. Embryo a nobis 



TlAn VI HIT c 



non visus. 



Tribtts VI. Langsdorffie^. 



6. Iiangsdorffia, Mart, in Eschioeg. Journ. v. Bras. ii. 178, et Nov. Gen. et Sp. iii. 181/ ^. 

 298, 299.— Spadices unisexuales v. androgyni. Flores dioici, rarius monoici. Fl. ^ : Peri- 

 anthii tubus cylindraceus, solidus ; lobi 3, ovati, concavi, valvati. Stamina 3, basi loborum 

 perianthii mserta, filamentis brevissimis connatis ; antberfe basifixaj, coh^rentes, cordato- 

 rotundatse, 2-locuiare3, loculis 2-loceUatis extrorsum dehiscentibus, rimis superne confiuen- 

 tibus; pollen subglobosum, 2-4-porosuni. Ovarii rudimenta 0. Fl. $ infeme inter se 

 confluentes, lineari-prismatici. Periantbium superum, elongate- tub ulosum, apice truncato 

 obscure lobulato. Ovarium l-loculare ; stylus liliformis, infeme perianthii tubo adnatus, 

 longe exsertus, superne stigmatosus, deciduus; bvulum ab apice loculi pendulum, integu- 

 mento de3titutum,ortliotropum ? Fructus e strato florum confluentium, endocarpiis crusta- 

 cei5. Seniina ad basin strati minima, pendula, oblonga, albumine copioso oleoso ; embryo 

 axihs, subglobosus, extremitate acutiore supera.— Herba dure carnosa, flava, cerigera, 

 aquamis floribusriue purpurascentibus ; rliizoma deforme v. elongatum, cylindraceum et 

 ramosum, ramis robustis tomentosis in volvas cupulares lobatas ampliatis. Pedunculi 

 breves, dense squamosi; squam.-e imbricate, triangulari-lanceolatte, rigidre, spadices 

 involucrantes, persistentes. Spadices ^ oblongi, ? hemisplumci. Flores ebracteati 

 et ebracteolati, ^ majusculi, processibus conicis (fl. $ impei-fectis) immixti ; $ stratum 

 continuum efformantes. 



Species 1, America axistralis tropieae incolge. Eichhr in PC. Prod. xvii. 140, et in Mart Fl 

 Bras. IV. ii. 1 1 ad 3. Bich. in Mem. Mus. Par. viii. t. 19. Hook. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxii. t. 2. 

 We^. in Ann. So. Nat ser. 5, xiv. 1 1 1 ,/ 48 ad 57. Karst in Nov. Act Nat Cur. xxvi. ii. t 63, 64. 

 Hofmeist. Neuc Beitrag. BnibryoUld. 1, if. 12. 



7. Thonningrla, VaU in Damk SelsJc. Skrivt vi. 124, t 6. (Conophyta, Sclmm. in 

 IseH, Eeis. nach Guinea, 283. Ha^matostrobus, EndL Gen. PL 76, in m>ia.)-Spadices 

 unisexuales. Flores dioici ?. Fl. ^ : Periantliium e squamulis 2-3 minutis Uneari-subulatis 

 pedxceJlo antherifero subclavato sparsis. Anther.^ 3-(.5 ?), line ari- elongate, in colunmam 

 pedicello continuara connatoe, apicibus demum liboris, 2-loculares, loculis 2-locellatis 

 extrorsum dcliiscentibus ; pollen globoso-trigonum, Fl. $: Perianthium superum, 

 tubulosum, ore (interdum oblique) 3-lobo v. obscure 2-3-dentato. Ovarium elongatum, 

 anguste cybndraceum, basi interdum tumidum; stylus crasse filiformis, elongatus^ 

 mfeme penanthio vaginatus, siiperne longe exsertus, stigmate obtuso ; ovula . 

 Fructus ima basi perianthii spadice immersus. Semina . . .—Herba camosa, sanguinea, 

 cerigera?; rhizoma cylindraceum, ramosum, hicillic nodosum, tomentosum v. glabratum, 

 ramorum apices in volvam brevissimam ampliati. Pedunculi breves v. elongati, squamis 

 imbricatis tecti ; squam?e triangulari-ovatse, basi pilosfe, superiores spadicem involucrantes, 

 summis sensim brevioribus, persistentes. Spadices i minores, depress o-hemisph^rici • 9 

 majores, hemispluerici v. globosi, Flores ebracteati v. bracteolis ad basin fl. d' minutis 

 5 stratum continuum efformantes. ' 



Species 1, Africie oceidcntalis tropica incola. Eichler in DC. Prod, xvii. 141. Hook. /. in Trans. 

 Linn. Soc. xxii. t. 3. 



■ TruU-.S VII. HELOSlDBiE. - . 



8. Snyballum, S.lwtt d Endl MdetBotSJ. 2. -Spadices unisexuales v. androgyni. 

 Flores monoici v. dioici. Fl. ^ : Perianthii tubus cylindraceus, basi intiis processu conico 



