FhyllantJiea.] CLI, EUPHORBIAOEiE. 287 



Fl. 3*: Calyx parvus, 5-fidns. Petala 5, valvataj crassa, extus convexa, intus apice crasso- 

 caniosa, infra medium concavaj linea elevata centrali quasi in locellos 2 divisa. Stamina 

 5, petalis alterna, filamentis brevibus diatinctia ; antherarum loculi majusculi, paralleli, 

 discreti, in alabastro in locellis petalorum contiguorum recepti. Ovarii rudiraentum 3-5- 

 Mum, lobis ultra petala in appendices lineares hamatas productis. Fl, $ : Calyx alte 

 6-fidus, petalis paullo brevior. Petala oVata, obtusa, concava, baud incrassata, leviter 

 imbricata. Ovarium subglobosum, S-sulcum, pubescens, 3-loculare ; styli distincti v. vix 

 baai connati, lineares, rigidulij erecti, indivisi, apice inflexi breviterque stigmatoso-dilatati; 

 ovula in loculis gemina, sub obturatore unico. — Fructus . . . Frutex v. arbor. Folia 

 alterna, petiolata, ampla, tenuiter coriaceaj integerrima, glabra, pennivenia. Racemi 

 axillares, foliis breviores, minute puberuli. Flores parvi, pedicellati, secus i-bacbin dissite 

 fasciculati, fasciculia plerisque androgynis, flore centrali fcemineo, creteris masculis, v. 

 interdum omnes masculi. 



Species unica, Bomeensis. 



Genus petalorum forma singulari Galearic(s accedit, diSert tamen racemis axillaribus monoicis et 

 ovulis in loculis geminis. 



Teibus V. Galearie^. 



69. Galearia, Zoll. et Mor. Verz. Zolling, Pjl. 19. (Bennetia, R. Br, in Benn. PI, Jat\ 

 Ear. 249, t. 50. Cremostachys, Tul in Ann. Sc, Nat. ser, 3, xv. 250.) — Flores dioici, 

 petaliferi. Discus 0. Fl. ^ : Calyx parvus, 5-dentatus v. 5-fidus. Petala 5, concava, 

 induplicata v. cucullata, subvalvata. Stamina 10, 2-seriata, filamentis crassiusculis liberis, 

 5 exterioribus petalis altcmis valde inflexis, 5 interioribus brevioribus petalis oppositis v. 

 bubinclusis ; antherarum loculi paralleli, distincti, nunc laterales requales contigui, nunc 

 inaiquales majore extrorsum late aperto interiore minore, nunc oblongi sequales a connec- 

 tivo penduli. Ovarii rudimentum staminibus subsequilongum. Fl. ? : Calyx luinutus. 

 Petala maris. Ovarium 2- rarius 3-loculare ; styli breves, patentes, 2-partiti,ramis tenu- 

 ibus ; ovula in loculis solitaria, jam sub anthesi latiora quam louga. Fructus dmpaceus, 

 transverse oblongus, exocarpio carnoso, endocarpio crustaceo 2-loculari v. abortu l-loc^ilari. 

 Semina transversim oblonga, compressa, testa membranacea ; albumen carnosum ; cotyle- 

 denes latfe, planse. — Arbusculee v. frutices glabri v, tenuiter puberuli. Folia alterna, 

 breviter petiolata, s.nepius ampla, integemma, pennivenia. Racemi terminales, tenues, 

 utriusque sexus elongati floriLundi. Flores parvi, c? sub bracteis glomerati subsessiles v. 

 longiuscule pedicellati, ? sub quaque bractea pauci v. solitarii. Bractea? minutee v. sub- 

 ulatfie. 



Species descriptse 12, nonniillae inter sc forte nimis affiues, aliae ctsi aspectu similes, quoad antheras 

 facile distinctae, omnes Indi« Malaccensis v. Arcbipelagi Malayan! incolae.— il/i/c/?. Arg. in DC. 

 Prod, XV. ii. 1036, sub Bennetia, nomen tamen anno 1852 (nee 1844) iu parte ultima Plantarum 

 Javanicarumeditum. Galeana i^ava. fix\no 1846 edita fuit, Crefnosfachi/s Anno 1851. Kurz, F&r,Fl. 



Brit. Bnmi. ii. 407. 



70. Microdesmls, Blanch, in Hook. Ic. PI, t, 758, et Fl, Mg! t, 26. — Flores dioici, 

 petaliferi. Fl. S : Calyx 5- (rarius 4- v. 6- l) partitus, segmentis leviter imbricatis. Petala 

 totidem, calyce longiora, contorto- imbricata. Stamina 5 v. 10, l-2'3eriata, receptaculu 

 carnoso imposita, seriei exterioris petalis alterna, filamentis liberis ; anthercc erect;e, 

 loculis parallelis v. subparallelis distinctis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarii rudi- 

 mentum columnare ovoideum V. 3-Mum. Fl. $ : Periantliium maris. Ovarium carnosum, 

 basi minute 2- v. rarius 3-loculare ; styli breves, 2-partiti, nunc brevissiuji, patuntes, 

 papilloso-laceri ; ovula in loculis solitaria. Drupa indehiscens, putamiue oaseo extus 

 rugoso. Semina late ovpidea, testa membranacea v. vix Crustacea ; albumen carnosum, 

 baud crassum ; cotyledones ovatte, planse. — Frutices ramis virgatis. Folia alterna, 

 breviter petiolata, integerrima v. breviter dentata, pennivenia, in specie Africana 5-andra 

 minute pellucido-punctata, in Asiatica 10-andra impunctata. Flores minimi, breviter 

 pedicellati, ad axillas fitsciculati, ^ ssepius numerosi, ? panci v. subsolitarii. 



