348 CLIII. URTICACE^. 



dense spicati glomerato-capitati v. rarms dissiti, spicis capitulisque <? in pedunculo oo ssepius nume- 



rosis, ? paucioribus solitariisve. Staminum filamenta recta v. vix apice inflexa, antheris jam in 



alabastro erectis. Perianthium $ foraraine minuto pertusum v. rarius 4-fidum. Stylus indivisus 



stigmate penieillato peltato v. linear! ; ovulmn basi v. prope basin affixum, erectum, orthotropum v. 



bre^-iter amphitropum. 



Tribus Artocarpeas cum JJrticeis arete connectens. Flores <? priorum, ? et fmetus potins 



Urticcarum. 



62. Cecropia. Flores utriusque sexus densissime cylindraceo-spicati, spicis intra bracteam 

 spathi^'ormem deciduam 2-60. Folia peltata, radiatim 7-13-loba v. partita. — Amer. trop. 



63. Myhianthus. Inflorescentia $ repetito-ramosissima, floribus inramnlis ultimis breviter 

 oblongo-apicatis. Capitula $ solitaria, globosa. Folia argute dentata, indivisa v. 3-5-partita 

 T. lobata. — Afr. trop. 



64. MusANGA. Inflorescentia (? repetito-ramosissima, floribus in ramulis ultimis globoso- 

 capitatis. Flores ? minuti, numerosissimi, in massam ovatam v. obovatam conferti. Folia 

 radiatim oo-partita. — Afr, trop, 



65. CoussAPOA. Capitula utriusque sexus globosa, (J parvula ssepius diehotome paniculata; 

 ? solitaria v. pauca, ssepe majora. Stigma capitato-penicillatum. Folia indivisa, integerrima, 



penniTenia v. 3-nervia. — Avier, trop. 



66. CoNOCEPHALUS. Capitula utriusque sexus globosa, $ ssepius parva confertim paniculata, 

 ? solitaria v. pauca, majora v. magna. Stigma lineare. Folia indivisa, integerrima, penni- 

 venia v. rarius 3-nervia. — IntH. or., ArcMp. Malay. 



67. PoUHOuMA. Inflorescentia utriusque sexus cymosa, floribus <? in cjma glomerulatis $ 

 disaitis. Ovulum lateraliter supra basin affixum, ascendens micropyle supera, Fructus ssepius 

 pro ordine magni, erecti, distincti. Folia indivisa v. palmatim 3-5-fida t. partita. — Amer. 

 trojp. 



Trlbns VIZ. Vrtlcese. Herbse frutices v. rarius arbores. Flores unisexuales rarissime (in 

 ParzWflrfrt) polygami, glomerati sparsi v. in receptaculo carnosulo v. explanato conferti, rarius in 

 involucro pauci v. solitarii, glomerulis floribusve ad axillas cymosis paniculatis v. confertis sessili- 

 busque. Staminum filamenta in alabastro inflexa antberis reversis, per anthesin porrecta exserta 

 antheris erectis; antlierae ovatse. Stylus indivisus, stigmate eapitato-penicillato v. plus minus 

 elnngato ; ovulum basi v. juxta basin aflfixum, erectum v. adscendens, orthotropum v. bre'vissime 

 amphitropum. Achgenium parvum. 



In hujus tribus ordinatione Monographiara egregiam Weddellii (Parisiis 1856) in Prodromo Can- 

 dolleano perfectam fere undique secuti sumus. Cystolithae, a Weddellio prsecipue commentatae, in 

 hac tribu prse aliis conspicuse, in Flmtrya et in Procridihm plurimis lineares sunt, in Mynocarpo in- 

 signiter radiantes, in generibus cseteris punctiformos v. hinc inde oblongse v. fusiformes, vix tamen 

 in eodem gcnere semper conformes. 



Subtribus 1. Urerese. Herbts frutices v. rarius arbores, pilis urentihus v. stimuUs saipissime armati. 

 Flores cymidosi, $ i-b-meri rarius 2~S-mcri, ovarii rudimento evoluto. Perianthium $ 2-5-lobum v. 

 pariifum, ah ach^Jiio liherum. 



Excepta : Periinthium ? in Hesperocnide et rarissime in Urera more JBcehmeriearum tubulosum, 

 ore contracto minute dentato. 



* Ackanium rectum. Stipula laterales, libera. 



68. Urtica, Herbse foliis oppositis. Perianthium $ 4-partitum, segmentis exterioribiis 

 minoribus. Stigma penicillato-capitatum. — Orbis utriusqiie reg. tmip. et subfrop. 



69. Hesperocxidr. Herbie annupe, foliis oppositis. Perianthium $ subclausum, ovarium et 

 achseniura arete includens. Stigma penicillato-capitatum. — Amer. bar., ins. Sandw. 



70. Nanocnide. Herbse annuse, foliis altemis. Perianthium $ 4-partitum, segmentis 

 exterioribus latioribus carinatis. Stigma penicillato-capitatum. — Japonia et ins. Asits or. 



♦♦ Acha^nium obliquum.- Stip^da {excepta Obetia) intra petiolum plus minus connata. 



Folia alterna. 



71. Obetia. Arbores fruticosve. Perianthii ? segmonta4,membraDacea,interioribusniaioribu3 

 cirwi frucUuii auctif^. Stigma oi'loriguni. Cymfp <^ laxflp, 9 cjipitatic i^essilee. — Madagasc. 



72. Fleukya. Eerbae annuae. Perianthii $ segmenta 4 sequalia v. inaequaiia, achienio 



