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63. Myriantbus, Beaiiv. Ft. Ow. et Ben. I 16, quoad pi. ^ t. 11, excl fr. t. 12. 

 (Dicranostachys, Tree, in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 3, viii.- 85, t. 1.)— Fiores dioici (v. mouoici ?), 

 ^ in spicas repetiter ramoaissinias dispositi, $ globoso-capitati. Fl. (^ : Perianthium 

 breve, 3-4-fidumj lobis latis irabricatis. Stainina 3-4, tilamentis brevibus erectis liberis 

 V. inter se varie connatis ; autlier^e exscrtas, oblongse. Ovarii niclimentum 0. Fl. ? : 

 Perianthium ovoideum v. obovoideum, vertice ore parvo pertusuiu. Ovarium rectum, 

 inclusum ; stylus breviter inclusus, apice stigmatoso exserto lineari recurvo ; ovulum ab 

 apice pendulum. Periantliia fructifera in capitulum sen syncarpium arete confei-ta et basi 

 subconnata, pro maxima parte libera, acuta v. truncata, carnosula, fnictus includentia, 

 V. demum apice decidua fructum nudantia ; pericarpiuiu (au endocarpium cxocarpio cum 

 perianthio concreto ?) durum, ovatum, compressiusculum, acutum. Semen conforme, 

 testa membranacoa ; albumen 0, cotyledones crasso-carnoste, subsequales, radicula 

 minima supera.— Arbores. Folia alterna, ampla, indiA^sa v. 3- v. 5-lobata partita v. 

 foliolata, folio segmentisve argute dentatis coriaceis promincnter penniveniis subtus s?epe 

 niveis ; stipulee intrapetiolares, connatse, magnse v. breves, caducissimse. Peduuculi ^ 

 repetiter dichotomi, paniculam amplam cyraiformem formantes, ramulis idtimis brevibus 

 floribus dense obtectia. Pedunculi $ breves, solitarii, capitulum unicum ferentes. 



Species 4, Africa tropicfc inco!ro. In specie typica foliis digitatim partitis, cujus .specimina 

 florida utriusqiie scxus et fructus jam valde atiotos a Bartero et a Mannio coUecta et fructus matures 

 ■a "WehviLKchio acceplmus, perianthia_fructifera apico lata obtusissima t. retusa. In M. {JJicrmio- 

 stachydc, Tul.) sermta, foliis Ijidivisis, fructuy maturus ignotns eat, sed jant* post anthesin auetus 

 perianthia ostondit apice acute prominentia. In specie altera inedita folia variant indirisa v. 3-partita, 

 et in quarta pariter inedita 5-7-partita sunt. In omnibus florum structura eadem est. " Fnictus a 

 Beauvois delineatus I.e. t. 12, evidenter ad stirpem longe alienam pertinet. 



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64, IWusanga, B. Br. App. Tucl:. Congo, 453.— Flores dioici, ^ in caprtula globosa 

 paniculata dispositi, ^ in massam ovatam v. obovatam confei*ti. Fl. ^ : Perianthium 

 ovoideo-tubulosum, ore truncatum. Stamen 1, filamen'to recto ; anthera brevia, exserta. 

 Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. ? : Perianthium lineari-clavatnm, vertice foramine minuto 

 pertusum. 'Ovarium in fundo perianthii breve; stylus filiformis, indivisus, apice stig- 

 matoso breviter exserto acuto ; ovulum a basi erectum, orthotropum. Ach^^nium 

 perianthio parum aucto fibroso-carnoso apice crasso inclusum ; pericarpium crustaceum, 

 durum, nitidum. Semen conforme, erectum, testa membranacea ; albumen tenue ; 

 embryo rectus, cotylodonibus oblongis a3qualibus, radicula brevi supera. — Arbor excelsa, 

 habitu Cecropim. Folia alterna, longe petiolata, ampla, peltata, in segmenta 13-15 fere 

 ad basin radiatim divisa, segmentis integerrimis subtus prominenter penniveniis, venulis 

 transversis tenuissimis ; stipulse magnse, in unam intrapetiolarem connatse, inflores- 

 centias juniores includentes, mox decidua3. Panicul^ <? ad axillas solitarise, breviter 

 pedunculat£e, repetito-ramosiasimae, capitulis parvis numerosissiinis. Bracte?e intra 

 capitula sub floribus minimis filiformes, apice subpeltato-dilatatse. Spicai ? ad axillas 

 geminre, pedunculat^e, magnse, ovatse v. oblongaa, compressie, floribus minutis numero- 

 sisaimis receptaculum carnosum undique densissime obtegentibus bracteis subulatis inter- 



stinctis. 



Species 1, Africf^ tropicm occidentalis ^ncola. Beim. PL Jav. Bar, 49, 



66. coussapoa, J:tiW. PZ. GvA. ii. 955, L 362, 363.— Flores dioici, globoso-capitati. 

 Fl. t? : Perianthium tubulosum v. subclavatum, 3-dentatum 3-fidum v. 3-partitum, lobis 

 imbricatis. Stamina 1 v. 2, fllamentis connatis in columnam erectam ; antherje ovataj. 

 Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. $ : Perianthium tubulosum v. clavatum, apice foramine 

 minimo pertusum v. 3-dentatum. Ovai-ium inclusum; stylus inclusu-s, stigmate solo 

 exserto subpeltato penicillato-capitato indiviso ; ovulum erectum, orthotropum. Peri- 

 anthia fructifera paullo aucta, apicom versus carnosula. Fructus inclusus, oblongus ; 

 pericarpium caruosulum v. succuleutum fere gelatinosum ; endocarpium crustaceum V. 

 duriusculum, facile in valvas 2 solubile. Semen conforme, testa membranacea ; albumen 

 0; embryo rectus, cotyledonibus ovatis v. oblongis, radicula brevi supera. — Arbores 



