380 CLIII. URTICACE^. [Conocephakce . 



fruticesve lactescentes, nonnunquam supra arbores scandentes v. epiphytici. Folia 

 altema, petiolata, integerrima, coriacea, pennivenia v. 3-nervia ; stipulai interdum luajus- 

 culie, circa gemmam convolutse, cadxicissimse, Pedunculi in axillis solitarii v. gemini, 

 ^ ssepius dichotome paniculati, capitulis paucifloris, $ breviores, capitulum unicum 

 majus V. pauca subconferta ferentes. Flores utrinsque sexus in capitulis sessiles, 

 arctissime conferti at non concreti. Bractese sub floribus filiformes, apice dilatatiti 

 spathulatatj v. peltatse. 



Species enumeratse 18, pliires tameii corto reducendse, Americae australis inter tropicos iucola.'. 

 Tree, in Ann. Sc. NaL tier. 3, viii. 93, t 1. Walp. Ann. i. Qbo. Miq. Obs. PI. Fochc t, 3, et in Mart, 

 Fl, Bras^. iy. i. 131, t. 42 ad 45. VcBpp, ct EndL Nov, Gen. et Sp, ii. t. 147. 



GG. Conocephaius, Blum. Bljdr. 483. — Flores dioici, globoso-capitati. Fl. <J : Peri- 

 anthium tubuloso-turbinatum, 4-fiduin v. fere 4-partitum, lobis apice obtusis concavis 

 valvatis. Stamina 4, filamentis erectis brevibus, v. perianthio longioribus ; autherie 

 oblongfe, exsertse. Ovarii rudimentum coluimuire v. clavatum. Fl. $ : Perianthium 

 clavato-tubulosuin, angustuin, obtusum, lobis 4 brevibus concavis crassiusculis. 

 Ovarium inchisum ; stylus brevis, indivisus, apice stigmatoso exnerto lineari obliqno v. 

 recurvo ; ovulum a basi erectum, orthotropum. Fructus perianthio parum aucto tenuiter 

 subcamoso inclusus, oblongo-ovatus, compressus ; pericarpium chartaceum, facile 2-valve. 

 Semen erectum, testa membranacea ; albumen pertenue v. ; embryo rectus, cotyledon- 

 ibus ovatis lequalibus, radicula brevi supera. — Frutices ssepe alte scandentes. Folia 

 altema, petiolata, sjepius ampla, coriacea, integerrima, subtns sfepius a basi prominenter 

 pennivenia ; stipula; in unam intrapetiolarem connatas. Inflorescentite axillares. Pedunculi 

 (Jsi3epiu3 ramosissimi, capitulis parvis. Capitula $ fructifera nunc 1-1 J poll, diametro, in 

 pedunculo brevi subsolitaria, nunc vix | poll, diametro, in pedunculo plura. Flores ^ 

 arete sessiles, $ stepius breviter pedicellati. Adsunt etiam species 2 foliis tenuioribus 

 angustioribus basi 3-nerviis, capitulis ^ ad axillas 2 tantum v. paucis breviter peduncu- 

 latis, $ geminis brevissime pcdunculatls. 



Species ad 10, Indise orientalis et Archipelagi MaLijaiii inculio. Bemh PL Jav. Bar. 47, t. 12, 

 Tree, in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. Z, viii. 87, L 2. Walp. Ann. i. 604. Miq. FL hid. Bat. Suppl. 416 

 JVi'^/it, Ic. L 1059. 



67. Poarouma, Anhl. FL Gxd. ii. 801, t. 341.— Flores dioici, ^ in glomeriAoa sen capi- 

 tula cymoso-paniculata disposita, $ cymosi. Fl. ^ : Perianthium ovoideum obovoideum 

 V. depresso-globosum, 3-4-dentatum v. lobatum, lobis subvalvatis. Stamina 3-4, fila- 

 mentis erectis liberis v. basi connatis ; antherse ovat?e. Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. ? : 

 Perianthium tubulosuiu, crassiusculum, apice forauiinc niinuto pertusum. Ovarium 

 inclusum ; stylus brevis, stigmate exserto peltato-discoideo dense papilloso ; ovulum supra 

 basin lateraliter affixum, ascendens, breviter amphitropum, micropyle terminali. Fructus 

 ovoideus, perianthio aucto camosulo v. succulento incluaua, erectus ; pericarpium crusta- 

 ceum V. induratum. Semen supra basin lateraliter affixum, funiculo a basi loculi erecto, 

 apice s?epe incrassato, testa membranacea circa hilum crassiore (albumine tenui obducta 1) ; 

 embryo rectus, cotyledonibus crassis oblongis, radicula supera minima. — Arbores. Folia 

 altema, longe petiolata, indivisa v. interdum in eadem arbore palmatim 3-5-fida v. par- 

 tita, cseterum pennivenia, venis primariis parallelis valde elevatis subplicata, integerrima, 

 coriacea, subtns saepe nivea v. molliter tomentosa ; stipulse magnfe, in unam intra- 

 petiolarem spathiformem connatee, caducissim?e. Pedunc^ili axillares, solitarii v. gemini, 

 utriusque sexus cymoso-ramosi. Capitula v. glomeruli ^ numerosa. Flores $ secua 

 ramulos cymie sessiles, approximati. Fructus maturi distinct!, erecti, quam in cteteris 

 generibus ssepius multo majores. 



Species enumeratae ad 20, Americse australis inter tropicos incolse. Trfc. in Ann. Sc. Nat. icr. 3, 

 viii. 101, t. 2. Walp. Ann. i. 656. Miq. in Mart. FL Bras. \y. i. 123, t. 30 ad 41. Poepp, ct EndL 

 Nov, Gen. et Sp. ii. t. 141. Karst. FL Colomh. ii. t, 110. 



