42G CLXV. CONIFER.^. ICnpressinete,- 



ovulis ternis setninibus 2-alatis. Parlat. in DC. Prod. xvi. ii. 463. Lemairc, Illustr. Horticx. 

 Misc. 30 cum U\ Fl. des Serves vii. 130, cum ic, a Bot. Mag, repetita; altera Tasmanica, pariter 

 montana, F. Archeri, Benth., frutescens* erecta, foliis amentique ? squamis oppositis decussatis, 

 antheris saepius 24ocularibus, ovulis geminis rarius ternis, seminibiis 3-alatis. Benth. Fh Austral, 

 \\. 240 {Diselma). Numerus partium vix semper constans vidotur et eliamcteres essentiales in 

 iitraque specie eidem, 



■ 4. Xiibocedrus* E')idl. Syn. Conif. 42. — Flores monoici v. dioici, ^ terminales, solitarii. 

 Staminum columna intra folia ultima subsessilisj globosa v. ovoidea ; antherso decussatim 

 oppositfe, GO-seriatsej stipite bre\a ; connectivi appendicula squamiformis late ovata v. 

 orbiculata, leviter peltata ; loculi ssepius 4, subglobosi, deorsum 2-Yalves. Amenta $ 

 subglobosa ovoidea v. oblonga, iu ramulis brevibus solitaria ; squamse 4, rarius 6, decus- 

 satim oppositse, breviter v. longe acuminatse, pauciseriates, paris infimi breviores v. angus- 

 tiores vacuse, paris seqnentis iiiajores, ovatpe v. oblongoe, floriferie ; summje vacuce in 2 

 tantum speciebus adsunt ; fertiles fere ad apicem lamina ovulifera adnata carnoso- 

 incrassatw. Ovula ad basin squamarum fertilium seepius 2, erecta. Strobilus ovoideus 

 y. oblongus, squamis induratis ovoideis v. oblongis sub apice bractepe apice nunc bre- 

 vissime acaiminatis nunc longe cornutisj in strobilo mature hiantibus post seuiina delapsa 

 diu persistcntibus apice ssepius recurvis. Se]4ina sauiaroidea, testa coriacea oblonga 

 superne uno latere in alani longam obliquam membranaceam erectam producta, latere 

 altcro rarius angustissime alata ; embryo normalis. — Arbores sempervirentes, liabitu Thuyre. 

 Folia squamiformia, opposita, quadrifariam imbricata, nunc omnia tequaliter decussata 

 apprcssa v. patentia, nunc in ramulis complanatis lateralia alte carinata, facialia planiora 

 V. plana minoraque. Strobili maturi 4-8 lin. longi. 



Species bene not?e 8, qiiarum 2 Cliilenses, 2 Novo-Zclandicse, 1 Xovo-Calodoaica, 1 Japonica, 

 1 Chinensis, 1 Califoniica. Parlat in DC, Prod. xvi. ii. 453. Brongn. et Oris iu Bull. Hoc. Bot. 

 Fr. xviii. 140. HooJc. Loud. Journ. i. t. 18, ii. t. 4, iii. t, 4 {Thuya). Poepp. et Endl. Nov. Gen. et 

 Sp. iii. t. 220 {Thuya). 



Genus Thii}/is nimis affine, imprimis seminibus samaroideis superne 1-aIatis distinguitur, et quoad 

 species plerasque defeetu squamarum sti-obili interiorum sterilium. Species inter se formas v^Ide 

 diversas exhibent. Folia in L. chileuse, L. Do7iinna, L. decurrenic &% L. ruavrohplde in ramulia 

 complanatis dimorpha, lateralia late carinata, facialia parra plana, in L. tetragona ct L. Bidwilli 

 omnia poqualiter decussata. Strobili squamjc in L. Doniana, L. tetragona et L. Bidwilli dorso longe 

 cornut», in X. cMense, L. decurrcnte et L. macrolepide sub apice minute mucronata?. 



HKViJEjaA, C.KochyDaidj-ol.u.ii.l';^ {L. dccurrcns e California), et Calocedrus, S. Ktirs in 

 Tnm. Journ. Bot, 1873, 19C, t. 133 (Z. macrolepts e prov. Yunan Chinse), seminibus et characteribus 

 essentialibus Lihoccdri, a cseteris speciebus diiferunt squamis interioribus strobili bene evolutis 

 etsi vacuis, et fere medium tenent inter Thuyam et Liboc^drum, 



5. Thuya, Xfjwi. Gen. n. 1078 (Thuja). —Flores monoici, ^ terminales solitaiii. Stami- 

 num columna intra folia ultima subsessilis, parva, subglobosa \ anthers decussatim opposite, 

 sa3piu3 2-3-seriati^, stipite brevi ; connectivi appendicula squamiformis orbiculata, leviter 

 peltata, staminum superiorum interdum minima ; loculi 2-4, subglobosj, deorsum 2- 

 valves. Amenta? ovoidea v. oblonga, in ramulis brevibus solitaiia ; squamae decussatim 

 opposite, oc-seriata^, paris infimi rarius parium 2 inferiorum vacupe ssepiusque breviores, 

 parium 1-8 iutermediorum majores floriferfe, paris intimi v. rarissime 2 intimorum 

 angustte, vacuee, hand raro basi connatjt, fertilcs introrsum pro maxima parte lamina 

 ovulifera adnata carnoso-incrassata;. O^-ula ad basin squamarum fertilium 2-3 rarius 5 

 erecta. Strobilus ovoideus v. oblongus, rariua giobosus, squamis coriaceis induratis vix 

 tamen lignosis siepius oblongis sub apice bracteaj apice mucronulatis, v. apice crasso- 

 conicis mncrone oblitorato, in strobilo maturo laxiusculis, post semina delapsa diu persis- 

 tentibus. Semina sub squamis fertilibus 2-3, rarius 4-5, testa coriacea oblonga utrinque 

 in alam latam v. angustam expansa v. exalata ; embryo normalis.— Arbores fruticesve 

 Sempervirentes. Folia parva, opposita, squamiformia, appressa, quadrifariam imbricata, 

 omnia subsequalia v. ssepius in ramulis complanatis lateralia alte carinata, facialia planiora 

 V. plana minoraque. Strobili maturi rarius aemipollicem longitudine excedunt. 



