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2. Aclisia, staminibus perfeetis 3, ovarii loeulis oc-ovulatis. Acrrr, E. Mey.; Presl, Rel. Hank. 
i. 137, t. 25. 
3. Pheocarya, C. B. Clarke, cube perfectis 3, ovarii loculis 2-ovulatis. Species una, 
Assamica. 
2, Palisota, Reichb. Consp. 59, nomen, tantum ;. .Endl. Gen. 195. (Duchekia, Kostel. 
Med. Pharm. Fl. i.213.)—Sepala petalaque distincta, subsqualia, concoloria, patentia, 
sepalo extimo paullo majore magisque concavo. Stamina perfecta 3, filamentis linearibus 
nudis ; antherz oblong:e, una ssepius paullo diversa filamento longiore, loculis parallelis ; 
staminodia 2 v. 3, breviter filiformia, pilis longis moniliformibus penicilata. Ovarium 
sessile, 3-loculare, loculis 2-8-ovulatis, postico ssepe minore interdum vacuo. Fructus 
ovoideus, carnosulus v. baccatus, nec nitidus, indehiscens. Semina in loculis pauca, 
1-2-seriatim. superposita, quadrata v. pyramidata, testa levi v. parum rugosa ; embryo 
horizontalis.—Caulis nunc 1 , nunc elongatus validus. Folia ad apicem caulis 
conferta, vaginis imbricatis spe longe pilosis, lamina ampla. Pedunculi in fasciculo 
foliorum 1-2, lam anguste thyrsoid nunc dense obl v. cylind 
nunc elongatam laxioremque ferentes. Flores parvuli, numerosi, in cymis simplicibus 
scorpioideis secus rhachin simplicem pedicellatis dispositi, in cyma sessilibus v. brevis- 
sime pedicellatis. Bractec sub cymis nune ovate subimbricatz diu persistentes, nunc 
caducissimre minimse v. 0. Baccze nunc coccinez, nunc ccrulecw. 
Species 8, Africze tropicze incolze, a Clarkeo in sectiones 2 distributze :—1. Monostichos, ovarii loeulis 
anticis 2- rarius 3-ovulatis, seminibus l-seriatis. 2. Distichos, ovarii loculis anticis 6—oc-ovulatis, 
seminibus 2-seriatis. C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phanerog. 190, t. 0,f. 9, 4. Beauv.. Fl. Ow. «t 
Den. t. 16 (Commelina). Bot. Mag. t. 0318. 
3. Athyrocarpus, Schlecht. Linea, xxvi. 454.  (Pheeospheerion, Hassk. in Flora, 1806, 
212.)— Sepala distincta, ovata, viridula, patentia, extimo paullo latiore. Petala majora, 
distincta, obovato-rotundata, uno brevissime, 2 paullo longius, unguiculatis. Stamina : 
perfecto, 3; bobine filiformibus $ antherre aesti loculis parallelis, uno majore loculis 
basi 2-3, ib Ovarium sessile, 
3-loculare, loculis anticis 2-ovulatis, postico aar te Capsula globosa, pericarpio sicco 
nitido fragili exterum indehiscente. Semina loculos arcte implentia, testa rugosa v. 
iia ; embryo t , ab hilo remotus.— Herb: ramoss, debiles, Commelinis 
simillims. Pedunculi in vaginis foliorum superiorum oriundi, sepe cum ramulo ex eadem 
vagina excurrente laterales apparent, spatham latam complicstam ferentes. Cym:e intra 
spatham 2-fidz, scorpioidez. Flores in cyma 1 2-3 inferi ssepe 
perfects, superiores v. interdum fere omnes masculi v. steriles. Capsule cyanes pur- 
purascentes v. candide. 
Species 3, Amerieze tropicee incolw, a Guiana et Pernvia usque ad Mexieum extengm. C. Z. Clarke 
in dto Monogr. ipee iii. 135 (Phaospherion). Red. Lil. t. 472 ( Commelina). 
generis accurate dedit et dubie tantum ei associavit Commelinam 
pallidam, Wild., jer fruetus ignotus fuit, quaeque fruetu. excepto ab AzAyrocarpo non differt nisi 
motis minoribus a Schlechtendahlio bene indieatis. Hasskarl in Commel. Ind. 8, nomen Schlechten- 
dahlii ad genus spurium transtulit, e floribus Commelini pallidi cum fructu AtÀyrocarpi, fictum. 
Taisvs II. CoMMELINEA. 
4. Commelina, Linn. Gen. n. 62. (Erxlebia et Hedwigia, Medic. in Rem. et Ust. 
- Mag. x. 124. Ananthopus, Raf. Fl. Ludov. 20.)—Sepala membranacea, extimo ssepius 
minore, 2 interioribus distinctis v. breviter connatis. Petala majora, latiora, quorum 
impar lateralibus brevius nune brevissime unguiculatum. Stamina perfecta swpius 3, 
filamentis filiformibus ; antherse oblongse, una sepius. majore, loculis parallelis contiguis ; 
staminodia 3 v. 2, antheridiis heteromorphis. Ovarium ad normam 3-loculare, loculis 
2 anticis 1-2-ovulatis rarissime vacuis, postico l-ovulato v. interdum vaeuo v. omnino 
deficiente. Capsula sicca, interdum twqualiter 3-locularis, loculicide dehiscens, loculus 
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