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. Series 1. Fructus capsularis. Stamina sepius inequalia. — (Fructus irregulariter ruptus in 
Acioti, Otanthera, Tristemmate et. Melastoma.) 
:* Qvarium et capsula teres v. angulata, vertice conico v. convezo (in Oxysporeis paucis exsculpta). 
T Connectivum basi sepius elongatum, incurvum, ultra insertionem. filamenti in. appendicem. caudasve 
antice productum, rarius inappendiculatum, rarissime postice calcaratum. 
""Tribus I. Microlicies.  Connectivum s:pius infra loculos productum. . Semina. oblonga v. 
ovoidea.— Neogec. 
Tribus II. Osbeckies. Connectivum sepissime infra loculos productum... Semina cochleata. 
—Amphigee, 
TT. Connectivium rarius infra loculos productum, sepissime postice calcaratum v. appendiculatum, 
Tribus III. Khexiem.  Connectivum simplex v. sepius postice calearatum v. 1-2-caudatum, 
antice inappendieulatum. . Semina cochleata.— Neogec. 
"Tribus IV. Mierianies. Connectivum ssepius postice appendiculatum v. calcaratum, appendice 
s:pe erecto tumido v. inflato. Semina cuneata angulata v. fusiformia.— Neogec. 
"ribus V. Oxyspores.  Connectivum postice acutum v. calcaratum, antice inappendiculatam. 
Semina angulata v. oblonga, raphe sepius incrassata et ultra nucleum producta.— Gerontogec. 
** Ovarium et capsula 3—5-gona v. 3-5-alata, vertice dilatato latissime exsculpto. 
Tribus VI. Sonerileze.  Connectivum simplex v. antice v. antice et postice appendieulatum, 
Semina non cochleata, recta v. subrecta.— Amphiges. 
Series 2. Fructus baccatvs v. coriaceus, irreguleriter-ruptus. | Stamina sepius qualia, 
* Foliorum pagina inira nervos primarios non striolata; 
Tribus VII. Mledinilles. Antherre ssepius recurvse; connectivum postice v. postice et 
antice appendiculatum.— G'ezontogee. 
"Tribus VIII. Miconiesz. Anthere recurvr v. incurvse, 1-2-poross v. -rimosm ; connectivum 
rarissime basi productum, sepius inappendiculatum.— Neogee. 
** Foliorum pagina intra nervos nervulis transversis creberrimis tenuissimis striolata. 
Tribus IX. Bleakew. Flores singuli bracteis oppositis arcte imbrientis involucrati.—Neogec. 
Subordo II.(Tribus X. ASTRONIEJE. Ovariwm 2. co-lóculare. — Ovula numerosa, placentis 
prominulis e basi v. pariete. loculorum adscendentibus inserta. Fructus oo-spermus. | Semina minuta, 
Embryo minimwus.— Gerontogez. 
Subordo III. (Tribus XI) MEMECYLEZE. Ovarium l-oo-loculare. Ovula definita, in 
ovariis oo-locularibus axi loculorum 2 w. 3 collateraliter. adscendentia, 1n  1l-locularibus circa 
columma:n centralem vwerticillata. — Fructus. 1-5-spermus. — Embryo magnus, cotyledonibus plano-con- 
vexis v. subfoliaceis.—Amphigese. : 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
Subordo I. MELASTOMEZE, 
Tribus I. Microlicies. Stamina ssepe insqualia; anthersm apice (smpe tubifero) 1-porosr ; 
connectivum infra loculos sepe antice elongatum, arcuatum, basi antice 2-lobuni v. inflatum v. in ap- 
pendicem simplicem v. 2-lobam productum, appendice postica 0. Ovarium sspiesime liberum, 
vertice conico v. hemisphierico glabrum, rarius setosum v; villosum. Capsula 2-8-locularis, poly- 
sperma. Semina ovoidea v. oblonga, recta v. lente curva, teretia, hilo basilari v. sublaterali, testa. 
laxe areolata striata v. creberrime punctulata.—NxoGE&. 
'. Excepta: Semina pyramidata in Bucquetia et Pyramia. 
: * Stamina. equalia v. fere equalia ; anthere conformes. 
: F Anthere breves, obtuse v. subobtusa. 
l. EmrocwEMA. Calycis lobi brevissimi. Antherw S v. 10, connectivo basi non producto, 
Ovarium 3-loculare, vertice pilosum. — Herba scapigera, floribus umbellatis.— Brasilia. 
