808 LXXIV. PASSIFLOREJE. 
nata, membranacea coriacea v. carnosa, induplicatim valvata v. imbricata, sempe marces- 
centia. Corona in fauce y. fundo calycis simplex v. duplex, tubulosa v. in filamenta. 
erecta v. radiantia fissa, rarius 0. Discus urceolaris v. annularis jv. in glandulas stamino- 
díave dissolutus, raro 0. Stamina 3—5 v. rarius oO, in paucis oO-seriata, perigyna v. cum 
petalis fauei ealyeis.inserta, v. hypogyna et interdum ovarii stipiti adnata, rarius tubo - 
corolle inserta; filamenta subulata v. filiformia, libera v. monadelpha. .4n£Aere didymse 
v. oblongz, basifixz v. versatiles, loculis introrsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium superum, 
liberum, 1-loculare. Stylus simplex v. styli 3 v. 5; stigmata capitata clavata v. dilatata, 
interdum oc-fida. Ovula oo, rarius pauca v. definita, placentis 3-5 parietalibus 1-oc- 
seriatim affixa, pendula, micropyle supera et raphe ventrali; funiculus sepe elongatus,. 
apice sepissime in arilum cupuliformem expansus. Fructus baccatus v. capsularis, 
dehiscens v. indehiscens, valvis placentis alternatis, oc-spermus. Semina sepissime ovata, 
compressa, rarius oblonga v. tumida, arillo carnoso v. integumento pulposo induta; testa 
eoriacea v. erustacea, cancellata v. serobieulata ; albumen carnosum, parcum v. copiosum. 
Embryo majusculus, cotyledonibus sape foliaceis, radicula tereti. 
Frutices arbores v. herbs, sueco aqueo, habitu varii, erecti scandentes v; volubiles, rà- 
mulis teretibus v. angulatis. Folia alterna, rarius opposita, petiolata, simplicia lobata v. . 
palmatim 3-7-foliolata, rarissime pinnata v: decomposita, basin versus subtus non raro 
glandulosa, petiolo sepe glanduloso. StipuleO v. geming, decidus v. persistentes. Cirrhi 
dum adsint axillares, ex pedunculis sterilibus v. ex apice pedunculi floriferi, circinati v.- 
spiraliter torti. Flores solitarii racemosi v. cymoso-paniculati, szpe speciosi, pedicellis 
sub flore in perplurimis articulato et ibidem 3-bracteato. 
Species ad 250, omnes tropies v. subtropies, maxima copia in America australi vigentes. 
Ordo habitu et indole perianthii polymorphus, Samydeis arcte affinis, et non nisi presentia coronze 
in perplurimis generibus et in omnibus testa scrobiculata. seminum facile distinguendus. A Turne- - 
raceis differt petalis nec fugacibus nec contortis; aífinitas cum Cucurbitaceis per Ceratiosicyon 
clara est. JPapayaceas excludere non possumus, ob transitum per vU vatem et Acharieas et ob i in- 
dolem florum hermaphroditorum nuperrime detectorum. 
FORMJE ABNORMES. 
Folia pinnata in Deidamia, composita in Ceratiosicyo et speciebus paucis Modecce et. Carice.. 
Flores in Malesherbia subirregulares ;. d' et 9 dissimiles in Carica. 
Corolla eampanulata in AcAarieis, hypocraterimorpha in fl. 4 Carice. . 
Petala 0 in Zryphostemmate, et interdum in Passiflora et Deidumia. 
Anthere in Acharia eas Melothrie simulant. 
Ovarium 3-ovulatum in Basananthe, septis spuriis 5-loculare in TUPMIE paucis anaem 
Stylus indivisus in Barferia et Crossostemmate. 
Fructus siliquiformis in Cera£iosicyo. 
. CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
"Tribus I. Malesherbiece. Flores hermaphroditi. Calycis tubus elongatus,: lobi triangulari- 
subulati.. Corona tenuiter membranacea. Petala membranacea. Btamina 5, etipiti evarii adnata. . 
Styli 3, besi remoti. Semina oblonga. 
— 1. ManzsHznBIA. Calyx tubulosus. Petala calycis lobis minora. Flores in racemum 
bracteatum dispositi.—JPeruvia. 
2. GxNoPLEURA. Calyx turbinatus v. MEDGSPCNARN Petala calycis lobis majora. Flores 
paniculati v. fascieulati.— CAili. 
Tribus II. Passiflores. Flores hérmaphroditi. Corona simplex v. digiex i sipissime conspi- 
cua. . Petala srepissime herbacea v. coriacea. Stylus 1 v. styli 3-5 basi connati. pem psit. 
* Siyli 3-5 v. stylus 3-5-fidus. 2 
" PassrFLORA. Calyeis tubus brevis. Petala 4-5, rarissime 0. Stamina FRE Styli 8. 
Folia simplicia.— Reg. trop. 
4. Tacsoxia. Calycis tubus elongatus, Petala et sisnits s. Styli $c "Fels do 
5 Amer. trop. 
