DICOTYLEDONES. 
GAMOPETALZ:. 
On»o LXXXIII. CAPRIFOLIACEZ. 
Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 766. LoxicERExX, Endl. Gen. 566. Baill. Adans. i, 553. 
Flores hermaphroditi, regulares v. irregulares. Calycis tubus ovario adnatus; limbus 
3-5-dentatus v. lobatus, lobis szequalibus v. insequalibus. Corolla gamopetala, rotata 
tubulosa infundibuliformis v. campanulata; tubus sspe -basi gibbus ; limbus regularis 
irregularis v. 2-labiatus, lobis 5 imbricatis, rarius valv Stamina b, rarissime 4, 
tubo coroll inserta, sequalia v. "inscqualia ;. ;. filamenta "Blifüfniis, rarius sübillata. 
Anthere oblongz v. lineares, versatiles, rimis antice dehiscentes. dm epigynus 0, v. 
annularis y. tumidus, v. glandula solitaria unilateralis. | Ovarium inferum, 2-6-, rarius 
1-loculare. Stylus elongatus, stigmate capitato rarissime 2-fido, v. brevis, TER lobis 
apice stigmatosis. Ovwla in loculis solitaria, ab apice pendula, v. co angulo interiori 
inserta, v. in loculis aliis solitaria pendula, in aliis ejusdem  ovarii angulo interiori 
inserta ; integumenta cum nucleo connata; raphe dorsalis v. lateralis, micropyle supera. 
F'ructus baccatus drupaceus capsularis v. siccus et indehiscens, 1-5-locularis, 1—cc-spérmus 
v. loculis aliis 1-spermis, aliis polyspermis. Semina in loculis l-spermis oblonga, com- 
pressa v. sulcata, in loculis co-spermis globosa v. angulata. Testa membranacea crustacea 
coriacea v. subspongiosa, lzvis cancellata v. uno latere alata; albumen copiosum, carnosum. 
Embryo in plerisque generibus minutus, ovoideus v. clavatus, 2-fidus, hilo proximus; 
in paucis elongatus, radicula tereti, cotyledonibus ovatis. 
Herbs v. fruticuli v. frutices, rarius arbusculz, interdum volubiles, succo aqueo; 
ramis sepissime teretibus nodosis. Folia opposita, rarissime alterna, simplicia lobata 
v. imparipinnata, rarius ternatim secta, Stipule 0, rarius interpetiolares. Inflorescentia 
varia, ssepissime cymosa. 
Species ad 200, hemisphrerii borealis imprimis incole, paucz tropieze Australienses et Austro- 
Americans; ab Africa tropica et australi omnino exsules. - e 
Ordo admodum naturalis etsi characteribus strictis vix ab 4ira/iaceis et Corneis misi corolla 
gamopetala distinetus, a Zeubiaceis distinguitur stipularum in regu defectu, habitu et fronde per 
efitiécalionditt nunquam nigrescente. ; 
* FonwuE ABNORMES. 
. Caules herbacei in | Adoza et in. Sambuci specie. 
' Folia sepissime alterna in A/seuosmia, in fasciculos oppositos disposta in Microsplenio. — 
" Stipule foliacece, interpetiolares v. laterales adsunt in Viburni spe et in Pentapy 
- "Flores in cyma exteriores ampl:e sterilesque in Viburni sect. Opulo. 
/ Corolle lobi valvati in Sezbuci speciebus. 
- Stamina 4 in Linnea, duplieata v. bipartita ideoque 8-10 in Adoza, - 
- Anthere rimis postice dehiseentes in Sambuco. 
Ovaria per paria connata in Lonicere speciebus, 
A Hu, — ; * | E B 
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