Lonierem] —— LXXXIII. CAPRIFOLIACEJE. i 
ossea, albumine carnoso; embryo minutus, cylindricus.—fFrütices ;glabérrimi, gemmis 
nudis.. Folia alterra, rarius opposite, peiolata, membranacea, lineari-lanceolatà ovata v. 
rhomb?., intcgerrima v. dentata, subtus ad axillas nervorum fasciculis pilorum instructa. 
Flores axillares et extra-elares, fascicv!ati v. solitarii, virides v. rubri, Mcln pl, pedi- 
ciliis basi bracteolati:. Bacca purpurea. 52 
Species 4, polymorphz, Novz-Zelandiw incole. Hook. f. Fl. N. Zeal.i. 102, t, 23 ad. 25. Handb. 
N. Zeal. Fl., 109 et 731. 
On» LXXXIV. RUBIACIEZE, 
Endl. Gen. 520. CixcuoNACEz, Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 761, et; GALiACEE, Lindl. l.c. 768, 
Flores hermaphroditi, rarius unisexuales, swpissime regulares et symmetric. Calycis 
tubus ovario adnatus ; limbus superus, obsoletus cupularis v. tubulosus, integer déntatus 
v. lobatus, LANEOUEU. ampliatus v. lobis 1 v. pluribus foliaceis. Corolla gamopetalà, 
füfündibularis hypocraterimorpba campanulata v. rotáta, rarius urceolata v. tubulosa, 
intus glabra pilosa v. villosa; limbus sequalis v. rarissime inzqualis v. bilabiatus ; lobis 
valvatis v. varie imbricatis v. stricte contortis et sinistrorsum (ab exteriore spectanti), 
rarissime dextrorsum sese invicem tegentibus. JSfamine corollz lobis isomera, raris- 
sime pauciora, fauci v. tubo inserta, interdum subbasilaria et fere libera ; filamentis 
brevibus elongatis v. 0, rarissime monadelphis.  Amnthere varis, sspius oblongo-line- 
ares, 2-loculares, rimis anticis v. lateralibus, rarissime poris debiscentes, dorsi- v. basi- 
fixs, non raro versatiles. Discus ovarium coronans, annularis pulvinaris hemispheericus 
v. conicus, rarius lobatus v. ad. glandulas reductus. Ovariwm 1-10-loculare ; stylus brevis 
v. elongatus, simplex v. 2-10-fidus, rarius ad basin usque 2-partitus; rami filiformes 
lineares v. spathulati, undique v. apice v. intus stigmalosi, v. stigmate terminali 
capitato oblongo mitrzformi v. fusiformi levi suleato v. alato, simplici v. apice 2—ec- 
lobo; placentze septo v. angulo interiori loculi affüixs v. basilares v. &b apice loculi 
pendulze, simplices 2-lamellats v. 2-fide.  Oveula in loculis solitaria gemina v. inde- 
finita, szpe numerosissima, superficialia v. placentis crassis immersa, erecta horizontalia 
adscendentia v. pendula, anairopa semi-anatropa v. amphitropa, integumentis nucleo 
adnatis, funiculo 0 v. brevi, simplici v. incrassato. Fructus capsularis baccatus dru- 
paceus v. e coccis dehiscentibus v. indehiscentibus constans, 2-10- (rarissime 1-) locularis. 
Semina forma situ et directione varia, nuda v. pulpo v. placentis carnosis inimersa, parva 
v. majuscula ; testa meinibranacea v. coriacea, tenuis v. crassa, rarius crustacea, raris- 
sime ossea, lzvis foveolaia tuberculata v. fibroso-cellulosa, interdum alata v. appendiou- 
lata. .Albumen carnosum v. corneum, rarissime 0 v. ad stratum tenue reductum, solidum 
v. ruminatum, interdum ad axin seminis lobulatum. Embryo parvus v. majusculus, 
rectus v. eurvus, axilis dorsalis v. apicalis, rarius vagus, interdum incurvus et clávatus; 
cotyledones plani v. semi-teretes, ova*i cordati v. foliaceo-expansi; radieula teres v. 
clavellata, umbilico proxima v. remota, supera v. infera. 
Arbores frutices v. herbs, erecti prostrati v. scandentes, nunquam aeuleati nec rigido 
setosi, ramulis interdum spinescentibus. Folia simplicia, opposita v. verticillata; integer- 
1ima, rarissime obtuse crenata serrata dentata v. pinnatifido-lobata. Stipuls'varis, inter- 
v. intra-petiolares, persistentes v. deciduse, simplices v. 2-fidsé v. 2-partit», liberz v. 
cam petiolis. connate, v. in vaginam axillarem confluentes, integrz dentats v. 
sétosre, rarissime folincese, in tribu Galiearum folia simulantes, rarissime 0. Inflorescentia 
varia. Floressspe quoz organa sexualia di- v. tri-morphi, in generibus nonnullis capitati, 
calycibus coadunetis fructum syncarpicum efficientes. 
Species ad 4100, tribubus: Amihospermearu;i et Galiearum exceptis tepion 4 et ME in 
Americz cainpis calidis mc. .jbusque temperatis maximá eopin vigentes. .4mthospermez et Galiee 
plereque extratropiez, ille in hemisphzerio australi, hze in boreali prevalent. 
Rubiacez seriem plantar... oste 3dunt pernaturalem etsi hine inde nonnullz ab affinibus conspicue 
differant notis ezeterum per totam ordinem constantissimis, . A Caprifoliaceis distinguuntur floribus 
regularibus foliisque simul stipulatis, characteribus in illo ordine rarissime conj: netis, a Cornaceis 
