96 LXXXIV. RUBIACEJE. [Gardeniec. 
dentatis calycem arcte amplectentes constantes. Baccs carnosw, calycis limbo albo- 
sericeo 2-labiato coronata. 
Species 5-6, Afric tropieze et austro-occidentalis incole. —JWalp. Aman. v. 132 (Hosea). .Harv. et 
- ond. Fl. Cap. iii. 23 (Bunburya). 
186. Diplospora, DC. Prod. iv. 477.—Flores sepissime polygamo-dioici et calycu- 
lati. Calycis tubus brevis, obconicus v. hemisphzericus ; limbus truncatus v. 4-5-lobus 
v. -dentatus, lobis persistentibus v.deciduis. Corolla hypocraterimorpha v. infundi- 
bularis, tubo brevi, fauce glabra v. villosa; limbi lobi 4-5, patentes, breves v. sub- 
elongati, stricte contorti. Stamina 4-5, fauci corolle inserta, filamentis crassiuseulis 
brevibus v. elongatis; antherz .sub-basifixze, exserts, oblong:e, rarissime lineari- 
subulatze, obtuss v. acutz, sspe recurve.  Diseus tumidus. Ovarium 2- rarissime 
9-loculare ; stylus brevis v. elongatus, glaber v. hirsutus, ramis oblongis v. linearibus ; 
ovula in loculis 2-5, placentis septo affixis inserta, collateralia v. 2-seriata. Bacca 
subsericea, ovoidea v. globosa, 2-locularis, oligosperma. "Semina imbricata, orbicularia, 
* varie compressa et angulata, testa cellulosa coriacea v. membranacea, albumine carnoso ; 
embryo parvus, cotyledonibus orbiculatis, radicula tereti elongata.— Arbores v. frutices, 
ramulis teretiusculis glabris v. parce puberulis. Folia opposita, petiolata, coriacea, 
oblonga v. lanceolata. Flores parvi, inconspicui, axillares et ad nodos ramulorum 
fasciculati, rarius in cymas breves dispositi, virides, breviter pedicellati v. sessiles, albi 
v. virescentes, bracteis connatis szepe involucellati. 
Species 6 y. 8, Asim tropiez incole. Benth. Fl. Hongk. 197.  Bedd. F. Sylv. t. 2293. Thw. Enum. 
PI. Zeyl. 158 et Bedd. Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. t. 40 (Discospermum). . Lindl. in. Bot. Reg. t. 1026 (Canthiwn). 
DiscoseERMuM, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. ii. 257, includit species ovulis in loculis 3-6. Flores 
exinvoluerati v. minute involucrati. 
. Baeea in J.. apiocarpa et..D. spherocarpa, Dalz. et, in.D. Dalzellii, Thi. erassa, suberosa ; semina 
magna, testa tenui fibrosa, et ovula collateralia. In D. erythrosperma, 'Thw. bacca parva, parietibus 
tenuioribus, semina majuscula, testa ecrassiuscula fibrosa, et ovula irregulariter inserta. In D. 
viridiflera, DC. bacca. parva, parietibus tenuibus, seminum testa membranacea, cellulosa. D. aus- 
ralis, Benth. eujus fructus ignotus, est verisimiliter Webere species, ob inflorescentiam terminalem. 
187. Diploerater, Hook. f. gen. nov. —Flores hermaphroditi v. polygamo-dioici. Calycis 
tubus obconicus v. hemisph:ericus, calyculatus, limbus tubulosus v. cupularis, truncatus v. 
b-dentatus, persistens. Corolla hypocraterimorpha, tubo breviusculo, fauce villosa ; 
limbi lobi 5-8, patentes, oblongi v. lanceolati, stricte contorti. Stamina 5-8, ori coroll» 
inserta, filamentis brevibus v. longiusculis subulatis; anthere dorso affixz, versatiles, 
exseriw, lineares, obtusz v. ssepius acuminatze v. apiculatze. Discus cupularis. Ovarium 
2- rarius 3-loculare, stylus swpissime pilosus, ramis 2 linearibus obtusis ; ovula in loculis 
2-4 v. plura, placentis parvis medio septo affixis immersa. — Bacca pisiformis, 2-locularis, 
oligo- v. polysperma. Semina majuseula, oblonga, angulata, pendula, testa coriacea 
cellulosa, albumine carnoso; embryo parvus, cotyledonibus brevibus oblongis foliaceis, 
radicula tereti.— Frutices glabri ramulis teretibus. Folia opposita, breviter petiolata, 
' oblonga ovata v. obovata, coriacea. Stipule intrapetiolares, triangulares, basi connatze, 
decidus. Flores parvi, in cymaàs v. fascieulos breviter pedunculatos axillares dispositi, 
glabri v. subsericei. Bacca pisiformis. 
Species ad 8, Africme tropieze occidentalis et Madagaseariz incole. —Randia reticulata et R. coriacea 
Benth. in Hook. Nig. Fl. 386. Semina matura in una specie tantum visa. 
188? Chapetieria, 4. Eich. i& Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Par. v. 252. — Calycis tubus . . ; 
lobi 5, erecti, acuti, post anthesin ampliati, persistentes. ^ Corolla tubulosa, tubo 
gracili, fauce villosa ; limbi lobi 5, lanceolati, acuti, patentes, stricte contorti. Stamina 5, 
medio tubo corollz inserta ; antherce aesailos, incluse. Discus . . . Ovarium 2-loculare ; 
stylus brevis, stigmate oblongo 2-partito, lobis approximato-coalitis ; ovula . . . Baden 
eoriaceo-carnosa, limbo calycino erecto ampliato coronata, 2-locularis, polysperma.. 
