Vangueriec.] LXXXIV. RUBIACEZE. 111 
,228. Vangueria, J'ss. Gen. 206. (Vanguiera, Pers. Syn. i. 200.  Vavanga, Rohr, in 
Act. Soc. Hafn. ii. 208, t. 7, ex DC. Meynia, Link, Jahwb. iii. 32 ex Schlecht. à Linea, iv. 
D16. Rytigynia, Blwm. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 178).— Calycis tubus brevis, turbinatus 
obconicus globosus v. obovoideus ; limbus erectus v. patens, 9- rarius 4-dentatus v. -lobus 
v. irregulariter 5- 10-dentatus, dentibus lobisve brevibus v. elongatis deciduis, rarius diu 
persistentibus. .Corolle tubus brevis v. mediocris, cylindraceus v. urceolatus, tubo intus 
annulo pilorum reflexorum instructo, fauce glabra pilosa v. barbata ; limbi lobi b, rarius 
4-6, ovati, acuti acuminati v. dorso appendiculati, demum reflexi, valvati. Stamina 5, 
rarius 4-6, fauci v. ori corolle inserta, filamentis brevibus v. 0; antherz dorso infra 
medium affix:e, oblong:e, basi 2-lob:e, apice mutieze v. apieulatse, inclusse v. breviter ex- 
serts. Discus tumidus v. depressus. Ovarium 3-6- swpissime D-loculare; stylus brevis 
v. elongatus, stigmate capitato v. truncato cylindraceo v. angulato tereti v. D-sulcato ; 
ovula in loculis solitaria, anatropa, supra medium lata basi v. funiculo crasso affixa, 
pendula.. Drupa sicca v. carnosa, apice areolata, 2-6-pyrena v. putamine 2-6-loculari, 
pyrenis (v. putamine) osseis l-spermis. Semina oblonga, umbilico ventrali, testa mem- 
branacea, albumine carnoso ; embryo rectus, cotyledonibus plano-convexis, radicula brevi 
supera,.—Frutices et arbuscule ramosi, interdum spinosi, ramulis teretibus perennanti- 
bus. Folia opposita, coriacea v. membranacea, parva v. ampla, Stipuls interpetiolares, 
lanceolate v. ovatze et cuspidato-acum jnatze, sspissime in annulum persistentem connat:e. 
Flores parvi, albi v. virides, in cymas v. fasciculos axillares v. infra folia ortos paniculatos 
dispositi, pedunculis pedicellisque sepissime ebracteatis. Fructus nunc edulis, majus- 
culus. 
Species ad 30, Mgddetii tropiearum et subtropicarum orbis veteris (Australia excepta) incolse, 
plereque Afrieans. D. Prod.iv. 454. Walp. Rep.ii. 942; 4mm. ii. 764.  Harw. et Sond. Fl. Cap. 
iii. 18, excl. sp. Mig. FT. Ind. Bat.ii. 2948; Suppl.i. 044. Lam. Ill.t. 159. Gaertn. Fruct. iii. 75, 
1. 193.. Jacq. Hort. Schonbr. 1.44. Bot. Mag. (. 3014. Burch. Trav. ii. 259, ewm ic. zyl.— Schweinf. 
Pl. Nilot. t. 11.—Genus a Plectronia vix nisi ovario 3-5-locularidistinetum. | Corolla ut in Plectronia 
variat tubo brevi v. elongato, cylindraceo v. turgido, lobis in alabastro acutis v. obtusis, .et mot 
pilorum reflexorum fauci v. demissius tubo inserto. 
Psvpmax, Gerín. Fruct. i. 125, 4. 26, f. 2, a Miquelio, FI. Ind. Bat. ii. 251, genus ad Vangue- 
riam reductum, nobis potius Plectronie referendum est, etsi drupa interdum 3-pyrena descripta. 
: 229. PFadogia, Schweinf. Reliq. Kotsch. 47, t. 82. (Pachystigma, Hochst. in Flora, 
1842, 234, partim).—Calycis tubus obeonieus v. turbinatus; limbus truncatus 5-10- 
dentatus v. b-lobatus, dentibus brevibus v. elongatis, persistens. Corolla tubulosa, tubo 
brevi v. elongato intus villoso, fauce glabra; limbi lobi 5- 8, ovato-triangulares, acuti, 
dorso infra apicem cornuti, valvati. Stamina 5-8, ori corollz inserta ; antherve sessiles v. 
subsessiles, dorso affixe, exserts v. J-exserts, oblongse, acutse. Discus tumidus. Ova- 
rium 3-5-loculare ; stylus validus, crassus, basi et apíce attenuatus, stigmate coroniformi 
superne dilatato basi intruso et apice lobulato; ovula in loculis solitaria, infra apicem 
pendula, anatropa. Drupa 3-5- v. abortu 1-pyrena, pyrenis compressis osseis v. crustaceis. 
Semina. pendula, testa membranacea, albumine carnoso; embryo rectus, cotyledonibus 
plano-compressis, radicula brevi supera. Herbs erects, basi lignoss, glabre pube- 
scentes v. villosze, ramis strictis erectis annuis simplicibus teretibus v. obseure angulatis. 
Folia opposita v. scepius 3-5-natim vertieillata, sessilia v. subsessilia, nervosa. Stipulwe 
intrapetiolares, e basi lata rigide subulatz, persistentes. Flores in fasciculos cymasve 
2-oo-floros breves axillares dispositi, albi flavescentes purpurascentes v. rubro-coccinei, 
bracteolati v. ebracteolati, Drupa pisiformis v. compressa. 
Species ad 8, Africze tropicze et australis incolje. VawcvERUE species Zarv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. 
iii. 1. Genus a Vangueria habitu, ramis annotinis, foliisque plerumque 3-5-natim verticillatis 
precipue distinguendum. 
230. Pyrostria, Comm. in Juss. Gen. 206.— Flores polygamo-dioici? Calycis tubus 
hemisphzricus v. turbinatus; limbus cupularis v. annularis, truncatus v. inszequaliter 
4-6-lobus, persistens. Corolla infundibularis v. hypocraterimorpha, tubo brevi, fauce 
