138 LXXXIV. RUBIACEA. [Anthospermec. 
298. Serissa, Commers. in J'uss. Gen. 209. (Dysoda, .Lowr. Fl. Coeh. i. 145. Demo- 
critea? .DC. Prod. iv. 540.)—Calycis tubus obconicus; limbi 4-6-partiti lobi subulato- 
lanceolati, persistentes. Corolla infundibularis, tubo intus fauceque pilosis; limbi 
lobi 4-6, breves, erecto-patentes, obtuse 3-lobi induplicatim valvati. Stamina 4-6, 
fundo tubi corolle inserta, filamentis filiformibus tubo leviter adnatis; antherse dorso 
prope basin affixie, lineari-oblongse, inclusc. . Diseus latiusculus. "Ovarium 2-loeulare ; 
stylus filiformis, ramis 2 filiformi-subulatis breviusculis undique hirsutis erecto-recurvis 
exserlis; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, anatropa. Fructus subglobosus, 
2-locularis, 2-pyrenus ? Semina...—Frutex ramosus, glaberrimus v. ramulis puberulis, 
contusus foetidus. Folia parvula, opposita, subsessilia, ssepius in ramulis abbreviatis 
fasciculata, subcoriacea, ovata, acuminata, nervosa. Stipule in vaginam brevem cum 
"petiolis connatze, 3—oo-setossz, persistentes. ^ Flores inter minores, axillares v. ter- 
minales, solitarii v. fasciculati, sessiles, albi. 
Species 1, in hortis Indis, Chinsz, et Japonis culta, nullibi indigena hactenus reperta. DC. Prod. 
àv. 070. Lam. Ill. t. 1081. Thunb. Fl. Jap. t. 17 (Lycium). | Bot. Mag. t. 361 (Lyciuwm). | Bacca 
perperam polysperma a Loureiro descripta. Fructus in Japonia, suadente Thunbergio, nunquam - 
repertus. 
299. Corynula, Hook. f. Ic. Pl. t. 1123.— Calycis tubus turbinatus; limbus 5-partitus, 
laciniis subulato-lanceolatis inzequalibus persistentibus. Corolla anguste infundibularis, 
fauce glabra; limbi lobi 5b, breviusculi, erecti, obtusi, valvati. Stamina 5, fundo tubi 
corolle inserta, filamentis filiformibus ; antherz dorso basi affixs, lineares, apiculats, 
longe exsertz. Discus depressus. Ovarium 2-loculare; stylus brevis, ramis 2 longe 
exsertis filiformibus undique hirsutis; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, a dorso. 
compressa, cuneata, anatropa. Fructus pyriformis, coriaceus, alte 5-costatus, tarde 
in coeccos 2 l-spermos plano-convexos dehiscens. Semina erecta, obovoidea, a dorso 
compressa, testa brunnea subcoriacea granulata, albumine dense carnoso; embryo 
majusculus, cotyledonibus foliaceis cordatis, radicula tereti infera,.— Herba perennis, 
laxe esspitosa, gracilis, repens, pilosa, JVertere facie. Folia opposita, petiolata, late 
ovata, Stipule membranace:e, cum petiolis connatze, 3-5-lobse, lobis recurvis subulatis. 
Flores axillares, solitarii, parvi, erecti, pedunculati, pedunculo ebracteato petiolum 
subequante v. superante. 
Species 1, regionum temperatarum Andium Novz Grenadm incola. Mifchella pilesa, Benth. ; 
Walp. Rep. vi. 48. : 
300. mertera, Banks et Sol. in Gertn. Fruct. i. 124, t. 26. (Nerteria, Smith, Ic. Ined. 
ii. 28, t£. 28. Erythrodanum, Tow. Fl. Trist. d'Acugn. 41, t. 10, 11. Leptostigma, Arn. 
tn. Hook. Journ. Bot. ii. 270, 1841. Cunina, Clos in C. Gay, Fl. Chil. iii. 201, t. 34.)]— 
Flores hermaphroditi v. abortu unisexuales. Calycis tubus ovoideus ; limbus truncatus 
et integer v. breviter tubulosus et 4—5-dentatus v. fidus, persistens. Corolla tubulosa v. 
infundibularis, fauce glabra ; limbi lobi 4, suberecti, valvati. Stamina 4, basi corolle 
inserta, filamentis filiformibus ; anthere magne, basifixee, oblongs, apiculatz, longe 
exserte. Discus annularis. Ovarium 2-loculare ; styli rami 2, a basi discreti, filiformes, 
longe exserti, undique hirsuti ; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, anatropa. Drupa 
ovoidea v. globosa, 2-pyfena, pyrenis plano-convexis cartilagineis l-spermis. Semina 
plano-convexa, testa membranacea, albumine dense carnose ; embryo parvus v. majus- 
. culus, axilis, cotyledonibus foliaceis, radicula tereti infera.— Herb:e pusille, glabrw v. 
parce pilosz, graciles, repentes. Folia parva, opposita, sessilia v. petiolata, ovata v. 
ovato-l lata. Stipule in vaginam cum petiolis connats, 2-dentatz v. integrs et 
ovato-triangulares. Flores axillares, inconspicui, sessiles. Drupa succosa, rubra. 
Species ad 6, in montibus Jav, ins. Phillipinensibus et Sandvicensibus neenon Andibus Americce 
meridionalis, Australia, Nova-Zelandia, terrisque Antareticis indigenz. DC. Prod. iv. 451. JWalp. 
Tep. ii. 486 ; vi. 48; Ann. v. 112. Hook. f. Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 119 ; FI, N, Zeal. t. 28. — Benth. 
