140 e LXXXIV. RUBIACEJE. [Anthospermec. 
radicula tereti infera.— Herb:e erects, perennes, graciles, glabrs v. pubescentes, caule 
tereti. Folia opposita, ovata v. ovato-lanceolata.  Stipulm 3-cuspidatwe, eum petiolis in 
vaginam connexs. Flores minuti, in paniculas terminales dispositi, Mine pedicellati, 
pedicellis basi bracteolatis. Fructus minutus. 
Species 2, Capenses. Harv.et Sond. Fl. Cap. iii. 26. Corolla 9. G. aspere 4-partita est; et papil- 
losa, calycem simulans. 
304. Anthospermum, Linn. Gen. n. 1164 ; Hort. Cliff. t. 27. —Flores dioici, rarius poly- 
gami v. hermaphroditi. Calycis tubus ovoideus v. obovoideus ; limbus minutus, 4-5- 
dentatus, persistens, dentibus 1 v. 2 interdum foliaceis. Corolla in fl. 3 infundibularis 
v. rotata, 3—5-fida, fauce glabra v. pilosa; limbi lobi revoluti, valvati; in fl. 9 corolla 
sspissime minutissima, lobis 2-4 erectis. Stamina 3-5, tubo corollz inserta, filamentis 
capillaribus ; antherze dorso basi affixz, sspe magne, oblongs v. lineares, obtusm, 
exsertze. Discus minutus. Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus brevis v. elongatus v. obsoletus, 
ramis 2 filiformibus undique hirsutis; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, ana- 
tropa. Fructus parvus, a lateré compressus, didymus, in coccos 2 crustaceos septi- 
cide secedens, coccis intus planis v. longitudinaliter sulcatis indehiscentibus v. facie 
ventrali dehiscentibus. Semina erecta, testa tenui, albumine subcarnoso; embryo 
majuseulus, cotyledonibus foliaceis, radicula tereti infera.— Fruticuli erecti v. decum- 
bentes, glabri pilosi v. cano-pubescentes, ramulis teretiusculis foliosis. Folia parva, 
opposita v. verticilata, angusta, sspe ericoidea.  Stipulee cum petiolo in vaginam 
connatz, 1-3-cuspidatze. ^ Flores minuti, axillares, sessiles, bracteolati. 
Species ad 25, Africz precipue australis incole, paueze tropieze et Madagascarienses. DC. Prod. 
iv. 579. Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 26.  Walp. Aun. ii. 741. | Gertn. Fruct. ii. 87, (. 195. A4. 
Rich. in Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Par. v. t. 12, f. 1. Cruse, Rub. Cap. T. t. 1, f. 1, 2. 
305. Phyllis, Linn. Gen. n. 323.—Flores hermaphroditi v. polygami. Calycis tubus 
obovoideus, compressus; limbus in fl. d 5-dentatus, in fl. 5 2-dentatus, deciduus. 
Corolla rotato-campanulata ; limbi 4-5-partiti lacinie lineares, revoluts, valvats. 
Stamina 4-5, basi tubi coroll inserta, filamentis capillaribus ; anther:e basi affixze, lineari- 
oblongs, exsertz. Discus inconspicuus. Ovarium 2-loculare; stylus brevis, ramis 2 
filiformibus vndique hirsutis exsertis ; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, anatropa. 
Fructus siccus, pyriformis, compressus, in coccos 2 plano- convexos indehiscentes 1- 
spermos secedens. Semina erecta, testa rugosa albumini cartilagineo adhzrente ; embryo 
rectus, cotyledonibus ovatis, radicula tereti infera.—Suffrutex glaber v. pilosus: ramulis 
teretibus. Folia opposita v. 3-4-natim verticillata, ovato-lanceolata, acuta.  Stipul:e 
cum petiolis in vaginam connais, integre. Flores minuti, in paniculas terminales et 
axillares multifloras dispositi, albidi, pedicellis capillaribus ebracteolatis, floriferis erectis, 
pedunculis fructiferis nutantibus. à 
Species 1, ins. Canariensium et Maderz incola. Lam. Illustr. t. 186. — Gertn. Fruct. (26. 4. 
Rich, in Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Par. v. t. 12, f. 3. Webb, Phytogr. Canar. ii: 190. 
306. Nenax, Gertn. Fruct. i. 165, t. 32. (Ambraria, Cruse, Rub. Cap. 16, t. 1, f. 3, 4. 
—fFlores dioici. Calycis tubusinfl. 4 obsoletus, in fl. 9 obovoideus ; limbus 4—5-dentatus, 
persistens. Corolla in fl. 4 rotata v. breviter infundibularis, fauce glabra; limbi . 
lobi 4-5, ovati, revoluti, valvati ; in fl. 9 limbus minimus, lobis erectis. Stamina 4-5, 
tubo corollz inserta, filamentis filiformibus; anthere dorso prope basin affixs, oblong:e, 
exsertz. Discus parvus. Ovarium 4- rarius 5-loculare, loculis 2 antico-posticis rarius 
2 alternis fertilibus ; styli rami 2, ima basi conmati, filiformes, undique hirsuti, longe 
exserti; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, anatropa. Fructus turbinatus v. 
ovoideus, teres v. obtuse 4-5-gonus, crasse coriaceus, 3- (rarius 4—5-) locularis, loculis 2 
fertilibus l-spermis. Semina erecta, triquetra, testa tenui, albumine subcartilagineo ; 
embryo majusculus, cotyledonibus foliaceis, radicula tereti infera. —Herb:e et suffrutices, 
habitu Anthospermi, ^ Folia parva, verticillata, rarius opposita, sspe ericoidea, triquetra 
