Anthospermec.] LXXXIV. RUBIACEJE. 141 
v. plana, marginibus revolutis.  Stipule cum petiolis connatw, dentiformes. Flores 
minuti, axillares, sessiles v. breviter pedicellati. 
Species ad 6, Afriez australis incole. —Harv. et Sond. FI. Cap. iii. 33. 
307. Carpacoce, Sond. in Fl. Cap. iii. 32. (Lagotis, E. Mey. Pl." Drege exs.)—Flores 
hermaphroditi et masculi jn eadem planta. Calycis tubus turbinatus; limbi lobi 5, 
elongato-subulati, subzequales v. valde inszquales, persistentes. Corolla in fl. v.d 
infundibularis, tubo brevi, fauce glabra; limbi lobi 5, oblongi v. lineari-lanceolati, 
revoluti, dorso infra apicem cornuti, valvati; in fl. 9 Mábülosa, D-dentata. Stamina 5, 
basi tubi coroll inserta, filamentis capillaribus ; antherze magn:e, dorso prope bát 
affixze, lineari-oblonge, exsertz. Discus minutus. Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus simplex, 
filiformis, elongatus, undique hirsutus, exsertus ; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, 
anatropa. Fructus parvus, clavatus, siccus, lobis calycinis 2-4 rigidis coronatus, exo- 
carpio coriaceo a putamine crustaceo ruguloso l-loculari l-spermo secedente. Semina 
erecta, basi attenuata, testa membranacea, albumine subcartilagineo ; embryo . . .— 
Herbs basi perennes v. suffrutices ramosi, ramis teretiusculis. Folia opposita, linearia 
v. lanceolata, marginibus revolutis. Stipule cum petiolis in vaginam integram denti- 
culatam v. multi-aristatàm connate. Flores minuti, axillares, solitarii, SUDRHSE v. 
pedicellati, basi bracteolati. 
Species 3 v. 4, Afriez australis incole. Fructus 2-locularis 2-partibilis ex Sonder, sed talem 
nunquam vidimus. 
. 908. Opercularia, Gaertn. Fruct. i. 112, t. 24.— Flores hermaphroditi v. polygamo- 
dioici, in capitula simplicia v. composita connati. Calycis tubus ovoideus v. subglobosus ; 
limbus brevis, 3-5-lobus, persistens. Corolle tubus brevis, fauce glabra ; limbi lobi 3-5, 
patentes, valvati. Stamina 3-5, basi tubi coroll:e inserta, filamentis filiformibus ; antherce 
dorso supra basin affixze, oblongze, apiculatz, longe exsertze.  Discusinconspicuus. Ova- 
rium 1- (rarissime 2-) loculare ; styli rami 2, a basi discreti, uno rarissime obsoleto, 
filiformes, longe exserti, hirsuti ; ovula in loculis solitaria, e basi erecta, anatropa. 
Synearpium capsulare; capsule in quovis capitulo per 3-6 cohsrentes, l-sperm:, 2- 
valves, valvis exterioribus in cupulam persistentem interioribus in operculum deciduum 
connatis. Semina oblonga v. obovoidea, levia v. rugosa, dorso convexa, ventre planius- 
cula v. concava, longitudinaliter suleata v. carinata, testa membranacea, albumine 
copioso dense carnoso; embryo axilis, cotyledonibus foliaceis, radicula tereti infera.— 
Herb: v. suffrutices, interdum volubiles, glabrz v. hispido-pilosse, sepe foetidze. — Folia 
opposita, linearia v. oblonga. Stipule in vaginam brevem 1-2-cuspidatam cum petiolis 
connats. Capitula terminalia v. ad bifurcationes ramorum sita v. spurie axillaria, 
involucrata et involucellata, pedunculo erecto v. recurvo. Flores parvi, albi. 
Species 14, omnes AvitralibHbón. Benth. Fl. Austral. iii. 432. — Lab. Pl. Nov. Holl. t. 46, 47, 48. 
Juss. in Ann.. Mus. Par. iv. t. 10, 71. A4. Rich. in Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Par. v. t. 18, f. 2. 
309. Pomax, Soland. ex Gaertn. Fruct. i. 112, t. 24.—Flores hermaphroditi, in 
capitula umbellata sub 3-flora flores simulantia connati. Calycis tubus turbinatus ; 
limbus brevis, ad 3-lobum, persistens. Corolle tubus brevis, fauce glabra; limbi 
lobi 3-5, valvati. Stamina 1-5, ima basi corolle inserta, filamentis filiformibus ; 
. anther:z oblongs, dorso prope basin affixz, apiculatse, exserte. —Disci florum in capitu- 
Jum v. conum planiusculum confluentes. Ovarium 1-loculare ; styli rami 2 (uno rarissime 
obsoleto) filiformes, longe exserti, hirsuti ; ovulum solitarium, e basi erectum, anatropum. 
Syncarpium calycibus florum exteriorum cireumdatum, capsulare, capsulis 1-spermis 
. 9-valvibus, valvis exterioribus in cupulam, interioribus (calycis lobis interioribus parvis 
coronatis) in operculum deciduum connatis. Semina oblonga, dorso convexa, ventre 
planiuscula, subcostata, testa granulata, albumine dense carnoso; embryo axilis, coty- 
ledonibus foliaceis, radicula tereti infera.—Fruticulus ramosus, hirsutus v. glabratus. 
