^umcclnieie.] XCII, VACCINIAGEiE, 677 



persistentia. Flores inter ininores, in racemos breves dispositi, pendnli^ podiccjlUs gracil- 

 limis, bracteia minutia, raceinia e penilis squainosia oriundia. 



Species 4, nobis cognitsD, Aiulium Pcruvise, Bolivife, et Venezuelte incolse* Walj). Ann.W, 1090, 

 escl. P. fmxifoUat Klotzsch, rito a Field, et Gardn, iq genere Cerastostemina coUocatii. 



25. Cbiog-enes, Saliab, in Trans. HorL Soc, Loud, ii, 94 (Phalerocaxpiia, G. Don. Gen. 

 Syat, iii. 041, Lasierpa, Torr, in GeoL Rep. N, York ex ejiml FL N. Yorky u 450, t. 68).— 

 Calycia tubus medio ovario adnatus ; limbus 4-partitu3. Corolla breviter cauipanulata, 

 profunde 4-lobaj lobis obtuaia. Stamina 8, epigyna, inclusaj filamentia brevibus fere orbi- 

 cularibua j antlient^ breves, dorso mutic;e, luculis discretis li-cxispidatis antice rimis hian- 

 tibus longitudinalibus dehiscentibus. Discus tumidua, 8-labns. Ovarium 4'Ioculare ; 

 Btylus rectus, stigmate truncato ; ovula in loculis numerosa, placentia multiseriatini 

 conferta. liacca globosa, calycis limbo coronataj aubsicca, 4-locularis5 septia tenuibus, 

 polysperma. Semina obtuse angulataj compressa, testa albumini conieo adha^ronte ; 

 embryo axilis, rectus. — Fruticulus repens, aromaticuf^j ramosus, ramulis foliisr^^ue subtua 

 strigillosis, Folia alterna, disticha, brevissime petiolata, elliptico-orbiculata, njucronu- 

 lata, integerrimaj ciliolata, persistentia, vireiitia* Floves parvij axillareSj solitarii, brevi- 

 ter pedunculati, 2-bracteolati, nutantes. 



Species 1, in sylvis humidis monlanis Americie boreali-orientalis et Japoiijae cresoena. Dun. bt 

 DC. Prod. vii. 577 {Phalerocarjms). A. Gmy, Man. Bot. N. U. St. ed. 5, 250, Miq. in Ann. Mns. 

 Lvg(L Bat, i, 29. Mich. FL Bor. Amcr, t. 23 {Vaccinium), 



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26. Wittstelnia, F. Muell. Fragm. ii, 136, iii. 166. PL Vid. LUK t 51.— Calycis 

 tubus cum pedicello ai-ticulatiis ; lobi 5, incequales, ovato-lanceolati, pbtuai, aecresceutea. 

 Corolla campanulataj 5-loba ; limbi parvi lobi 5, brevea, subinduplicato-valvati. Staauina 

 6j filamentia plano-subulatis basi coroHae omnino adnatis ; antherre didymte, exsertse, 

 dorso muticfe, loculis ad basin rimis longitudinalibus dehiscentibus. Discus annularis. 

 Ovarium 2-3-loculare ; stylus filiformis, inclusus, stigmate depresso capitcUato; ovula in 

 loculis paiicfij irdacentia inconsi:»icujs angulo intcriori adnatis sub-2-seriatim insei-ta. Bacca 

 globosa, carnosa, septis evanidis l-locularis, oligosperma. Semina suborbicularia, plano- 

 compressa, testa finna membranacea reticxilata, albumine crasse cainoso ; embryo minutus, 

 ovoideuSj 2-lobuSj hilo proximus--^Fruticulus multicaulirf, glaberrinms, inferne radicansj 

 raniis adscendentibus jMiberulis- Folia per paria v. tematim approximata, breviter petio- 

 lata, obovato-oblonga, obtusa, gi^osse seiTata, penuinervia, coriacea, sempervirentia- Flores 

 axillares, solitarii, breviter pedicellati, nutantcs, virescenti-flavi v. rubelli, odori, bracteolis 

 paucis. 



Species l,montiUTii AustraliaG aiistro-orientalis iiicola, Matt/t. Fh Amit'ul. \\\ 139. Genius autheris 

 placi^^ntis et enibryone ininnto a Vacciniacds diffcrt. 



Obdo XCIII. 



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Encll. Gen. P!. 750 ; Lindl. V<>g. King. 453. 



Flores regularea, hermaphroditi. Calyx liber, 4-5-fidua v, -partitus, lobis segmentiave 

 imbricatis v. valvatis, v. sestivatione aperta. CorolUi hypogyna, regulaiis, rariasime aub- 

 irregularis, v. sub-bilabiata, persistens v. decidua, 4-5- (rariua 5 v, G-10)-fida v. partita, 

 V. petala libera, lobis segmentisve imbricatis contortis y. rarius valvatis. Stamina 

 hypogyna, interdum basi tubi corollre adnata, lobis ejus numero ssepius dupla, rarius 

 fequalia v. subindefinita ; filamenta libera raiissime connata- Anthcrm 2-loculare3, baai 

 V, doi-ao affixfe, in alabastro soepe extroversrt;, demum reclinatre, baai 2-lob«B, dorso muticas 

 v. 2-4-aristatfe, supeme in tubulos Sfepina discretos simplices v. dorso aristatoa poro v. 





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