578 XCIII. ERICACE^. 



rinia deliiscentes products, raiiua lungituclinaliter deliisceutea ; pollen conglobatum. 

 Discus varius, sE^pius annularia v- tumidiis, erenatus v. lobatus, non raro obaoletua, 

 Ocarinm supenim, 2^12-Ioculaie, carpellis s^epe superne liberie v. ovarium lobatum veriico 

 intntao, Sfyhts cylindraceua filiformis v. columnaris ; stigma peltatum v, capitatiim, 

 simplex dentatum v, lobatmn, marginatum v, annulo cinctum. Oviila in lociilis niime- 

 rosa V, rai'ius paiicaj placontia angulo interior! adnatis v. ex apicc loculi pendulis rarius 

 adscendentibua inscrta, anatropa, Fructus capsularisj raro drupaceus v, baccatna, loculicide 

 T- septicide in valvas tot qnot loculi deliiscens, valvis non rai^o a columna placentifera 

 solutia ; rarissime in coccos secedena. Semma in loculis l-oo, seepius minuta, angulata v, 

 compressaj testa solida et appresaa, v, laxa et utrinque producta, nucleum longe cxcedena. 

 Alhnmen caraosum. Embryo axilis ; cotyledoncs breves ; radicula teres. 



Fruticuli, frutices v/ arbores. Folia alterna opposita v. verticillataj Scux>iua persiytcntia 

 et cum ramo articnlata, Stipnlre 0, Inflorescentia varia. 



Species ad 1000, e millo climate exii!c&, etepc grf^^arifOj mngna copia spocicrum iu Africa aiistrali 

 vigento, 



Erhace^ a Vacciniaceis dibtingimntur ornrlo fiuporo et fruetu sa>pins capsular! ; ab Epacridei-s 

 anthemrum structura et duhisceutift, freqiienterqiie canim apperidlcibiis dorsalibus. Genus Clcfhra 

 a creteris Ericaceis polline simpliei recedens, eimilitudinem quamdam prgebet cum tribu SaKrati- 

 jearum ex ordine Tcnisircemiacearum^ sed hie aiialogia potius qiiam affinitas vera indicatur. _/>/«- 

 pensiaccie, mediante Loiseleuria, Ericaceis arete aeeedunt, sed monente jam A. Graylo bene ^eparaiitur 

 stigmate iiidusio orbato, disco nullo et polline simpliei, Monotropef^ tandem, a nonnullis pro tribu 

 EiHcaceanim habita}, liodie e geueribus pluribus quoad characteres sat diversis compoiumtur, quorum 

 tamon nulla transitum pr^ebent in Ericaceas ; omnia rccedunt habitu, colore, perianthii forma, 

 antherarum structura et dehiscentia, seminibu^ et embrj'one. 



FOTljr.^ AKNOR^^TES, 



Folia oppogita in GauUIierits et Eric(B speciebus paucis et in Loisehuria. 



Calyx inferus, baecatus, capsulam ineludens in Gmiltheria v. Mplycosia. 



Corolla irregularis v, subbilabiata in Hhododcndri speciebus variis; induplicatim valvata in 

 Kalmia ; polypetala in tribu Pyrolearum^ neenon in Ledothamno^ Cladotharano, et Tripeiahia, 



Stamina 5, filamentis omnium corollas adnatis m LoiselenrUt ; 10, filamentis alterni« corollre ad- 

 natist alt€rnis liberis, in Diplarche. 



Antherse rimi.s longitndinalibus deliiscentes in Loiselenria, Oxydcndro, Efigmt^ Pentaixra^ aliisque ; 

 foveolia corollfe receptee demqne elastice resilientee in Kahnia. 



Pollen bimples in CUthra, 



Ovarium I-loculare in speciebus Simocheili^ Scyphogynis^ et Salaxis, 



Semina pellicula induta in Tripetahia, 



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CONSPECTUS GEi^BRUM. ■ 



Trlbus I- Arbute6e< Corolla gamopetalii, deeidua, 5-loba v. -dentafa. Fructus drupaceus r. 



baccatus, 



1- AitmiTUfl, Antherse dorso 2-aristatBe. Ovarii loculi mnltjovulati, Fructus baccatns, — 

 Ezcrop. Anur. hor. occ- 



2. AncTOSrAPHixo-s. Antliei-re dorso 2-aristatie. Ovarii loculi 1-ovulati, Fructus dru- 

 paceu^. — A7)ier. hor. occ, Mexico, Evrop. et As. bor. 



3. PERNEriYA, Antlierffi dorso muticsG. Ovarii loculi mnltiovulati, Fructus baccatus. — 



Amer, aunt, extratrop,, Tasmania, Nov. Zeh 



Trlbus ZI* Andromedese. Corolla gamopetiila, deeidua, 5-6'Ioba v,-dentata, Fructus capsrt- 

 laria, loculicide 5-6-valvis. 



* Calyx post anthesin baccatus, 



4. Gaui^thehia. Antherfle dortio 2-flristat3e. — Amer. hor. occid, et austr^j moDt. Asi^ iropie^^ 



AustnilasiiB et JapOihi<B. 



5. DiPLYCo&iA, ' AntbersD dorso mutica?. — Moyit ArcMjK Malay. 



