624 XCVIII. PLUMBAGINE^. 



.flavi, rarius albi, calycis limbo scarioso s^pe colorato coroUam siraiilanto sed colore s.^puiB 

 diverso. Corolla cum ovario haud raro in fiindo calycis breviter stipitata. 



Species vix 200 (apiid auotores iionniillos ad 270) pro maxima parte niaritiiiiEe v, in desertis salsis 

 petrosisve vigentcs et regionis Mediterranese v, orieiitalis hemispliaerii boroalis incola^ puucce tanien 

 sccu« oriis omnium fere terraruni dispersal v. intra tropicoa in locis apricis utriueque orbis obvite, et 

 genus Armaria otiam in Alpibus occurrlt. 



Ordo DiiUi arete affinis nee cum xillo alio generibus intermodiis counexus, Nonnultis e prceee* 

 dentibus quodammodo aceedit sfaaiinibus sappu foro liypogynis, ct scqnentibus ^tamlnibus pelalis v. 

 lobis eoi-ollinis oppositis, sed ab omnibns gamopetalis rocedit gyniccii indole et albnmine farinaeeo. 

 Hie nutia ut et folionim cieatricibiis annulatis Foiygoneis forto propintLuior, sed noj^tro sensu calyx 

 pef^uac^nam pro invoUicro habendum ncc corolla pro p:^riantbio simplici. 



0ONSPE0TU3 GENERUM, 



Tribns Z, Statlceae. Ciilycib limbus sfepius patens Rcariosus coloratiis. Stamina imaba^i v, 

 altius petalis v, eorollte adnata, Styli a basi disthieti v. ad medium coaliti, 



* Stamina ijc talis ima hasi breviter scepiiis hrcvissime ooJi^rentm* 



1. JEgialitis- Fnitcx ramis dissite foliatis. Calycis limbus parvus, erectus, Styli ad an- 

 gulos ovarii distinct!, stigmatibus suboapitalis. Fruetus linearis, rigidns, ealyee 2-3-plo lougior, 

 incnrvua. — Avstralta ct Asia trap, in maritimis. 



2. AcANTHOLiMON. Ilerbffi .^cauLes eiespit05<^ v. breviter suffrutescentee. Folia rosulafa v. 

 conferta, angusta, rigida, s&epius aceiwa, Styli ad angnlos ovarii distincti, stigmatibus subcapi- 

 tatis. Utriculus calycc inclusus. — Oriens, 



3. Statice, Ilerbse acaules ctespitosa^ v, breviter suffrutescentos, rarius fruticuli. Folia 

 plana, Inflorescentia cymosa y, deusa t. scapus ] -paueiflorns, St^di nd angulos ovarii dis- 

 tineti, stigmatibus c^Lpitatis oblongia v, linearibus. — In maritimis iotiusfere orhis et desert'ts reg, 

 Mcditcrr. et Orientis. 



4. Armeru, Ilerb^ acaules v. brevissime suffrutescentes. Folia radiealia v. ^onfcrta, plana 



V, lineari- subulata, Seapi I-ccpbali, capitulo globose, bracteis scariosis extimis in vaginam 



deorsiun productis. Styliinvertice ovarii brevissime yubconriati,t.tigmatibus linearibus. Utri- 



, cuius calyce iuclusue.~S(A, Afr. bor., Asia occid- et f/07\, Atner, lor,, Amer. austt\ andin, ct 

 €.vtratroj), • ' 



** Stamina Inho eotollm ad medium saltern adnata, 



5. LmoNiASTUUM, Suffrutlees v, fnitlculi ramis brevibus foliis alterni^. Styli ad medium 

 connati. Utriculus calyce inclusits. — Reg. Mediterr, 



Tribus 11. Plumbagrese. Calycis lobi v. dentes erecti, marginibus v. interstitlis searioso- 

 dilatatis V, nudis. Petalorum ungues in tubum connati* Stamina libera v. tubo adnata. Stvhis 

 apice in ramos a basi introrsum stigmatosos divisus. Plantae peronucs v, frutescentes, foliatte, 



6. PwMiL\G0, Calyx glandulosus. Stamina libera, Florcs spicati. -Utriusqm orbis reg, 

 calid.j EuT&pa aus(7\, Asia med. 



7. Ceratostigha. Calyx eglandulosns, inter costas non dilatatus. Stamina ad medium 

 corolla adnata. Florcs subcapitati. — Abyssinia, Bhotan, China^ 



8. VoGELiA, Calyx eglandulosns, sinubu^ intorstitiisquc costarum hyalini.s extrorr^um dui>li' 

 cato<liIatatjs. Stamina libera. Flore? spicati. — Afr, aitsir.^ Arabia, Ind. or. 



Tkibus I. Statice^. 



1. ^gialitis, E, Bi\ Prod. 426 (^gialinitis, Pre^l, Bot Bemerh, 103).— Calyx 



tubulosus^ late 5'COstatus, sulcis intermediis angiistis profiindisj dentibus 5 brevibus 

 ^rectis induplicato-valvatia, Putala ima basi cnm staminibus in annulum breveni connata, 

 supra anmUxun decidua, laminis oblongie, Stamimim filamenta basi complanataj petalis 

 brevissime adnata ; antherje oblongfe, Styli ad angulos ovarii distiucti, stigmatibus ter- 

 minalibuscapitatis, Fruetus linearis, e calyce longe exsertus, S-gonus, tenuiter coriaceus, 

 indehiscens v, ad angulos demuin fissns. Semen lineare, albnmine 0, — Fmtex glaber, 

 yaniia cicatricibus foliorum delapsorum annulatis. Folia altenia, lata, coriaceo-snbcamosa, 



