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minusve adnatum), ovoideuin v. globosuuij 1-luculare- Stylus brevia v, elonyatus, cum 

 ovario continuus ; stigma obtusum v. capitellatum, intcgerrimnm.. . Ovula 2 v- plura, 

 * placentae centrali liberse sessili v, stipitatiB iiiserta et siiepe irameraa, semi-anatropa, 

 umbUico ventrali, rarissime anatropa, Capsitla 1-locularis, vertico v, demissius 2-G-valvis, 

 valvig erectis v, recun'is integris v. 2-fidis, v, rarius circumscissa v. indehiscens. Semina 2 

 V, plunij in placenta fungosa immersa v. sttperficialiaj liilo ventrali v. rariua subterminali, 

 saepius dopresso-angulata ; testa albmmiii carnosov. corneo adhferens, fusca, Ifevis sulcata 

 V, granulata, interdum alata- Embryo -parvus ^ umbilico paralleluSj rarissime orthotropus, 

 tores ; cotyledone'^ obtusa;, in gerifiinatione foliacese, radicula vaga» 



Herbte liabitu variiej s^pissime rhizomate perennante, 'rarissime basi suffrutescentes. 

 Folia exstipiilata, nunc omnia radicaUa, nunc caulina, altcnia oi^posita v. voi'ticillata, 

 siinpliciaj rarius lobata, in Hottoiiia capillaceo-multifida, Flores parvi v. majnsculi, nunc 

 axillares ot solitarii, ssepius racemosi v. ad apicem acaiji elongati solitarii v. umbellati, 



inflorescentia centripeta, 



Species ad 250, in regioiiibus tempcratis hemiKptuerli borealis maxima copia crencentes, plcra>qiie 

 alpigenst ; in hemispli^erio australi rariores, inter tropicos (ubi oinnes fero annu£e) rarisaimse. 



Ordo valde naturalis, Myrshieis soils affinis, ct ab eis distinctus habita herbaceo, fructa capsu- 

 lari, ct floribus semper hermaphroditism 



Caulcs natantes foliis pinnatisoctis in Hottonia. 



Flores irrcgularcs in Coride, 



Corolla in Glauce^ 3-pot<Ua iu AsteroUni specie, 5-petala in Apochor'ide, perigyna in Samolo. 



Stamina perigjna in Glance, 



Ovarium calyci adiiatnm in Samolo, 



Ovula anatropa et seminum hilum subtorminale in Hottonia. 



Fructus subindeliiscens in Lydiiiachice spcciebus paucis: 



CONSPECTUS OENBRUM, 



Tribus I- Hottoulese. CoroUai rogularis lobi quincunciatim iiubricati. Stamina epipetala. 



0\'arium superum ; ovula anatropa umbilico basilari, 



1, IIoTTONiA. Ilerbse aquuticte, Batantcs, foliis miiltifidis, floribus racemosis, — Eeg. iemp. 

 hemis^h. bar, 



Trlbus II. Primuleoe. Coi^olke ivgularis lobi quincuociatim imbricati. Stamina epipetala. 

 Ovarium superum; ovula somi-anatropa, umbilico ventrali, 



* Corolla hypocraterbnorpha i\ wftnidtbidaris, Ihnho patatic v, erccto-pateniej lohis integris r. 



emarginatis rarius crosis. Capsula 'valvis dehiscens. 



f Stamina tiiho corolla ajjixa i avthcr^ ohtus<e. 



2, PiiiMDLA. Corolla majuscula, colorata, tubu saapissinie elongato. Capsula polysperma. 

 Ilorbse, rhizomate perennante, foliis omnibus radicalibus, — Seg. i$mp. et arcL hemisph, bor., Amir. 



merid* extratrop, 



3, Ajn'drosace. Corolla parra, alba v. rosea, tubo calycem reqtiante v- broviore. Capsula 

 oligo- V. polysperma, Herbie ssepius caespitosse ramis dense foliosis, rarius annuaa et scapigeroe 

 foliis omnibus radicalibus. — Jieg. temp, et alp. he^nisph. bar, 



4, DorGLAsiA. Corolla parva, tubo calycem superante, Capsula 1-2-sperma- Herbas 

 caspitosae, rarais dense foliosis. — Alp^ Europe et Anicr. bor. 



5- DioNYSiA. Corolla parva, tubo valde elongato curvo. Capsula 1-4-flperDia, Ilerbre 

 pulvinatim ciespitosae, aromalica;, ramis dense foliosis* — Alp, Persia et Afghan, 



6. Stimpson'ia. Corolla miuuta, tubo brcyi. Capsula polysperma. Herba pcrpuailla, foliis 

 alternis, floribus iixil\'drihus,—Japo?iia, 



^] Stamina basi coTott<B affixa ; a^ither^ longe acuminafm, 



7. CoRTusA. Ilerba scapigera, foliis omnibus radicalibus, floribus umbellatis. — Mont.Europ. 



med, et AsifB borealis. 



8. Ardisiandra, Herba diffuaaj ramosa, foliia alteniisj floribus aiillaribus. — Mont, 



Afr. irop. occid, 



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