CI. SAPOTACEiE. 651 



rarlus tciuiij 2-cc-locularis v, saipe abortu 1-loculaiis et 1-sperma. Semlna ax solitaxia 

 fnictui subconformia, si plura circa axin crasaum annulatim cli^posita a latere comprcsaa 

 V, rarius septis axiqiie evanidis arcto coufcrniminata, hilo lateral! oblongo v- lineai^i y. 

 subbasali latoque afiixa ; testa so^pius ci'ustacea v. dura Itevis nitidaque, rarius crassa 

 durav. lignosa extiis Ig^vis (v. rugosa?). Embryo rectus^ radiculainferabrevissimaiiiter- 

 dum vix conspicua, cotyledonibus nunc intra albumen carnosum planis ab axi radiantibus 

 V. fnictus circumforentife parallelis, nunc albumine nuUo crassis camosis. 



Arborcs fruticesvCj glabri pubuscentes villosuli v. tomento nitcnte e pilia sjepiua nial- 

 pighiaceis v. stellatis composito plus minus vestiti. Folia alterna rarissime subopposita, 

 coriacca v, rarius niembranacea, integerrima, pennivenia, exstipnlata v, rarius stipulis 

 IJarvis linearibuavu caducis stipata. Flores liaud magui, ad axillas foliorum v- ad nodos 

 ramoruni vctustiorum glomerati v. fasciculati, rarius splitarii v- secus ramos inflorca- 

 ccntito aphyllte fasciculati, aessilcs v. pediccllati, pedicellis ad axillam bractefB minutiB 

 oriuudis v. omnino ebracteatia ; bracteola3 aub calycerariCj sepalia consiiuileanisiminores. 

 Sepala v. calycia scgmenta salteni exturiora spcpe subcoriacea, s^epissinio obtusa. Corollas 

 tubus vnlgo calyce brevior v. parum excedens. 



JSapoface^, pn^ omnibus ordiLibus MyrsinaceU affincs tainhabitu quam staniinum serlci primariai 

 situ aliisque DonnuUis notia, abunde tamen distingiiuntur succolacteo,oTario2-co-loeiilari, ovulisin 

 loculia sompcr solitariis scminibusquc crectis, latcraliter altiua dcmisisiiisYe afifixis, btaiiiinibus scrioi 

 eecuiKlse ssepo eroliitis pcrfcctis v. ad stiiminodia reductis, scminum testa ssepissime l^evi, em- 

 bryoiic magno aliisquo uotis, Ebenaceis etiam quodanimodo accedunt, scd floribiis hermaphroditis v, 

 Tix hinc illinc abortu subpolyganiis, oTidis in qiioqnc carpcllo solitariis ncc gcminis, cmbryonis radi- 

 cnla supcra aliisqno characteribus longius removentur. Styracacem non nisi niediantibns Ebcnacds 

 cum Sapotaccis conncctuntnr. 



Gonora plnrima ndluic male dcfimta sunt, etepo ad sominnm indolem distincta, dnm stnilna in 

 tertia ealtem parte specierum adluic incognita, et ordo monographo porito speciminibus magis per- 

 fectis mnnitb sednlo commendetur. CharactorcH e calyci:^ et eorollsB loborum, &taininum t^tainino- 

 dionimquc nuracro situ et forma, antheramm indole etc., abundare vidcntxu", sod cxim cliaracteribus 

 carpologicis male concordant, et generum. limitationes pliires hie adoptataa non bine dubio 

 oflferimus. 



Folia fiiibopposita v, vcrticillata in specicbue pcrpaucis Lucuhkb et in Sarcospcrmatc, spinuloso- 

 Bcrrulata ia Chrysophyllo impcriaU, 



Stipulae adsunt cadncffi in Ecclinusa^ SaycospermatCy Cryptogym et 'Buiyrospertm^ forte in aliifl 

 nounullis adhnc ncglccta?. 



Eamuli florifcri axillares apliylli in Barco&pQrmatc et in Sideroxyli sect, Ecdisanthe, 



CoroUfe tubu.^ lobis plurics longior in Lcpio^iyle. 



Staminodia staminibus introrsum opposita in Cryptogym. 



Discus annularis hypogynus adest in Honiiogyne. 



Seminum testa crassissima in Lahatia ct Argaiiia, Remiua in mas.sam ccntraloni conferrumlnati 

 in Argania, 



Cotylcdones confcrruminatse in apcciobus pancis generum embryonc exalbumiuoso donatorum. 



Conspectus generum, ' . 



* Calycis scgtnmta, corolla loU stamina et staminodia {dmn adsjJit) ismnera, 



t Calycis segmenta csqualia, STibA-scriaia v, inferiora pauUo mfgoraj ncc distincie 



2-seriata, 



1. CjiiiTsorHYLLUM. Florcs o-meri, rarius fl-7-Tneri. Staminodia 0, Semina efepius albu- 

 minosa. Stipule 0. — Reg^ trop,, pUrceqiw Amer,, faucm gcront. 



2. EccLiNUSA, Flores 4-o-men. Staminodia 0. StipuliB caducce, (Semina ignota). — 

 BrasiVuu 



3. LiTctiMA, Florcs 4-5-meri. Staminodia pirva staminibus »aepiu8 altius aJBxa, infrr- 

 dum pauca V. 0, Albumen 0, Stlpulai 0. — Amcr, irop, et suhtrop.^ Australia^ 2i. Cakdonia 

 {A/t, trr>p. ?) 



4. Sarcospeema- Flores 5-meri. Staminodia parvn, staminibus altius affixa. Albumen 0. 

 Stipxdffi Ciiducic, Hamuli Jloriferi axillares aphyUL — Himalaya^ China, 



