CII. EBENACE^. G63 



Species ad 250, pro maxima parte rcgiomim calidionim utriusque orbis v, Africa anstralis incoTge, 

 pancse in Asia extrati-opica et America borouli obvi^. In America Andina et australi oxtratropica, 

 in Australia meridionali et Nova Zelandia omnino dcsunt, 



Ordo nuUi arcto affinis, phiribus notia Styraceis Sapotaceisqite accodit et forte, mediantc Tetraclide, 

 Olamieis. Anonaccea, Ti-TnsfT<£7niac€<B et lUoirtcB^ quibue compurantur, nobis multo rcmotiorcsvidontur. 



In hoc ordiiie elaborando diligentor seciiti sumus Monographiam accnratissimam Hicrnii supra 

 citatam. 



- FORlf^ ABNoit:ras, 



Folia oppoeita v. ternalim verticillata in speclebus paucis EttcUfe, et sect, Melonia Biosjyyri) ampla 

 subsiuuatii membranacca, petiole loDgo apiee Icviterinflexo ot Mibarticulatoin Brachi/neinate. 

 Flores pleriqiic hermaphroditi in lioyena ct Brachynenate, 



Corollse lobi varie imbricati nee eontorti in una specie Diof^fyri^ valvati in Tefraclide^ valvato- 

 eubcontorti in Bmchyncmate. 



Anthcra^ poris apicalibus debiscentes in Dio.'^yri acct. LeucoxyJo. 



COIJSPECTUS GENEKrM, 



1, EoYENA. Flores sa}piiis hermaphroditi, 5-meri, calyce sub fnietuaccresccnte, corollfe lobis 

 contortis. Stamina 1-seriata. Folia sajpius paryula, breviter potiolata vel eessilia. — Af}\ 

 aiistr. trof. et exiratrop. 



2, EuciiEA. Flores dioici, 4-7-merj, racemosi x. paniculati, caljce non accreseente, corolla 

 lobis contortis- Stamina sfepius 10-20, gominata v. 2'Seriata, Staminodia in fl, $ ^Eepiub 0. 

 Styli V. styli rami sgepissime 2. — Afr. austr. et trop, 



3, Maba. Flores dioici, siiepis&imo 3-meri, cymosi v. solitarii, caljco interdum accrescento, 

 coroUae lobis contortis. Stamina 3-cO- Staminodia in fl. $ 0-CD. Styli v. stjii rami sfepis- 

 sime 3. — Utriusque orbis reg, calid. 



4, DiosTTROS- Flores dioiei, ssepius 4^5-mori, cymosi v, solitarii, calyco srepo acerescente, 

 coroUse lobis contortis. Stamina 4^8, seepius 2-seriata. Staminodiain fl. $ ssepuis 4-8. Styli 

 V. styli rami 1-4 rarius subnidli, — Utriusque orbis rcg. calid,, Asia temp., Anw}\ boK 



5, Tetraclis. Flores dioici, 4-meri, cymosi v, solitarii, calyce acerescente, corollas lobis val- 

 vatia. Stamina co. — Madagasoaria. 



6 ? Brachynema, Flores (an semper ?) hennaphroditi, S-nieri, calyce sub fructu acerescente, 

 corollae lobis valvatis subcontortis. Stamina 5. Folia ampla, subsinuata, petiolo longiueculo 

 ftpico le'siter iufloxo fere ^\\c\\\aio,~Brasili{u 



genera exolusa. 



Sttracr-'e (Stuplocacets inclusis) ab auotoribus olim Ebenaceis inclusEe, nunc pro ordine proprio 

 recipiuntur. 



Dbbbbelta, Zoll- Obs, Bot, Nov. IG In Nat. Tijdschr. Ned, Ind. siv., est Terisirailltor, monenta 

 Hiernio, Glacis species, supra i, 347 inter Olacineas. 

 , GoiTZEA, Wydl., infra sub Verbenaceis qiuvnvnda. 



MoRELOsrA, Llav, ct Lex., est Bourreria inter Boragrineas, 

 MocTABEA, AubL, est Polyg;alea, supra i, 140, 

 ScHOii-riA, Scbreb., ad Olacincas pcrtinet, supni i, 348, 

 Thuraria, Mohn. Hist. Chih, ex cliaractere manco baud recognoscenda est, 



HoRNSCHUCHu, l^scs hi Benh^cJi>\ Boi, Ges. Begen.-^b. ii. 150, t. 11, 12, species 2 Brasilianas con- 

 tinet, a variis ^wctorihus Ebenaceis, Sapoiaceis v, Slyraceis, necnon Sajyindaceh \, Lardi-abaleis ad- 

 scriptas. [3pecimina non vidimus,'et supra i, ^Q2, oy. \zoxiO H. brgotrophis e Sapindaceis rojecimus 

 et ad Styracaccas dubie retulimus. Nunc iconibus Ncesianis utriusque specie! et descrlptione fusiore 

 Miquelii In Mart. FL Bras, rii, 17, diligeutius scrutatis, cum nnlHs ex ordinibus citatis conVenire 

 videntur, sed calyx cupulatiis, petala 2-serIatim valvata, antliera> hypogynae subsessiles, ovarii 

 carpella 3 sessilia, stigmata subsessilia, antheranim forma, seminum immaturorum indoles etc, 

 omnia genus Anonacearum indicaro videntmv Bucagcm alh^^ St. Ilil,, affine. 



1, Royena, 7>in?t. Gen. n. 555. — Flores s^^pins hermaphroditi. Calyx campanulatus 

 V. urceolatus rare liemisph£ericufl, 5-partitiis S-fidus v, 5-dentatiis, rarins 4-partitus sub 

 fructu plenimque nccrescoiLs. Corolla iirceolata v, campamilata, lobis 5 rai-ius 4 con- 

 tortis obtusis reflexi.^. StAmina 10, rariua 12-14 v, 8, uniseriatim basi coroUiu affixa 

 filaracntis breviasimis ; aiitherte lanccolato-liueares, hirsutfu v. rarius glabrae. Ovarium 



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