668 . CIIL STYRACE^. 



GENERA DUBIA V, EXCLUSA. 



Dbupatkis, Lour. FI, Cochinch. 314, et Decadia, Loxir, L c, 315, ab auctoribus nonnullis i\d 

 S^mplocum rcfemntur, sed descrlptiones Louroiri hand conveniunt et genera valdc incexta remanent. 



CYPELLro3&, Dcsv. iu Hamilt, X^rod, PL hid. Occid^ 28, e Guianaj ab Endlichoro Styraci refcrtur, 

 sed ab anctore in Pentandria coUocatur, et charactere ralde manco genns hand rccognoscendum est. 



HoHNsciiucHiA, Nees, supra 663 ad Anonaceas refertur, 



SYMPLEUit^\. et ScyRTOCAiipud, Mters in LindL Veg. Kingd. 593^, nomine tantnm tiignati sunt. 



1. Symplocos, Linn, Gen. n. 677. — Calj'cis tubus adnatus, per anthesin brevis, cauii>anu- 

 latusj fructifer auctus ; limbi segmeiita 5, inibricata, Corollte lobi v. seginenta 5 1-seriata, 

 V. G-10 2-aeriataj iiimc fore ad ba^in v, ouinino suluta, nunc plus minus in tubum connata, 

 imbricata. Stamina s^pius nmuerosa^ oo-fierlatini ima basi corollrc v. altius tubo adnata, 

 exterioribua longioribus, filamentis filiformibus v, basi altiusve complanatisj inter se 

 liberia v. basi altiusve conuatis, rarius fere ad apicem in tubum intus irrcgulariter anthe- 

 rifoi"um arete coalitis, sub anthera ipsa breviter v. longius filiformibus ; authera^ breves, 

 loculis parallclis longitrorsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium inferum v. semisupcrum, 2-5-. 

 loculare ; stylus filiformis, stigmate capitate v, parvovix lobato ; ovula in loculis 2 rarius 

 4, ex angulo superiore pendula, Fructus cai'uosus baccatus v. drupacciiSj indeliiscens, 

 oHongus ovoideus v. globosus^ endocarpio temii v. crasso induratofiue^ iutcrdum irrcgu- 

 lariter iniruso. Semina in quoque loculo v. s^pius in toto fructu abortu solitariaj oblonga; 

 embryo in centro aibuminis teres, cotyledonibus radicula multo brevioribus, — Arbores 

 fruticesve Sffipius glabri, rai-ius pubescentcs v, villosi, siccitate seepe flavicantes. Folia 

 alterna, coriacea V- membranacea, dentata v. integerrima, Raccmi v. spica; axillares, 

 laxi V, densi, interdum ad fascicules paucifloros v. florem unicum reducti. BracteoB 

 parvse. 



Species ad 160, per regiones calidiores Asias^ Australiee ct Americse hito dispcrsse, in Africa 

 hucnsquc ignotse, A. DC. Prod, viii, 246, 673- Walp, Hep, vi. 4o8; Ann. i. 498, v, 481, Benih, 

 FL Austral', iv. 292. Miq. in FL hid. Bat. i. jjars ii. 465, Snpph 474, in Ann. Mus. Ijjigd. Bat. iii, 

 101, et in Mart FL Bras. vii. 23. Gmrtn. J, Fruct, iii. t. 209 {Symjjlocos^ Hopca et Cipo7t?ma). 

 Griseb. Cat PL Cuk 1C7. 



Gt;nuB facile in subgenera (apud nounuUos anctorcs genera propria) dlvisibile, sed in integrum 

 serratum melius liraitatnm evadit, spcciebns in scctioncs ct subsectiones sequentes distribucndis: 



Sect, 1- Ilo^a. Petcila vix nisi ima basi brovissimc connataj putentia. >Stainiua (iu lluribus 

 perfectis) nnmerosa, co-serlata basi iotetdum plus minus distincte 5-adelpba, filamentis cfctcuiim 

 temiibus v- basi parnm dilatatis, Subsectiones continet 3 : 



1. Valuta. Flores (an semper?) herniapbroditi, Eacemi sxpius compositi, Ovavium 2- v. 3- 

 loculare, Fructus globosus, somine cnrvo v. eubreniformi subtransverso v» obliqno, embryonc valdo 

 curvo. Stigma parvuui. Species ad 10; onmes Asiaticai. Hnc inclndcndie pr^etcr B. crata^goidcni^ 

 Don, et S. sintcam, Lindb Bot Reg. t. 710, ovario sa^pius 2docuIari, quae soIeb a DC, iu soctiono 

 iacIn&Be, ^S. 52m'ai«, lioxb., Wight, Illustr. t 1^0, S. ferruginm, Eosk, S.. fo^zci/b/wr, Sieb. et Zucc. 

 {S, leptosiachy.^ Sieb, et Zucc.j et S. microcarpa^ Champ,), S. ox^phyllat S, caiidata, S. fasciculata et 

 8. pedkellata, ovario in plerisque 3-Ioculari, sed inflorescentia fructus et soniina Pa/i^rts. 



2. Lodhra. Flores (an semper ? ) hermaplu'oditi. Eacemi ssepissime simplices, laxi v. ad fasci- 

 caUnn sc*s.silem rcducti. Ovarium 3-loculare. Fructus ellipsoideus t. ovoideus, semine recto t. 

 paruni incnrvo. Stigma capitatum. Species ad 90, Asiaticse v. Australianae. Wight^ Ic. t. 1230 

 ad 1236. Bedd. Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 115 ad 117. Skh. et Zuvc. FL Jap. L 24. PaxL et LindL FL 

 Gard. i./ 39, Caiilea, Presl, EpimeL Bot. 216. 



- S. r<TC6*;iosfl, lioxb., distinguitur racemis abbreviatis raniosis, quDS in omuibua cseteris hiyus sub- 

 sectionis constanter simplices Tidiraus^ frnctus tamenio^^r<g ostendit, . , 



3. Barberina. Flores polygamo-dioici, c^terum omnino Lodhra. Stamina in submasculia 

 numerosa co-seriata iijtcrdum fcub-a-adelpha, pifstilio imperfecto, in subftemineis ovarium Sdoculare, 

 stamina sa>pius pauca sigillatim v. per paria petalis alterna. Species edita v. in herbarii^ nostris 

 12-14, lirasilise et Peruviffi orientalis incolas, noanullte forte ad sexus divcrsos repetitte. Miq. in 

 Mart. FL Br^ts. rib t 10 ad 14. VclL FL Flim. Zc. iw t. 138 {Epigmia). Bariseri^-a, VclL FL 

 Flum. 235, /<?. V-M17. 



