erO cm. STYRACE^. 



l-seriatim affijta v. rariiis altius adnata, iilamentia complanatis inter se liberia v, iiiferne 

 plus minus coiiuatis superne coiitractis cum comiectivu coiitiuuis ; autlicrarmii lociili 

 lineares, adnati, paralleli, erecti^ contigui v. discreti- Ovarium pro maxima parte 

 rarius omnino libenimj late conicum subglobosum v. depressum et basi contractumj gla- 

 brum V. dense villosum, pri-ua juventute 3-loculare, per anthesin stepius septis parieti 

 affixia ab axi retractis sub-1-locularo ; J^tyhis subulatus v. crassiusculus, >stigmatc termi- 

 nali parvo 3-dentatov. capitatosub-3-lobo ; o\Tilainquoque loculo pauca, in ovario libero 

 fere omnia ex angulo interiore basali erecta, in ovario semi-immerso inferiora reversa. 

 Fructus globosua v. oblongus, mmc siccus pericixrpiu duriusculo indchiscente v. in valvas 

 3 fissilij nunc drupaceua epicarpio carnoso, cndocarpiofissili. Semen abortu 1 v. rarissime 

 2, bilo latiusculo basilari erectum, testa crustacca v. indurata ; albumen carnosum v, fere 

 conieum ; embryo rectus, axilis v. valde escentricus, cotyledonibus saipius latis, radicula 

 teroti longiuscula,- — Frutices arburesve, omnibus j)artibus cxcepta facie wuperiure folioruui 

 plus minus lepidotis v. stellato'tomentosis, rarius undique glabri. Folia integeiTima v* 

 levitor serrata, Flores saspius albi, in racemes axillarcs terminalesque breves laxos sim- 

 plices v. parum ramosos dispositi, sfepius i:)enduli, bractcis parvis minimisve. 



- Species fero 60, per regioncs ealidiores Asise et America late dispers^C; paiic^ etiam in Asia tem- 

 perata et Europa australi indi^eiiip, nee in Africa tropii^ali \\ auatrali ncc in Austi'alia hiicii^quc 

 dc-tectie, A. DC. Prod, viii, 260. JVal]). Jlep. vi. 459 ; Ann. v, 480, Miq. Fl. Lid. Bat. i. pars ii. 463, 

 Stqypl. 474. Griscb. Cat. PL Cnk 167- Gfprtn. Fncct. t. 59, Bcichh. Ic, FL Germ. t. 1D7S. Cat\ 

 Diss.t 188, Sibth.FLGr.L 375. Moggr. Fl Mmtoji,t. GO. Andr.BoL Tiep.t.eU. Sieb.ciZiicc. 

 FL Jap. t. 23, 46. Hayne^ Ar^neig. si. i. 23. Hook, et Am. BoL Beech, t. 40. Humh. d BonpL PL 

 JEqnhu L iei< Pohl, Ic. PL Bras, t 133 ad 141. Movie. PL Kmv, Amer. t. 71. Seub. m Marl, 

 FL Bras. vii. 187, L 69 ad 71- Bot. Mag, t 921, 5950, 



Miers, in Contrilx Bot. i. 178 ot seqq, t, 29, 30, genera fria distinxit : Styrax, petalis inibricalis 

 drupa essucca 3-yalvi; Cj^r/rt, petalis valvatis Jrnpa exsucca; ct Strigilia, petalis valvatis drnp.x 

 epicax^pio carnoso. Corollas tamen segmenta v. potala vakle imbricata invenimus in S. japonica a 

 Miersio ad Cyrtam rclata, et leriter imbrloata in planta Poi'txmcana ab illo ad Cyrtam agrcstcm, 

 Lour,, relata, et iu pluribus speciebus tam gcrontogeis quam Americanis non semper stricte valvata 

 fiunt. Catterum species austro-Amcricanaj seetioiiem Strigiliam parum di^tinctam pr;:ebent corollui 

 petalis ralvatis subvalTatisvo, ovario spepius fere omnino snpcro et epicnrpio Scepins carnoso indehis- 

 cente. Genus in integrum sorvatum natnrale ovadit, ^ 



Epigexta, VelL FL Flum. 183, quoad E. integcrrimam^ Ic, iv. t. 137, est Styracis epccies. Fu 

 crmata, t, 138, ad Symplocum referenda. 



Benzoin, Hayney Arzneig. xi, L 24, est Styrax Benzoin^ Dryand, Antlierre iu specimiuibus nosLrla 

 more generis 2-Ioculare3 sunt, nee ut ab Ilaynco delineatte et descriptai Idoculares, 



TrichogamilAj p. Br. Hist. Jam. 218, ab Endlichcro ad Styracem ^i^i:t\\T sed dcscriptio vix 

 quadrat ai gemis dubium remanet; a Grisebachlo sub silentio praeteritur. 



4. roveolarla, A. DC. Frod, viii, 271. (Foveolarise sp. Uuiz et Pav.) — Calyx campa- 

 nidatus, inferus v, vix ima basi ovario brevissime adnatus^ ore truncato, .Corollto 

 set'menta v. j^etala basi brevissime connata, erecto-patentiaj elliptico-oblongaj valvata 

 V, levitcr indupHcato-imbricata. Stamina 10, basi corolla) affixa^ l-seriatRj fila- 

 mentis complanatis inferne plus minus connatis, superne contractis eum connectivo con- 

 tinuis ; antherarum loculi lincares, adnati, paralleli, erecti, discrcti. Ovarium fere 

 omnino liberunij duprcsso-globosum, dense vestitum, jiixta basin latiusculam constrictum, 

 priinum 3-loculare, per anthesin septis parieti aftixis ab axi retractis sub-1-locularo ; 

 stylus subulatus, stigniate terminali vix dilatato obscure 3-lobo ; ovula in quoque loculo 

 solitaria, ab ima basi axeoserecta. Fructus . , . , — Frutex dense ferrngineo-tomentosus, 

 habitu ;S/j/raciV, Folia conacca, integerrima, supra demura nitidula, Racenai axillarcs 

 terminalesque, pedicellis brevibus, bracteis minutis. Flores quam in Styrace minores- 



Species 1, Peruviana. BeUss. Ic, SeL Y. t. 43, Genus habitu cliaractcribusque omnibus Pa??i- 



j/kiliie, j^laminum numero excepto ut in Styrace 10, 



6, pampMlia, Mart. Herb. Fl. Bras. n. 902,— Calyx oampanulatus infcms v. vix 

 ima basi ovario brevissime adnatus, ore truncato. Corolla; segmenta v. petala basi 

 brovissiiue connata^ erccto-patentia^ elliptico-oblonga valvata v. leViter induplicato- 



