Ocertnerem. ] CTIII. LOGANIACE^. 799 



prope basin afSx<TCj ercctte, coimiventes v. subconnatre, Ovarimn ovoideum, 2-Iocuhire ; 

 stylus filiformis, stigmate 2-lobOj lobis brevibns obkmgls ; ovula in locnlis solitaria, septo 

 lateraliter affisa, Bacca globosa, 2-locnlaris, pericarpio camof^o- Seiiiina in locnlis soli- 

 taria^ lenticulari-compressa, septo parallela, dorso convexiuscula, facie leviter concava, 

 placentae parum incrassat;>? poltatini afllxaj testa tonui ; albnmen carnosuni ; embryo 

 parvus, rcctusj teres^ cotyledonibus brevibus, radicula infera. — Fruticea alte acandentes, 

 glabri, ;Folia^ opposita, integerrima^ petiulis linea transA^ei^a connexis, Pedunculi 

 axillares, 13-ilori v. rarius in paniculani laxc tricliutoniam evolnti, Flores parvuli. 



Species 2, Iiidisc oricntalis et Japoniae incolre, DC, Prod, ix, 19. ll'al/h Ann. L 512, Batth. in 

 Jounu Limu Soc. i. 109. Wight, l.\ U 1313. 



Oedo CIX. GBNTIANEiD. 



EndL Gen. 599. Lindb Vcg. Kiiigd, 612, Grisebitcli, Gen. et Sp. Gent, 1839, 



Flores regulares v. vix obliquij hermaphroditi v. rarissime abortii polyg^niiii. Calyx 

 iuferuSj tubo campanulato v. saepe brevissimo v, 0, dentibus lobis segmentisve 4-5 rariua 

 G-10 imbricatis v, jam in alabastro apertis. Corolla gamopetala, infundibularis hypocra- 

 teriformis campanulata v. rotata ; Iiiiibu3 4'5-rarins6-12-partitnsj lobis contortis dextror- 

 Rum rarius sinistrorsum obtegentibns rarissime aliter imbricatia v. in Menyaidheis indu- 

 plicato-valvatis. Stamhia tot quot corollte lobi iisque alternaj fauci v. tubo corolliie affixa, 

 omnia perfecta v. rarius nonnulla iinperfecta v. abortiva ; filaincnta filiformia v, basi 

 dilatata. Antkerce dorso supra basin aflixa:^, erectae versatiles v, cxtrorsum reflexa?, basi 

 usque ad insertionem 2-lubie, loculis distinctis parallelis rima longitudinali introrsum 

 rarius cxtrorsuin dohiscentibus. Discus v. sub ovario annularis v, 5-gIandulo3us, parum 

 conspicuus. OvaHum superum, sessile v. rarius stipitatum, s^pius 1-loculare, placcntis 2 

 parietalibus duplicatia v, indivisis vix promiuulis parietibua ovarii adnatis v. plus minus 

 intruaisj iuterduni 2-loculare placentis septo adnatis. Sfylus ain^plex, stigmate terminali 

 capitato v, 2-lamellato, v. apice breviter 2-6dus lobis in lamdllas stigmatosas inte- 

 gras V. rarius 2-fidas expansis. Oijula in quoque loculo v. cai-jiello siejJius numerosa, 

 in quaque placenta v, semiplacenta l-cc-seriata, anatropa v. amphitropa, Capsnla j^om- 

 branacea v. dura, rarius camosula, ad suturas 2-valvatim dehiscens v, rarius indchiscons 

 V, irregulariter ruptus, valvis nunc placentiis centrales liberantibusj nunc ssepius marline 

 plus minus involuto v. intus intra marginom v. sux>erfice fere tota placentifuris. Sernhui 

 sessilia v. in jjlacentis leviter immersa, rarius fuuiculo brevissimo afHxa, globoBa angiilata 

 V. rarius compressa, interdum ala angxista cincta v. apicc basique in alara ptoducta, testa 

 membranacea v. Crustacea foveolato- reticulato- v, tuberculoso-rugosa v, in plerisquo 

 Swertieis la;via. Albumen copiosura. Embryo parvus, rarius dimidiuni albmnmis icqnans, 

 subteres v, conicus, radicula supera v. vaga, * 



Hcrbfe annua; v. perennes, rarius frutices, OrjLthlo excepto glabri, amari. Folia, ex- 

 ceptis Menyanthcis, opposita, sa^pe connata v, linca transversa rarius vagina brevi intra- 

 petiolari juncta, nee vera stipulata, integerrima. Inflorescentia norinalitcr 2-3-chotojne 

 cymosa, cymis terminalibus paniculatis v. axillaribus, Siupe taiucn cymse irregulares v, in 

 capitula globosa v. fasciculus sessilcs confertse, v, ad flores solitarios sessiles v. i)eduncu- 

 latos reducta;, v. rarius flores sigillatim oppositi v. sparsi in spicaa terminales dispositi. 

 Bractete seepius squaniifonnea v. ; bracteolie in pedicellis rarjo, rarissime cum bracteis 

 magis evolutffi foliaceffi. Flores niagui medincres v. parvi, nunc minEnn, nibri flavi iilbi 

 ca^nilei v, violacei. 



ypcciesad 520, in utroque orbo late dispcrsa?, b] rcgionlhus temperatls niontanlsqrio copiosioreSp 

 nee intra tropicos desimt, paiicae in alpinis arctjcisque obviae. 



Ordo facile definitus et, Mci}yanihcis forte DXklu.sis, bene naturalj^, inter Gamopitalus ieosteraones 

 a Loganiaceh diflfcrt stipukrum abiicntia et ssepitisimc ovario l-loculnri v. simrie 2-locuLiri ; Rcace^ 



