CXII. BOKAGINE^, ,833 



Ganiosie^ iiitegrie rarius 2-fidie v. iiisiguiter plicatie ; radicuU Lrevis rarissime cotykcluni- 

 bus feqxii longa, sxipera v- ad centrum fiuctus si>ectans. 



Herbse aiinuje v. pereiiiies, frutices v. arboreSj rarissime acandeiites, scabro-pubescentes 

 hispiili setosi v, raiius uiollitcr villosi tomentosi lanati v. glabri. Stipulse 0. Folia altenia 

 V. rarisshne opposita v, vevticillataj integerriiua duntata v. rarissime lobata. Inflore- 

 scentia nonnaliter dichotome cymosa, cym^ ramis scoi-pioideis, floribus iinilateralibus sigil- 

 latim pedicellatis v. sessilibus, baud raro tamen cymae ad racemum simplicem- scorpioideiim 

 rediictce, v. inflorescentia tota rarius in paniculani irregulariter triciiotomam iiiutata, 

 V. rarius flores in axillis folionim solitarii v. gcmini, Bractere sub pediccllis v- paullo 

 infra sitfe, foliacea: v, parvas v. in parte siiperiore infloreacentiii^ evanidse v. omnino 

 Iflesunt, Klorcs versicolores, ssepius c^iulei violacei v, albi, interdum flavi, rarissime 

 coccinei. Calyx sub fructu stj^pissimo persistens, patens v. sjxjpiiis fnictnm includens im- 

 miitatus V, auctus, CoroUfe tubus in pluribus generibus intiia ad faiicem v, paullo supra 

 staminum. insertioiiom squuuxis gibbis v. plicis transversis v. longitudinalibua 5 petalis 

 oppositis instnictus^ tl sa^pe ima basi aimulo (nectarlfero ?) in speciebus at vix in generibus 

 constante auctus. ' '' 



Species ad 1200^ per orbcs ten-arum latissiinc dlspersiie, Cordie<e, Ehrdk<s et HeViotropiecB pic- 

 rpeque tropica v. siibtropic;.e, Boragem imprimis iutra tropicos vigentcs, in regioiie Jlcditerranea proe- 

 sertim orientali copiosjssira^, in Asia orientaii et America uecideiitiili hand rarte, in terria areticis et 

 in alpmis porpmicie, la hemisphECrio australi genera austro-Africaua Au-^traliiiuis aflBnitsitcm 

 hand pr^ebent. ^ 



Ordo iiiiturali« ct accurate liniitatus, nuUi nisi IlydropJiyllaceis arete affinis, et ab his facile di- 

 stinguitiir ovarii, qarpellis constanter 2- nee co-ovalatis, placentis nunquam dilatatis ct albumine 

 dxim adsit ratione embryonis tenuiove. Cum Cunvoloutaceis, Labiatis r. Verbenaceis so'pe compam- 

 tuv, aed ab omnibus essentialiter diatinguitnr ovuli micropyle v. embryonis radicula supera nee 

 iofera, et saspissime primo intuitu inflorescentia et habitu recognoscendns. 



Cordle^ apiid auctores plures ordineni formant a Boragineh disti»etuni et eoruni sensu ConvolvU'- 

 laceis afliniorem ob cotyledones plieatas ; h^ec tamen plicatio in Cordieis flabellatimlongitudinalis rst 

 V. rarius ttubirregulari^ absque alljuiniue, nee ut in Convotvidacc'is putius traiidV'ersa w sinuo.<a \\ 

 spiralis, albumine inter plicas intraso, 



FOUM^: ABSOftilKS* 



Folia omnia opposlta in Andph^to, inferiora v. plurima opposita in Trichodesmate et in speciebus 

 ^\xci^ Eritrick^i^ 



Calyx valde anetus sub fructU stellato-patcns in Patagonula^ Caccinia et in speciebils paticis 

 aliorum generum ; maximus vesiculoso-inflatus pyramidatus in Attxemmate ; plicatus et muitideutatua 

 "in Cortesia speciebusque paucis Cordt(B\ nno latcfo cucuUatus et harpngonibus sippendioulatus in 

 ' Harpagonclla ; lobis plils quam 5 in una specie liockvlitB. 



Corollse lobi et st;imina Q-z/d in speeit;bus paucis Co/'du^; lobi coritorto-imbrlcati in Tricltode^ 

 sinaie, Trigonocari/o et Mgosoiide; limbns distincte 2-labiatus in Echwchilo. 



Stamen 1 solum perfectum v. cseteris duplo majus in Caccinia et Hdiocarya. Filamenta ^uama 

 lata appendiculata in Boragine. Antherye in connm v. cylindrum conniventes v. coha?rentes In Hal- 



gania, Trichodesmaie^ Boragine et in speciebus paucis HeliotropiL 

 .Stylus bis 2-fidns in Cordieis, etrami 2 sub-2-fiJi in ima specie Alkajinf?. Stigma infni apiculum 



st^i annulare^ t- stigmata 2 lateralia, in Hclzoiropteis plerisque, et in speciebus paucis Lithospcrmi 



X. generum ei affinium. 



Ovarium 2-lobum 2-ovuktum in HarpayoneUa et Hochdia, 



Nuculfe stipitibus altts cavis basi per paria connexis ftiltae in Echidiocafga* 



Cotyledones plicata? in Cordieis; 2-partitce in A'nisinckia'j radicula ccntripeti sublnfem in gen^Jri' 



bus pli;ribu9 e subtiibu Cgnoglo$&:aruvi. 



dOXSPECTVS GBKBRITM* 



Vrlbud 1. Cor4U8ei Stylus in ovario integro terminilis, bis 2-fidUs, stigmatJbus claratis r. 

 capitatis. Urup« putaminis loculi 4 v, aljortu paUciores l-spfi'ini. Albumen 0. Cofyledones 

 pUciita-. ArborcB fi-uticet-ve. 



