850 CXII, BORAGINE^- [Bomgeoi. 



stigmate parvo terminali ; oviila angulo interne affixa, Niiculse 4, a dorso depress^, 

 facie V. carina interna fere tota gyiiobaai conicse v, colunmari aftixse, apicibus vix proini- 

 nuliSj margine membrana,ceo-dilatato sjepius iiiilexo dentato cvistato v. glockidiato v, 

 rarius ihtegro cinctie, disco tuberculato-muricato v. l^evi. Semina recta ; cotyledones 

 planae. — Herbte perennes v. biennes, cano-pubescentes hirsutse rarius setoso-hispidsej 

 iionnimqiiaJii aespitosaj. Folia altenia- Kacemi dongati, ebracteati v. basi paucibrac- 

 teatij interdiim laxe et late paniciilati. Flores parviili, violacci v. ctemlei, pedicellati v, 

 anbsessiles, Nuculee mature ssepe difficile a gynobasi aeparandre ; stylus in fnictii s£epe 

 xigiduliis et pei'siatens. 



Species ad 10, Europse australis et Aaise mediae et centralis incol£e. Walp. Ann. iii. 142, v, 555. 

 Boiss. Diag^i, ser. 2, iii, 139, \i, 124. LahilL PL St/r. Dec. ii. t, 2 {Cynoglossian). Besf, Ann. Miis, 

 Par, X. t. 35 {Cynoglossicm). Kl. m Pr. Waldem. Seise, Boi. t, 64 (Mattia). 



Prteter species a Boissiere eniimeratas hue pertinent Cynoglossi(7}i anchiisoideSt Lindl. Bot. Reg, 

 1842, t. 14 {Linddojus sp., Lehni,), C- ot?Zes^n??i?^, WalL, Bot. Keg. 1839, t, 36 {'Echinospermzim, 

 "V^iglit, let: 1394)j et Eckinospermum glochidiatum, A. DC. Prod. x. 136. Paracarga pluriiua 

 sectionis Mattiastri, Bois3., ad Binderam referimus. G-enus inter Cynoglossum ct Et^hinospermitm 

 medium tenet, a priore imprimis nuculis basi baud orbiculato-productis et ob gynobasin elozigatam 

 eroctis nee radiato-pateutibus, ab Evkinospenno nuculis apice circa s^tylmn baud productis, 



30. £clilno5penuumf Swartz in Lehm. Asperif, 113, (Lappula, MmncK Meth. 41pj 

 Kochelia, Rcsm, et ScJiuU, Syst. iv. 11.) — Calyx alte 5-fidus v, 5-partitus, lobis ovatis an- 

 gustisve, Corollae tubus brevis, fauco intus squamis 5 brevibus subfornicatisve clausa ; 

 lobi 5, imbricatij obtusi, patentee. Stamina 5, tube affixa, inclusaj jllanientis brevissi- 

 mis ; antherfe ovato-oblongiB, obtusfe. Ovarium ovoideiimj breviter 4-lobum ; stylus 

 inter loboa brevis^ atigmate eubcapitato ; ovula lateraliter affixa, Nuculse 4, erects, 

 carina interiore gynobasi angustse v. colunmari affix^e, lieves v, tuberculatie, dorso angu- 

 latte V. marginatie, angalis margiiiibusve aciileis apice glochidiatis siinplici v. duplici serie 

 instructisj acnleia interdum basi in cyatbum coimatis- Semina recta ; cotyledones plano- 

 convexfej indivisse. — Herbal annuee v. perennes, canescenti-villosse v. glabrescentes, 

 s£epiua erecta; virgatm v. ramosissimie. Folia alterna, sa^pius angnsta. Flores minimi 

 secus ramos elongates sessiles v, pedicellati, pedicellis fructiferis interdum incraasatis, 

 racemis bracteatis v. apicem versus nudis. 



Species descrlptae fere 50, plures tamen redueendas, per regionos temperatas hemisphaerii borealis 

 orbis veteris late dispcrs^e, in America boreali liaud rarse, in Africa australi et Australia pauciores. 

 DC. Prod. X, 135. Walp. Hep. vi, 5C2 ; Ann, i, 527, iii. 140, v. 554. Maxim, m Bull, Acad. 

 Pctersb, xvii. 449 ; Md, BioL viii. 552, Be/ith. FL AustraL iv, 407, Nees, Gen. Fl. Germ, 

 lieichb. Ic, FL Gcnn. L 1329, Ijcdeb. Ic. FL Boss. t. 27 <td 29, 180, 182, 183, 302, Eichw. PL Gasp, 

 Cauc. t. 6, 21, Hook. FL Bor. Amer. t- 164- 8. Wats. BoL 40 Par. t. 23, 



Heterocaryum, a. DC^ Prod, x, 144, genus distinetuni fiilt pedicellis demum inerassatis, ealycis 

 lobis deciduis, nuculis inter se in eodem fruct'u dissimilibus, aliis nempe magis evolutis marginibus 

 yalde dilatatis, aliis miuoribas angustioribus angustiusque margiaatis, charactercs in speciminibus 

 pluribu*! H. pachypodi^ A- DC, insigne^, in aliis speciebus obsciiri v. varii. Niiculae in eodem fructu 

 dissimiles observantur etiam in speciebus nonnullis Eritrickii. 



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31, Britricbium, Schrad. Comm. Asperif. IG — Calyx alte 5-fidua v, 5-partit\is, lobis 

 segmentisve angustis v, triangnlaribuSj fructifer immutatus v. interdum auctus, CoroUse 

 tubus brevis v, rarius calyce sublongiorj fauce squamis 5 saspins parvis coronata v, rarius 

 nuda ; lobi o, imbricati, obtusi, patentes. Stamina 5, tubo atfixa, inclusa, filamentis 

 brevibus ; antbera^ ovatas v. oblongie, obtusae. Ovarii lobi 4, in gynobasi convexa v, 

 elongata erecti v, laterales ; stylus inter lobos brevis, stigmate subcapitato rarius dilatato ; 

 ovula erecta v. lateraliter affixa, Nucul^e 4 v. abortu pauciores, erectae, latere interiore 

 areola brevi v, carina infra medium v, fere ad apicem gynobasi convexa^ conicOG oblongai 

 V, columnari aflixiej don^o l^eves rugosas v. rarius submuricatae nee glocliidiatoe, rotundatse 

 immai^inatai v. margine dentato cinctye subcyathifera3. Semina recta v, rarixis curvnla ; 

 cotyleduncs plana; v- plano-convexte, indivisfe. — Herbae sajpius perennes, cosspitoaa; 



