CXIX. GESNERACE^, 091 



Species ad 700, plerteque per regioiies tropicas subtropicasque utriiisque orbis late dispersae, per^ 

 piiucse ut plurimum g^ncrum monotypicorum in Chile, Australia, Nova Zelaudia, Japoi:iJi, China, i^t 

 regione Mediterranea obviae, in America boreali extra-Mexican a desiint- 



." Ordo caute scrutatus bene limitatur, etsi genera nonnulla ovario siipcro a vaiiis auctoribus cum 

 Scrophiilarnirit y. cum JB{qno7iwccis contusn; a prioriblia tanien di&tiiiguenda placentis i^arietalibiia 

 multiovulatia in centre ovario rarissime piirtim connatis. Jiignoniaceis e tribu Crescent ieantm placen- 

 tas in ovario subsimilesostendBnt, bed diffcrunt habitu ct seniinibus niagnis in placentis post aathewin 

 Valdeaecretisfruetumimplentibusimmersis, qiiod nunqiiam iwGef^eraccis observatur. Orobanchace^ ^ 

 placentis ut in Gesneraccis parictalibus multiovulatis, facile differunt habitu ct enibryone minute. 



Ordo quoad dislihctionem'ct de'finitibnerii c'spccTmiiiibiiSoxsiccatls difficillimus> etexemplaria unica 

 V, mauca forinarum plurimarum novarum in herbariis nostriu adsunt, imprimis ex America tropica 

 ot Arcliipelago Mn^layaiio. Inti^rtja de speciebus Amcricanis cfr. rovibiuriem opliniam IlaDstt'inii in 

 LiuDsea xxxiv, 229 reformatam- 



Una e cotykdoiiibus in folium unlcuni plantui evolvitur in &peciebus pauci-s e H^xhiv\h\l Didi/mo' 

 carpearum. 



Flores subregulares, stamiiiibus coroUte isomeris in B(mioiidia^ Chauipionia, Conantho et intcrdum 

 in Niph^a et Bellonia. 



Calyx demimi vesiculoso-inflatus m Cyriandrommf, segmentis v. sepalis basi imbrieatis in generi- 

 bus paucis e subtribu Columnean<m et in Phi/Uoh^a, 



Corolla extus ad sinus loborum appendiculata in TricJianfhe ; lobos porticos ffstivatione exteriores 

 vidimus in Negvia, Sarmknta, ct in Stav^ranthcra ; an festivatio in his v, in nonnullis aliis generibus 

 variabilis sit adhuc incertnm reinanet. 



_Filamj^nta omnia postice basi appendiculata in StcmannUiy 2 postica medio ealcarata in Jt^rdonltt, 

 apice dente erecto appendiculati in AcaRthoncmate^ omnia basi in vaginam poslie^e apertam antice 

 tubo corollse saepe adnatam connata in Columnea generibusque ei affinibua. Antherie in tubum ultra 

 loculos productum connatre in Conandro, 



PlacentEe in.centro ovario plus minus conmitpe in Monophyllmi et Loxophyllo. 



Capsula rima dorsaU infra calycis limbum dehiscent in Moiwpyh. 



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CONSPECTUS GBNERUM, 



Tribus I. Gesnerece. Ovarium plus minus inferum* Placenta in laniinam dursifixani ex- 

 pansa>, -facie interiore v. uiidic^ue ovulifone, Fruetus capsuUiris. 



Snbtribus 1, BellonicBe, CorolUi roiata v. campamthita. Discus 0. Fulia oppo^itft. Florcs albi 

 V. paUide violaceu Tjibera 0. Propagtd'E .^^quamosce Sfepe adsv.nt, 



^ TihttitGiiia mithcris hreviora^ recta; anthenB erects, liberty, locnlis iiUrorsnui specianiibm pavidlclis 



apice conflitentiims. 



1. Belj-onu, Fruticuli ramosi, inlcrduni opposite spinosi. Corolla rotata.— 6'w?v«, -S, 

 Domingo^ 



2. Niph-1':a» Herba^ tuljacaules v. humiles. Corolla rotata.— Mexico, 



** Fdamc^ita filiformia antheris hngiora ; auther^aruiii loaili disltncii. 



3, Phjn-TCA. Herbte humiles. Corolla late expansa, coucava. Antlierse apice cmnlventLS, 

 loculis divergentibus obovoi'deis v. subglohosis rima brevi dehiscontibns. Ci^psula vertlcc 2- 

 valvis, — Coluinhia. 



4, MoNOPYT,E, Hcrb^ simplices v. subi"amo:^ce. Corolla campanulata. Antherae apice con* 

 niventes, locnlis divergentibns obovoidois t. subglobosis rima longitudinali dehiKcentibns, 

 Capsula angustaj rivia dor-'^aH a ha^i ad aplccm (hkisecns, — CoJinnbia, Pcmvia, 



o- Anodiscus. ilerbaralidaj raceme longo terminali subriimoso. Corolla parvula, tubulopo- 

 campanulata. Anthcr?c liljurre, coiincctivo inter lociilos breviter appcndicuLito, Capsula vcr- 

 (Ice oblique rostrata, 2-valvis.— Perwrn. 



Subtribns 2. Gloxiiueae,, Corolla ftdjus CJ/lind/'atrus voitricosus a.iipUalus v. rifriif.^ rampantdo/u^. 

 Discus anindaris^ inicg^r binuatus v. rarius b-lobus, Hcrh^B foUis oppodd'i i\ vcriicillafis. Corolla 

 varie colorata, Tnbcra 0. VrojH/guU- f'(^n(u/w.^(e sr/^pe ada^fut. 



