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nunc 2 pustici interiores v. rarius exteriores, antico extiuio rarius intimu, v. in geiieribus 

 paucis latcrales utiinqne exteriores, Slaviina perfucta 4, diilynania, V- 2 (autica, raris- 

 sime postica), tube corolla affixa et lobis altema, inclusa v. sub labio i>ostico ascendentia 

 V. rarius longe exserta, quinto postico deficiente v, rarius ad staminodium parvum rcducto 

 (in una specie perfecto?) ; in diandris par posticum rarissime anticum deficiens v. ad 

 staminodia ananthera v. anthcras cassas ferentia reductuin ; filamenta inter se libera v,- 

 ima basi per paria lateralia v. omnia in membranam dorso adnatam connata. Antker<E 

 dorso V. rarius fere ad hasiu affixiie, ad normam 2-loculares, luculia diatinctis nee unquam 

 confluentibus rima longitiidinali deliisoentibus, nunc sequalibus paiallelis eontiguisquo 

 nunc altero minora v, demissius connectivo plus minus dilatato affixo, interdum loculo 

 altero defieiente v. ad dentem redueto l-loculares. Discus hypogynus nunc craesus car- 

 nosus ovario baud latior, nunc annularis v, cupularisj integer v, raiius breviter sinuato- 

 lobatus. Ovarium superum^ in disco sessile, integrum, 2-loeulare, Stylus simplex, 

 filifomiis V. rarius supra ovarium incrassatus, sumnio apice ad normam 2-lobus, lobi tamen 

 in Jnsticieis s^epe minute dentiformes v, vix conspicuij in liuelUeis lobus anticus setaceus, 

 posticus brevier v, ad dentem minutum reductus v, obsoletus, v. rarius stylus apice varie 

 membranaceo-dilatatus ; stigma v. stigmata minuta, terminalia v- breviter introx-sum de- 

 currentia, Ovula anatropa v- breviter ampliitropu, placentis parum prominulis medio 

 septo adnatis affixa, in quoquc loculo in Tlmnhergia 2 coUateralia, in Nchonieis co 2-3e- 

 riatim supei-posita, in ceteris tribubus 2-cc (rarius ultra 8) 1-seriatim v. alternatim 

 superposita- Capmla (excepta Mtndoncia) globosa oblonga v. oblongolinearisj subterea 

 V. varie compressa, a basi subiequalis et seminifora, v. basi in stipitem solidum aspermum 

 contracta, ab apiee usque ad basin (stipite incluso) loculicide ssepeque elastice dehiscens, 

 valvis recurvis integiig coneavis v. cymbiformibus, medio semisepta seminifera ferentibus, 

 Semina tot quot ovula v, interdum abortu pauciora, in Tlmnheryla et Nelsoiueis glohosu, v. 

 orbiculata a dorso compressaj hilo ventrali subsessiliaj in tribubus normalibus a latere 

 compressa, ascendentia, hilo prope basin marginali, funiculo (excepta Cardanthera) 

 accrete indurato incurvo ascendente retinaculum formante summo vertice seuiinifurum v. 

 ultra hilum acute productum ; testa membranacea v. crassiuscula, sa;pius varie rugosa v- 

 niuricata, nunc Itevis v. liumectata mucilaginosaj mucilagine exsiccate indumentum. 

 appresse pilosum simulante. Albumai (exceptis Nehonieia) 0. Embryo normalis piano- 

 compressus, cotyledonibus orbiculatis planis v- plano-convexis basi cordatis, radicula brevi 

 subrecta infera, v. ssepe sublongiore incurva descendente ; in Tltunbergieis, Nelsonieis et 

 Andyographidej embryo varie abnonnis. 



Herbaj suffrutices rarius frutices v, ai^busculfe, glabri v, pube simplici rarius stellata v, 

 setosa plus minus vestiti, interdum glanduloso-viscosi ; partes herbaceas imprimis folia 

 s^pe cystolithis sparsis farctse. Folia omnia etiam floralia sa;pis.sime opposita, integer- 

 lima dentata v- rarius varie lobata v- dissecta ; stipulce 0- Inflorescentia nunc perfecte 

 centripeta, fioribus solitariis ebracteatis v. 2-bracteolatis axillaribus v, summis in racemum 

 seu spicam terminalem dispositis, nunc ssepius composita, primaria centripeta, floribua 

 tamen in quaf^ue axilla 2-co centrifuge cymosis, cymis nunc ad fasciculuin sessilem 2-pauci- 

 florum reductis, nunc 2-3-chotome evolutis v- ad ramum unicum v, paucos simplices uni- 

 lateraliter dissitifloros reductis ; flores singuli v. in axillis v, secus ramos inflorescentia 

 ssepissijue sessiles v. subaessilcs rarius laxe pedicellati. Bractea; i^rimariie (v. potius folia 

 floralia bracteiformia) nunc angustse v. minimie, nunc in spica v, thyrso terminali latre 

 membranapeee v, herbacete imbricatte v- laxiuscula? ; bracteola; dum adsint nunc sub 

 fluribus singulis gemiuie oppositie nunc parvoi v. liberie, nunc calyce majores per paria 

 valvatim opposit^e v. plus minus connate, involucrum formantes flores singulos v, paucos 

 includens. Corollye sa;pe speciosae colore vario, interdum minimje v, parum conspicute ' 

 flores in specicbus jjluribus generum diversorum dimorphi, alii perfect! etsi liaud raro 

 sterilcs, alii minimi cleistanthi ssepius fertiliores. 



Specie's netae ad 1350, per regiones calidiores ulriuj^qiie orbis late dispersae, in temperatis iitriusoue 

 orbis tarn borealibus quam »ustralibns rariores, in alpinis frigidisque desunt. 



Ordo quoad charactercs plurimos Scro^hidarincis convcnit et geuera pauca e tribu Helsoiiieurum cum 

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