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Subtribns 6. Dicliptere^. Bractem 2 v. 4, cal^ce longiores, valvatim applicit^ v. plus minus con- 

 natfs, flares l^co includentcs. Corolla 2-hbiaia, lahio lyostico intcgro v. brevissime 2-fldo, aniico 

 integro Z-dentato S-fldo v. Z-partito^ Stamina 2, Ovida in qitoque locnlo 2, 



* Antherrs 2'loculares. 



114, Clistax. Bractpfe invo^llC^-^ntes -implae ovatae. Caljx breviter annularis, integer v, 

 sinuato-dcnt^itus. Capsula a basi 2-locularis, Frutices, Cjmfe ax i Hares, laxe pnuciflone, — 



Brasilia. 



115- RuNQiA, Bractese involucrantes membranaceos v. byalinas, latae t. an^iste. Calyx 5- 

 partitus, Corollse labium antieum 3-fidum, Cupsula basi contracta, placentis a basi ela'^tice 

 solyeiidis, Herbae saepe diffiisre. Spicae nnllaterales, bractcis primariis ad ununi !atus 2-fariam 

 imbricatifi- Flores pani. — Afr. et Asia trop. 



116. DiCLiPTERA. Bracteas involucrantes herbacece v. renosae, latse v. angustae. Calyx eub- 

 6-partitus, Corollae labium antieum integrnm v, brevissime 3-fidnm, Capsula basi contracta, 

 placentis a basi elastice solvendis. Herbfe saepe diffusge, Involucra ad axillas conferta rarius 

 laxe Q:yn\{^sK.~TJtriitsqiie orhis reg. frop, et suhtrop. 



117- Tetramerittm. CorollEe labium antieum 3-partitum. Involucra dense v. laxe spicata, 

 bracteis sacpius angustis. Caetera Diclipicns.— Mexico^ Amer, centr,, ins, Galapag. 



118. Pi^RTSTROPHE. Bractea? inrolucrantes saepius angustte, herbaeese. Calyx sub-5-partifu3. 

 Corollae labium auticum integrum v, breviter 3-fidum. Capsula basi contracta, placentis a 

 valvis baud solvendis. Herbse erectse r, laxe sarmt^ntosee, Involucra laxe cymosa v- paniculati 

 V. eecus ramos inflorescentiie dissita, — Afr, irop et ausir.f Madagasc., Asia trop. et subtrop. 



** Anther(B l-loculares, 



119. Hypoi^stes, BractGff^ involucrantes ssepius angufita?. Calyx sub-5-partitus. Corolla 

 labium auticum 3-fiduni. Capsula basi contracta, placentis a valvis baud solrendis. Herboi 

 fruticesve babitu vario. Involucra ad axillas confertji v, secus ramos cymte dissita,-riirius 

 paniculata, — A/k trop, et attsir., Madagasc.^ Asia trap, et subtrop., Australia, 



Genns Diclipterearum dubium, 



120. Lasiocladus- Involucrum e bractcis 4-6. Corolla et stamina ignota. Capsnia basi 

 contracta. Prutices foliis angustis obtusis coriaeeis, Involucra ad axillas fasciculata v. ad 

 apices ramorum Gipitata. — Madagasc, 



GENERA DUBIA V. EXCLL'SA. 



Stachyacanthus, Noes in Mart. l-l. Bras. ix. 65, et in DC. Prod. xi. 168, cujus flores perfect! 

 ignoti, cleistanthis solis descriptls, genus valde dubium remanet. Ab auctore cum Budlia {Diptera- 

 cantho) comparatur, eed djfferre dicitur calycis segmento portico siippreaso et inflorescmtia spicata 

 Eranthemi. In hoc genere specimina noaiiunquara occurrunt flores cleistanthos eolos ferentia. 



Sericospora, Nees in DC. Prod. xi. 444. Frutes Antillanus calycis segmentis longis hirsutis et 

 seminibus Linato-sericeis insignis, sed, corolla limbo et staminibus ignotis, quoad affinitates vaWe 

 ineertus est. 



DiGYHOLoMA, Tupzc. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moec. 1862, ii. 329. Frutox Mjtorensis, e collec- 

 tione Cleghorniaua, speeimina tamen inter plantas CleglioriiianaB frustm qujesivimus. Ex charac- 

 tere d at o flores prasbet Justicia cum habitu foliis inflorescentia et fruetu Ilu€m<B v. Hcmigraphidis. 

 Verisimiliter hie latet error quidam. 



. Meissarhena, Br., est Anticharis, inter Scrophularineas, supra, p. 928. 



Hkptas, lleissu. (Septas, Lour.), est Herpestidis species inter Scropbularineas, supra, p. 0.51. 



Charachera, Forsk. Fl. .^g. Arab. 115, fnitex Arabieue diffusus, ab auctoribus refertu'r ad iJin- 

 tanam {L. vibumoidem, Schau. in DC. Prod. xi. 605, an Vabl ?), eed descriptio fusior Fort^kohlii nee 

 cum genere Lantana nee cum ordine Verbenacearum convenit etpotius AcanthaceamBlepkari v. Acan- 

 ihodio affinem indicant. Calyx iiempe 5-phyllu.s, foliolis 2 intcrioribug minoribus ; corolla tube tenui 

 albo limbo 1-labiato liolaceo, antherse lineari-subulatse; capsula 4-gono-6ubulata, 2-locularis ■ semina 

 in quoque loculo bina orafa compressa, characteres omnce ab iis Lantana valde diecrepantes. 

 Verisirailiter genus est distinctum Acanthacearum. 



