Justkme,] CXXIL ACANTHACE^- 1095 



natis. Discus annularis v, breviter cupularis. Stylus apice obtusus v. minute 2-lobuB ; 

 ovula in quoque loculo 2, Capsula oblonga, basi in stipitem longum solidum con- 

 tracta. Scmina 4 r, abortii pauciora, ovata v, orbicuhita, plano-compressa at srcpo 

 crassa iiigosaque ; embryo uonnalis, cotyledonibus sfiope crassitiscule camosia. — Herbre 

 diffusie erectpe v. subscandentes v. suflrutices fruticoave erecti, glabri v. pubescentes. 

 Folia mouibraiiacea, intci^'errima. Florea albi crcmlciv. violaceij sjcpc speciosi, ad axillaa 

 bracteanim oppoaitarum solitarii v. fasciculatij se?Hsile3 v. breviter pedicellati, in spica 

 terminali interrupta v, secua ranios paniculae thyi^oidea; sa?pe 1-laterales. Bractere 

 parvie, angust;e, per paria diasitiu ; bractoolx mininiie. 



Spocies ad 20, AfricEO tropica^ ot austrfilis, Indlie oriontalis et Arcliipelagi Malayaiii incolip. 

 Nees in DC. Trod, xu 163, IValp. Ann. iii. 216, v, 650. T. Anders, in Joimu Lvm, Soc, vii. 52, 

 ix. 524. Wight Ic. ^ 1506. JkM. Ic. PL 2nd. Or. t. 178. BoL Mag. U 4248, 4119, 5882. 



In spcciebus typicis herbaceis v. tiiffrutieosis (iiiclusa Ihvfrcya) flores eub bracteis solitarli, 

 corollse tabus jam a iiiL'dio iimplijitus, anthcrae omnes pcrfectie loculi^s bati breviter mucronatis 

 mtiticisvc. In A. Kecsiana, WalL PI. As. Kar. t. 83 sub liuelUa), A. airov/ridi, T. Anders.^ ct 

 A. Farishii, T. Anders. {Bo£, Mag. t. 5440 sub AVflw/Aci/it?), corollre tubus longissinms tenuisque, 

 fauce campanukta, characteribus Ccetoris normalibus. Hie species ab Eranthemo distingiiuutur 

 coroUiie faiice campanulata et staminilnis 4. 



DiCKNTiiANTHKiiA, 1\ AndcTs. iu Jottm. Linn, Soc. vii, 52, Hot. Mag. L 5GC6, ex Africa tropiei, 

 et species altera Tuvoyaiia iiiLdita, insignes sunt caulo elato frutcscente, floribus sub bracteis fasci- 

 culatis in spicam longam interruptam terininalem dispositis, antherarum mueronibus vix evi- 

 dcntioribua quam in speciebus nouuuUis normalibus, et nobis melius pro seetione quam gencro 

 proprio habendae videiitur. 



MACiiAyA, Haw. Tkes. Cap. I 8, t 13, Bot. Mag. t bl^l, ox Africa australi, ot A- thgrsacanUia, 

 T, Anders, {TkyrsacantTius indicits, Nces, Bot. Mag. t. 6O02), ox montibus Ilinialayfe, sunt species 

 frutesccntes, grandiflorce, staminibus 2 posticis ad staminodia longiuscule filiformia ananthera re- 

 ductis. Folia in M. hella pleraque sinuato-dontata, in A. ihyrsacantha integerrima, Sectionem 

 formant artificialem potius quam genus distinctum, 



A^ Schimperit T. Anders. {Tylogloasa rosirata^'&ocliBt.), ^% Abyssinia, ab omnibus distinguitur 

 fioribus parvis et habitu inflorescciitlaquo J'usiici<B palusiris^ T, Anders., sed corull^ forma et sta* 

 mina 4 antJier^eque Asystasim nee JvMiciiB. 



57. Chamaerantheiniim, -JTee^ hi Mart. Fl Bras, ix. 154, *. 28, et in DO. Prod. xi. 

 459. — Calyx sub-5-partituftj segnientis lineari-setaceis siibsequalibufl. Corollfe tubus 

 longus, teniiiter cylindraceus, ad faucem parum ampliatus ; limbus patens, lobis 5 planis 

 obovatis imbricatis, posticis interioribus, antico extimo paullo majore. Stamina 4, didy- 

 nania, medium tubum versus aflixa, inclusa, filamentis basi per paria lateralia contiguis 

 V. cohserentibua ; anthers anticorum 2-loculares, oblongo-lineares, dorsifixse, locuUs 

 parallelia muticis subcequalibus v. altero paullo minore, posticorum minores (interdum 

 cassae?), 1^2-locularea, loculia basi submucronatis. Discus annularis. Stylus filiformis, 

 apice integer v, vix minute 2-lobus ; ovxxla in quoque loculo 2, Capsula (a nobis 

 non visa) oblonga, basi in stipitem longum solidum contracta. Semina 4 ,¥;- abortu 

 pauciura, orbiculata, plano-comivrcssa, retinaculis longiusculis fulta. — Herba> caulo humili 

 V. parum ramoso. Folia niajusculaj niembranacea, integerrima, interdum picta. Flores 

 albiv, flavescentes, ad axillas bractearum oppositanim solitarii, sessiles, in spicas terminaltis 

 tenuea intenupta^que v, densa.s dispositi. Bracteie anguatse v. rarius latiores et imbri- 

 catfe ; bracteolfe x>arvfe v. 0- 



Species 2 v. 3, IJrjsilianae- Bot. Mifg. L 5557. Begel^ Garfenfi, t, 598. Fl. des Serres^ t. 1722 

 {EranthcmuiiCj et t. 1767- 



58. Btenandrium, Nees in Lhull. Introd. Nat. Syst. ed, 2, 444, et in DC. Prod. xi. 

 281, 727. — Calyx o-partitus, segmentis angustis acuti,s parum iuiequalibus, Corullai tubus 

 tenuis, cylindraeeus, apice soepe incurvua et in faucem brevem ampliatus ;" limbus obliquus, 

 patens, lobis 6 obovatis retusisve imbricatis, 2 posticis seepius altius connatis intimis, 



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