♦ CXXIV, SELAGINE^, 1127 



V. excavatos laciinosus, Semhui in loculo v. cocco solitariaj ab apice pendiilaj s^^pins ob- 

 longaj teretia, testa membranacea appressa. Albumen camosiim, Mrabi^o teres, rectxis, 

 radicula supera, cotyledonibus parum latioribus, 



Frutices suffmticesve S95pc ericoidei rarius elatiores, v. herbte perennea crespitosce v, 

 rariuft parvfe anniiEe- Folia altema v. rarius inferiora opposita v, radicalia, integerrima 

 V. dentata, spepius angusta v. coriacea, Flores parvuli, ad axillas bractearum solitarii, 

 sessiles v, rarius cum bractea brevissima pedicellati, ebractoolatij in spieas terminales 

 rarissime axillarea dense globosas oblongas v. elongataa basique interjniptaa diapositi- 

 Corolla alba, cserulea v- rarius flava. 



Species ad 140, regionum extratropicarium orbis veteris Australasia excepta incolse. 



Selaginew cbaracteribus certij> fegre a Myoporinns distinguendie, affiniores tamen videiitiir 

 ScTophularineis, Ordo a prioribus differt imprimis habitUj iDfloresceDtia, ovario constanter e enr- 

 pellis I"2 1-ovidatis consistento, a S(^o-phulaTincis owxiYiH hi <yos>QiXiO loculo solitariis. Selago ipsa 

 tamen a Mamdeeh^ Gyimmndra a Veronicds vjs m^gis diffenint quam Tozjsia a ceteris Etipkra&ieis; 

 species minores Selaginis baud raro in herbariis confunduntur cum Phyllopodio v, Polycarena. 

 Selaginew cvim Myo])orin€is?\. Verhenaceis essentialiter separantur micropyle et radicula superis nee 

 inferis. 



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CONSPECTUS GENBRUM. 



* Genera austro-Africana. smpius ericoidea, 



1, Hebenstrrtia, Calyx subhyalinuSj Kpathaceo-fissus. Corolla postice explanata 4-loba, 

 antiee usque ad medium tiibnm fissa, Frutices sufiFrutices v, herbse aniiuae, — Afr. austr. 



2^ BiscHisMA. Caljx 2-pai'titus, segmentis lateralibus integris. Csetera Heienstrel'uE, — 

 Afr, ausir. 



3. Selago, Calyx 2-5-fidus, Corollse limbus 5-fidus, subsequalis v. antice productior, 

 Stamina perfocta 4. Fructus sEepius perfecte 2-coccu8, Bractea calycl arete approxiri-iata nee 

 adnata, — Afr. avstr., Madagasc, 



4. MiCEODoN. Calyx breviter 5-fidus- CoroUse limbus o-fidus, subsequalis v. antice produc- 

 tior. Stamina perfecta i. Fructus coccus alter perfectus, alter pamis, sterilis. Bractea basi 

 calyci adnata. — Afr, aTistr, 



5. GosKLA. Calyx o-fidus, CorolL^ tubus tenuis ; limbus sequalis, 5-fidus, stollatu-patens. 

 Stamina perfecta 2, imperfecta 2 antberis cAss\s.~Afr, ausir, 



6. AoATHELPis. Calyx breviter 5-fidu.s. Corolte tubus tenuis; limbus aequalis, 5-fidus, 

 Stella tO'patens, StamitiJt pt^rfecta 2 ; staminodia 0. — Afr. austr. 



** Gowra horeaiia, 



7. GvMNAHDRA, Calyx subhyaliuus, ispatluiceo-fissus. Corolla 2-lHlnata, labiu antico 

 s^pius longiore. Stamina 2 ; sb'iTnhiodia 0, Orariuni'2-loeulare. Fructus 2-coccus v, abortu 

 1 -coccus, Herba, — Asia Tned. el bor. 



8. G-i-OBUi^RiA. Calyx i)-fidus. CoroUee lobi 2 postici angusti v, connatj v. deiicientes; 

 labium anticum prodnctiusT S^fidum. Stamina perfecta 4, Ovarium 1-loculare. Fructus ob- 

 lique 1-coecus. Ilerbfe fruticesve. — Ear. austr., reg. Mediterr.y ins. Canar, 



1, Heben&tretia, Linn. Gen, n. 770. — Calyx membranaceus v, hyalinus, antice spa- 

 thaceo-tissua, postice integer v. emarginatus. Corollie tubus tenuis, antice ad medium v. 

 altiua fissusj postice supeme dilatatus in limbum expbmatum v. concavum 4-lobum, lobis 

 subpequalibus v. 2 intermediis longioribus v. altius connatis, quinto antico in fissura tubi 

 niinuto v, omnino deficiente. Stamina 4, didynama, ad margines fissuntj tubi infra lobos 

 affixHj inclusaj filamentis brevibus ; antherae oblongee v, lineares, perfecte 1-loculares, 

 Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus* integer, Fructus oblongus ovatus v. latus, subteres v. coiu- 

 pressus, coccis rarius sponte secedentibus, utroque perfecto v, xmo aburtiente ; pericar- 

 pium ciica locxdos iequaliter induratum, v, varie dilatatuin intustpic suberoso-farctuni v, 

 varie lacunosnni- Semina oblongo-cylindracea, loculos implentia. — Frutices suffnitices 

 V, herbfe annuse. Folia alterna v. inferiora opposita, sa^pius angusfa^ integerrima v. 

 stepius dentata, interdum parva lataque. Spic;e terminales, aiepius densa?, breves v, elon- 

 gate. Flores sessiles, albi v. flavi, Bractea; inferiores interdum foliis conformes nisi 



minoreSj plerseque breves latseque imbricataej v. laxse calycem auperantea, 



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