rUieem.} CXXV. VERBENACE^. 1151 



rectus, subsequalis ; Umbus patens, 4-fidiis, lobls jequalibus imbricatis* Stamina 4, 

 ceqnalia, supra medium tubum affixa, si^epius exserta ; antliene pai^vte ovatai v. interdiim 

 majores oblongfeque, loculis parallelis. Ovarium iniperfcctc 2-loculare, loculis 2-ovulatis, 

 mox perfecte i-loculare ; stylus elongatuSj stigmate dilatato breviter lateque 2-fido ; 

 ovula medio v. altius lateraliter affixa, Dnipa globosa v. depressa^ calyci insidens, 

 exocarpio succoso, endocai'pio indurato in pyrenas 4 v. abortu j^auciores seeedente. 

 Semina oblonga, testa membranacea, exalbuminosa. — Arbores fmticesve tomento ramu- 

 loso stellari v. farinaceo plus minus vestiti v, rarius omnino glabrati. Folia opposita, 

 senailata crenulata v, rarius integerrima, in una specie latissinia lateque 3-5-luba, Cymm 

 floribundae, ad axillas scssilcs v. pedunculatre. Flores parvi, albi cEcrnlesccntcs v. pur- 

 purei, Baccaj siepe purpureee v. rubr^e. Puncta glandulosa s^pius in floribus fructu- 

 busque imprimis antlieris numerosa- 



Species ad 30, Asise tropicas tt subtropit?Ee pnusertim orlcubilis usqno ad Japoniam, Australiiff, 

 Polynesiae, America borealis et centralis, Cdlunibiae et Iiidifc occidciitalis incolee ; ncc in Africa Jicc 

 in Brasilia hucu^quc observatie* Schau, in DC. Prod. xi. 640. Bocq. Hew Verb. 95, t 8, Miq. FL 

 hhd. Bat. ii, 885, et in Ann. Mus, LiigcL Bat, ii. 08. Benth. FL Austral, v. 56, Turcs. in Bulk Sec, 

 ImiK Nat. Mosc. 1863. ii. 217. Gwrtn, Fruct, t. 94. Fahl, Symh. i, 53, Hooh et Am. Bat, 

 Beeckt.U. Wight, Zc. t. USO. Hook, ExoU Fit. m. Bot. Mag. t, 2107. Bot. Beg. t. 8Gi, 8HS. 

 Undl, et Paxt. FL Gard. ii./. 221. FL des Scrres, t, 1359. 



38. .Ksiphlla, Jaai. Ohs. But. ii- 3, t 27. (Manabea, AiihL PL Gui. L Gl, i. 23, 25. 

 Omphalococcaj Willd. in Schidt Syst, iii. Mant, 10.) — Calyx txibulosus turbinatus v. 

 campanulatusj truncatus 4-dentatuB v. 4-fidus, rarius 5-merus, fmctifer ssepe auctus mem- 

 branaceus v. coriaceus, Corollie tubus rectus, cylindraceus, breads v, longe exsertus, 

 £eq[uali3 v, ad fauccm ampliatus ; limbus pateus^ 4-fidns v. rarius 5-fidus, lobis requalibus 

 imbricatis srepius brevibus. Stamina 4, rarius 5, fauci sub ainubus affixa, sequalia, 

 exserta v. inclusa ; anther£e ovatae, loculis parallelis. Ovarium imperfecta 4-loculare, 

 loculis I'Ovulatia ; stylus elongatus v- brevis, filiformis, apice 2-fidus, ramis filiformibus ; 

 OTula medio r. altius lateraliter affixa. Drupa calyci plus minus aucto insidens v. 

 senii-inclusa, apice exserta, obovoidea v. globosa, exocarpio parum succoao^ endo- 

 carpio coriaceo v. dui'o in pyrenas 4 v. abortu pauciores 1-spermas secedente. Semina 

 oblonga, testa membranacea, exalbuminosa. — Arbores fruticesve interdnm scandentes, 

 pilis simplicibua stellatisque vestiti v. glabrati. Folia opposita, integerrima, Cymi© 

 S£epiu3 floribundpe, ad axillas pedunculatie, v, superiores in paniculaui terminalein dispo- 

 sitte, Flores quam in (7aHim?7>asfepius majores, baud raro dimorphi subdioici, alii sa^pe 

 nee semper steriles staminibus longiuscule exsertis stylo brevi, alii fertiliores staminibus 

 inclusis, antheris tanien uon omnino polline destitutis, stylo elongato, Bracteai 

 minutae. 



Species ad 30, AmoricEe tropica a Brasilia usquo ad Indiaiii occidentalem ct Mexicuiu incolye. 

 Schau, in DC, Prod. xi. 648, et in Mart. FL Bras, ix, 279, L 47. Walp, Ann, i. 544. Bocq. Bev, 

 Verb. 92, L 9. Turcz, in BidL Soc. Imp, Nat. Mosc. 1863, ii. 218. Lam, Illusir, t, 70. Jacq, 

 Fragm. t 46. Bi(h et Pav. Fl, Per. et ChiL t. 76 et t. 77 {Callicarpa). H, B. ct K. Nov. Gen. ct 

 Sp, L 130, 131. A7idT. Bof. Rep. t. 578. BoL Beg. i. 946. 



Ameiuna, DC. in Mcissn. Gen. PL 278, Comm. 186, Prod. ix. 512 (Brlkcku, KarsL Ausw. Gtw. 

 Vt7iez. 31, t. 10. Ehreti-e sp. H. B. tt K, Nov. Gen, et Sp, t 208, 209), species contmet 2 Colnm- 

 bianas (quarum una est M. verrucosa^ Schau,), floribus 5-meris ab Mgiphilis plurimis cymas patici' 

 floras calycesque coriaceos prsebeiitibiis parum distinctas. Flores etiam ssepe 5-meri in epecie typjca 

 3S. martiiiicensi, Jacq. ^ 



39. Petitia, Jcicq. Biitp. Amer. 14, t. 182, — Calyx par\Tis, late campanulatus, trun- 

 catus i-dentatus v. breviter 4-fidus- Corollas tubus brevis ; limbus patens, 4-fidus, lobis 

 sequalibua angustis3ime imbricatis. Stamina 4, fauci sub sinubus affixa, ^qualia, inclusit, 

 filamentis brevissimis ; anther^e ovatae, loculis parallelis. Ovarium 2-locularej loculis 2- 

 ovulatis ; stylus vix exsertus, apice breviter 2-fidu3 ; ovula lateraliter aflixa. Druj^a 

 parva, calyci appresso insidens, exocari)io tenui, cnJocai-i)io demum induratu 4-loculari 



