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Sympkonjnem.] CXXV. VERBENACE^. 115^1 



Tribus VII. Symphoreme^. 



56. Symphorema, Boxh. Corom. PI. ii. 46, i. 186. (Analectis, Juss. in Jaume St. 

 mi Expos, Fam. Nat. ii. 362. Decadontia, Griff. Notitl. iv. 175. Sczegleowia, Turcz. 

 in Bull. ISoc, Imp, Nat. Mosc. 1863, ii. 212.)— Cymse capituliformes, 7-florfe, involucro 

 patente 6-mero cinctpe. Calyx obuvoideus, primum claiisus, per anthesin breviter 4-8- 

 dentatus, fruetifer aiictus. Corollfe tubus superne ampliatus ; limbus oo- (6-16-) partitus, 

 lobiB angiiBtia imbricatis subsequalibiis . Stamina tot quot lobi, summo tubo sub aimibua 

 aflixa, exserta ; antlierse ovatse, connectivo craasiuaculo.loculis parallelis. Ovarium ultra 

 medium 2-loculare, loculis 2-ovulatia imperfecte 2-locellati3, summo apice 1-loculare ; 

 stylus elongatus, apice breviter et acute 2-fidus ; o\tiIa ab apice axeoa placonti- 

 feri peiidula. Eructu3 caiyce laxo inclusus, obovoideus v. subglobosus, abortu l-spermus, 

 leviter 2-sulcatu3, pericarpio testaque seminis tenuiter membranaceis embryoni appressia. 

 Embryo crasso-camosus, fructui subconformis, basi integer cum radicula non prominente 

 coutinuus, auperne in cotyledones 2 introrsum SEepius concavas divisus, testa uno latere 

 cum placeutiD reliquiis siepe iiitrusa.— Frutices scandentes, tomento stellate pilisque 

 simplicibus vestiti v. glabrati. Folia opposita, integen-ima v. sinuato-deutata. Cyma 

 capituliformes, pedunculatas, secus ramos paniculaj terminalis oppositte, bracteis ad basin 

 peduncxUorum sfepius parvis. Involucri bractere 6, foliace^, oblongo!, patentes, primo 

 intuitu serie simpliei disposit^ apparent, 2 tameu primi ordinia paullo majores opposite, 



4 secundi ordines per paria oppositee. Flores in cyma seasiles, centrifuge evoluti, 

 parvuU, 



Species 3, quarum 2 Iiidife orientalis peninsiilse, tertia ins. Philippineiisinra incola;. Sckau. in 

 DC. Prod. xi. 621. Wight, la. t. 362, 363. Cuming, PI. Philipp. exs. n. 648. 



I)e involucri stnictiira confer Wight, Ic. iv. pars iii. 13. Corollte lobi ia alabastro certo imbri- 

 cati nee valvati. 



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57. Sphenodesma, Jack. Mai. Misc. i. n. i. 19. (Boscoea, Roxb. Cat. Hort. Beng. 4G ; 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 54, pro parte. Viticaatiuni, Presl, Boi. Bemerk. 147.)— Cymee capituliformes, 

 3- r. 7-florEe, involucro patente G-mero cinctie. Calyx ovoideo-campanulatus, 5-dentatus, 

 post anthesin (an semper?) globoso-inflatus. Corollaj tubus brevis ; limbus patens, lobis 



5 ovatis oblongiave subiequalibus v. parum iniequalibus imbricatis. Stamina 5, sub fauce 

 affixa, inclusa t. breviter exserta ; antberie breves v. rarius oblongie, loculis parallelis v. 

 divergentibus, Ovarium ultra medium 2-loculare, loculis 2-ovulatia imperfecte 2-locel- 

 latis, summo apice 1-loculare ; stylus elongatus, apice breviter et acute 2-fidu3 ; 

 ovula ab apice axeoa placentiferi pendula. Fructus caiyce (an semper?) vesiculoso 

 inclusus, ei Symphorematis verisirailiter eimilis, sed maturus nobis ignotus.— Fruticus 

 scandentes, glabri v. tomento brevi canescentes v. rufeacentes. Folia opposita, integer- 

 rima. Cymaj capituliformes, pedunculatie, secus ramos paniculaj terminalis oppositie, 

 bracteis ad basin podunculonim parvis. Involucri bractere 6, foliacea", iis Symphorenrntis 

 similes. Flores in cyma sesailes, centrifuge evoluti, parvuli. 



Ppecifs ad 8, Indiie provinciarum orientalium et Arehipelagi Maliiyani incolie. Schau. in DC. 

 Prod. xi. 622 (Sphanodesma). Wight, Ic. t. 1474 ad 1478. 



Genus SyvipUremati valde afBne, diffort floriijus constaater 5-meriB et in una saltern specie 

 calycibus post anthesin vesiculato-globosis. Fructus maturos frustra quEestvinius in speciminibus 

 noBtris e variis locis numerosis floribundis. 



BiiACiiyNKMA, Gr/f. Isoiul. iv. 176, ex charactero date in Rphmodmnate iucludendiim est. 



58. Congea, Bozh. Corom. PI. iii. 90, t. 293. (Roscoese sp. Boxb. Cat. Hort. Beng. 95, 

 et Fl. Ind. iii. 55. Caloclilamys, Presl, Bot. Bern. 148.)— Cymse capituliformes, 5- v. 7* 

 florae, involucro patente 3-mero (rarius 4-mero ?) semi-cinctae. Calyx ovoideo-campanula- 

 tus, 5-dentatus, post anthesin auctus. CoroUee tubus supeme ampliatus ; limbus valde 

 obliqiuis, patens, sub-2-labiatus, labio poatico extcriore 2-fido, antico duplo breviore 



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