﻿122 scEOPHTJLATtiACE^ (Hiem). 



branches ; flowers axillary or arranged in terminal racemes, spikes, heads or 

 panicles. 



DiSTKiB. Genera about 160, species about 2000, cosmopolitan, but most frequent 

 in temperate regions. 



Tribe 1. Aptosime.e. Leaves all alternate or very rarely opposite. Corolla : 

 tube widened into a long throat ; two posterior lobes of the limb exterior in bud. 

 CapswZe septicidally bivalved. 



I. Aptosimtiia. — Low or prostrate undershrubs. Stamens 4 ; anthers of the 

 posterior pair smaller than the others, often empty. Capsule short, obcordate, at 

 the apex compressed perpendicularly to the septum. 



II. Peliostomum. — Low shrubs. Sta)?;e»s 4; all the anthers perfect. Capsule 

 ovoid-conical, acute, compressed at the apex. 



III. Anticharis. — An erect herb. Fertile stamens 2. Cap&ule ovoid-oblong, 

 Bubacuminate. 



Tribe 2. Terbasce-e. ieaces all alternate. Corolla rotsite or shortly cam- 

 panulate; tube very short or nearly obsolete; two posterior lobes of the limb 

 exterior in bud. Capsule septicidally bivalved. 



IT. Verbascum. — Stamens 5. 



Tribe 3. Hemimeeide^. Leaves (at least the lower) opposite. Corolla : 

 tube very short or nearly obsolete ; two posterior lobes exterior in bud, resupinate 

 or bifoveolate, bisaeculate or bicalcarate at the base. Capsule seplicidal. 



V. Alonsoa. — Corolla resupinate. Stamens 4, all perfect. 



VI. Diascia. — Corolla (except in one species) not resupinate. Stamens i; 

 anterior pair sometinaes sterile. 



VII. Hemimeris. — CoroWa not resupinate. Stamens 2. 



Tribe 4. Aktikehine/E. Leaves (at least the lower) opposite, or alternate. 

 Corolla : tube long or not very short, sacculate, foyeolate or spurred at the 

 base ; two posterior lobes of the limb exterior in bud. Capsule septicidal or 

 locnlicidal or dehiscing by pores or slits from or near the apex. 



VIII. Colpias. — Leaves alternate and scarcely opposite. Corolla bifoveolate 

 or bicalcarate at the base ; lobes nearly equal. Anther-cells at length confluent. 

 Capsule septicidal. 



IX. Nemesia. — Leaves (at least the lower) opposite. Corolla with only one 

 pit, pocket or spur at the base, bilabiate; posterior lip undivided or emarginate; 

 anterior lip 4-lobed. Anther-cells confluent. Capsule compressed, septicidal. 



X. Diclis. — Leaves (at least the lower) opposite. Corolla with only one spur 

 at the base, bilabiate; posterior lip bilobed; anterior lip trilobed. Anther- 

 alls confluent. Capsule subglobose or subquadrate, not much compressed, 

 locnlicidal. 



XI.— Linaria. — ieaves (at least the lower) opposite or verticillate. Corolla 

 with only one spur at the base, bilabiate; posterior lip bilobed; anterior lip 

 trilobed. Anther-cells distinct. Capsule dehiscent with two lateral valves 

 having apical teeth or by lateral circumscissile lids. 



XII. Antirrhinum. — Leaves (at least the lower) opposite. Corolla with 

 only one pocket at the base, bilabiate; posterior lip biloi;ed; anterior lip tri- 

 lobed. Anther -cells distinct. Capsule dehiscing with subapical pores. 



Tribe 5. Chelone^. Shrubs more or less robust, or trees. Leaves (at 

 least the lower) opposite, verticillate. Corolla without any pocket or spur at 

 t' e base ; two posterior lobes exterior in bud. Fruit capsular and septicidal, or 

 fleshy and indehisceut. 



XIII. Dermatobotrys. — Leaves decussate, fleshy. Calyx 5-partite. CoroUa- 

 iube rather long. Stamens 5, equal, all perfect. Fruit fleshy, iudehiscent. 



XIV. Halleria. — Leaves opposite, not decussate, thinly coriaceous or charta- 

 ceons. Calyx 3-5-ckft. CbroHa-twbe rather long. Stamens 4, didynamous. 

 Fruit baccate, indehiscen . 



XV. Teedia. — Leaves opposite, not decussate, thinly coriaceous or chartaceous. 



