212 Dr, Joseph Correa de Serra 



Corolla monopetala, Infundibuliforinls, fexpartita ; laclnije fex, ob- 

 longo-lanceolate, concavae, dorio carinatse, tres interiores baft 

 latiores. 



Stamina, Filamenta fex, longitudiae fere petalorum, fiibnlata, an- 

 therarum bafcs profunde penetrantia ; antherae ereiElse, lubcylin- 

 dricsE, biloculares, port foecundationem cxtin<5loriiformes. 



Pijiillum. Stylus unicus (ex tribus connatis), trifulcatnSj longitu- 

 dine ftaminum \ tligma trilobum. 



Fructus. 



Induvicc Vi\A\2e., 



Pericarpium. Capfula turbinato-ovata, fubtrigona, tiifulcata, vef- 

 tigiis petalorum flylique coronata, trilocularis, trivalvis ; fubftan- 

 tia duplex : interior lignofa, exterior corticofa, ftriata, fibrofa. 



Tlaceniatio. Chordulx piftillares fex, per paria difpofitse, axi diflc- 

 pimentorum affixx. Semina chordulis piilillaribus alternatim af- 

 fixa, ut fingula tantum feries in unoquoque loculo appareat. 



Dchifcentta duplex : per axim dilTepimentorum, et per valvarum 

 futuras. 



Semen Liberum. 



Forma, Semen planum, reniforme, rugofum. Nucleus lateralis, fub- 



triqueter, dimidiam hujus partem obtinet. 

 Integumentum, Duplex ; exterius fpongiofum ; nuclei cartilagineum. 

 Perifpermum. Amygdalinum, nucleo conforme. 

 Embryo monocotyledoneus, minutus. Cotyledon foliaceo-comprefla, 



plana, cuneiformis. 



Obfervation i. The Jgave, Fourcraa, and Doryanthes, have a 



very ftrid affinity. The antheras, filaments, and the difpofition of 



feeds offer the greateft differences. The anthers in the j^gave are 



mcumkntes, m the Fourcrc^a the filaments are alated ; the corolla 



^ bexapetala. 



