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times indefinite, monadelphous or polyadelphous at 

 the base. Germen mostly superior, in a few inferior, 

 or half-inferior. Style 1. Stigma simple or divided. 

 Fruit capsular, or more frequently pulpy, of many 

 single-seeded cells. Embryo flat, in a fleshy Albu- 

 men. Stem shrubby or arboreous. Leaves alter- 

 nate. Flowers axillary." 



Sect. 1. Stamens definite. Diospyros, fig. 189, 

 Royena, La bat la, Schreb. Gen. 790 (Pouteria Aubl.), 

 Styrajc and Halesia. 



This Section constitutes an Order subsequently 

 established by Jussieu, under the name of Ebenace.e, 

 and adopted by Mr. Brown, Prodr. N.Holl. v. 1. 524. 

 The latter considers Diospyros, Royena, Embryo- 

 pteris Gsertn., Paralea Aubl., Maba Forst. (Fer- 

 reola Koen. and Roxb.), and his own Cargilla, 

 Prodr. 526, as perhaps the only certain genera of this 

 new Order; whose Corolla is really hypogynous, 

 leathery, generally downy on the outside. Flowers 

 more or less separated. Anthers lanceolate, attached 

 by the base, bursting lengthwise. Berry with few 

 perfect Seeds. 



Sect. 2. Stam. indefinite. Alstonia, Symplocos, 

 Ciponima Aubl., Paralea Aubl., and Hopea Linn., all 

 now considered as one genus under the oldest name 

 Symplocos. Styrax and Halesia certainly answer 

 best, even to the technical character of this Section } 

 and perhaps ought to be placed here ; unless more 



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