168 MYRTI. [CI. 14. 



Germen of the Combretacece is of one cell, containing 

 from 1 to 4 rudiments of Seeds, pendulous from the 

 top of the cell, o lly one of which is perfected. Albu- 

 men none. Cotyledons leafy, generally involute. Ra- 

 dicle superior. Plumula inconspicuous. Stamens 

 twice as many as the segments of the Calyx, or, if 

 only the same number, alternate therewith. 



Orel. 89. Mykti. " Calyx of 1 leaf, pitcher-shaped, 

 or tubular, superior, or rarely only half-superior, either 

 naked or with 2 scales at the base. Petals definite, 

 inserted into the upper part of the Calyx, alternate 

 with it's segments, and equal to them in number. 

 Stamens indefinite" (in some definite), " inserted into 

 the same part under the Petals. Anthers small, 

 roundish, curved, bordering the dilated summit of 

 each Filament. Germen simple, inferior, or occasion- 

 ally half-infi rior. Style 1. Stigma single, rarely 

 divided. Fruit a Berry, Drupa, or sometimes a Cap- 

 sule, of 1 or many cells, with ] or many Seeds. Em- 

 bryo straightorincurved, destitute of Albumen. Stem 

 arboreous or shrubby, with usually opposite branches. 

 Leaves most y oppos'ti and simple, rarely alternate, 

 very often marked with pellucid dots." 



Sect. 1. Flowers axillary, either solitary, or on op- 

 posite many-flowered stalks. Leaves generally oppo- 

 site, and dotted. Alangium Lamarck, Dodecas, Me- 

 laleuca, fig. 53-56, Meirosideros, Sm. Tr. of L. Soc. 

 v. 3. 266, Leptospennum, Guapurium Juss., Psidium, 

 jlfyrtus, Eugenia, Caryofifiyllus (whichisa.n Eugenia), 



