80 



rul.iti : articulo in(eriori tclragouo , superiori tereli incrassato. 

 Calvx unam lineani longus . cjuinquccleatatus , dentihus minimis , 

 lato sinu sejunctis , persistens. Petaia 5, basi connala (?) oblon- 

 go-irncaria , apice subinilexo , calyce triplo longiora , aestisatio- 

 ne valvata, tandem patcntia. Tubus stamineus conicus , calyce du- 



plo fere longior, decemcrenatus , glaberrimus Antberae 



Annulus carnosus , ovarii basim cingens. Ovarium depresso sub- 

 globosum, 4-interdum fjuinrjucloculare, loculis i)iovulatis ? Stig- 

 rna subsessilc lato-discoideum , tubi stamiuei faucem recluden!,. 

 Capsula globosa, verruculosa , nucis juglandis nilnoris magnitu- 

 dine ct colorc , cjuinquclocularis , loculicido quinqu;jvalvis. Se- 

 mina in loculis solitaria , arillata. 



OMSERv.vTio. Species a typo generis disco annulari basim ovarii 

 ambeunte, ncc iilud vaginatim recipiente ct stigmate subsessili 

 aberrans, c speciminibus herbarii dcfloratis ct capsulis immatu- 

 ris haud uUerius cxtricanda iiuitus aualysis iu icOiJc IJaueria 

 na liaud suppetit. 



LIII. RHAMNEAE. 



XCV. PENXAXTIA Forst. fjen. G7. 



Calycis .scj)ala 5, lanceniafa . acn(a. acsdvatione imbricafa , 

 in anHiesi patcnti-ssima. .Stainina ."> liypo^Giyna. .sejialls aKenia ; lila 

 menti.s liberis, antlieris introrsis hilociilarihtis. dorso atrixis. Ova- 

 rium sessile. ova(o-ohloni!i,um, triloculare, loculis binvulafis, ovulis 

 ex apico lociili pendulis. Stlirma sessile discoidcum . obsolete tri- 

 lohHni. rructus driipaceiis ninnospermus . seniine inverso. -^ Arbor, 

 foliis jiKcruis .siniitlicihus , (lorihus terminalihus corymhosis 



140. PF,XN.\NTi.4. coRY.MBns.\ Forst. char. ycn. 67. Proitr. n. 379. 

 VVilld. sp. IV. 1122. 



lerd. B luer llluslr. pl A'orfi>If< t. i63. 



Cre.scit in insula X o r f o 1 k, m c n s e 8cpteinhri f I o- 

 r e n s. ^Fcrd. Baitvr. 



Ilamuli teretes (islulosi , pcnnac oUtrinac cra.ssitic , cortirc 

 viridi , lenticellis copiosis clliplicis pallide fuscis consperst.. 

 Folia altcrna , dimidium poHiccin disMla, petiolala , clliptico- 

 oblonga v. obovata , obtusa v. rclusa , inferiora ^'/j poll. lon- 

 ga, 5 poll. lata; supcriora 4 poil. longa , 2V2 J>ol'- •«'>'•'*.•> "'"■ 

 nia supra obscure viridia nilcntia, sui)lus pallidiora , utrinque 

 glabcrrima , marginibus subrcvoluta , inlcgcrrima ; nervi supra 

 impressi , subtus plano - jtroniinentcs , ccnlralis c basi latiori 

 subtus marginata , sensim attcnuatus, secundarii utrinque 5 — 6, 

 infcriores oppositi, superiores approximati alterni , oblique ad- 

 scendentes, tcncrriini , venis inler se reliculatim conncxi. reti<>- 

 ius 7 - i5 liiicus longus , complanalus, versus basiin piii.s brcvi 

 bus adprcssis raris conspersus. Coryinbi cymosi , quadripollica- 

 res,inrainis ramulisquc tcrniinalcs. l'cdunculus cominunis et 

 partiales pcdiccllique, vix 2 — 3 lineas longi, tereles ; basi v pauUo 

 supra basim bractca lincari lanccolata , acuta , inembranacea sti- 

 pati , pilis rigidiusculis brc\Ibus adpressis (d)siti. 1 lores herma- 

 pliroditi , pauciisiuiis abortu masculis inferinixtis. Calycis scpa- 

 la 5, oblongo-lanccolata, acuta, lutco - viridia , 2 '/? b'i- lon^a, uni- 

 ner\ ia , in acstivation(» marginibus sibi brevissime incumbcntla , 



