510 



VERBEN ACE/E. Juss. in annal. cht 

 mus. 7- p> 6*3. 



Vitices. Juss. een. 



Calyx tubulosus, persistens. 



Corolla hypogvna, monopctala, tubulosa, limbo plerum- 



que irregulari, decidua. 

 Stamina szepms 4, didynama, raro sequalia, nunc 2. 

 Ovarh/m 2 — 4-loculare, ovulis erectis, solitariis v. gemi- 



nis. Stylus l. Stigma bifiduni v. indivisum. 

 Pericarpium drupaceum v. baccatum. 

 Albumen nullum v. parcum. 

 Embryo erectus. 

 Arbores v. Frutices, rarius Herbce. Folia exstipujata, 



scepius opposita, simplicia v. composita. Flores 



opposite corymbosi, aut alternc spicati ; nunc capi- 



tato-conferti; raro axillares solitarii. 



CLERODENDRUM. L. Juss. 



Volkameriae pleraeque (an omnes ?) L. Ovieda. L. 



Calyx campanulatus, 5-fidus v. 5-dentatus. Corolla tubo cylin- 

 draceo saspius elongato 3 limbo 5-partitb, laciniis aequalt- 

 bus. Stamina 4, didynama, exserta, secunda. Ovarium 

 4-loculare A loculis monospermis. Stigma bifidum, acutum. 

 Bacca tetrapyrena, calyce saepius ampliato cincta. 

 Arbores v. Frutices. Folia opposila, simpticia, indivisa, nunc 

 loluta, petiolorum lasipersistenti. Corymbi terminales et 

 axillares, trichotomi. 



I. Calyx 5-fidus, fructifer amplialus, coloratus, carnosus. 



1. C. tomentosum, foliis ellipticis acutis integris calycibusqu». 



tomentosis, corymbis congeslis. (J. T.) v. v. 

 Volkanjeria tomentosa. Vent.malm. 84. 



2. C, medium, foliis ellipticis breve acuminatis subtus tomen- 



