— 22 — 



Plantae singulares, partiin a Forstero, Richard, Blume, 

 Martius, Schott , Endlicher, Unger, Junghuhn^ 

 R. Brown aliisque examinatae, histologice nondum omnes 

 rite cognitae. Cl. Goppert {iih. d. Bau der Balafiophore7i....lSkl^ 

 in caudice Balanophorarum (adinstar gallae, e radice aUena, 

 forsan a semine aembryo irritata, oriundo?) cellulosam copio- 

 sam, cytoblastis , cera et carbonate potassse ? abundantem, 

 et fasciculos vasorum punctat. et striatorum sparsos, commu- 

 nes ( plantae generatnci et parasito) et proprios, ad organa 

 florifera tendentes , describit, e structura varior. organorum 

 Balanophorae affinitatem partialem c. Filicib., Fungis, Cycad, 

 Coniferis, nec non c. Artocaipo et Aroideis derivans. 



Ordines et Famihae A ; genera 15? species paucae. 



FAM. 50. LOPHOPH YT ACEiE. nob. 



Scapi polycephah, flores mon-dioeci, bracteis monandris, 

 solitariis v, ternis; ovaria nuda, 1-2-IocuIaria, ovulis solilariis; 

 fructus monospermi. Sarcopkyte ; Lophophytum , Omhro^ 

 phytum. 



FAM. 31. CYNOMORIACE.* noh. 



Scapi monocephali, flores bracteati , diclini , perigonio 

 tubuloso , V nullo , androeceo monandro v. symphysandro , 

 antheris extrorsis, 1-3-^-54 ; ovario 1-2-locuIari, ovuHs solitariis^ 

 fructu monospermo? Cynomorium.,Mystropctalu7n.,Bala7wphoray 

 Archirnedea\ — Cy^iopsole., ScyhaUum., Helosis, Langsdorjia. 



FAM. 39. CYTINACE-ffi. 



Scapi squamosi, florib. diclinis, bracteatis, — v. flos so- 

 litarius, sessilis, monocUnus , perigonio adnalo , 5-4-6-lobo ; 



stamina totidem v. dupla, h connata, extrorsa; ovarium 



unilocul. placentis parietalib. multis, multiovulatis; amalthaea 

 baccata moUis v. corticata, polysperma: Cytinusj Hydnora 



