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a. P andanecE verce: pliyllodiatae , nudiflorae , geron- 

 togeae: — Vhisonia^ Pandanus^ Yreycinetia. 



b. Cjclanthece: flabelli— v. pinnatifrondes, passim pe- 

 rigoniatae, Americanae: — Carludovica^ CjclajUhus^ Wetlinia. 



His et PahTiis intermediae : 



c. Phytelephanthece: caiidex brev. v. elatus, foliis pin- 

 natis coronantibas; spadices simplic. clavati, spatha monophylla: 

 flor. densi, polygamo-dioeci , polyandri, perigonio oo -dentato, 

 stylo 5-6-fido; fructus magni, aggregati, muricati, -^-locul., 

 ^-speiTni; allDumcn osseum : — Phylelephas. 



d. Nipece: caudex brevis fohis coronanlib. pinnatis, 

 pinnis lanceolat. aceroso-dentalis ; spadix androgynus , ra- 

 mosus, vage spalhatus: fl. C3* in ramis laterahbus minuti, 

 densi, brncteolati, perigonio 6-mero , androecco columnari , 

 antheris 6 exlrorsis; § terminales , capitati, nudi , ovario 

 unilocul., o-sligmeo, 3-ovulato? ; syncarpium magnum, dru- 

 paceum ? , semina soUtaria <:1 , ossea , embryone basilari : 

 JSipa. 



Nota. Typhace.ie a Cyperaceis nonnisi embrvone longiori essenlialiler diffe- 

 runt. Conf. Sparganium c. Caricc stelliitata — et S c li n i t z 1 e i n Disscrtaf^ 

 hotanica de Typhacearimi jamil. natarali. 1845. Pantlanaceae , Aroideis vix 

 affines, forsan c. Tj^phaceis juugendse suat, ut jani in s^slemate Reiclien- 

 b a c h i i peractum est. 



FAM. 49. P HI I. Y D R AC E.«. 



Hboe paludosae , exoticae, caule erecto, fol. graminei* 

 (Sparganii), alternis , basi vaginanlibus , imis cquitanlibus. 

 Flores spicali, quihbet gluma antica, ghimelhs corolhnis 2 

 c. staminodiis ( sepahdiis ? ) 5 aUernis et stamine 1 antico, 

 anthera 2-loculari ; ovario 3-phylio, monostylo , ovuhs co 

 axihb. v. parietalibus, 1- 2- seriatis, horiz., anatropis. Capsula 

 5 - 1- locularis, locuhcida ; semina oo , subcyhndrica , hilo 

 excavato , chalaze tumida, embryone axih in albumine car- 

 noso (spec. 2): — Helceriat Philydrum. 



