— 47 — 



V. aborliva. Flores cymoso-spicali , spathacci , monoclini v. 

 aboilivo-cliclini, epigyni; perigonii irregularis, dimorpbi v. 

 similaris, 6-meri petalidio postico nano (labello). Slammia5-6j 

 anlbcris clongalis, normabbus v. abortivis, polUniis globulosis. 

 Ovariujn innatum, triloculare, synstylum, ovulis analropis, 

 solitariis, erectis — v. co , 2-3-seriatis. Amaltlicea capsularis, 

 subdrupacea, loculi - v. scpticida v. baccala — indehiscens, 3-lo- 

 cularis, j-co -sperma; semina passim arillata, testa coriacea, 

 albumine subfarinaceo, embryone oblongo v. fungiformi: ■ — 

 Heliconia (capsula septicida a-sperma); — Strelitzia^ Phena- 

 kospermujn^ Fvavenala^ Musa. 



Ordo 11. Coronarlfe mh. 



Bulbosae, caudicatoe v. caulescentes et arborescentes, florib. 

 lihaceis magnis v, minutis, raro 4-meris v. dicUnis; stamina 

 3, 6, 4, 8, raro phira; fruct. capsularis v. baccatus, plerum- 

 que polyspermus. 



F A M. 59. B U R M A N N I A C E JE. 



Hbae graciies, annuae, rhizoniis passim tuberosis, fohis imis 

 hnearib. v. O, cauhnis minutis parcis v. o. Flores monochni, regu- 

 lares, sohtarii v. plures, terminales : perigonii corolhni tubus 

 adnatus, teres triqueter v. trialatus, sepahdia 5 (mesoptera) 

 alternant c. pctahdiis j minoribus, ni deficiant; anthcrae 3 ante- 

 petahnae, subsessiles, locuhs 2, connexivo crasso disjunctis et 

 transvcrse dehiscentibus. Ovariuin e carpophyUis 3 antepeta- 

 hnis, 1-3-locularc, synstylum, placentis axihb. v. parietahbus, 

 multiovulatis. Jmalthcea apice hians v. locuhcida — fenestrata; 

 semina scobiformia : — Gjmnosiphon^ Gonyanthes ., Apteria^ 

 Stenoptcra , Burn i annia.... 



F A iM. fiO. P O X T E D E R I A C E JE. 



Hbae hygrobiae, caudice brevi v. repenle, fohis petiolatis, 

 ovatis, sagitlalis, cordatis v, rcniformibus, nervoso-costiilatis, 



