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h. Aroidece: nob. Hbae caudice tuberoso, V. caulescentes, 

 scandentes et arborescentes, foliis integris, cordat. sagitt. v. pal- 

 hiatis,pedalis et peltatis. Spadix androgynus, raro spalhae adnatus, 

 dioecus v. pseudo-hermaphroditus, passim fcetidus v. svaveolens, 

 cum paragoniis et superne nudus <^, antherae lib. v. coadunatae, 

 quibusdam biporosae, connnexivo minori v. crassissimo; ovaria 

 Qo , libera, 1-co -locul, ovuhs 1- oo, atropis; sem. albuminosa. 

 Genera 29, spec. ^ 82: — Arisarum, Ajisoenm; — Biariim, Arum, 

 Typhoniujn , Sauromatum , Dracunculus ; — Pythonium, 

 Amorphophallus ; — Hemusatia , Gonatanthus, CalocasiQ^ 

 Caladium., Xanthoso/na , Acontias, Sy?igomum... ; — Philoden- 

 dron, Calostigma..., Spathicarpa, Diefferibachia ., Atherurus...; 

 — Aglaonema.^ KicJiardia.... 



C. Callece, Schott. Hbae caule elongato, foHis subbi- 

 fariis, tandem remotis, vaginis stipularib. petiolar. v. oppositi- 

 foliis. Spadix pseudo-hermaphr.: fdam. planiuscula, antheris 

 bilocul. longilr. dehisc. ; ovar. l-pauciloc; ovula erecta, ana- 

 V. campylotropa ; sem. albumin. v. exalbuminosa. Gen. 4, 

 sp. 19: — Calla^ Heteropsis, Monstera., Scindapsus. 



d. Orontiece s. Hermaphroditanthce. Hbse caudice ab- 

 breviato, repente, erecto v. scand., phyllodiatae v. fol. palmi- 

 pinnati- et pedatisectis , vaginae Callearum v. O; spatha 

 colorata v. phyllodinea , imo O ; flores hermaphrod. et 

 perigoniati, ovaria 1-2-3-loc. ovuUs l-S-oo , penduhs, campylo- 

 V. atropis, raro anatropis; baccae 1-2-3-loc., 1-5-spermae; sem. 

 utplurimum albuminosa. Gen. 9, spec. 70: — Pothos, Lasia, 

 ArUhurium., SpathiphjUum; — Dracontium , Symplocarpus ; — 

 Orontium ; — Gymnostachys, Acorus. 



B. Gymnanthae. Fruticcs , arbor. v. hbae , caule 

 articulato, rarius caudicatae, scapigerae , fohis integris ; spa- 

 dices graciles <l florib. nudis, bracteolatis, raro c. involucro 

 spathaceo; embryo dicotylis, saccatus v. nudus. 



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