— 59 — 



c> Pothomorphece: frulic. v. arb., foliis allemis, vaginis 

 stipulaceis; spicae axiliares, plerumque confertae, flor. 1-2-clini, 

 fruct. 1-spermi: — Pothomorphe, Macropiper. (spec. 16j. 



d. Piperece nob.: verce Miq.: frutic. v. arb. foliis alternis, 

 stipulis oppositifoliis v. peliolaribus, his deciduis <i; spicae 

 oppositifol, solilariae, flor. l-S-clini, sessil. v. pedicellali, sta- 

 mina 2-6, stigm. 2-5, fructus 1-spermi: spec. 350? — Chavica, 

 Hhjncholepis.^ Cubcba^ Piper, Muldera, Coccobrjon; Cal/ianira(?) 

 Enchea^ P eltobryon^ Sphcerostachjs, Nematanthera, j4rtanthej 

 — Ottonia, Zippelia. 



V A M. 75. C: H L O R A IV T H A C E .E. 



Arb. fruticuli arornatici, raro hbae, ramis nodoso-arliculatis, 

 foliis oppos., simpl., serratis <i, vagina brevi stipulacea. Spicce 

 passim compositae, termin. v. axillar. ; flores mono-diclini, nudi, 

 passim bracteolati: anlherae subsessiles, bilocul., perischizae, 

 in flor. monoclinis solilariae v. duabus unilocularib. auctae, 

 filamenlis brevissimis, dorso ovarii adnatis; ovarium astylum, 

 ovulo unico pendulo, atropo. Drupa tenera, albumen carno- 

 sum, embryo minutus, nudus, radicula infera: — Chloran- 

 thuSy Hedjosmum^ Ascarina ? 



Ordo IV. Nymphaeales s. Hy^rohice. 



Aquaticae v. ascidiis aquiferis instructae; flores epi-hypo- 

 gyni, saepe 4-meri et magni; fructus uni - multilocularis ; 

 embryo nudus v. saccatus, passim exalbuminosus v. dicolylis. 



F A M. 74. V A L L I S N E R I A C E .« (Hjdrocharide* ). 



Hbae aquaticae, caudice stolonifero, scapigero v. caules- 

 centes, phyllodiis denticulatis v. foliis petiolatis, nervoso-venosis, 

 caudicalibus , nov. convolutivis, rarius caulinis oppositis v. 

 verticillatis. Flores spathacei, abortu dioeci, rarius monocljni: 

 sepala 3, inferne connata , nov. subvalvata, petala totidem 

 alterna , nov. corrugata , raro O ; stamina sepalina 3 v. 



