— 80 -^ 



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Arbores, friitic. ( et scand. ) exolicr, foliis sparsis, coriac, 

 integris, passim denlatis, stipulis caducis. Ainenta axillar., di- 

 oeca, perigonio 2-3-5-parlito, nov. imbricato, toro hypogyno 

 parvo, staminib. 3-5, exsertis, oppositis v. alternis, antherarum 

 normalium loculis disjunctis, ovario libero, uniloculari, 5 -5- 

 stigmeo, ovulis geminis coUateral. pendulis*, anatropis. Tirupa 

 monosperma, pulamine scrobiculato, albumine carn. copioso, 

 cotyledonib. magnis foliac, rad. brevi: — Antidesma {Stilago)^ 

 Falconejia , Py/ejiacantJia. 



His trias sequens tribuum, miniis cognitaram, subjungi 

 potest ? 



b. JLacistemece: arbor. v. frut. Americse, distiche ramo- 

 si, fol. alt, sempervir. coriac integrrr. v. vix serratis, stipul. 

 deciduis ; flores amentacei, axillar., mono-dichni, singuh brac- 

 tea, bractcohs 2-^, perigomo 4-mero et passim toro crasso 

 provisi, stamen 1, apice bicruri loculos 2 disjunctos acroschi- 

 zos gerens; ovarium hber. 1-2-3-loculare, stigm. 2-3-.subula- 

 tis, ovuh*s phirib. parietal. pend. anatropis; fructus coriacei 

 V. carnosi parci, unilocular., 2-3-valves, 1-3-spermi; seminis 

 testa crustac, ahoum. carnosum, embr. phyUolobus: — Syn^ 

 zyganthej^a., Lacistejna. 



c. Scepece: arb. indicas, fol. aUern., simpL, stipuhuis; flor. 

 dioecis <1, amentac, 2-6-sepahs, 2-5-andris; ovario hb. bilo- 

 cul., ovuhs ^l pend. anatrop.; fruclu bilocul, ^--^-spermo; sem. 

 arillata : — Scepa^ Lepidostachys., Hjjnenocardia. 



d. Forrestierece: frutic. americani, fol. opposit simpl. 

 coriac, amentis axihar. 1-2-chnis, bracleis decussatis, vacuis v. 

 1-6-floris: sepala 2-4, stam. 2-8, anther. perischizis ; ovar. 

 bilocul, ovuhs 4 pend. anatrop., fructu 1-spermo.?: — Fores- 

 tiera (Adelia), Piptolepis. — An Syringaceae inopiflorae ? 



