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valvali, perulati, calyce ^-5-partito, toro hypo-perigyno, loba- 

 to, petalis alternis, basi connatis, apice circinatis, extiis villo- 

 sis ; stamina '1-5 allerna, robusla, slricta , antheris basifixis, 

 sagittatis, extrorsis, bilocuL, exsertis; gjnoeceum pyramidale 4- 

 5-loculare, carpophylUs antesepahnis, stigmate angulato, pla- 

 centis axihbus porrectis, ovuhs oo anatropis ; bacca conica, 

 semin. co laevissimis; aUjumine carnoso, cmbr. centrah, parvo, 

 brachylobo: — Rousscea. 



D. Penaeariae: frut. Capenses, viscoso-resinosi, sempervir., 

 fohis opposit. decussat. coriaceis; flores ^ axiH. v. termin., 

 bracteis 2 (sepala?) v. co , imbricatis, corolla rudi, 4-fida , 

 persistente, noveh. valv. v. imbricata; stamina 4-aIterna v. 8, 

 filament. -i- — innatis, anlheris normalibus. Ovarium lib. 

 4-loculare, synstylum, ovuhs geniinis^ collateral. anatrop. erect. 

 V. pendulis. Capsnla loculicida, 8-sperma <, embryo? — Pencea 

 (Callunae subsimiles}, Sarcocolla ; Geissoloma. 



Ordo 11. Vincastra. 



Flores rtgnlar. <, raro diclini v. nudi, calyce 5-3-14-mero, 

 corollae nov. lobi valv. v. contorli; stam. l-oo-cycla v. pa- 

 rapelalis aucta aut 2; ovar. 2-oo -phyllum, l-oo-locul; fol- 

 Uculus du])lex, capsula, bacca v. drupa 1 - oo - spermae; albu- 



men h copios. v. O. Pluribus succus lacteus v. amarus et 



folia opposita , rarius alterna v. composita. 



F A M. 1 59. C II I R O N I A C E .C noh. 



Hbae annuae — arbores, quaedam volubiles, succo aqueo,-+- 

 — araaro, fohis eslipulalis<, oppositis et verticillatis, raro alter- 

 nis v. imis, simpl. inttgerrimis (exclusis Villarsieis), nervosis<. 

 Florcs monoclini, rcgulares < axiUar. v. terminales, cymoso- 

 fasciculali, racemosi, thyrsoidei v. solilarii: calyce pcrsistcnte, 



quibusdam spathaceo, sepalis 5-4-12, h connatis, novellis 



valv. v. imbricatis ; coroUa decid. v. marcescens, tubo elon- 



