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suborbFciilatis, crassiusculis v. contortuplicatis. Spec. 750. — 

 Divfsio sec. Nees ab Esenbeck. 



a. ThunhergiecB: retinacula seminum cupulata, cornea: 



— Thunhergia, Mejcnia, Hexacentris, 



b. NelsoniecB: retinacula papillaeformia : — Eljtraria, 

 Nelsonia, Adenosma, Gymnacanthus,.., 



c. Echmacanthece: retinacula subulata v. elongata: — 

 Hemiadelphis, Hygrophila; — Tiipteracanthas , Kuellia, StrO' 

 bilanthus, Goldfussia ; — Asteracantha, Barleria, Gcissom ria, 

 Lopidagathis ; — Blepharis, Acanthus; — Crossandra, Aphel- 

 andra, Cryptophragmium; Bostellularia, Graptophyllum , Be- 

 loperone, Adhatoda, Gendarussa ; Eranthemum^ Justicia, Rhin- 

 acanthus; — Dicliptera , Peristrophe^ Hypoestes; — Andro- 

 graphis 



F A M, 1^0. B I G X O N I A C E ^ s. MAUTYNIACEJE. 



Hbae, fi'Ulic., ssepe volubiles v, scand. et arbores, foliis 

 cstipul. oppositis, rarias sparsis v. teriiis, simpl. — digitatis, 

 pinnalis et supradecompositis, passim cirrhiferis. Flores mo- 

 noclirii, irregularps<, terminal. v. lateral., cymoso-racemosi 

 thyrsoidei v. solitarii: calyce 5-mero, quibusd. bilabiato,^ 

 spathaceo, integro v. bracteato; corolla hypogyna, tubuloso- 

 campanulata, hmbo 5-mero (f), irregulari et nov. imbric. < 

 Stamina alterna, 4 didynama (5-^° utpkirim. abortivo, raro plui-a) 

 V. 2, antheris normaUbus; locuUs passim divaricatis et glandula 

 terminaU. Ovarium e toro hypogyno annulari, diphyUum, 

 synstylum, l-S-^l-loculare, placenta parietaU fenestrata v. la- 

 tminari septante aut columnari tetragona ; ovula anatropa, 



co <, 1-4-seriatim extra v. intra placentam inserta, horizon. 



tal., rarius pcndula v. e basi ascendentia. Capsula coriac. v. 

 lignosa, l-2-'l-locularis, saepe compressa, siliquaeformis, mar- 

 gini — rachicida, rarius septicida v. indchiscens, drupacea 

 oligosperma et 8-locularis (ex ovario 4-pliyllo). Semina c» <, ' 



