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flores parvi, epigyni, 5-meri, stenopetab\ toro lireeolAto V. irt 

 parapetala 5 soluto; stam. l»cc -cycla, anlherisbasif. oblongis, 

 lib. V. coalitis et mucronatis; ovarium 1-2-3-locul., mono- 

 stylum, ovulis solitar. pend.. ^ux 1-3-locul., 1-5-sperma; 

 embryo exall)umin., fere amygdaliuus: — CevalHa, Gronomi^ 

 Fissenia R. Br. 



2. Loasece. Tlb?e, passim scandentes et pilis urentibus 

 praeditse, foliis eslipul. altern. v. oppositis, integris v. palmalis; 



flores solitar. v. confcrti, epigyni, ^-5-mcri,stam. 2- oo - cycla, 

 SDepe parapetalis ct paraslemonib. aucta, anlhcris basi * dorsi- 

 fixis. Ovarium 3-5-phyllum, synstylum, placenlis 5-5, inter- 

 valvarib., ovulis confertis< penduhs. ^ma/^^/iO?», raro baccata, 

 3-5-valvis v. acroschiza, poly-ohgosperma , embryo albumini 

 subaequilongus, brachylolius: — Bhunenhachia , Cajoplwira^ 

 Loasa^ Grammatocarpus^ Bartonia, Mentzclia..^ 



3. D a t i s c e ce* Hbae annuae, foliis alternis, pinnati- v» 

 tiisectis, serralis — v. arbores foliis serolinis, sublobatis, den- 

 tatis, subtus tomentosis, estipulalis. Flores apetah? dioeci v. 

 monoclini, glomerato- v. spicato- cymosi; cf sepala 3, 4, 5, 

 stamina 4 antesepalina v. 12-15, anlheris normahbus, elon- 

 gatis; § et ^ calyx adnatus, 3-5-dentatus (anthera^ 3 sub- 

 sessiles extrorsae? epigynae). Ovarium unilocul., valvis 3-5 

 antesepalinis, placenlis parietalib. 3-5, ovulis cc, bi-multi- 

 seriatis, horizont. v. ascendentibus, analropis; styli breves 



bifidr, stigmatib. papillosis, H elongalis. Amalthosa se- 



palis et stylis coronata, vertice hians, polysperma; sem. ob- 

 longa, rugoso - striata, arillo cupulaii, albumine carnoso, 

 embryone axili, subaequilongo, brachylobo: — Tricerastes, 

 Datisca., Tctrameles. 



h. Malcsherhiece. Hbse puberulae v. suffrut., foliis 

 estipul. pinnalifid. <, flor. solilar. v. confertis, 5-meris; calycis 

 tubus-4-^ — • elongatus, ad faucem toro annulari v. 10-Iobo 

 et petalis coronatus, stam. hypogyna subexserta; ovarium lib. 

 brachypodum, stylis excentricis et placentis parietal. 3, ovuJis 



