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1. CircceecB'. calycis tubus non productus; flor, dimeri, 

 amalthaea indehisc, bilocul, 2-sperma: — Circcea. 



2. Lopeziece calyxzz:, flor. irregul. 4-petaIi v. apetali, 

 1-2-andri; amallh. polyspcrma: — Lopezia^ Diplandra^ Rie- 

 senbachia, Semeiandra. 



3. Jussieveoe: calyx~, stam. 1-2-cycla; amalth. sep- 

 ticida<, sem.nuda: — Isnardia^ Ludivigia^ Jussieua^ Plicurca, 



4. Epilohiece: cal. lubus supra ovarium -\ productus; 



stam. 2-cycIa; amalth. loculicida, oo-sperma; seraina nuda, 

 fimbr. comosa v. s\?^l?i: — SphcBrostig7na^ MerioHx^ Oenothera^ 

 Godctia, Boisduvaliay Clarkia^ Eucharidium^ JLj)ilobium...^i 

 Montinia., Hauja. 



5. Fuchsiece: cal. tubus productus, stam. dicyclaj 

 amallhsea baccata polysperma: — Fuchsia. 



6. G au r eoe — differunt a praPcedenL amalthsea dru- 

 pacea, 1-^-sperma: — Gaura^ Stenosiphon... 



7. Comhretece: arbores, frutic, tropici, passim scan- 

 dentes, foliis integris, flor. monoclin. v. polygamis, 4-5-meris; 

 stamina dicycla, raro plura; ovar. uniloculare, ovulis 2-6 

 pendulis; amalthsea coriac, drupac. v. baccata, 4-5-ptera<, 

 monosperma, raro disperma; cotyledones amygdalinse v. rugoso-. 

 plicatae: — Sphcdanthus^ QidsqttaHs., Cacoucia^ Combretum... 



8. Terminaliece: Arb. frut. Iropici, parlim scand^ 

 V. ramis acrophyllis priediti, fol. integris, coriaceis<,pelioIia 

 apice pnssim biglandulosis; flores exigui, 5-meri, saepe apetali 

 et polygami: stam. dicycla<, ovar. unilocul. ovulis 2-5 pen- 

 dulis; amalthaea drnpacea — sicca v. baccata, 2-5-7 -ptera v. an- 

 gulala, monosperma, quibusdam achenium, calycis lubo longa 

 rostralum; cotyledon. foIiace3e<, spiraliter convolutae: — • 

 Poivroea; Lu7?init zera , Laguncularia., j4nogcissus, ConocarpuSy 

 Pentaptcra., Terminalia, Bucida... 



Nota. Uevisis Oenolhercis et Comhrelaccis aiicloruin, nuliam clifferen« 

 liam esseiilialem invenio. Magis inler se diffcrunt familia; 4 scquentes, in unam 

 conferla;, habilu consimiles. Teimiualica; ^uajtlam c. lUiizophoris littoia ma- 

 rina incolunt. 



