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-^j -• connata, durabil. < nov. imbric; torns parvus, pas- 



sim tenuis, gynophorum vaginaus (adnatus?) v. in glandulas 

 interpetalinas bilobas < discedens; petala alterna, passim bi- 

 fida V. fimbriata et ungue marginato v. coronifero; stam. 

 dicycla v. pauciora, antepetalina breviora, raro ananlhera; 

 autherae norm. dorsifixae. Ovarium sess. v. gynophoro subla- 

 tum, 2-5-phyllum, vix vel a basi ultra medium 2-5-septatum, 

 styh 2-5, inlus stigmatosr, fiia conductoria ad placentam de- 

 mittentes, ovula ampliitropa oo-l, funicuhs basilaribus hbe- 



ris, H longis, v. in placentam axilem coahtis inserta. 



Capsula unilocular,, I-od -sperma, apice in valvas v. dentes 

 simplici v. duplici slylorum numero dehiscens, quibusd. sub- 

 bi-tri-quinquclocular., loculicida, v. pyxidium et bacca. Sem. 

 reniform. lenticular., pyriform. v. carinata, testa laevi v. as- 

 pera, hilo sub.ipicali, mirgiuah v. ventrali, raro strophiolatoj 

 album. farinacco v. subcarnoso; embryo curvat., annularis 

 v, rectus, periphericus <. Spec. 1050. (Porlulacaceas repetunt). 

 A. ALSiNARiiE. Flor. saepc parvi v. apetali ; sepala h- 



5 (6-7), basi h , raro ad medium connata v. glumacea; 



torus obsolet. v. glanduloso-lobulatus, hypo-perigynus; stam. 

 2-1-cycla v. pauciora; ovar. eseptat. , rarius 5-5-septatum;cap- 

 sula simpliei v. duplici stylorum numero in valvas v. deii- 

 tes dehiscens; embr. arcuat, v. annularis: 



1. Alsinece: ovar. , 1-locuL, st}h 2, 5, 4, 5, sepalis 

 omnib. v. interioribus alterni, capsula rachicida, valvis inte- 

 gris, ante-v. intersepahnis, — pauciores sepalis interiorib. oppo- 

 sitae: — Sagina; — Bu/fonia^ Queria^ Alsine^ Sahulina^ Cherle- 

 ria^ Triplateia^ Honkeneja^ Lepjrodiclis. 



2. M er ckic ce: ovar. h complete 3-5-loculare, caps. 



septi-v. loculicida, valvis integris: — Merckia, J)olophragma% 



5. Arenariece: ovar. 1-locul., styli 2, 3 (^^-S), sepa- 

 hs opposili; caps. globosa v, oblonga, raro conica, diploschi- 

 za (rachi-et marginicida): — Thylacospermum; Arenaria, E- 



