78 CKLASTRACEvE. (sTAFK-TlfKK FAMILY.) 



1. C. Americana, Nutt. Liiives coriiut'ous, ci\iiic'-<)l)l()iig, ontirf, tlie 

 lower siiiluce, as iilso tlie 1ii:iik1k'S uikI calvx, loverc-.l witli a dcusf nist- 

 ctilored imhesccnce ; cyme small, shorter than tlie petiole; i)etals Hpalulate, 

 einarj^inato, slmrter than the calyx; (lrn])e aloheil. — South ll'iriiUi. — 

 Leaves 2' -4" long. Drupe 4" in diameter. 



2. C. reclinata, Brougn. Nearly glabrous ; hranches pendulous ; leaves 

 thin, elliptical, minutely pubescent beneath ; jjeduncles not lialf the length of 

 the petioles ; sepals keeled within ; jjetals yellow, shorter than the sepals ; 

 styles 3, distinct. — iSouth Florida. A large tree. 



8. GOUANIA, Jac<|uin. Ciiaw-stick. 



Calyx 5-cleft, partly adnate to the ovary, the lobes spreading. Petals .5, 

 shorter than the calyx, and inserted on the 5-lobed disk wbicli lines its tube, 

 hooded, and enclosing the short stamens. Ovary 3-cellcd, 3-ovulcd. Style 

 3-cleft. Drupe dry, 3-lobed or 3-\vinged, separating from the central axis 

 into three valveless nutlets. Embryo in the axis of thin albumen. — Tropical, 

 chiefly climl)ing shrul)S, with alternate stipulate toothed leaves, and perfect or 

 polygamous flowers in terminal sjiiked clusters. 



1. G. Domingensis, L. Brauches pubescent; leaves oblong-ovate, ta- 

 pering into an obtuse point, serrate, petioled ; spikes elongated, bearing a 

 tendril at the base; drupe globose, 3-winged. — South Florida. — Leaves 

 2' -4' long. Flowers minute, yellow. Lobes of the disk emargiuate. 



Order 39. CELASTRACE^E. (Staff-trf.e Family.) 



Shrubs -with simple stipulate leave.s, and small regular flowers. — 

 Sepals and petals 4-5, imbricated in the bud. Stamens 3-5, alter- 

 nate witli the petals, and inserted with them on the disk which fills 

 the bottom of the calyx. Ovary free, 1 - 5-celled, with 1 - several 

 erect ovules in each cell. Styles united. Fruit capsular or drupa- 

 ceous. Seeds often arilled. Embryo in the axis of the albimien. — 

 Flowers perfect or polygamous. 



Synopsis. 



Tribe I. CELASTRE.^. Sepals and petals 4-5. Stamens 4-5, distinct, irserted 

 on the margins of the disk. Albiunen fleshy. 



* Fruit a 1 - 2-seeded drupe. 



1. MTGrNDA. Ovary 4-celled. Stigmas 4. Drupe 1-seeded. Leaves opposite. Flowers 



perfect. 



2. GYMINDA. Ovary 2-celled. Stigmas 2. Leaves opposite. Flowers dioecious. 



3. SCH.EFFERIA. Oviry 2-celled. Stigmas 2. Drupe 2-seeded. Leaves alternate. 



Flowers dioecious. 



« * Fruit a 3 - 5-valved capsule ; seeds arilled. 



4. EUOXYMTJS. Flowers perfect, in axillary cjimes. Calyx flat. Leaves opposite. 



5. CELASTRUS. Flowers polygamous, in terminal racemes. Calyx cup-shaped. Capsule 



globose. Leaves alternate. 



