2% MYKSINACK-K, (^MYKSINK lAMILY.) 



5. MIMUSOPS, h. 



Calyx C-S-partcd ; tho lobes in iw" n>\vs. ('«irnllii O-B-cleft, with 2 appou- 

 dages between the lobes. Stanieas 6-8, witli af many 2-lobed sterile oues 

 iuter])osed. Ovary 6-8-celled, hirsute. Drupe globose, I-2-celled. Albu- 

 men lieshy. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves coriaceous, clustered at the summit 

 of the lirani lies. Flowers axillary, white. 



1. M. Sieberi, A. DC. Branches short, thick, tnliercular ; leaves rigid, 

 smooth, oblong, emarginate at the ape.x, obtuse at the ba.se, on stout ])etioles; 

 ])e(licels as long as the petiole, recurved ; caly.x lobes coriaceous, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, pubescent, as long as the corolla. — South Fluriila. — Leaves 2' -3' long 

 the midrib stout, the lateral veins obscure. 



OiiDEii 81. MYKSINACE^. (Myksine Family.) 



Trees or shrubs, with simple alternate exstijiulate often dotted 

 leaves, and perfect or unisexual 4 - G-nierous flowers. — Stamens oi> 

 posite the lobes of the corolla. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary 1-celled, the 

 ovules borne on a free globose central placenta. Style simple. Fruit 

 globose, drupaceous or baccate, 1 - many-seeded. Embryo in copious 

 hard albumen. 



Synopsis. 



Tbibb I. MYRSINE.E. Appendages of the corolla uoue. Ovules embedded in cavi- 

 ties of the placenta. Fruit 1-seeded. 



1. MYRSINE. Flowers dioecious. Corolla imbricated in the bud. 



2. ARDISIA. Flowers perfect. Corolla convolute in the bud. 



Tkibe II. THEOPHRASTEvE. Corolla appendaged between the lobes. Ovules 

 not embedded in the placenta. Fruit few - many-seeded. 



3. JACQUINIA. Flowers perfect, fleshy. Fruit a lO-seeded berry. 



1. MYRSINE, L. 



Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx 4-5 parted. Corolla 4-5-cleft, im- 

 bricated in the bud. Stamens 4-5, inserted on the base of the corolla : an- 

 thers longer than the filaments, opening from the base upward. Style short : 

 stigma capitate. Ovules 4-5, amphitropous. Drupe globose, 1-seeded. — 

 Leaves coriaceous. Flowers small, in axillary clusters, on short pedicels. 



I. M. Rapanea, R. & S. Smooth; leaves obovate-oblong, entire, on 

 short ]K'tii)les ; clusters few-flowered ; lobes of the calyx an<l corolla 5 ; drni)es 

 .small, longer than the pedicels. — South Florida. — Leaves 2' -3' long. 

 Drupes 1" in diameter. 



2. ARDISIA, Swartz. 



Flowers perfect. Cal^'x 5-parted. Corolla 5-cleft, convolute in the bud. 

 Stamens 5 ; the anthers mostly longer than the filaments, opening from the 

 apex do^^^lward. Ovary 1-celled, many-ovuled. Style slender : stigma acute. 

 Drupe globular, l-seeded. — Leaves coriaceous. Flowers in terminal racemes 

 or panicles. 



