SMILACINEAE brown. (Ripogonum.) 271 



Stamina 6, basi foliolorum inserta. Filamenta subulata, li- 

 bera, glabra. Antlierae sagittatae, basi afiixae. Ovarium 

 3-locularc: ovula id loculis solitaria, apici nnguli affixa, 

 ampbitropa *). Colunma stylina brevissima. Stigrnata 3, 

 crassiuscula, patentia (stigma trilobum, obtusum Brown.). 

 Bacca globosa (Juss.), 1-2-locularis, 1-2-sperma. Semina 

 suhglobosa (bemisphaerica Juss.); testa membranacea, albida, 

 cum nucleo conferruminata; bilo basilari magno, colorato. 

 Albumen cartilagineum. (Brown.) Embryo excentricus, sub- 

 transversus, extremitate radiculari vaga. Suffrutices volu- 

 biles. Caulis sacpe aculeatus; ramis inermibus. Folia 

 opposita vel subopposita, nunc verticillata vel alterua, pe- 

 tioiata, cordata, triplinervia, reticulatovenosa\ petiolis 

 ecirratis, tortis. Racemi axillares et termina/cs, simpli- 

 ccs vel ramosi\ pedicellis ebracteatis, haud articulatis. 

 (Character genericus ex Brown. et Endl.) A Smilace, cui 

 proximum, abunde dilfert: floribus bermaphroditis, bibractea- 

 tis et inflorcscentia racemosa. Brown. 



1. B. PARVIFLOKUM Brown. Prod. 293. Spreng. Syst.2.99. 

 Cnnningh. in Hook. Companion to the Bot. Mag. 2. 375. Caule 

 iuermi ; foliis oppositis ; racemis divisis; perianthio autheris 5- 

 6-ies brcviore. Brown. R. scaiuleus Forst. Nov. Gen. 25. t. 25. 

 Pers. Synops. 1. 374. Poir. Encycl. suppl. 4. G87. Lesson ct A. 

 Rich. Flor. Nov, Zeeland. 151. Smilax Ripogonum Forst. Prod. 

 no. 372. Willd. Spec. 4. 784. Poir. Encycl. suppl. 5. 27. — In 

 sylvis Novac Zeelaudiac. "J^ — Caulis alte scandcns, niger, tcna- 

 cissimus, articulato-nodosus, varic ramosus, radicans e tubcrculis 

 mole ovi gallinacei, ex axillis ramorum radiculas cmittens, ne- 

 mora tota obsidens ; rami rariores, terctes, laeves, fusco-virides ; 

 ramuli bracteati, simplicissimi, ex alis foliorum, basi s<[iiamulis 

 vaginati. Folia opposita, petiolata, ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, 

 integerrima, laevia, 5-ncrvia, vcnis reticulata, patentia, palmaria. 

 Petioli semiteretes, lacves, horizontclcs, scmuncialcs. Racemus 

 pcdalis, compositus, ercctiusculus; racemi pauci, oppositi, bra- 

 chiati, palmarcs, laxi. Pcdunculi omnes tcretes, laevcs. Pedicelli 

 unitlori, sparsi, teretes, laeves, horizontales, j poll. aequantes. 

 Clandula in axillis pedicellorum. Florcs hermaphroditi, parvi, 

 virentes. Perigonium hcxaphyllum; foliolis brevibus, lanccolatis, 

 acutis, erectis. Stamina 6. Filamenta minuta. Antherae linca- 

 res , perigonio triplo longiorcs, subquadrangularcs, patentes, 

 dorso planac , lateribus tribus reliquis sulco notatae, virides. 

 Ovarium liberum, globosum, Columna stylina teres, longitudine 

 pcrigonii. Stigma obtusum, obsolete trilobum. Bacca globoso- 



') Ovula orthotropa fidc A. Gray. (Melanthac.) 



