— 88 — 



(1841); Endlicher, Genera plant, p. 895 N. 183 (1840), ej. Encliirid. p. 457 (18411; 

 DSU, Rheinisch. Flora p. 603 (1843); Le Maoni, Atlas elem. p. 114(1846;; Pettr- 

 maim, Deutschlands Flora p. 66 t. 12 (1849); ßuchenau, in Bot. Zcitg. 1853 p. 

 361; Balfour, Class. Hook ol' Bot. p. 761 (1854); Pai/cr, Tratte d'Organogenie ve- 

 gelale comparce p. 193 t. 39 et 40 (1854;. 



Characler di/frrentiatis. 



Flores irreguläres, synimelrici, liermaphroditi v. rarius dioiei v. subpolygami, com- 

 pleli v. rarissime apetali. Calyx inl'erus, sepala 2—8, aeslivalione apcrta. Corolla 

 2— 8-pelala, petala sepalis alterna, aestivatione ab origine aperla, varie parlita et 

 ad unii'ties saepissime appendiculato-dilatata, superiora inajora. Staniina 3-40, pe- 

 talis numerosiora, basi in lubuni staininalem cum gynoplioro coha-renlein connata v. ra- 

 rissime libera , ad apicem tubi slaminalis fere semper in discum lateralem axin inflo- 

 rescentiffi spectantem dilatala, a petalis a?slivalione nunquam tecta. Anlheras versa- 

 tiles ellipsoideae primum 4-loculares, demum 2-loculares, sublateraliler et longitudi- 

 naliter birimosae. Grana pollinis levia, ellipsoidea , longilrorsum trisulcata, eporosa, 

 e niembrana simplici formata. Ovarium e carpidiis 3—4 connatis astylosis formalum, 

 uniloculare, 3 — 4-dentatum, inter dentes margine inflexum et ibi stiginatosum, pla- 

 centae parietales, marginales, cum dentibus altenuc, multiovulalae; sub fruclu apice 

 hians v. rarissime clausuni; — vel e carpidiis 5 — 6 liberis compositum, tum carpidia 

 intus longitrorsum aperla, pulvinulo centrali iiinata et placenta parietali ventrali unio- 

 vulata, v. pedicello communi gracili insidentia vacua et placenta depresso-cenlrali 

 pluriovulata. Ovula campylitropa, sessilia, tegumenlis duobus et nucleo composita, 

 radicula supera v. rarissime infera. Fructus subcapsularis, evalvis, apice aperlus, 

 siecus, v. rarissime clausus et sueculentus. Seinina renilonnia; epidermis tenuissima, 

 hyalina; testa crustacea levis v. scrobiculata; endopleura tenuiter membranaeeo-car- 

 nosa. Albumen nulluni. Embryo dicotyledoneus, arcuatus ; Cotyledones ineumbentes 

 semicylindrica3, radiculam cylindricam subaBquantes. Plumula nulla. 



Characler naturalis. 



Herbo? annua; v. biennes v. rarius perennes, 2— 10-pollicares, 1 — 5-pedaIes et 

 ultra, plus minusve ramosae, foliosas; v. sulTruticuli ramosissimi subdumosi, v. rarissime 

 frutices elati, stricto-ramosissiini, allitudinem humanain semcl v. bis attingentes; in 

 regione temperata v. subtropica utriusque hemisphasra? orbis terrarum antiqui, a mon- 



