14 X. BIXACER. 
united at base, persistent; sometimes partly adnate to the 
ovary. Petals sometimes wanting, rarely large. Stamens de- 
finite or indefinite, hypogynous or rarely perigynous. Ovary 
1-locular, with parietal placentz. Fruit either a fleshy berry, 
or a pulpy, dehiscent capsule. Seed albumimous; embryo 
straight, central.—Trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple 
leaves ; often spiny. 
Suborder 1. Brxinrm. Ovary quite free. Stamens hypogynous. (Gen. 1-7.) 
Flowers bisexual or polygamous. Style columnar or short. 
Sepals deciduous. Petals 10-12, much larger than the 
BCPA tac ee ae var tetas re Ther eh deseec eft gle rege amen Sn Ea 
Sepals 4-5, persistent. Petals 4-5, small, deciduous 2. RAWSONTA. 
Calyx persistent, deeply 10-12-fid in 2 rows; petals 
none. . Sys Pe sis pe se le at Ce 
Flowers unisexual, diwcious. Stigma subsessile. Ovule 
solitary . . er er ee a eek 
Flowers unisexual, “dicecious. Styles as many as the 
carpels. 
Anthers opening by slits. Petals 0. 
Calyx 6-10-fid in a double row; capsule . . . . 5. TRIMERIA. 
Calyx 5-7-fid in a single row ; berry rage 6. Dovyatis. 
Anthers ee by ea Petals 5, with a scale at 
base... 4 7. KIGGELARIA. 
Suborder 2. Homatine®. Flowers bisexual. nga half-inferior. 
Stamens perigynous. (Gen. 8.) 
Calyx with a conical, adherent tube, and a 10-380-fid 
limb ; the segments intworows. . . . . . 8, Homarium. 
Suporper 1. Brxtnem. (Gen. 1-7.) 
1. ONCOBA, Forsk. 
Flowers polygamous. Sepals 3-5, deciduous, imbricated. 
Petals 6-12, much larger than the sepals, obovate, clawed, im- 
bricate. Stamens many, inserted in several rows on a fleshy 
torus; filaments filiform; anthers lmear or oblong, erect, 
opening by slits. Ovary with 3-10 parietal placentee ; style 
simple ; stigma radiate; ovules many. Berry leathery, pulpy 
within ; seeds numerous.—7. Cap. 1. p. 66. 
Trees or shrubs, glabrous or pubescent, sometimes spinous. Leaves 
simple, entire or serrulate. Flowers terminal, large, white or yellow.—3 
South African species ; 2 found at Natal, 1 at Delagoa Bay. 
2. RAWSONIA, Harv. and Sond. 
Flowers perfect or polygamous. Sepals 4-5, very unequal, 
concave, imbricate, persistent. Petals 4-5, unequal and con- 
cave like the sepals and not longer, deciduous. Petaloid 
scales (staminodia) opposite the petals and longer, each with 
a 2-lobed, fleshy gland at base. Stamens many, in several 
