120 LVII. LOASACER. 
larged in fruit, persistent. Petals 10, deciduous, inserted at 
the summit of the calyx-tube, 5 outer roundish, concave, 5 
inner smaller, ligulate, angularly bent. Stamens indefinite, 
those of the outer row barren, with cordate bases. Ovary 
turbinate, 3-celled ; cells 1-ov uled ; styles 3, erect, subconnate. 
—fil. Cap. il. p. 502. 
The only species is K. spathulata, Br. (Fissenia Capensis, Endl. ; Thes. 
Cap. t. 98), a robust, bristly undershrub, with alternate, petioled, 5-7- 
lobed, toothed leaves, and rather large yellow flowers, disposed in scorpioid, 
terminal, bracteate cymes. It is a native of Namaqualand, the mouth of 
ne ae ete., and extends thence northwards through tropical Africa to 
rabia, 
Orper LVIII. PASSIFLOREZ. 
Flowers bisexual or unisexual. Calyx monophyllous, free, 
tubular or rotate ; limb 3-4-5-cleft or parted. Petals as many 
as the calycine lobes, often herbaceous on the outside, con- 
tinuous with the apex of the calyx-tube, or inserted much 
within the tube, persistent, separate or (rarely) united in a 
bell-shaped corolla. Corona various, exterior to the fertile 
stamens. Stamens as many or twice as many as the caly- 
cine lobes, free or monadelphous; anthers versatile or fixed. 
Ovary mostly stipitate, 1-celled; ovules many or few, on pa- 
rietal placentas ; styles as many as the placentas; stigmas 
thickened. Fruit a berry or capsule. Seeds on long cords, 
mostly arillate, with a furrowed and ridged seed-coat, ‘albumi- 
nous.—Climbing (rarely erect) shrubs or herbs. 
Flowers bisexual. 
Calyx 3-parted. Petals 3, half-herbaceous. Co- 
rona double, the outer fringed area. . . 1, TRYPHOSTEMMA. 
Flowers moneecious or diccious. 
Diecious. Corolla 0 or polypetalous. 
Calyx 5-fid. Disk with 5 conspicuous glands . 2. Mopncca. 
Calyx 5-parted. Disk without glands . . 3. OPHIOCAULON. 
Monecious. Calyx 3-5-parted. Corolla monope- 
talous, 3-5-lobed, herbaceous. 
A vine-like climber. Capsule slender, pod-like 4. CrRavTiosrcyos. 
A suberect, low herb. Capsule ovoid . . 5. ACHARIA. 
1. TRYPHOSTEMMA, Harv. 
Flowers hermaphrodite. Tube of the perianth short, obco- 
nical; limb 6-parted, in 2 rows, the 3 inner segments unequal, 
2 of them larger, herbaceous, and white-edged, the third 
linear and petaloid. Corona perigynous, annular, double, 
the outer fringed, the inner entire or crenulate, bearing the 
stamens. Stamens 5, within the rim of the inner corona; 
filaments subulate ; anthers erect, sagittate, 2-celled. Ovary 
