130 LXII. FICOIDER. 
Stamens 10-40, in parcels on the top of the 
funnel- shaped calyx-tube. pia 2-celled ; 
cells l-ovuled . . . 4, ACROSANTHES. 
Stamens 8-10, alternating i in ‘pairs “with the 
lobes of the rotate calyx. Ovary 2-5- 
celled; cells l-ovuled . . . . . . +. 5. GALENTIA. 
Stamens hypog ynous. 
Stamens 5. Ovary 3-celled; ovules solitary 6. PLINTHUS. 
Tribe 4. Moriucinex. Petals mostly 0. Stamens 5, 10 or many, 
mostly hypogynous. Ovary superior. Capsule loculicidal.—Leaves usually 
stipulate. 
Ovary 3-5-celled ; each cell with several ovules. 
Calyx 5-parted nearly to the base. 
Sepals unequal, cuspidate. Petals 15-20, 
shorter than the patie Seeds arilled at : 
base . . sips sh st se! Be 7) Onmignae 
Sepals subequal, ovate. " Seeds not arilled. 
Stigmas linear. Stipules obsolete . . 8. Moxuvao. 
Stigmas obovate, fleshy. Stipules sca- 
rious, lacerate, conspicuous. . . . 9. PHARNACEUM. 
Calyx 5-fid to the middle or above it. . . 10, CeaLaNTHUM. 
Ovary 1—2-3- or 5-celled; cells 1-ovuled. 
Calyx 5-parted, segments quite entire. 
Ovary 3-5-celled. . . . . =. =. ~« . IL. PSAMMATROPHA. 
Ovary l-celled . . . 12, ADENOGRAMMA. 
Calyx 4-parted, segments fimbriato-lacerate 13. Porropa. 
Tribe 5. GIESEKIER. Petals 5 or 0. Stamens 5 or many, hypogynous. 
Ovary superior. Fruit of 2-5 separable nuts. 
Petals 0. Ovary of 3-5 cape. Nuts warted 
or crested . . 14. GIEsEKIA. 
Petals 3-5 (rarely wanting). " Ovary of 2 plano- 
convex carpels. 
Carpels flat, with a marginal wing. . . . 15. SEMONVILLEA. 
Carpels hemispherical, win spun dor orally 
POUGLCE Aincy wrod tinsel yychs op et as . . 16. Limeum. 
Tribe 6. Petals 0. Stamens 5 or many, mostly perigynous. Ovary 
superior, 1—5-celled ; cells 1- or many-ovuled. Capsule circumascissile. 
Stamens perigynous; ovary 2-3-celled. Flowers 
BOSAL; ARMA RY He) ome yopenedh fo sluts.) jeilaisnce edu SLAIN RG MAG 
1. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM, Linn. 
Calyx 5-, rarely 2-8-lobed, its tube attached to the ovary, 
the lobes unequal, usually leaf-like. Petals very numerous, 
linear, in one or many rows, united at the base. Stamens in- 
numerable, in many rows, united at base. Ovary 4-20, but 
usually 5- celled ; stigmas 4-20, usually 5. Capsules 5-20- 
celled, opening like a star at the summit. Seeds very many. 
—Fl. Cap. ii. p. 387. 
A vast genus, chiefiy South African, natives of dry sands, Karroo plains, 
etc. ; few to the east of the Great Fish river. Leaves mostly opposite, 
