LIX. MELASTOMACE^. 



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anthers opening by i rarely 



Memecylon) ; style simple, filiform. Fruit a capsule breaking up 

 irregularly or by slits in the tops of the cells, a berry or a drupe 

 {Memecylon). Seed numerous, minute (except Memecylon, one 

 seed). 



Species 2700, tropical, a few sub-tropical ; whole world. {King, 

 Journ. As. Sac. Beng. Ixix. (2), p. i. The Sonerilas by Stapf, 

 p. 18.) 



A. Melastomacese. Ovary 3- to 6-celled 



2 pores. Seeds many. 



i. OsBECKiiE. Seeds curved. 



Stamens 8, similar; fruit capsular 

 Stamens 10, dissimilar; fruit baccate 



ii. OxYSPORE^. Seeds straight. 

 Inflorescence terminal; stamens 8. 



Panicles large, showy ; fruit funnel-shaped 

 Panicles small; flowers small; fruit ellip- 

 soid ..... 

 Cymes of few large flowers; fruit urceolate 



or obconic 

 Cymes of few large flowers ; fruit campanu- 

 late, obconic 

 Inflorescence axillary. 



Stamens 4 . . . . 



Stamens 10 (inflorescence occasionally ter- 

 minal) ; fruit dehiscing very irregularly 

 Stamens 8. 



Trees or large shrubs ; flowers umbelled . 

 Shrubs. Cymes small, few-flowered 

 Shrublets. Cymes scorpioid, many- 

 flowered . . . . . .11. Campimia 



iii. SoNERiLEiE. Herbs, rarely shrublets. Capsule turbinate. 

 Herbs. 



Petals 3 ; stamens 3 (in one 6) ; flowers few 

 in scorpoid cymes .... 



Petals 4; stamens 8; flowers in terminal 

 cluster ...... 



Half shrubby. 



Petals 4 ; stamens 8 ; flowers many um- 

 belled or panicled .... 



iv. Medinille^. Fruit baccate; shrubs. 



Stamens 8, unequal, long ones with 2 long 

 bristles at connective base; climbers. 

 Cymes lateral ...... 



Panicles terminal ..... 



Long stamens with no bristles 

 Stamens unequal 8 to 10; epiphytes. 



Anther-connective with 2 tubercles in front 

 and spur behind .... 



Anther-connective bearded behind 

 Anther-connective spurred behind, no tuber- 

 cles ....... 



Stamens 20 to 25 

 B. Miconiese [American). 



Hairy herb; stamens 8 similar; fruit berry 



i. osbeckia 

 2. Melastoma 



3. oxyspora 



4. Allomorphia 



5. Oritrephes 



6. Perilimnastes 



7. Blastus 



8. Ochthocharis 



g. Anerincleistus 

 10. Phaulanthus 



12. SONERILA 



13. Sarcopyramis 



14. Phyllagathis 



15- 



16. 

 17- 



18. 

 19. 



20. 



21. 



Marumia 



Dissoch^ta 



Anplectrum 



Medinilla 

 pogonanthera 



Pachycentria 

 Plethiandra 



22. ClIDEMIA 



