— 88 — 



(1841'; Endlicher, Geiiera plant, p. 895 N. 183 (1840), ej. Enchirid. p. 457 (1841); 

 Doli. Rheinisch. Flora p. ti03 (1843); Le Maouc, Alias elem. p. 114 il846'; Peier- 

 mann, Deutschlands Flora p. (iö t. 12 (1849); Buchnum, in Hot. Zeitg. 1853 p. 

 361; Balfour, Ciass. Book of Bot. p. 761 (1854); Payer, Traite dOrgauogönie ve- 

 getaie comparee p. 193 t. 39 et 40 (1854;. 



Characler diß'creiUialis. 



Flores irreguläres, syninielrici, hermaphroditi v. rarius dioici v. subpolygami, com- 

 pleti V. rarissinie apetali. Calyx interus, sepala 2—8, aestivatione aperta. Corolla 

 2— 8-petala, petala sepaiis allerna, aestivatione ab originc aperta, varie partita et 

 ad ungues saepissime appendiculato-dilatata, superiora niajora. Stamina 3 40, pe- 

 talis numerosiora , basi in tubuni staminalem cum gynophoro cohasrentem connala v. ra- 

 rissinie libera , ad apiccni tiibi slaininalis lere semper in discuni lateralem axin inflo- 

 rescentia* spectanlem dilalata, a pelaüs a,'slivalione nunquani tecla. Anlliera; versa- 

 tiles ellipsoidea) primum 4-loculares, demum 2-loculares. sublateraliter et longitudi- 

 naliter birimosa;. Grana pollinis levia, ellipsoidea, longitrorsum trisulcata, eporosa, 

 e membrana simplici formata. Ovarium e carpidiis 3 — 4 connatis astylosis l'ormatum, 

 uniloculare, 3— 4-dentatum , inier dentes niargine inllexum et ibi stigmalosum, pla- 

 centae parietales, marginales, cum denlibus alternfe, niulliovulahe; sub Iructu apice 

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

 intus longitrorsum aperta, pulvinulo centrali innala et placenta parietal! ventral! unio- 

 vulata, V. pedicello communi gracil! insidenlia vacua et placenta depresso-centrali 

 pluriovulata. Ovula campylilropa, sessilia, tegumentis diiobus et nucleo composita, 

 radicula supera v. rarissime iriFera. Fructus subcapsularis, cvalvis, apice aperlus, 

 siccus. v. rarissime clausus et succulentus. Semina rcniformia; epidermis tenuissima, 

 hyalina; testa crustacea levis v. scrobiculata; endopleura lenuilcr membranaceo-car- 

 nosa. Albumen nullum. Embryo dicolyledoneus, arcuatus; Cotyledones incumbentes 

 semicylindricai, radiculam cylindricam suba^tpiantes. Plumula nulla. 



Characler naluralis. 



Herb.'P annua- v. biennes v. rarius perennes, 2 — lO-pollicares , I -5-pedales el 

 ultra, plus minusve ramosae, foliosje; v. sullruticuli ramosissimi subdumosi, v. rarissime 

 frutices elati, stricto-ramosissimi, altiludinem humanam semel v. bis atlingentes; in 

 regione temperata v. subtropica utriusquo hemisplh-cra? orbis terrarum anliqui, a mon- 



