ORDO IV. Tucinew. 
Ansonzs v. rarius frutices, ramis sparsis aut rarius 
verticillatis, continuis, ramulis interdum phyllodineo 
dilatatis. Folia sempervirentia sparsa, integerrima, 
linearia, rigida, rarius annua, subfascieulata, fla- 
belliformia, lobata, interdum minute squamzfor- 
mia, ramulos foliiformes in axilla gerentia. Gemme 
perulate, perulis decussatim imbricatis. 
Fronrs dioici, steminigeri in amenta subglobosa 
v. elongata dispositi, gemmuwuliferi solitarii v. in. spi- 
cam abbreviatam collecti, nudi v. bractea stipati, 
bracteis uni- aut rarissime bifloris. 
Awrwra srauINIGERA nuda v. basi perulata. — Sta- 
mina plura v. plurima axi undique inserta. — Fila- 
menta brevia, in connectivum squamzforme antherce 
loculos 2, 5 v. À gerens producta, v. in connec- 
tivum peltatum, subtus loculos 9 adnatos ferens 
dilatata, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. 
FLonrs risriLLIGER: nudi v. bracteati, sub quavis 
bractea solitarii aut rarius gemini, interdum in 
spicam abbreviatam collecti. Discus eupulsformis 
brevis, demum increscens. Gemmula unica, in cen- 
tro disci sessilis, erecta, atropa, micropyle supera. 
