cxxii. EtrpHoiiBiACE^ (prain). 447 



Buds peculate; dioecious sluubs; 

 cocci opening loculicidally, 



their valves coriaceous , 54. Ebytheococca. 

 Buds not perulate. 



Flowars regularly distri- 

 buted along the rhachis of 

 the spikes or racemes; 

 cocci openingloculicidally, 

 their valves coriaceous . 55. Claoxylon. 

 Flowers in distant bracteo- 

 late glomerules or spiculae 

 on a filiform interrupted 

 rhachis ; cocci opening 

 both loculicidally and 

 septicidally, their valves 

 crustaceous . . .56. Micrococca. 

 Anther-cells stipitate, at length 

 tlexuous ; anthers 2-cellcd. 

 Stamens 8 or fewer . . .57. Acalypua. 

 Stamens 10 or more . . .58. Maeeya. 

 Anther-cells adnate to connective 

 from middle upwards or through- 

 out, usually oblong ; male calyx 

 closed in bud, lobes valvate. 

 Anthers 2-celled. 

 Stamens somewhat connate at 



base, usually 8 . . .59. Lepidotukus. 

 Stamens free. 



Stamens 8 or fewer . . 60. Alchoenea, 

 Stamens 12 or more. 

 Styles 2-partile. 



Leaves palminerved . 61. Neoboutoma. 

 Leaves penninervcd . 62. Necepsia. 



Styles simple. 



Stamens mixed with re- 

 ceptacular glands. 

 Hypogynous disk dis- 

 tinct . . .63. CUOTONOGYXOPSIS. 



Hyi^Kyno"^ d'sk . 64. Argomuelleea. 

 Stamens without recepta- 



cular glands . , 65. Mallotus. 

 Anthers 4-celled, rarely 3-celled. 

 Styles 2-fid ; anthers with super- 

 posed cells . . . .66. Cleidion. 

 Styles simple ; anthers with 

 collateral cells. 

 Disk present . . ,67. Discoglypremxa. 



Disk 68. Ma(jaea>ga. 



Filaments repeatedly bi-anched, columnar 

 below ; authors 2-cellcd ; male calyx 

 closed in bud ; lobes valvate . . 69. lUcixus. 

 ^Male calyx-lobes imbricate; inHores- 



cence axillary or lateral. 

 Flowers glomorulate ; pedicels unl- 

 foim. 



