Commelyna. commelynace^ 34f 



ORD. CXXXVIII. COMMELYNACE^. 



(A. Rich. — Glarke m Monog. Phan. III, p. 115). 



Flores hermophroditi raro polygami regulares vel subirregulares. 

 Perigonium hexaphyllum phyllis tribus exterioribus herbaceis caly- 

 cinis persistentibus uno in aeslivatione exleriore, Iribus inlernis 

 petaloideis fugacibus. Stamina sex vel aborlu 3 6 hypogyna omnia 

 fertilia vel siepius nonnulla abortiva, anlherae introrsae biloculares. 

 Ovarium sessile liberum 2-3-loculare, ovula 3 vel plura orthotropa 

 angulo interno affixa. Stylus simplex, stigma indivisum vel obscure 

 trilobum. Fructus ssepius capsularis ab apice loculicide "i-S-valvis, 

 rarius crustaceus indehiscens vel epicarpio succulento baccatus. 

 Semina albuminosa angulata vel peltala testa firma saepe reticulata 

 vel foveolata. Embryo cylindricus parvus in foveola albuniinisab hilo 

 remola nidulans operculo deciduo tectus. 



COMMELYNA (L. Gen. 62). 



Flores irregulares, perigonii phyllis calycinis binis tertia exlerna 

 majoribus, tribus corollinis sjfipe dissimilibus. Slamina tria fertilia, 

 Iria sterilia anlheris cruciformibus. Filamenta nuda. Capsula tri vel 

 abortu 2-1-locularis loculis ventrallbus 2-l-spermis terlio monos- 

 permo vel aborlivo. — Herbse ramosse, flores in 1-2 racemulos intra 

 .bracteam spathiformem complicatam vel cucullatam inclusos dispo- 

 siti. — Species in ditione nostra paucye omnes subtropicse. 



1. G. nudiflora (L. Sp. p. 61) glabriuscula, caulibus procum- 

 bentibus e nodis saepe radicantibus, foliis lanceolatis acuminalis, 

 viginis ssepe ciliatis, spathis sparsis pedunculalis lateralibus compli- 

 catis ovato-Ianceolalis, ovarii loculis ventralibus biovulalis, capsulee 

 trilocularis valva dorsali cum semine incluso decidua, seminibus 

 breviler cylindricis reticulatis %. C. diffusa Burm. Ind. p. 18, tab. 7, 

 fig. 2. — G. pilosa Pers. Syn. I, 55 — C Canariensis Sm. — C. 

 agraria K*^. — Webb et Berlh. Phyt. Gan. tab. 238. 



/3 Wermana Glarke Gomm. p. 145. — Folia oblongo-lanceolaia 

 basi saepe rotundata, pedunculi robusti abbreviati, seminis areolae 

 parvae. 



Hab. in Egypto (Werne ex Clarke) (Annon potius ex Sennaar ?). 



Ar. Geogr. Species tropica et subtropica, Insulse Ganarienses et Maderar 

 Africa, India, Australia, America borealis et australis. 



