PLANTS JAVANICJL RARiORES. 611 



PTEROCYMBIUM JAVANICUM. [219 



Tab. XLV. 



Char. Gen. Mores polygarno-monoici (fere herma- 

 phroditi). Calyx 5-fidus, paters. Anther <b (10) simplici 

 serie; loculis omnibus parallels. Ovaria disperma. Stig- 

 mata flliformia, recurvata. Pericardia : Fotticuli foliacei, 

 naviculares, longe ante maturitatem aperientes. Semen 

 unicum, albuminosum. Embryonis Badicula hilo proxima. 



Arbor, foliis lobatis indivisisve ; paniculis subtcrminalibus. 



Obs. Genus Sterculiacearum Scaphio proximum et for- 

 san nimis affine. ScapMumverb differ t : Antheris (15 — 20) 

 congestis ; stylis arete cohasrentibus ; stiymatibus coalitis, 

 unicum lobato-capitatum efformantibus. 



Descr. — Arbor sylvestris, 50 — 60-pedalis; trunco modice 

 crasso, cortice lsevi, rufescenti-fusco ; coma patenti (D. 

 Horsfield). Folia alterna, 5 — 3-loba, passim indivisa, cir- 

 cumscriptione late ovata, basi cordata 5-nervia, lobis ellip- 

 ticis breve acuminatis, sinubus obtusis ; dum indivisa, 

 paulo altius cordata, 3 — 5-nervia, brevissime acuminata : 

 omnium adulta super glabra praster nervos venasque pri- 

 marias tenuissime pubescentes, pube simplici : subter pube 

 simili magis copiosa, praesertim in nervis venisque fere 

 omnibus et insuper, rariore tamen et tenuiore, per totam 

 paginam : novella utrinque pube stellari copiosa tecta. 

 Petioli teretiusculi, undique pubescentes, antice sulco tenui 

 exarati, basi apiceque pululum incrassati, quandoque folia 

 subsequantes, saepius dimidio et ultra breviores. Stipula?, 

 laterales, subulatse, caducae. Panicula subterminalis, e 

 racemis alternis approximatis subcorymbosis. Pcdicelli 

 extra medium articulati, ipso articulo constricto, inter 

 dilatationes duas manifestas. Bractege omnes decidual v. 

 caducas. Calyx monophyllus, ad medium quinquefidus, 

 sequalis, turbinato-canpanulatus, coriaceus, glaber, laciniis 



