336 cv. LENTIBULARIE^E. (C. B. Clarke.) \Pinguicula. 



Anderson; Sikkim, J. D. H. DISTRIB. N. and Alpine Europe; N. and Central 

 Asia. 



Leaves 1 by f in. Scapes 2-6 in., glabrous. Corolla ^ in. Capsule $ in., 

 ellipsoid, 2-valved. Seeds elongate ellipsoid, testa smooth, cells oblong. 



OEDEE, CVI. GESNERACE2E. (By C. B. Clarke.) 



Herbs or under slirubs. Leaves opposite alternate or solitary, undivided' 

 entire or toothed; stipules 0. Peduncles axillary or terminal, rarely 

 1-fld., bracteate ; bracteoles usually small. Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely 

 regular. Calyx-segments 5, valvate or open in the bud (imbricate in 

 Monophyllcea], Corolla gamopetalous ; tube long or short ; segments 

 usually 5, imbricate in the bud. Stamens on the corolla-tube mostly didy- 

 namous, of ten 2 only fertile, rarely 5 fertile ; anthers 2-celled, often early 

 confluent 1 -celled. Disc annular or shortly cylindric or 0, sometimes 

 unilateral. Ovary 1-celled or sub-2-celled ; style linear, stigma small 

 capitate or 2-lobed ; placentae parietal, bifid ; ovules very many, anatropal. 

 Fruit capsular or berried, dehiscent or indehiscent. Seeds very many, 

 minute, fusiform or ovoid, smooth ; testa reticulate, often striate, albumen 

 or scanty ; embryo straight. Species 800, mostly in S.E. Asia, Polynesia 

 and Tropical America. 



The Ordinal character above given is narrowed to the Old World species of the 

 Order, which all belong to the Suborder Cyrtandrece. The Euffesnerece of the New 

 World have the ovary more or less inferior. The leaf when solitary on the plant is 

 sometimes a highly developed cotyledon. 



Subtribe 1. TRICHOSPORE^. Seeds tipped with a very long hair. Capsule 

 long-linear, loculicidally 2-valved ; placentae bifid, recurved, enrolled, covering 

 the seeds, not seed-bearing on their axial faces. 



Leaves subentire, fleshy. Stamens 4 perfect, exserted . . 1. 



Leaves subcoriaceous. Stamens 2 perfect included ... 2. LYSIONOTUS. 



Leaves membranous, hairy. Stamens 4 perfect included . 3. LOXOSTIGMA. 



Subtribe 2. DIDYMOCARPE^. Capsule loculicidally 2-valved, often ulti- 

 mately 4-valved ; placentae deeply intruded nearly meeting, not seed-bearing 

 on their inner faces (except in ***=*). Seeds without hairs. 



* Capsule linear or elongate-lanceolate, valves 2 straight not (or very 

 late] 4-valved, in Didjmoc&rp-as frequently subfoUicular. 



Stigma oblique, emarginate. Stamens 2 perfect .... 4. DIDYMOCAEPUS. 



Stigma ultimately shortly bifid. Stamens 2 perfect ... 6. CHIEITA. 



Leaves several. Stamens 4 perfect ......... 5. DIDISSANDBA. 



A 1-leaved herb. Stamens 4 perfect ........ 7. PLATTSTEMMA. 



** Capsule narrowly lanceolate, valves 2 straight soon again bipartite 

 (capsule usually subequally 4-valved). 



A low herb. Leaves opposite. Stamens 4 perfect ... 8. CHAMPIONIA. 

 Undershrubs. Leaves alternate. Stamens 4 perfect ... 9. BCEICA. 

 Flowers capitate. Corolla silky without. Stamens 2 perfect 10. TETEAPHYLLUM. 

 Cyme lax, few-flowered. Calyx 3-sepalous. Stamens 2 perfect 11. TEISEPALUM. 



*** Capsule linear or elongate-lanceolate, valves (even before dehiscence) 

 spirally twisted. 



Calyx distinctly 2-lipped, sub-3-sepalous ....... 12. PHYLLOBJEA. 



