Phryma.~\ cxi. VERBENACE^E. (C. B. Clarke.) 561 



Shrubs. Calyx small. Fruit a drupe 2. LA NT ANA. 



Small shrubs. Calyx small. Fruit capsular 3. LIPPIA. 



Small shrubs. Calyx narrowly cylindric, 5-ribbed. Stamens 4 4. BotrCHBA. 



Herb. Calyx narrowly cylindric, 5-ribbed. Stamens 4 . . 5. STACHYTABPHETA. 



** Pyrenes of the fruit 2, ^-seeded. 

 Herb. Calyx accrescent, enclosing the fruit 6. PEIVA. 



*** Pyrenes of the fruit 4, 1-seeded. 

 Herb. Calyx tubular, not accrescent 7. VEEBENA. 



Tribe 3. YITICE^E. Inflorescence cymose, centrifugal ; cymes panicled. 

 Drupe with 4 (in G-eunsia many) pyrenes. Trees or shrubs. 



* Corolla regular, stamens isomerous, equal. (Leaves entire.) 



Flowers 5- raero us. Leaves scattered. Drupe with 5-2 pyrenes 8. GEUNSIA. 



Flowers 4-merous. Drupe with 4 pyrenes 9. CALLICABPA. 



Flowers 4-6-merous. Drupe with 1 4-celled pyrene, included 



in the accrescent calyx 10. TECTONA. 



* Corolla %-lipped, stamens didynamous. 

 j" Drupe with 1 pyrene. 



Leaves entire or toothed. Flowers small 11. PBEMNA. 



Leaves entire or toothed. Corolla 1 inch 12. GMELINA. 



Leaves digitate (in 1 species unifoliolate) 13. VITEX. 



ff Drupe with 4 pyrenes. (Leaves simple.) 



Calyx in flower campanulate 14. CLEEODENDBON. 



Calyx in flower large, patelliform 15. HOLMSZIOLDIA. 



Tribe 4. CARYOPTEUIDE^;. Inflorescence cymose, centrifugal ; cymes 

 panicled. Fruit dividing into 4 pyrenes. Trees or shrubs. 



Leaves simple. Cymes axillary dense or thyrsoid ... 16. CAEYOPTEEIS. 



Leaves entire. Cymes in a dense corymbose panicle ... 17. GLOSSOCABYA. 



Leaves entire. Panicle pyramidal, lax 18. HYMENOPYHAMIS. 



Leaves large, impari-pinnate 19. PEEONEMA. 



Tribe 5. SYMPHOREME^. Cymes 3-9-flowered, capitate; bracts of the 

 flower-head 6' or 3-4, usually large, involucriform. Fruit nearly dry, small. 

 Large climbers. 



Bracts 6. Corolla 6-16-merous. Anthers long exsert . . 20. SYMPHOEEMA. 

 Bracts 6. Corolla 5-6-merous. Anthers included or shortly 



exsert 21. SPHENODESMA. 



Bracts 3-4. Corolla 2-lipped 22. CONGEA. 



Tribe 6. AVICENNIE^. Cymes densely capitate. CaZ/#5-partite; segments 

 concave, much imbricate. Fruit capsular, somewhat fleshy, dehiscent. 

 Shrubs. Leaves entire. Flowers small 23. AVICENXIA. 



I. PHRYBXA, Linn. 



An erect herb. Leaves petioled, membranous, toothed. Spikes long, 

 slender ; bracts linear, small ; bracteoles minute. Calyx tubular ; teeth 3, 

 linear, hooked. Corolla small, tubular, 2-lipped; lower lip larger, of 3 

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