116 cxxvii. MONIMIACE/E. (J. D. Hooker.) \Hortonia. 



Var. angustifolia, Thwaites 1. c. ; leaves 4-6 by 1-1| in., liucar-lanceolate 

 acuminate 3-nerved from above the base, nerves parallel to the margin, cymes very 

 slender. Galle. 



ORDER CXXVHI. LAURINEJE. 



Aromatic, erect, trees or shrubs (except Gassy tha). Leaves alternate, 

 rarely opposite or deciduous, gland-dotted, exstipulate. Flowers (except 

 Cassytha and Hernandia) 1-2-sexual, regular, in axillary cymes clusters 

 panicles or racemes ; bracts or deciduous, often involucriform. Perianth 

 inferior, tube sometimes enlarged in fruit ; limb usually 6-cleft. Stamens 

 usually a multiple of the perianth-lobes, in 2-4 series on the tube, filaments 

 flattened ; inner or some or all the filaments often 2-glandular art the base ; 

 anthers erect, 2-4-celled (1- celled in Syndiclis), cells opening by upcurved 

 at length deciduous lids. Ovary sessile in the base of the perianth-tube, 

 1-celled ; style terminal, stigma simple or discoid or. dilated ; ovule solitary, 

 pendulous from the top of the cell, anatropous. Fruit on an often thickened 

 peduncle, fleshy or dry, indehiscent, naked or (in Cryptocarya) enclosed in 

 or adnate to the perianth-tube. Seed pendulous, testa membranous, albu- 

 men ; cotyledons plano-convex, fleshy, radicle superior minute. Genera 

 34," species about 900. 



The species of this Order are very difficult of discrimination without fruits, and 

 the genera are in some cases far from natural ; the character of 2- and 4-celled 

 anthers separating generically plants otherwise very nearly related. 



TRIBE I. Ferseaceae. Shrubs or trees. Third row of stamens, if 

 present, with the anther-cells opening outwards by valves. Inflorescence 

 lax-fld. 



* Anthers 2-celled. Fruit enclosed in the perianth-tube. 

 Perianth. segments 6, subequal ..." 1. CEYPTOCAEYA. 



** Anthers 2- rarely 1-celled. Fruit not enclosed wholly in the perianth- 

 tube. 



f Stamens 9 in 3 series ; 4<th series or of staminodes only. 



Staminodes ovate or cordate. Fruiting perianth 6-fld., 

 enlarged ' 2. APOLLONIAS. 



Staminodes ovate or cordate. Fruiting perianth not 

 enlarged 3. BEILSCHMIEDIA. 



Staminodes or imperfect. Fruiting peduncle swollen . 4. DEHAASIA. 



ff Perfect stamens 3 ; anthers ^-celled ... 5. ENDIANDEA. 

 ftf Perfect stamens 4 ; anthers ^.-celled ... 6. SYNDICLIS. 

 *** Anthers 4-celled. Perfect stamens 9. 



Fruiting perianth with deciduous lobes and persistent 



base wholly or in part 7. CINNAMOMUM. 



Fruiting perianth with persistent, reflexed lobes .... 8. MACHILTJS. 



Fruiting perianth with persistent, erect lobes 9. PHXEBE. 



Fruiting perianth wholly deciduous; pedicel greatly 



thickened " 10. ALSEODAPHNE. 



TRIBE II. Litseaceeo. All the anthers opening inwards. 



