1178 L. Radlkofer. — Sapindaceae. 



phylla, Storckii, leptobotrys, vitiensis, psilocarpa, hypodermatica? , apiocarpa, crasswahis, 

 macrocarpa, azantha) vel tenui ^ fimbriato (in sect. III.). Embryo curvatus, plerumque 

 exacte notorrhizus, cotyledonibus crassis transversim superpositis, rarius in lomator- 

 rhizum vergens {C.grosseserrata, foveolata, subserrata, multidens, stenopetala, gigantophylla, 

 Storckii, leptobotrys, vitiensis), carnoso-farinosus cellulisque resinigeris vel oleigeris in 

 nonnullis (sect. II.) instructus {C.serrata, Wadsworthii, subserrata, psilocarpa, hypo- 

 dermatica, crassivahis, macrocarpa, azantha) ; radicula longiuscula breviorve, in seminis 

 dorso descendens et plica testae excepta, raro punctiformis (C. ganophloea, oedipoda). 

 Arbores fruticesve. Rami teretiusculi, glabri vel pubescentes, interdum petiolique 

 pruinosi (C. fruticosa et affines), novelli in sect. III. lepidoti, cortice plerumque cellulis 

 secretoriis instructo. Folia sparsa, exstipulata, petiolata, abrupte pinnata; foliola 2 — 20, 

 alterna vel opposita, forma varia, haud raro dentata serratave, petiolulata vel subsessilia, 

 chartacea vel submembranacea, pinnatinervia, glabra vel varie induta, juniora plerum- 

 que glandulis microscopicis clavato-capitatis fugacibus (in 1 specie — C. platycarpa — 

 eruciformibus, i. e. illis Guioae elegantis nee non vermicularibus genefum Diploglottis 

 et Euphorianthus similibus longe stipitatis multiseptatis) ornata, in sect. III. vero 

 lepidota (ut inter genera asiatico-oceanica in generibus Lepiderema, Dictyoneura, 

 Delpya et in generis Arytera sect. III. Azarytera), saepe in axillis nervorum subtus 

 foveolata (praesertim in C. foveolata, Baileyana, leptobotrys, psilocarpa, hypodermatica, 

 apiocarpa, trigonocarpa, chytradenia), plerumque (exceptis C. atrotheca, platycarpa, 

 glomeriflora, ganophloea et oedipoda) cellulis secretoriis (resina vel gummi-resina 

 laticeve foetis) etsi parvis et minus crebris persita indeque nunc sat nunc vix pellucido- 

 punctata, hfypodermate conspicuo in sola C. hypodermatica instructa, epidermide nun- 

 quam mucigera, raro crystallophora {C. stenopetala); petiolus rhachisque supra com- 

 planata canaliculatave, subtus convexa. Paniculae vel thyrsi axillares, nunc folia sub- 

 aequantes, nunc multo minores, cymulas (polychasia parva, dichasia vel cincinnos) 

 subsessiles vel stipitatos gereutes, in nonnullis (sect. III.) thyrsi graciles, interdum 

 racemiformes axillares vel e parte ramorum defoliata enascentes, singuli vel fasciculati, 

 ^ lepidoti; bracteae bracteolaeque parvae subulatae; alabastra subglobosa. Flores 

 diametro 3—4 mm, albi, breviter pedicellati, pedicellis prope basin articulatis. Capsulae 

 1,5 — 3 cm longae, 1,5 — 2 cm latae. 



Species 44, oceanicae, praesertim Australiae et Novae Caledoniae, nonnuUae 

 Papuasiae, paucae insularum Vitiensium incolae, una, ceterum papuasica e Moluccarum 

 insula Batjan quoque in forma peculiari obvia (C. stenopetala f. latiuscula). 



Genus inter Cupanieas asiatico-oceanicas sepalis liberis 2-seriatim imbricatis praedita insigne 

 petalis plerumque parvis sepala non nisi in sect. I. excedentibus auriculato-2-squamulatis, squamulis 

 ecristatis et pericarpio nee substantia saponino affini (ut in pluribus Guioae speciebus), nee gummosa 

 (ut in Gloeocarpo) foeto. 



Gonspectus sectionum et specierum. 



Sect. I. Macropetalum Radlk. in Sitzungsber. bayer. Akad. XX. (1890) 357: 

 Alepidotae; petala sepala aequantia vel superantia; antherae majores, ovato-oblongae ; 

 inflorescentiae breves; sp. papuasicae. 



A. Foliola elliptico-lanceolata, remote serrata, subtus mollius- 



cula (fructus ignotus) 1. C. macropetala. 



B. Foliola inferiora ovali-, superiora oblongo-lanceolata, grosse 

 serrata, subtus hirsutula ( Capsula breviter stipitata, ob- 



tusangula, intus subglabra) 2. C grosseserrata. 



C. Foliola inferiora elliptica, superiora oblonga, basi obsole.te 



apice manifeste dentata, glabriuscula (fructus ignotus) . . 3. C brachythyrsa. 



Sect. II. Elattopetalum Radlk. I.e. IX. (1879) 584: Alepidotae; petala sepalis 

 (saepius dimidio) breviora vel angustiora; antherae majores, ovato-oblongae; inflores- 



