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series. Petals wanting. Male flowers with 6 monodelphous 

 stamens. Female flowers unknown. 



3 BURASA'IA. Sepals and petals disposed in a ternary order 

 in 2 series. Male flowers with 6 stamens, which are connected 

 at the base. Ovary triple. Drupes 3. 



4 HOLBO'LLIA. Flowers monoecious. Sepals 6, in two 

 series. Male flowers with 6 stamens, furnished with a gland at 

 the base of each stamen. Berries 3, distinct, oblong, follicular, 

 1 -celled, many-seeded. 



5 GYNOSTE'MMA. Sepals 10, in 2 series, connected at the 

 base. Petals wanting. Male flowers with 5 monodelphous sta- 

 mens ; female ones with 3-4-celled ovary ; cells 1 -seeded. 



TRIBE II. 



MENISPE'RMEJE. D. C. prod. 1. p.96. Flowers usually dioe- 

 cious. Male ones with a symmetrical number of parts (f. 29. a. &.). 

 Carpels numerous, distinct (f. 30. a.), l-celled, l-seeded(f. 30. 6.). 

 Leaves simple. Flowers small, usually greenish yellow. 



6 SPIROSPE'RMUM, Sepals and petals disposed in a ternary 

 order in 2 series. Male flowers with 6 stamens, the 3 inner ones 

 connected at the base ; female ones with 8 or 9 carpels. 



7 CO'CCULUS. Sepals and petals disposed in a ternary order, 

 in 2, rarely 3, series (f. 29. a. &.). Male flowers with 6 free 

 stamens, which are opposite the petals, female ones with 3-6 

 carpels. 



8 COSCI'NIUM. Sepals and petals disposed in a ternary order, 

 in 2 series. Male flowers with 6 free stamens, female ones with 

 3 ovaries. Berries 1-3. Seed pierced by a large hole. 



9 TILIACO V RA. Sepals and petals disposed in a ternary order ; 

 sepals 6 ; petals 3. Male flowers with 6 stamens, alternate ones 

 shortest ; female flowers with about 12 ovaries. Berries on 

 pedicels. 



10 ANAMI'RTA. Calyx of 2 sepals. Petals C in 2 series. 

 Stamens 6, monodelphous ; anthers collected into a globe. Fe- 

 male flowers unknown. 



1 1 PSE'LIUM. Sepals and petals disposed in a ternary order, 

 in 2 series. Male flowers with 6 free stamens ; female ones 

 with 4 sepals without petals, with a single ovary and a trifid stigma. 



12 CISSA'MPELOS. Male flowers with 4 sepals, without petals, 

 and 4 or 2 monodelphous stamens. Female flowers with 1 lateral 

 sepal and 1 petal in front of the sepal. Ovary 1. Stigmas 3. 

 Drupe obliquely kidney-shaped. 



13 MENISPE'RMUM. Sepals and petals disposed in a quater- 

 nary order, in 2 or 3 series. Male flowers with 16-20 stamens, 

 female ones with 2 or 4 ovaries. Drupe baccate, roundish-kid- 

 ney-shaped. 



14 ABI/TA. Flowers unknown. Berries 2 or 3, rising from 

 the same receptacle (f. 30. a.), large, ovate, dry, somewhat com- 

 pressed, with a fragile covering, (f. 30. 6.). 



15 TRICHO'A. Sepals and petals 3, reflexed at the top. 

 Male flowers with 6 stamens inserted in the disk, the 3 outer 

 ones are sterile alternating with the petals, the 3 central ones 

 monodelphous and fertile. Female flowers with 6 sterile stamens 

 and 3 drupaceous, coriaceous, oblong, villous, carpels. 



16 AGDE'STIS. Flowers hermaphrodite. Sepals 4. Petals 



wanting. Stamens 24. Anthers bifid at both ends. Carpels 

 4, connected together into one 4-furrowed ovary, bearing only 

 one style, which is terminated by 4 spreading stigmas. 



1 7 CLV'PEA. Male flowers with 6 sepals, the 3 alternate ones 

 smaller. Petals 3. Filament 1, truncate, crowned by an an- 

 nular anther. Female flowers with 6 sepals without petals. 

 Stigma filiform. Berry superior. 



Allied, Genera. 



18 MENISCO'STA. Flowers polygamous, male ones with a 

 small 4-5-cleft calyx and 4-5 petals disposed in two series. 

 Stamens 5, broad, opposite the petals, and glued to them at the 

 base. Ovary didymous, sterile. Female flowers with the calyx, 

 corolla, and stamens as in the male. Ovary didymous. Stigmas 

 2, bluntish. Drupes 2, baccate, kidney-shaped, compressed, 

 1 -seeded. 



19 Jo' DBS. Flowers dioecious, male ones with a 5-parted 

 calyx, a 5-parted corolla, and 5 stamens which are connected at 

 the base ; female ones with the calyx and corolla as in the male, 

 but are usually 6-cleft. Ovary simple, ovate-globose, 1 -seeded. 

 Stigma sessile, orbicular, radiately emarginate. Fruit unknown. 



Tribe I. 



LARDIZABA'LEJS (plants agreeing in character with Lar- 

 dizabala). D. C. prod. 1. p. 95. Flowers usually dioecious. 

 Male flowers equal in number of parts. Carpels many, distinct, 

 many-seeded, 1 or many-celled. Leaves compound. 



I. LARDIZABA'LA, (in honour of Michael Lardizala y 

 Uribe, a Spanish naturalist, mentioned by the authors of Flora 

 Peruviana, p. 133.) Ruiz, et Pav. prod. p. 143. t. 37. D. C. sys. 1. 

 p. 511. prod. 1. p. 95. 



LIN. SYST. Dice da or Polygamia, Monodelphia. Flowers 

 dioecious or polygamous. Sepals and petals disposed in a ter- 

 nary order in 2 or 3 series (f. 28. a. d. /;.). Male flowers with 

 6 monodelphous stamens (f. 28. c.6.). Female with 3 or 6 6-celled 

 berries (f. 28. i. e.~) ; cells many-seeded. Pulp of fruit sweet and 

 eatable. 



1. L. BITERNA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. 

 fl. per. syst. 286. prod. t. 37.) 

 leaves 2-3-ternate ; leaflets oblong, 

 acute, unequal at the base, hence a 

 little toothed ; bracteas 2, large, un- 

 equally cordate, situated at the base 

 of peduncle. ^ . ^. S. Native 

 of Chili in woods at Conception ; 

 also in Peru about Arauco. The 

 fruit eatable, and is gathered and 

 sold at markets by the natives of 

 Peru and Chili. The pulp is sweet 

 and grateful to the taste. It is 

 known in Peru by the name ofAguil- 

 boguil and Guilbogui, and in Chili 

 by that of Cogmll-Vochi. 



Biternate - leaved Lardizabala. 

 Shrub twining. 



2 L. TRITERNA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. syst. 287.) leaves 2- 

 3-ternate ; leaflets oval or obovate, obtuse, quite entire ; bracteas 

 2, large, ovate, situated at the base of the peduncle. T? . / \ S. 

 Native of Chili in the woods at Conception. Deless. icon. sel. 

 1. t. 91. Flowers unknown. Fruit 3, oblong cylindrical ; 

 younger ones crowned by the thick stigma. 



Triternate-leaved Lardizabala. Shrub twining. 



3 L. TRIFOLIA'IA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 513.) leaves ternate, tri- 



FIG. 28. 



