MELIACE^E. 



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ORDER LI. MELIA CEjE (plants agreeing with Melia in im- 

 portant characters). Juss. gen. 263. mem. mus. 3. p. 436. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 619. 



Calyx of 4 or 5 (f. 113. a.) sepals, but usually 4-5-toothed 

 or 4-5-cleft (f. 115. a.). Petals hypogynous, equal in number 

 with the sepals (f. 113. b. f. 115. b.), and alternating with 

 them, each with a broad claw, usually joined together at the 

 base, and generally valvate in the bud. Stamens double the 

 number of the petals, very rarely equal, triple or quadruple 

 that number, with their filaments joined together into a long- 

 toothed tube(f. 113. c. f. 114. c. f. 115. d.) ; anthers sessile in 

 the throat of the tube, adnate to its inner side. Ovary 1 

 (f. 113. <.). Style 1 (f. 113. e.), with distinct (f. 113. d.) or 

 joined (f. 114. d.) stigmas. Fruit various, baccate (f. 114.), 

 drupaceous (f. 113. /.), or capsular, many-celled, but from 

 abortion often 1 -celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each 

 valve. Seeds without albumen, with various-formed dicotyle- 

 donous embryos. Tropical trees or shrubs, with alternate, ex- 

 stipulate, simple or compound leaves. This order is particularly 

 distinguished by the stamens being united into a tube, which is 

 toothed at the apex, bearing the anthers in its throat, rarely only 

 monadelphous at the base (f. 115. rf.). 



Synopsis of the Genera* 



TRIBE I. 



MELIE'JE. Cells of fruit 1-%-seeded. Embryo inverted. Coty- 

 ledons flat, leafy. Leaves simple or compound. 



1 GERU'MA. Calyx 5-toothed, flat. Petals 5. Stamens 5, 

 connected into a ring at the base. Style crowned by 3 stigmas. 

 Capsule 4-5 -celled, 4-5- valved ; cells 2-seeded. Seeds inserted 

 in pulp. Leaves simple. 



2 TURK^A. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5. Stamens 10, joined 

 into a long tube, which is 10-cleft at the apex, with the anthers 

 inserted between the lobes. Style crowned by a thickish stigma. 

 Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, with a dissepiment in the middle of 

 each valve ; cells 2-seeded. Leaves simple, rarely pinnate. 



3 QUIVISIA. Calyx 4-5-toothed. Petals 4-5, short, silky 

 outside. Stamens 8-10, in a short tube. Stigma capitate. Cap- 

 sule coriaceous, 4-5-celled, opening by 4-5 valves at the apex, 

 with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve ; cells 2-seeded. 

 Leaves simple. 



4 STRIGILIA. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, joined at the base, 

 silky outside. Stamens 10, joined into a tube. Drupe obovate, 

 3-celled, but only 1 -seeded from abortion (R. et P.), 6 celled; 

 cells 1 -seeded (Cav.). Leaves simple. 



5 CANE'LLA. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 113. a.). Petals 5 (f. 113. 

 b.). Stamens 10-15 (f. 113. c.), joined into a tube. Stigmas 3. 

 Drupe 3-celled, or only 1-celled from abortion ; cells 1 -2-seeded. 

 Leaves simple. 



6 CIPADE'SSA. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 

 connected into a tube at the base ; anthers adnate inside. Cap- 

 sule globose, 5-furrowed, containing a 5-celled, 5-seeded nu- 

 cleus. 



7 SANDO'RICUM. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 

 joined into a tube, which is 10-toothed, bearing the anthers in- 



side. Stigmas 5, bifid. Drupe containing 5 ovate, compressed 

 nuts, which are 2,-valved at the base and 1 -seeded. Leaves 

 trifoliate. 



8 ME V LIA. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 114. a.). Petals 5 (f. 114. b.). 

 Stamens 10 (f. 114. c.), connected into a tube, which has 20 

 teeth at the apex, bearing the anthers on the inside at the 

 throat. Ovary seated on an elevated torus. Drupe contain- 

 ing a 5-furrowed, 5-celled nut ; cells 1 -seeded. Leaves pinnate 

 or bipinnate. 



TRIBE II. 



TRICHILIE'*. Cells of fruit 1-2-seeded. Embryo inverted. 

 Cotyledons thick. Leaves pinnate, trifoliate, rarely simple. 



9 TRICHI'LIA. Calyx 4-5-toothed (f. 115. a.). Petals 4-5 

 (f. 115. &.). Stamens 8-10 (f. 115. d.), sometimes distinct (f. 

 115. d.), sometimes connected into a tube, bearing the anthers at 

 the throat inside. Capsule 2-3-valved, 2-3-celled ; valves with 

 a dissepiment in the middle of each ; cells 1-2-seeded. Seeds 

 arillate. Leaves pinnate, trifoliate or simple. 



10 MI'LNEA. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5. Urceolus with 5 

 anthers round its inside at the throat. Ovary 3-celled, each 

 cell containing 1-2 ovulae. Berry large, 3-celled, usually 1- 

 seeded. Seed arillate. 



11 GONIOSCHE'TON. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10, 

 joined into a tube, which is toothed at the apex, and bearing 

 the anthers at the throat. Capsule globose, 3-4-valved, 8-4- 

 celled. Seed solitary from abortion, without aril. Leaves im- 

 pari-pinnate. 



12 DYSO'XYLUM. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8- 

 10, connected into a tube, bearing the anthers at the throat. 

 Capsule coriaceous, 3-4-valved, 3-4-celled ; cells 1 -seeded, with 

 a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seed without aril. 

 Leaves abruptly-pinnate. 



13 EKEBE'RGIA. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 4. Stamens 10, con- 

 nected into a short tube, which is entire at the apex, bearing ses- 

 sile anthers on the inside of the tube. Berry globose, 5-seeded. 

 Leaves impari-pinnate. 



14 GUA'REA. Calyx 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 8, con- 

 nected into a tube, which is toothed at the apex, bearing the an- 

 thers at the throat on the inside. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4- 

 celled, 4-valved. Seeds solitary in the cells, arillate. Leaves 

 abruptly-pinnate. 



15 EPICHA'RIS. Calyx urceolate, irregularly 5-6-cleft. Pe- 

 tals 4, rarely 5. Anthers 8-10, adnate to the throat of the 

 toothed tube. Capsule subglobose, coriaceous, 2-4-valved, 2-4- 

 celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seed 

 solitary, incompletely covered by a fleshy aril. Leaves abruptly- 

 pinnate. 



16 DIDYMOCHE'TON. Calyx of 5 sepals. Petals 5, connate 

 with the tube of the stamens at the base. Stamens 10, with the 

 tube elongated and 10-toothed at the apex, bearing the anthers 

 in the throat. Capsule ovate, 2-3-celled from abortion. Seeds 

 solitary, axarillate. Leaves impari-pinnate. 



17 APHANAMI'XIS. Calyx of 5 roundish sepals. Petals 3. 

 Stamens 6, connate into a globose tube. Capsule 2-3-valved, 



