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48 CLIDE'MIA. Calyx ovate, 5-lobed ; lobes narrow. Petals 

 5, rarely 6. Stamens 10. Anthers somewhat constricted at 

 the base, and somewhat biauriculated. Ovarium bristly at the 

 apex. Berry 5-celled. 



49 MYRIA'SPORA. Calyx ovate-globose, very hispid, irregu- 

 larly ruptured into 5 lobes. Petals 5 ? Stamens 10. Anthers 

 thick, bluntish, gibbous at the base. Free part of ovarium 

 bristly. Berry 5-celled. 



50 TOCOCA. Calyx oblong, glabrous ; with an urceolate, 5- 

 toothed limb. Petals 5. Stamens 10. Anthers equal, with 

 short connectives, or with 2 hardly visible auricles behind. Ova- 

 rium crowned by a circle of bristles. Berry 5-celled. 



51 MAIE'TA. Calyx oblong-ovate, more or less hispid, and 

 often bracteate ; lobes 5, subulate. Petals 5. Stamens 10. 

 Anthers equal : having short connectives, which are biauriculate 

 behind. Ovarium glabrous. Berry 5-celled. 



52 CALOPHY'SA. Calyx oblong, bottle-shaped when in fruit ; 

 lobes 4, ciliated. Petals 4. Stamens 8. Anthers oblong, with- 

 out auricles. Berry 4-celled. 



53 SONERI V LA. Calyx with an oblong or somewhat trigonal 

 tube, usually muricated, adhering to the ovarium ; limb trifid, 

 deciduous. Petals 3. Stamens 3 ; anthers linear-oblong, emar- 

 ginate at the base, opening by 2 pores at the apex. Ovarium 

 glabrous at the apex. Capsule turbinate, 3-celled. 



54 MEDINI'LLA. Calyx with an obovate tube, and a cylin- 

 drical, truncate limb. Petals 4. Stamens 8, equal. Anthers 

 elongated, bluntly biauriculate at the base. Berry bottle-formed, 

 4-celled. 



55 PACHYCE'XTRIA. Tube of calyx cup-shaped, constricted 

 beneath the middle ; limb obsoletely 4-toothed. Petals 4. 

 Stamens 8, equal. Anthers oblong-linear, beaked at the apex, 

 and furnished with a thick, fleshy connective each at the base. 

 Free part of ovarium angular. Berry globose, 4-celled. 



56 POGONANTHE'RA. Tube of calyx cup-shaped, rather quad- 

 rangular, adhering to the ovarium at the base ; limb 4-cleft. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 8 ; anthers oblong, acute, bearded at the 

 base. Ovary hairy at the apex. Berry globose, 4-celled, 

 pulpy. 



57 ALLOMORPHIA. Tube of calyx oblong, adhering to the 

 ovarium at the base ; limb 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 8. 

 Anthers linear, acute, emarginate at the base. Fruit dry, ovate- 

 oblong, 4-celled. 



58 HUBE'RIA. Calyx oblong, constricted at the apex, 4-5- 

 toothed. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10. Anthers oblong-linear, 

 drawn out on the back at the base into 2 spur-formed bristles. 

 Free part of ovarium conical. Berry 4-5-celled. 



59 OCTHOCHARIS. Tube of calyx obovate, adhering to the 

 ovarium ; limb obsoletely 5-toothed, permanent. Petals 5. 

 Stamens 10, equal ; anthers oblong, straight, ending each in a 

 bristle at the base. Ovarium truncate and glabrous at the apex. 

 Capsule globose, umbilicate, dry, 3-celled, opening irregularly. 



60 CALYGOGONIUM. Tube of calyx nearly globose, 4-5-sided ; 

 limb 4-5-lobed, longer than the tube. Petals 4-5. Stamens 

 8-10, equal. Anthers oblong, without any auricles at the base. 

 Berry roundish, 4-5-angled, 4-5-celled. 



61 OSSJEA. Tube of calyx ovate, not drawn out beyond the 

 ovarium ; lobes 4, short. Petals 4. Stamens 8. Anthers 

 hardly auricled at the base. Ovarium smoothish at the apex. 

 Berry 4-celled. 



62 SAGRJE'A. Calyx not drawn out beyond the ovarium ; lobts 

 4, short. Stamens 8. Anthers hardly auricled at the base. 

 Ovarium smoothish at the apex. Berry 4-celled. 



63 TETRAZY'GIA. Tube of calyx globose or urceolate ; limb 

 drawn out beyond the ovarium, 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 

 4-8, equal. Anthers linear, obtuse at the base. Ovarium gla- 

 brous. Berry 4-celled. 



64 DISSOCH^TA. Calyx with an oblong, obscurely tetragonal 

 tube, adhering to the ovarium : but with the limb drawn out be- 

 yond the ovarium, permanent, and 4-toothed at the apex. Petals 

 4. Stamens 4, sometimes 8, but the alternate ones are usually 

 sterile. Anthers oblong, linear, furnished on the back near 

 the base with a lamellate, 2-awned, rarely undivided connective 

 each. Berry globose, nearly dry, somewhat 4-celled, inde- 

 hiscent. 



65 APLE'CTRUM. Calyx with an ovate, globose tube : having 

 the limb drawn out beyond the ovarium, which is truncate or 

 obsoletely 4-toothed. Petals 4. Stamens 8, alternate ones 

 sterile. Anthers oval, thick, blunt at both ends. Ovarium 

 crowned by 4 crests. Berry subglobose, 4-celled ? 



66 HETERO'TRICHUM. Calyx with an ovate-globose tube, and 

 a 5-6 -cleft limb. Petals 5-8. Stamens 10-16, equal, glabrous. 

 Anthers oblong, hardly gibbous at the base. Ovary umbilicate 

 at the apex. Berry 5-8-celled. 



67 CONOSTE'GIA. Limb of calyx conical (f. 111. a. b.~), ca- 

 lyptriform (f. 111. a.), undivided, at length circumcised or irre- 

 gularly ruptured at the base, and falling off in one piece (f. 111. 

 a.). Petals 5-6. Stamens 10-16. Anthers usually biauriculate 

 at the base. Berry 3-8-celled. 



68 DIPLOGE' NBA. Calyx with a calyptriform, conical, deci- 

 duous limb. Petals 4, inserted in the fleshy disk. Stamens 8. 

 Anthers ovate, bicalcarate at the base. Ovarium adhering to 

 the calyx, crowned by the large fleshy disk. 



69 DIPLO'CHITA. Calyx adhering only at the base to the ova- 

 rium, cylindrical, inclosed in 2 bracteas when young : having the 

 throat usually ciliated after flowering ; limb 5-6-toothed, drawn 

 out beyond the ovarium. Petals 5-6. Anthers biauriculate t 

 the base. Capsule dry, 5-celled. 



70 PHY'LLOPUS. Tube of calyx turbinately campanulate ; 

 limb 5-toothed ; teeth ciliated. Petals 5. Stamens 10, equal. 

 Anthers beaked. Fruit probably baccate, 5-celled. 



71 HENRIE'TTEA. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Petals 5, 

 velvety. Stamens 10. Anthers thick, bifid at the base, 

 and terminating in a long beak at the apex. Berry juicy, 

 5-celled. 



72 MARU'MIA. Tube of calyx adhering to the ovarium at 

 the base, oblong-ovate, bristly ; limb quadrifid, drawn out be- 

 yond the ovarium, with the segments permanent. Petals 4. 

 Stamens 8 ; anthers linear, arched, beaked at the apex, and open- 

 ing by 1 pore, furnished with a fascicle of bristles at the base. 

 Ovarium villous at the apex. Berry ovate, 4-celled. 



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