A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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SONERILA TKIEE. 



Bektolonia Tribe. 



Rhexia Tribe. 



BBB. Fr. woody or fleshy, inde- 

 liiscent oi- opening at 



tbe top by a lid 



C. Tbe fr. gloliose. 



woody, opening by a 

 lid: caiyx imbricate.17. Bertholletia. 

 cc. The fr. fleshy : caiyx 



valyate 18. Napoleo.na. 



62. melastomace.t;. 



Sdmmary of Tribes. (Excluding 5 tribes not 

 represented in this worii, and following Cogniaux in 

 D C. Monog. Phaner. vol. 7 (1891). 



A. Fruit capsular, (rupturing 



regularly in Melastoma) : 



stamens usually unequal.. 



B. Ovary and capsule 3-5- 



angled or winged, much 



dilated and hollowed 



out at apex 



C. Ovary cells as mauy as 



petals 1. 



cc. Ovary 3-locuied : petals 



5, rarely 4 2. 



BB. Ovary and capsule terete 

 or angular, convex or 



conical at the top 



C. Connective rarely pro- 

 duced below the lo- 

 cuies, usually with 

 posterior spur or ap- 

 pendage 3. 



cc. Connective usually 



elongated at the 

 base, produced be- 

 vond the insertion of 

 the filament into an 

 appendage or wing 

 on the anterior side. 

 D. Seeds shaped like a 



snail-shell 



E. Ovary generally ad- 

 herent to calyx : 

 calyx lobes usually 

 alternating with 

 long, stellate 



hairs 4. 



EE. Ovary generally 



free : no stellate 



hairs 5. 



DD. Seeds oblong or ovoid. 6. 

 AA. Fr. berry-like or leathery, 

 rupturing irregularly : 



stamens generally equal... 

 E. Lvs. not striolate between 

 the primary nerves. . . . 

 c. Connective usually ap- 

 pendaged or spurred 

 on the posterior side. 7. 

 cc. Connective rarely pro- 

 duced at the base, 

 usually not append- 



aged 8. 



BB. Lvs. striolate between 

 primary nerves with 

 very numerous trans- 

 verse nervelets 0. Blakea Tribe. 



1. SoNEiiiLA Tribe. 



A. Fls. 5-merous : stamens 

 equal : connective with a 

 posterior spur but no 

 anterior appendage: ....1. Gravesia. 

 AA. Fls. mostly 3-merous : sta- 

 mens unequal, those op- 

 posite petals smaller. ...2. Sonerila. 

 AAA. Fls. mostly 4-merous : sta- 

 mens equal : connective 

 not produced 3. Piivllagathis. 



2. Bertolonia Tribe. 



A. The connective not appen- 

 daged on the anterior 



side 



B. Connective tuberculate on 

 the posterior side at 



the base 4. Bertolonia. 



BB. Connective with a short 



Osbeckia Tribe. 



DissocH.ETA Tribe 



INIicoNiA Tribe. 



posterior spur and a 

 long ascending appen- 

 dage 5. gALPINGA. 



AA. The connective with a spur 

 on the anterior gide and 

 a tubercle on the poste- 

 rior side 6. MONOLENA. 



3. Rhexia Tribe. 



Stamens equal or subequal : 



ovary glabrous 7. Rhe.xia. 



4. OSBECKIA Tribe. 



Stamens unequal : connective 

 of the larger ones long- 

 produced at base : fr. bac- 

 cate : fls. not involucrate. . 8. Mela.stoma. 



.5. TinnucHi-NA Tribe. 



A. Stamens unequal : ovary 2- 

 4-celIed, usually gla- 

 brous : petals not acute ; 

 connective of larger sta- 

 mens with a long, club- 

 shaped, 2-fld. appendage. . 9. Heeria. 

 AA. Stamens equal : ovary setose 

 at apex : connective with 

 2 lobes or tubercles on 

 the anterior side, and no 

 posterior appendage 10. TiBOUCHINA. 



6. MicROLiciA Tribe. 



Stamens unequal ; anthers 

 short, not beaked : calyx 

 lobes shorter than tube 11. Centradenia. 



7. DiSSOCHAETA TBIBE. 



stamens equal or nearly so : 



fls. mostly 4-5-merous. . ..12. Medinilla. 



8. MicONiA Tribe. 



A. Inflorescence terminal 



B. Lvs. provided with 2-Iobed 



bladders at base 13. TOCOCA. 



BB. Lvs. not provided with 

 bladders : outer calyx 

 lobes none or inconspic- 

 uous 14. INIlCONIA. 



AA. Inflorescence lateral or ax- 

 illary: petals obtuse: 

 connective not produced 

 at base 15. Clidemia, 



S). Blakea Tribe. 



The plants described as Amar- 

 aboya are now referred to 

 the genus Blakea 16. Amaraboya. 



63. LYTIIRACEAE. 



A. Ovary inferior 1. Ponica. 



AA. Ovary superior 



B. Calyx tubular, curved or 



gibbous at base 2. Cuphea. 



BB. Calyx straight 



c. Capsule and ovary all 

 included by calyx 



tube 



D. Petals 5, rarely 4 : 



stamens S-10 3. Decodon. 



DD. Petals 6 : stamens 



mostly 6 or 12. . . .4. Ltthrcm. 

 cc. Capsule not all includ- 

 ed in calyx tube. . . . 

 D. The calyx 4-parteti : 



petals 4 : stamens 8. .5. Lawsonia. 

 DD. Tbe calyx 6-fld : pet- 

 als (j : stamens 

 numerous 6. Lagerstr(emia. 



64. ONAGRACE.E. 



A. Ovary 1-4-celIed : cells 1. 

 ovuled, rarely 2-4-ovul- 

 ed : fr. nut-like, 1—4- 

 celled, 1-4-seeded 



