Class Xli.— POLYANDRIA. 



Ordsr I.— MONOGYNIA. 

 S53. BEFARIA. L. 



Calix r-cleft. Petals 7. Stamina 14. Cap- 

 side 7-cclIed, many-seeded. 



Small and often t^lutinous shrubs wtih alternate entire 

 leaves, and flowers in condensed or racemose panicles. 



Species. 1, l>. raceniosa. — A small tropical Anieh-can 

 genus of 4 or 5 species. 



o54. TILIA. L. (Linden or Lirnc-trec.) 



Calix inferior, 5-parted, deciduous. Petals 5. 

 Immature capsule 5-celIed, 5-vaIved, cells 1 or 

 2-seeded; mature capsule coriaceous, globose, 

 1 -seeded, bursting at the base. 



Trees with cordate leaves; peduncles axillary and soli- 

 tary, cymose, each adnate to the centre of a membranaceous 

 alated bracte or floral process unconnected towards its 

 summit; flowers wliite. 



Species. 1. T. glabra. Obs. C3'mes twice trichoto- 

 mous. Internal petals 5 attached to as many fascicles of 

 stamina; stamina in each bundle about 10; immature cap- 

 sule, o-valved, 5-celled, cells 2-seeded. 2. laxifora. 3. 

 pitbeocais. 4. hcteraphijlla. 



An American genus with the exception of 2 species in- 

 digenous to Europe, 



^^00. HELIANTHEMUM. Touruefort. Jussieii. 

 Se.^raenls of the calix mostly unequal, the 2 

 exterior smaller. Petals 5. Capsule, superior, 

 1-celled, 3-valved, valves septiferous in the cen- 

 tre. 



