1218 Mr. J. Miers on the Menispermacese. 



XVI. — On the Menispermacese. 

 By John Miers, F.R.S., F.L.S. &c. 



[Continued from p, 15.] 

 With the view of assisting the recognition of the plants of 

 this family, the following synopsis is offered of the distribution 

 of the genera, which will be separately described in the same 

 order. 



Synopsis Generum Menispermacearum. 



Tribus 1. HETEROCLiNiEiE. Embryo fere rectus, 

 cotyledonibus foliaceis, divaricatis, intra locellos 

 albuminis copiosi hinc ruminati inclusis, radicula 

 parva, tereti, supera. Condylus diversiformis, in- 

 ternus, vel fere obsoletus. 



Cotyledoues irregul. laciuiati; condyl. globes. 2- 



camerat 1. Coscinium. 



Cotyledones integri. 

 Stamina libera. 



Stam. 12 (6 inter, longiora) ; antherae in- 



trorsse; condyl. umbiform. concav 2. Calycocarpum. 



Stam. 6 ; anther, longit. dehisc. ; condyl. 



umbiform. concav 3. Jateorhiza. 



Stam. 6 J anther, transv. dehisc. ; condyl. 



globos. 2-camerat 4. Tinospora. 



Stam. 6; filam. dilat. memb.; condyl. glo- 

 bos. 2-eamerat 5. Chasmanthera. 



Stam. 6; filam. petal, coalit.; condyl. e plica 



longit. valde intrus 6. Fibraurea. 



Stam. 6; filam. clavat. incurv.; condyl. e 



sulco longit. obsolet 7 . Tinomiscium, 



Stam. 6 ; filam. brev. incrass 8. Burasaia. 



Stamina monadelpha. 

 Antherae 15-40, recept. globos. sessil. coalit.; 



condyl. globos. 2-camerat 9. Anamirta. 



Antherae 6, in caput, aggreg., filam. gracil. 



sufi'ult. ; condyl. umbiform. concav 10. Parabcena. 



Antherae 6, peltat. afiixae ; filam. columnar.; 



condyl. umbiform. obsolet \\. Aspidocarya. 



Stamina 6; filam. ad medium coalit.; con- 

 dyl. umbiform, concav 12. Odontocary a. 



Stamina ignota; putamen echinat. ; condyl. 



magn. scutiform. 1-camerat 13. Rhigiocarya*. 



Tribus 2. Anomosperme^. Embryo tenuis, teres, 



intra albumen copiosum undique ruminatum in- 



clusus, cotyledonibus accumbentibus, incurvatis 



aut fere rectis ; radicula brevissima, ad summum 



■pectante. Condylus internus, verticalis, lamini- 



formis. Sepala aestivatione valde imbricata. 



Petala 6,, stamina amplectentia 14. Anomospermum. 



Tribus 3. Tiliacore^. Embryo teres, tenuiter 



elongatus, hippocrepice curvatus, intra albumen 



copiosum undique ruminatum centralis, cotyledo- 



* Rhigiocarya racemifera. Riv. Quorra (Barter, 3325). 



