XXII. PITTOSPORE^]. 



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Casearia. 

 Diagram. 



Casearia, 



Part of androecium and 



pistil (mag.). 



Casearia. 



Transverse section 



of ovary. 



Samyda. 

 eed and arilla Samyda. 



(mag.). Flower cut vertically (mag.). 



^ form a small group of trees and shrubs inhabiting- the tropics, especially in America; they 

 are connected with Bixinece by most characters, and are only separated by their apetalous tlower, strongly 

 perigynous sub-monadelphous stamens, and apical embryo. They also approach HomalinecB and Passiflorca; 

 in apetalism, perigyny. obe-celled ovary, parietal placentation, albuminous seed, alternate stipulate 

 leaves, &c. 



XXII. P1TTOSPOREJ2. 



(PlTTOSPORExE, Br.) 



COEOLLA polypetalous, 1iypoyynous> isostemonous, cestivation imbricate. STAMENS 

 5, alternate with the petals. OVARY of 5 more or less perfect many-ovuled cells. OVULES 

 anatropous. FRUIT dry or fleshy. EMBRYO alluminous. STEM woody. LEAVES 

 alternate. 



TREES or erect SHRUBS, sometimes climbing (Solly a). LEAVES alternate, 

 petioled, simple, sub-coriaceous, exstipulate. FLOWERS 5 , regular, axillary or 

 terminal, racemose, corymbose, or cymose. CALYX 5-partite or -phyllous, aestivation 



