358 EBENACEiE. Maba. 



6. M. retiatlata, foliis obovatis ovalibusve retusis fetlculato- 

 venosis margine subrecurvis , adultis ramulisque glabris, 

 filamentis alternis duplicatis, baccis depressiusculb-globo- 

 sis. (T.) v. v. 



f. M. compacta, fbliis obovalis ovalibusque subretusis compac- 

 tis reticulatis planis ramulisque glabris, baccis depresso- 

 globosiSj calycibus fructils obsolete lobatis reflexis intus 

 sericeis. (T.) v. v. absque floribus, ideoque et propter 

 fructus calycisque figuram, dubia species hujus generi*. 



SAPOTEiE. Juss. 



Flores hermaphroditi. 



Calyx divisus, regularis, persistens. 



Corolla monopctala, hypogyna, regularis, laciniae divi- 



si*ris calycinis numero aequales, raro duplce v. 



triplae; dectdua. 

 Slamina epipetala, definita, d\$imcidi \ fertilia laciniis ca- 



iycis numcro aequalia, laciniisque corollae iisdem al- 



temantibus opposita, raro plura ; Antheris soepe 



posticis : sterilia totidem, fcrtilibus alternantia, 



quandoque nulla. 

 Ovarium 1, plurileculare, loculis monospermis, ovulis 



erectis. Stylus 1. Stigma indivisum, nunc loba- 



tum. 

 Bacca (Nuculana Rich.) plurilocularis v. aboitione uni- 



locularis, loculis monospermis. 

 Semina (Nauci Gccrt.) nucameniacea, nunc in putamen 



pluriloculare connata. Testa ossea, nitens, vcntre 



plus miniis deraso, opaco. 

 Emlryo erectus, albus, magnus, albumine carnoso sae- 



pius inclusus. Cutyledunes ia albuminosis folia- 



ceae 



