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74. Caldcluvia Don. — Flowers nearly of Weinmannia ; receptacle 

 shortly cupulate. Sepals 4, 5, valvate. Petals as many shorter, 

 linear-lanceolate. Stamens 8, 10, inserted with petals; perigynous 

 glands as many, interposed; filaments free; anthers introrse 2- 

 rimose. Germen free, styles and ovules of Weinmannia. Capsule 

 coriaceous, 2-beaked, septicidally 2-valved ; valves boat-shaped 

 gaping above ; placentas filiform, finally free. Seeds go , elongated ; 

 testa membranous lax ; embryo nearly terete in axis of fleshy albu- 

 men. — Small trees ; leaves opposite simple petiolate glandular- 

 serrate; stipules large foliaceous subfalcate persistent; flowers in dense 

 branching pedunculate cymiferous racemes {South Chili). Seep. 376. 



75. Schizoineria Don. — Receptacle shortly cupuliform ; margin 

 with 4, 5, nearly free, 2-lobed oppositipetalous glands. Sepals 4, 5, 

 3-angular, valvate. Petals as many shorter unequal-dentate. 

 Stamens 10, inserted outside disk; filaments free; anthers ovoid; 

 connective produced beyond cells to a short cone. Germen free, 

 2, 3-celled ; styles 2, 3, short recurved ; ovules 2-4, descending in 

 each cell ; micropyle extrorse superior. Fruit drupaceous, with re- 

 ceptacle and calyx persisting at base; putamen bony. Seed 1, 

 curved ; embryo curved (green) ; albumen fleshy. — A tree ; leaves 

 opposite simple petiolate ; stipules small ; flowers in terminal, 

 usually 3-chotomously cymose racemes {Southern New France). See 

 p. 376. 



76. Platylophus Don. — Receptacle shortly cupuliform, with 

 shortly urceolate disk within. Sepals 4, 5, 3-angular, valvate, slightly 

 perigynous. Petals as many alternate, shorter, entire or 2, 3-dentate. 

 Stamens 8-10, inserted with petals around disk ; alternipetalous 4, 

 5, longer ; filaments free ; anthers sub-2-dymous, beaked by connec- 

 tive produced beyond cells. Grermen free, 2-celled; styles 2, sub- 

 ulate recurved ; ovules 2, collaterally descending in each cell ; micro- 

 pyle extrorse superior. Capsule turgid subovoid coriaceous, com- 

 pressed-winged at apex, surrounded at base by calyx, finally septi- 

 cidally 2-valved; valves 1 -seeded, finally seceding from filiform 

 placentas. Seeds oblong-curved ; embryo in fleshy axile albumen. — 

 A glabrous tree ; leaves opposite, 3-foliolate ; stipules small de- 

 void III. G G 



