KUTACEM. 459 



alternate, 1 all pirmatisect or the upper laciniate ; flowers 2 in terminal 

 spikes, 3 at first scorpioid, foliaceous-bracteate [Central and Western 

 Asia, North-eastern Africa*). 



5. Dictamnus L. — Mowers hermaphrodite irregular ; sepals 5, 

 subequal, subimbricate. Petals 5, alternate dissimilar, imbricated; 

 the outermost anterior decimate ; superior 4, 2-nate ascending. Sta- 

 mens 10, 2-seriate, inserted below rather thick disk; filaments free 

 glandular, finally declinate ; anthers sublaterally 2-rimose. Gynse- 

 ceum shortly stipitate subexcentric ; germens 5, oppositipetalous free ; 

 styles same in number, afterwards coalescing in column with tapering 

 stigmatiferous declinate apex ; ovules in each germen 2-4, or oftener 

 3, of which 2 are usually ascending ; raphe extrorse; the third descend- 

 ing ; raphe dorsal. Fruit cocci usually 5, rostrate compressed, hispid- 

 glandular, elastically 2-valved ; endocarp solute. Seeds subglobose ; 

 testa black nitid ; albumen fleshy ; embryo rather thick ; radicle 

 short. — A graveolens herb, suffrutescent at base, sprinkled with 

 slightly prominent glands ; leaves alternate imparipinnate ; leaves 

 serrulate pellucid-punctuate ; flowers in terminal simple or ramified 

 cymiferous racemes; pedicels bracteolate {Europe, Temp. Asia). See 

 p. 383. 



II. CUSPAEIE^. 



6. Erythrochiton Neks & Mart. — Flowers hermaphrodite, re- 

 gular or irregular, 5-merous; receptacle convex. Calyx widely tubular- 

 campanulate (coloured), 5-agonal or costate, valvate, finally unequally- 

 cut, sub-2-labiate or 3-5-fid. Petals connate or coalescing in long 

 straight or curved tubular corolla; lobes 5, imbricated, equal or 

 slightly unequal, imbricate or induplicate- valvate, finally equal or 

 sub-2-labiate patent. Stamens 5-7 ; filaments all connate or coa- 

 lescing, adherent to tube of corolla with apices nearly free at throat, 

 of which 5 are alternipetalous, all antheriferous or 3 antherless ; 

 oppositipetalous 1, 2, smaller sterile; anthers erect elongated, naked 



1 At first opposite. — Fenzl., in Linncea, xiv. 289, t. 2. — Boiss., 



2 Small, lutescent. Fl. Or., i. 918.— Walp., Rep., i. 519; ii. 825. 



3 False (?). —T. Fversmanni Bge., in Linncea, xiv. 177, t. 



4 Spec. 1. T. salsa Stev., loc. cit. — Ledeb., 1. — Anatropa tenella Eheenb., loo. cit. 

 Fl. Ross., i._592. — Clatjs, in Gab. Reis.,\\. 319. 



