VOCHYSIACEM. 101 



GENERA. 



I. SALVERTIE^E. 



1. Salvertia A. S. H. — Flowers liermaphi-odite irregular; 

 receptacle cupular. produced at back in free hollow spur. Sepals 5, 

 inserted at margin of receptacle, imbricated. Petals 5, alternating 

 with the sepals sub-equal, imbricated. Stamens 5, with the perianth 

 slightly perigynous, oppositipetalous, 2 posterior often aborting; 

 lateral small, sterile, varied in form, i;nequal ; anterior fertile 

 with subulate filaments ; connective of basifixed anthers rather 

 wide ; cells lincar-adnate at margin, introrsely rimose. Germen 

 free ; cells 3 (2 posterior) 2-ovulate ; style elongated, gradually 

 thickening from base, oblique, stigmatiferous at apex ; ovules inserted 

 at inner angle, collaterally descendent, incompletely anatropous ; 

 raphe linear ; micropyle extrorse superior. Capsule ovate-3-quetrous, 

 loculicidal 3-valved ; valves septiferous at middle ; central columella 

 ; seed oblong compressed, produced above in a wing ; embryo 

 exalbuminous ; cotyledons foliaceous, spirally convolute ; radicle 

 short superior. — Kesinous trees ; branches thick ; leaves verticUlate, 

 simple, coriaceous, petiolate; stipules inconspicuous (?) ; flowers 

 (rather large) in terminal compound ramified compound racemes ; 

 pedicels 2-bracteolate. (Bras/lki.) 



2. Vochysia J.^ — Flowers nearly of Salvertia ; sepals 5, very 

 unequal (the posterior larger, the others small). Petals 1, or more 



'. Gc:i. 424 {Vochisia). — A. S. H. in Mfin. antoponend. ?). — Vochi/a\kTirtT.i.h.mI\mii>.Scr. 



Mils. vi. 166.— DC. Prodr.m. 26.— Spacii, Suit. JIiuk. 69, t. G.—Salmoiiia Neck. Jilcm. n. 808.— 



u Jiuffhii, vii. 321. — Exui,. 6'f«. n. 6071.--li. II. Cucidtaria Schueh. Grn. n. W. — Struckeria 



Cell. 976, n. 4. — II. Bs. in Fai/cy Faiii. Nn/. Velloz. F/. Flitm. i. 8, t. 20. 

 351. — Vochy AviiL. Guimi. i. 18, t. 6 (noin. 



