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shrubs, sometimes scandent ; leaves alternate petiolate entire penni- 

 nervecl coriaceous ; stipules small, caducous ; flowers in axillary more 

 or less elongated-ramified axillary racemes ; branches composite- 

 cymiferous ; peduncle more or less high connate with petiole. [Jll 

 warm, regions). See ]). 139. 



111. Stephanopodium Pcepp. and Endl. — Flowers (nearly of 

 Dichaprt(duni) regular ; corolla gamopetalous ; tube infundibuliform 

 or sometimes obconical, more rarely {Isorthosiphon) cylindrical ; 

 lobes equal or unequal, sometimes minute, imbricated. Stamens 5, 

 alternipctalous ; anthers introrse subsessile, inserted in thi'oat of 

 corolla. Glands hypogynous 5, free or connate. Germen 2-locular; 

 ovules, fruit seeds and other characters of JDlchapetalum. — Trees or 

 shrubs ; leaves alternate stipulate ; flowers in compound glomerules 

 adnate to summit of petiole, congested crowded. [Trop. America.) 

 See p. 141. 



112. Tapura Aubl. — Flowers hermaplu-odite irregular (nearly 

 of Stephanopodium) ; corolla gamopetalous ; lobes 5, unequal, im- 

 bricated, 2 of which are larger, 2-cucullate {Dichapetalous), .3 

 anterior smaller, generally simple. Stamens alternipctalous inserted 

 in throat, of which 3 are usually fertile ; the other 2 generally sterile, 

 antherless minute (Uutapura)., or very rarely 5 fertile, equal 

 {Disehizokvna). Disk incomplete lateral. Gyna;ceum, fruit and 

 seed of Diclmpeialum. — Small trees or slu-ubs ; leaves and inflores- 

 cence sub-sessile adnate to summit of petiole of Stephanopodium. 

 {'Trop. America., Trop. IVeat. Africa.) Seep. HI. 



VII, PHYLLANTHE^. 

 113. Wielandia H. Bn. — Flowers monoecious regular ; male calyx 

 imbricated. Petals 5 longer than calyx, imbricated. Stamens 5, 

 alternipetalous ; filaments adnate to central column, free at apex ; 

 anthers introrse, finally reflexed, sub-horizontal, 2-rimose. Disk 

 extrastaminal eupular, sometimes 5-agonal before sepals. Rvidiment 

 of gyna?ceum placed at summit of column ; branches 5, oppositipetalous 

 stellate radians, 2-fid at apex. Perianth and disk of female flowers 

 as in male. Gormen sessile sub-globose ; cells 5, oppositipetalous ; 

 ovules in each 2 ; collaterally descendent ; micropyle extrorse 

 superior, thickly obturated ; style branches 5, stigmatiferous reflexed, 



