. BHAMNACEJE. 87 



sometimes cylindrical or hypocrateriform (Oaloph?/Uca^), Sepals 5, 

 superior, inserted at mouth of receptacle, villose without or on both 

 sides or densely barbate. Petals 0, or setaceous {Trichocephaliis'^)^ 

 oftener concave or cucullate, either glabrous [Soulangia^^ Tylanthus *), 

 or ciliato-barbate [Petalopogon.^) Stamens 5, opposite to and 

 enclosed by petals ; filaments generally short incurved ; anthers 

 short, sometimes 3-dymous ; clefts of cells 2, finally introrse, either 

 distinct or oftener confluent at apex into one hippocrepiform. Disk 

 epigynous, produced to greater or less height within the tube of the 

 calyx, sometimes small or inconspicuous. Germen inferior; style 

 short or elongate, at stigmatose apex 3-fid or 3-lobed, persistent or 

 caducous ; ovules in cells 3 solitary (of Rhamnus). Fruit ^ inferior, 

 subplane at apex or slightly depressed, generally prominent and 

 areolate, glabrous or tomentose ; exocarp more or less thick ; cocci 

 of endocarp 3, finally separate and dehiscing within. Seeds com- 

 pressed-obovoid ; testa coriaceous nitid ; embryo scantily albuminous. 

 — Small shrubs, rarely arborescent ; indumentum various, often 

 tomentose-incanescent ; leaves alternate or rarely opposite, generally 

 ericoid crowded, rarely expanded coriaceous-membranous veined ; 

 margin oftener recurved ; stipules generally ^ ; flowers axillary to 

 leaves or oftener sessile or shortly pedicellate in axils of bracts or 

 uppermost leaves of twigs, hence spicate or capitate terminal, more 

 rarely cymose. {South extra-trop.^ insular and east trop. Africa.^^ 



26. Nesiota Hook, f.^ — Flowers (nearly of Phylica) 4-5-merous ; 

 receptacle obconical. Germen quite inferior, 3-4-locular, crowned 

 with pubescent disk. Fruit ovoid, exserted at apex beyond 

 urceolate receptacle and there free, otherwise adnate with it ; exocarp 

 subfleshy ; cocci finally separate and other characters of Phjjlica. — 

 Small branched trees ; ^" leaves opposite petiolate, elliptico-oblong 



1 Presl, ^oif. ^m. 39. 203.— Berg. PI. Cap. 52.— W. Spec. 1112.— 



2 Ad. Br. Rhmmi. 67, t. 6, \.— Walpersia W-e^-q-l. Collect, i. 7.— Vent. Malmais, t. 57 .— 

 Reiss. ex Endl. Gen. n. 5736. Kcem. et Sch. Si/st. v. 490.— Bernh. Krauss 



3 Ad. Br. Mamn. 70, t. 6, iii.— Endl. Gen. Beyt. 44.— Harv. and Sond. Fl. Cap. i. 479.— 

 n. 5740. TUL. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4, viii. 128 {Tylan- 



< Reiss. ex. Endl. Gen. n. 5739. thus).—Lov>'D. Bot. Cab. t. 36, &^5.—Bot. Reg. 



s Reiss. Nov. Stirp. Vindob. Dec. 82.— Endl. t. 711, 1498.— ^o^. Mag. t. 224, 2704.— Walp. 



Gen. n. 5737. Ann. i. 194 ; vii. 592. 



6 Oftener dark. 9 g^n^ 330, n. 19. 



' In 1 spec. {P. stipularis L.) developed. 10 "With habit of some Avicennia, or Rubiaceee 



8 Spec, about 60. L. Spec. 283 ; Mantiss, 208. and some Garryce, 

 — L. F. Suppl. 153.— Thunb. Prodr. 45 ; Fl. Cap. 



