122 Mr. J. Miers on the Menispermacez. 
XVI.—On the Menispermacee. 
By Joun Miers, F.R.S., F.L.S. &e. 
[Continued from p. 15.] 
Wirn the view of assisting the recognition of the plants of 
this family, the following synopsis is offered of the distribution 
of the genera, which will be separately described in the same 
order. 
Synopsis GENERUM MENISPERMACEARUM. 
Tribus 1. HeTreRocLINIE&. Embryo fere rectus, 
cotyledonibus foliaceis, divaricatis, intra locellos 
albuminis copiosi hine ruminati inclusis, radicula 
parva, tereti, supera. Condylus diversiformis, in- 
ternus, vel fere obsoletus. 
Cotyledones irregul. laciniati; condyl. globos. 2- 
Cameos cepegercasccdueees PASE AC SRE ASAE Socrthe Jc 1. Coscinium. 
Cotyledones integri. 
Stamina libera. 
Stam. 12 (6 inter. longiora); anther in- 
trorse ; condyl. umbiform. concay. ...... 2. Calycocarpum. 
Stam. 6; anther. longit. dehise. ; condyl. 
MMOL, COMEAV: cesstissescese<pec gave'ss w. 3. Jateorhiza. 
Stam. 6; anther. transy. dehise.; condyl. _ 
globos. 2-camerat. .........64 wuedsncanecder’ 4. Tinospora. 
Stam. 6; filam. dilat. memb.; condyl. glo- 
hes, Scuaceni utes encus Peo acre 5. Chasmanthera. 
Stam. 6; filam. petal. coalit.; ‘condyl. e plica 
longit. WALGE THINS: seo6 3340 yaavdsqocebeoscses 6. Fibraurea. 
Stam: 6; filam. clavat. incurv.; condyl. e 
sulco longit. obsolet. ......... Evdeiweteodagss 7. Tinomiscium. 
Stam. 6 ; filam. brev. incrass. ......ccseesseeeee 8. Burasaia, 
Stamina monadelpha. 
Antherze 15—40, recept. globos. sessil. coalit.; 
condyl. globos. 2-camerat......... sees 9. Anamirta. 
Antherze 6, in caput. aggreg., filam. eracil. 
suffult. ; condyl. umbiform. concay. ...... 10. Parabena. 
Antherze 6, peltat. affixee ; filam. columnar.; 
condyl. umbiform. obsolet.  ............0.. 11. Aspidocarya. 
Stamina 6; filam. ad medium coalit.; con- 
dyl. umbiform. concav. ...ssccsssesssesesees 12. Odontocarya. 
Stamina ignota; putamen echinat. ; condyl. 
magn. scutiform. l-camerat. .....0....++0... 13, Rhigiocarya*. 
Tribus 2. ANOMOSPERME. aa nae teres, 
intra albumen copiosum undique ruminatum in- 
clusus, cotyledonibus accumbentibus, imcurvatis 
aut fere rectis; radicula brevissima, ad summum 
spectante. Condylus internus, verticalis, lamini- 
formis. Sepula estivatione valde imbricata. 
Petala 6, stamina amplectentia ..........-:.seeeeees 14. Anomospermum. 
Tribus 3. TrL1AcoRE&. Embryo es tenuiter 
elongatus, hippocrepice curvatus, intra albumen 
copiosum undique ruminatum centralis, cotyledo- 
* Rhigiocarya racemifera. Riv. Quorra (Barter, 3325). 
