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8. Discus breviter tubulosus; petala oblonga, subintegra, glabra; drupa parva, 
ovata, 3-loc. loculis 1-spermis ; semina vix cognita ; flores minimi, paniculati. 
9. Discus majusculus, pulviniformis, ad marginem basalem late expansus ; petala 
oblonga, unguiculata, denticulata; drupa magna, plurisperma ; semina pul- 
posa, ovata, nuciformia, testa crasse coriacea, raphe simplici; cotyledones 
ovate, crassissimæ ; flores majores; pedicelli fasciculati, 1-flori . 
10. Discus majusculus, conice pulvinatus, imo late expansus, glaber; petala ib: 
longa, integra; anthere lobi 2, distincti, oblique hiantes; drupa parva, 
oblonga, pericarpio crasso, 3-loc., loculis l-spermis; die majusculi, 
paniculati 
11. Discus brevis, tenuiter bids n obliga. dodinüshs; aie lobi 2, 
distincti, rima longitud. hiantes, connectivo longe excurrente; drupa majus- 
cula, globosa, pericarpio tenui, 3-loc., loculis 2-spermis; semina oblonga, 
1-serialia, suspensa, testa coriacea, raphe ramosissima ; E oblongæ, 
crassissimæ ; radicula supera . 
12. Discus brevis, tenuiter tubulosus; petala iioii. T E Ris lobi o, 
distincti, rima longit. hiantes, connectivo brevi; drupa mew pericarpio 
crasso, molliter carnoso, 3-loc., loculis l-spermis; semina pulposa, festa 
crustacea, raphe ramosissima ; cotyledones crassæ ; radicula supera . 
13. Discus breviter tubulosus, carnosus; petala rotundata, pectinato- batas; 
anthere lobi 2, distincti, longitud. anta. connectivo brevi; drupa wajuscula, 
cucumiformis, pericarpio crasso, 1-sperma; festa membranacea 
l4. Flos ignotus. Drupa majuscula, cucumiformis, pericarpio crustaceo, 1 T 
laris, 1-2-sperma, testa ossea, crassa, raphe simplici; cotyledones conferru- 
minatæ; radicula infera . 
B. Tribus 4°. KIPPISTIES. m ka Leah. PER pela: M con- 
traria. Drupa indehiscens. 
15. Discus breviter tubulosus, cum ovario interrupte connatus, intervallis 3 liberis, 
sacciformibus, staminigeris; anthere lobi 2, distincti, transverse hiantes; 
ovarium cylindr., 3-loc., stylo nullo, stigmatibus 3 adnatis, apice liberis; 
drupa majuscula, pericarpio crasso, coriaceo; semina 2-6, pulposa, testa 
crasse coriacea, raphe ramosissima; cotyledones crasse; radicula supera . 
16. Discus ut in precedente, intervallis 5, liberis, sacciform., staminig. ; anthere 
præcedentis ; ovarium cylindr., 5-loc., ys nullo, chr an 5, adnatis, apice 
liberis; fructus ignotus . . 
17. Discus breviter tubulosus, liber; stamina 3, erecta; tdi lobi 2, distincti, 
transverse hiantes; ovarium subconicum, disco occultum, 6-loc.; stylus bre- 
vissimus ; stigmata 3, radiata, lobis profunde 2-fissis; fructus ignotus 
1. HIPPOCRATEA. 
ToNTELIA. 
RADDIA. 
THERMOPHILA. 
PERITASSA. 
SARCOCAMPSA. 
SICYOMORPHA. 
TYLODERMA. 
KIPPISTIA. 
CHEILOCLINIUM. 
AMPHIZOMA. 
This genus was first made known by Plumier, in 1703 *, under the appellation of Coa, 
in honour of Hippocrates, one of the most ancient of botanists, and so named from his 
birthplace, the island of Cos. 
Linnæus, in 1737 t, changed this for the more appro- 
priate name of Hippocratea, which was subsequently adopted by Plumier in 1755 1, at 
* Plum. Gen. p. 8, tab. 35. + Linn. Sp. PL 1st edit, 1191. + Pl. Amer. edit. Burm. i. 76, tab. 88. 
