PEÏÏMAQEM. 



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( Brachysipkon '), or valvate (Euclissa 2 ), or oftener roduplicate-valved 

 (Eusarcoco/la, dnaclîssa. 3 ) Stamens inserted in neck ; filaments free, 

 either long exserted (Eusarcocolla), or short enclosed (Brachysiphon) ; 

 anthers shorter more or less than connective or subequal, introrse. 

 Gymecium of Penœa (exalate) ; style slender elongate ; ovules in 

 cells 2 and other characters of Penœa. — Undershrubs ; 4 leaves oppo- 

 site generally flat, imbricate ; stipules very small ; flowers axillary 

 solitary, more or less approaching the apex of the branches 

 (spuriously spicate or capitate) ; bracts oftener expanded or 

 attenuated, coloured. {Cape of Good Hope. b ) 



3. Endonema A. Juss. 6 — Flowers of Sarcocolla; perianth valvate 

 (Eucndonema 7 ) or reduplicate (Glysehrocolla. % ) Stamens 4 ; filaments 

 rather long. Germen-cells 4, 4-ovulate ; 2 ovules ascending ; 

 micropyle introrsely inferior ; the other 2 descending ; micropyle 

 introrsely superior. Capsule wingless, loculicidally 4-valvate ; 

 seeds in cells 1-3, or sometimes 4 (2 ascending; but 2 descending) ; 

 funicle swollen arilliform ; testa produced to a cupule at apex ; 9 

 embryo and other characters of Sarcocolla (or Penœa). — Sbrubs or 

 undershrubs ; habit and leaves of Sarcocolla ; flowers axillary often 

 to upper leaves solitary ; bracts imbricate, sometimes coloured. 

 (Cape of Good Hope. 10 ) 



1 A. Juss. loc. cit. 24, t. 2, fig. 3. — Endl. 

 Gen. n. 2116 > (Suppl. iv. 73). 



3 Endl. loc. cit. {Brachyaiphon, sect. it). 



3 Endl. loc. cit. sect. b. 



* Often unctuous-resinous. 



s Spec, about 10. L. Mautiss. 199, 331 {Pe- 

 nœa). — Thunb. Fl. Cap. 149 (Peticea). — Bero. 

 Cap. 36 {Penœa). — Laxk. III. i. 317, t. 78 

 {Penœa). — Pom. Diet. vi. 540 {Penœa). — 

 Grah. Bot. Mag. t. 2809 {Penœa).— Bot. Beg. t. 

 106 {Penœa). 



6 Ann. Se. Nat. sér. 3, vi. 19, 26, t. 3.— 

 Endl. G:», n. 2117 1 .— H. Bn. Payer Fam. 



Nat. 334. 



1 Endonema A. DC. Prodi: xi v. 490. 



s A. DC. loc. cit. — Surcocollœ sect. Glys- 

 chrocolla Endl. Suppl. iv. 75. 



9 The swollen part of the funicle interior to 

 the dorsal margin of this cupule, afterwards 

 attenuated seems to penetrate within the sub- 

 stance of the integument itself, and is there 

 produced in a white raphe to the chalaza. 



10 Spec. 3, 4. Thunb. Naturf. Mag. Berl. i. 

 t. 3, fig. 2 {Penœa).— A. Juss. loc. cit. 26 {Sar- 

 cocolla) . 



