XXX. TERNSTRŒMIACEZÆ. 

I. TEA SERIES (Fr, Thés). 
The flowers of the Teas! (figs. 244-253) are hermaphrodite and 
regular. The receptacle, slightly convex, bears first five imbricated 
Thea chinensis. 

F1. 247. 
Long. sect. of flower. 

Fia. 248, 
Dehiscent fruit, 


Fra. 245. Fie. 244, Fra. 246. 
Flower. Floriferous branch. Diagram. 
sepals, or more rarely a larger number, and five petals alternate with 
the sepals, or pretty often from six to eight, sessile, concave, all 

1 Thea L., Gen. n. 668.—LETTsom, Mon, 
Thea. Lond, (1772).—J., Gen., 262.—GÆRTN., 
Fruct., ii. 83, t. 95.—Por., Diet,, vii., 612; 
Suppl., v. 294; Jil., t. 474.—DC., Prodr., i. 
530,—TurP., in Dict. Sc. Nat., Atl., t. 153.— 
SPACH, Suit, à Buffon, iv. 90,—CAMBEss., in 
Mém. Mus., xvi. A15.—ENDL., Gen., n. 5426.— 
Cuois., Mém. sur les Fam. des Ternstr. et Camell. 
