260 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
GENERA. 
I. THEA. 
1. Thea L.—Flowers hermaphrodite regular ; receptacle conical. 
Sepals 5 or more rarely 6—o, gradually accrescent from bractlets 
to petals, much imbricated. Petals 5 or more rarely 6—, often 
shortly connate at base to a greater or less height among themselves 
and with filaments of exterior stamens, much imbricated. Stamens 
ow , the exterior shortly or more rarely long l-adelphous; 5 or more 
rarely 10-15 (Camellia), free; anthers extrorse, 2-locular, versatile ; 
cells linear, often with rather thick connective acute or acuminate 
at apex, marginally rimose. Germen 3—5-locular; styles same in 
number, free nearly at base or oftener connate beyond the middle in 
a tube, free tubular at apex, stigmatiferous quite at apex. Ovules in 
each cell 2-seriate inserted in internal angle, anatropous, raphe con- 
tiguous, subhorizontal, descending. Capsule subcarneous, finally dry, 
with loculicidal dehiscence ; seeds in cells ofteu solitary or few, thick, 
sometimes unequally compressed; embryo exalbuminous fleshy, 
cotyledons thick plano-convex, base sheathed round superior radicle. 
—Trees or shrubs; leaves alternate (evergreen), coriaceous or mem- 
branous, usually serrate ; flowers axillary or subterminal, solitary or 
subcymose, few, pedunculate or subsessile (Zrop. Asia, Ind. Arch.). 
See p. 235. 
2. Gordonia Er. —Flowers hermaphrodite; perianth’ nearly of 
Thee. Stamens « ; filaments inserted in fleshy annular cupule adnate 
at base to petals (Hugordonia), or more rarely 5-adelphous ; phalanges 
oppositipetalous (Franklinia’) ; anthers extrorse, finally versatile. 
Germen 3-5- or rarely 6-locular; style erect, simple, apex stigma- 
tiferous capitate radiant ; ovules in each cell 4— a, descending. Cap- 
sule ligneous, oblong or subglobose (Franklinia), with loculicidal 
dehiscence; columella persistent. Seeds flat or compressed, more 

'In Phil, Trans., \x. (1770), 518, t. 11.—J.,  (incl.: Antheischima Kortu., Carria GARDN., 
Gen, 275.—Lamx., Dict., ii. 770; Suppl. ii. Dipterospermum Grirr., Franklinia Mars, 
816; Jil. t. 594.—DC., Prodr., i. 582.—  Lacathea Sariss., Polyspora SWEET). 
Spacu, Suit. à Buffon, iv. 79.—ENDL., Gen., 2 Petals whitish or pink, 
n, 5424.—PayeER, Organog., 532, t. 149.—A, 3 Manso, Arb., 48.—Lacathea SALISB., 
Gray, Gen. Ill, t. 140-142.—B, H., Gen, Par, Lond., n. 56. 
186, n, 22.—H, BN., in Payer Fam. Nat., 265 
