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stamens and perianth). Stamens all fertile, or accompanied by 
staminodes, interposed or peripheral.—(15 genera.) 
IV. Lacisremezæ. — Flowers hermaphrodite, apetalous, amenta- 
ceous with one simple fertile stamen.—(1 genus.) 
V. Caranriceæ.—Flowers hermaphrodite, provided with petals 
equal to the sepals or shorter, the same or double in number. 
Stamens superposed to the petals, sometimes separately, sometimes 
in phalanges. Gynæceum free, superior.—(3 genera.) 
VI. Homazieæ.—Flowers hermaphrodite, with petals and sta- 
mens disposed as in Ca/anticee, but with a concave obconical recep- 
tacle, in the cavity of which the ovary is inserted. Fruit dry, 
capsular, “adherent.” —(2 genera.) 
VII. Pancinz.— Flowers dicecious, with concave receptacle. 
Sepals hypogynous, valvate, or imbricated. Petals imbricated, pro- 
vided within with a blade or glandular plate, free or adhering for 
a variable distance to their inner face. Stamens definite or inde- 
finite in number. Fruit generally indehiscent, fleshy, or coriaceous, 
often voluminous, rarely capsular and dehiscent at the apex.—(6 
genera.) 
VIII. Papayeæ.— Flowers unisexual or polygamous, with convex 
receptacle. Perianth double. Corolla inappendiculate, dissimilar 
in the two sexes, tubular below and gamosepalous in the male flowers, 
polypetalous in the female. Androceum diplostemonous, inserted on 
the corolla. Gynzeceum superior. Fruit fleshy.—(1 genus.) 
IX. Turnerem. — Flowers hermaphrodite. Perianth tubular 
(receptacle ?). Petals (rarely appendiculate) inserted at the throat 
and perigynous. Androceum isostemonous. Stamens inserted with 
the petals (and perigynous), or more or less low until below the ovary 
(hypogynous). Ovary free, trimerous. Styles distinct, simple or 
divided at the summit. Fruit capsular. Seeds arillate—(1 genus.) 
X. CocnLosprrMe®.—F lowers hermaphrodite, with convex recep- 
tacle, diperianthous. Petals developed, inappendiculate, contorted. 
Stamens hypogynous, equal or unequal, indefinite in number. 
Anthers linear, opening at the summit by pores or short clefts. 
Gynæceum free, with partitions more or less incomplete or almost 
complete. Fruit capsular, with the exocarp separate from the endo- 
carp, and opening into valves alternate with those of the endocarp. 
Seeds incurved or spiral, piliferous, operculate in front of the sum- 
mit of the fornicate embryo.—(1 genus.) 

