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17. Scolopia Scares. — Flowers hermaphrodite ; receptacle wide 
pateriform or subplane orbiculate-discoidal at apex. Sepals 4-6, 
inserted at margin, imbricated, subvalvate or open long before an- 
thesis, not contiguous. Petals (sometimes 0) alternating with sepals 
and often subsimilar, sometimes at base suddenly narrowed, imbri- 
cated or not contiguous. Stamens , inserted -seriate on the upper 
surface of the receptacle, hypogynous or really perigynous ; filaments 
erect free; anthers extrorse, 2-locular, 2-rimose, surmounted by a 
connective process various in form, glabrous pilose (more rarely 0). 
Disk perigynous; receptacle, either sparingly between the inser- 
tion of stamens, or more thickly outwardly, dilate-glandular; glan- 
dules sometimes very conspicuous, exterior stamens (pale yellow) 
single or in pairs alternating with sepals. Germen free central, ses- 
sile or shortly stipitate, 1-locular, apex tapering in short subentire or 
stigmatiferous 3, 4-lobed style; placentas parietal 3, 4, alternating 
with stigmatiferous lobes; ovules on each 2—o, descending; micro- 
pyle introrse superior. Berry inwardly pulpous; seeds 2—» ; funicle 
more or less elongated ; testa hard; embryo albuminous, cotyledons 
foliaceous.—Trees or shrubs, unarmed or spinescent; leaves alter- 
nate, penninerved, entire, sinuate or dentate ; petiole at apex some- 
times 2-glandular, articulate at base; stipules minute lateral, cadu- 
cous ; flowers in axillary or subterminal cymiferous racemes (Zropical 
and Subtropical Africa, Asia, and Australia’). 
18. Ludia Lamx.*—Flowers nearly of Scolopia, apetalous ; sepals 
4-8, imbricated. Exterior of disk dilated in oppositipetalous glan- 
dules. Stamens , subperigynous; anthers extrorse, finally more 
or less versatile. Germen nearly of Scolopia; style finally elongated, 
3—6-fid at apex; ovules on same number of parietal placentas 0. 
1 Gen., 335 (1789).—Ctos, in Ann. Sc. Nat., 
sér. 4, viii. 244— PAYER, Fam. Nat. 111.— 
BENTH., in Journ, Linn. Soc., v. Suppl., 86.— 
B. H. Gen., 127, n. 15.—H. BN., in Adansonia, 
x. 253. — Phoberos Lour., Fl. Cocinch. (ed. 
1790), 317.—EnDz., Gen., n. 5068.—Limonia 
GæÆRIN., Fruct. i. 278, t. 58 (nec L.).—Dasy- 
anthera Prest, Rel. Henk., ii. 90, t. 66.— 
Enpt., Gen., n. 5018.—Rhinanthera Bu., Bijdr., 
1121.— Enpu., Gen., n. 5069.— Æriudaphus 
Ness, in Eekl. et Zeyh. Enum, Pl. Afric., 271. 
—PAYER, Fam. Nat., 111.—Adenogyrus Ku., 
in Walp, Ann., iv, 226. 
? Spec. ad 15. Wieaut & ARN., Prodr., i. 29 
(Phoberos).—Brnn., Pl. Jav. Rar., 187, t. 39 
(Phoberos)—Hary. & Sonp., Fl. Cap., i. 67 
(Phoberos)—Brntu., Fl. Hongk., 19.—M1qQ., 
Fl. Ind.-Bat., i. p. ii. 106; Fl. Sum., 159.— 
Trw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl., 16.—HANCE, in Ann. 
Se. Nat., sér. 4, xviii. 214; sér. 5, v. 207.— 
H. By., in Adansonia, i. 120 (Eriudaphus).— 
Bentu., Fl. Austral., i. 107.— F. MUELL., 
Fragm., iii. 11.—Watp., Ann., vii. 227, 228 
(Eriudaphus). 
3 Dict., iii.612; IU., t. 466.—DC., Prodr., i. 
261.—EnpDL., Gen., n. 5070.—Ctos, in Ann. 
Se. Nat., sér. 4, viii. 243.—B. H., Gen., 126, n. 
10.—H. BN., in Adansonia, x. 253. 
