CORNACGÉES. 79 
GENERA 
I. CORNEÆ. 
1. Cornus T. — Klores hermaphroditi regulares, receptaculo ob- 
conico, turbinato v. urceolato, valde concavo, germen adnatum intus 
fovente. Calyx brevis, receptaculi ostio insertus, 4-dentatus. Petala 4, 
cum calyce inserta, valvata. Stamina #, epigyna, cum petalis alter- 
nanlia ; filamentis gracihibus, sub disco epigyno pulvinart nunce tubuloso 
v. lenui insertis, apice inflexis; antheris introrsis, versalilibus, 2-Jocu- 
laribus, 2-rimosis. Germen inferum, 2- v. rarius 3,4-loculare ; stylo 
erecto simplici, apice stigmatoso clavato v. truncato capitatove, nunc 
obscure lobato. Ovula in loculis solitaria, summo angulo interno in- 
serta, descendentia ; micropyle introrsum supera, demum sæpe late- 
ali. Fructus drupaceus, apice areolatus ; putamine 2- v. rarius 5, 
4-loculari. Semina in loculis solitaria, descendentia; integumento 
tenui ; albumine carnoso ; embryonis albumini subæqualis, rectiv. rarius 
plus minus incurvi, cotyledonibus foliaceis v. angustis; radicula tereti 
Supera. — Arbores, frutices v. rarius herbæ, glabri v. sericei; folns 
Oppositis v. raro alternis, exstipulatis, petiolatis v. subsessilibus, inte- 
gris v. serrulatis ; floribus (ante v. post folia ortis) in cymas 2-chotome 
amosas compositas corymbiformes v. in glomerulos capituliformes 
dispositis; bracteis circa flores parvis, imbricatis v. nunc magnis #8, 
Pelaloideis involucrantibus ; fructibus hberis, nunc (Benthamia) in syn- 
Carpium areolatum fragiforme confluentibus. (Europa, Asia et Ame- 
rica temp. utraque.) — Vid. p. 66. 
2. Corokia À, Cuxx. — Flores (fere Corni) sæpius 9-meri ; sepalis 
valvatis. Petala 5, longiora, extus sericea, basi intus squama ple- 
lUuMmque parva aucta; præfloratione valvalta. Stamina 9, alternipetala: 
