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bracteis 4-5, cum sepalis alternantibus eisque conformibus munitis. 
(Reg. medit., Oriens ’.) 
VI. ARALIEÆ. 
89. Aralia T. — Flores hermaphroditi v. polygami (Démorphan- 
thus), 5-mert v.rarius 8-10-meri (Sciadodendron) ; receptaculo concavo 
turbinato v. profunde cupulari. Calyx parvus, integer v. e sepalis li- 
beris dentiformibus constans, nunc 0. Petala margini receptaculi in- 
serta, sessilia, aut valvata, aut plus minus imbricata (Euaralia, Dimor- 
phanthus, Pentapanax, Acanthopanax, Eleutherococcus, Brassaiopsis). 
Stamina petalis numero æqualia cumque eis alternantia, sub disco 
epigyno depresso v. convexo inserta; filamentis sæpius inflexis ; an- 
theris introrsis dorsifixis, 2-rimosis. Cast intus receptaculo adna- 
tum v. apice discifero tantum liberums; loculis numero petalorum 
æqualhbus eisque superposilis, v. 2,3 (Aureliana, Brassaiopsis, Macro- 
panax); stylo brevi v. hicisenté aut subintegro, aut plus minus 
profunde lobato v. ramoso. Ovulum in loculis adultis 1, e summo 
angulo interno descendens, anatropum ; micropyle extrorsum supera ; 
raphe ventrali; funiculo brevi v. longiuseulo, nune supra micropylen 
in obturatorem incrassalo. Fructus drupaceus; pyrenis 2-5, v. rarius 
6-10, levibus, rugosis v. costatis, Semen in pyrenis solitarium descen- 
dens; albumine carnoso, æquabili vel rarius rugoso ruminatove 
(Macropanax, Brassaïopsis) ; embryone subapicali minuto. — Arbores, 
frutices v. herbæ perennes, glabri, pubescentes, setosi v. aculeati; 
pilis brevibus simplicibus v. rarius stellatis; foliis alternis digitatis 
v. pinnatis, raro simplicibus, palmatifidis v. lobatis ; stipulis parvis 
v. nunc longis à basi v. lateribus petioli prominentibus ; floribus in 
umbellas simplices v. compositas, nune in racemum plus minus am- 
plum congestas, dispositis ; pedicellis haud articulatis v. apice sub- 
articulatis, sæpissime evidenter articulatis. (Orbis totius reg. trop. el 
temp.) — Vid. p. 151. | 
90? Aralidium M1Q.*— Flores polygamo-diœci (?) ; calyce brevi, 
9-lobo. Petala 5, imbricata® (v. subvalvata?). Stamina 5 ; antheris bre- 
{. Spoe. LL. ri L. — F1. 2. . bat, H, p. 1, 762, t. 13; Suppl. 
Lghor ts 28 = Las , “is , 976. 71 340. — B. H., Ge nr 1, 6, 
. 442. Bots. Fl o. 3, Vix REA RS 
