RUBIACÉES. 419 
globoso, obconico v. subeampanulato. Calyx brevis, integer, sinuatus, 
dentatus v. breviter 4-6-lobus. Corolla tubulosa, coriacea crassa, nunc 
extus granulata v. valde plicata tuberculatave ; fauce barbata v. villosa ; 
hmbi lobis brevibus 4-61, valvatis v. imbricatis, intus nune barbatis ; 
sinubus alternis nune plus minus extus prominulis, 3-angularibus 
v. auriculiformibus. Stamina corollæ lobis numero æqualia, fauci 
v. tubo inserta; filamentis brevibus ; antheris dorsifixis * introrsis, acu- 
lis v. acuminatis, sæpius inclusis, 2-rimosis. Germen 2-loculare (Cas- 
supa *) v. sæpius 4-6-loculare ; disco annulari v. cupulari, nune crasso ; 
stylo gracili, apice stigmatoso 2-6-lobo ; lobis tenuibus v. sæpius cras- 
sis, obovoideis v. plano-convexis. Ovula & , placentæ axili nune 2-lobæ 
inserta. Fructus baccatus v. drupaceus ; loculis v. pyrenis 2-6, oligo- 
v. polyspermis. Semina parva, sæpe foveolata ; albumine carnoso; em- 
bryone tereti v. clavato. — Arbores v. frutices,.glabri v. varie imduti ; 
foliis oppositis v. raro 3, 4-natis, magnis coriaceis acuminatis, sublus 
sæpe pallidis; stipulis interpetiolaribus connatis, intrapetiolaribus 
v. subliberis; floribust in racemos terminales composito-cymigeros 
dispositis; pedicellis bracteatis et bracteolatis”. (America trop.°) 
109. Mussaenda L.7— Flores hermaphroditi v. raro polygami; 
recepltaculo obeonico v. oblongo, nune subhæmisphærico. Calycis sæ- 
pius vix gamophylli lobi 5, 6, breves v. elongati, erecti v. recurvi, per- 
sistentes v. sæpius decidui; uno nune sæpe in Jlaminam foliiformem 
(coloratam) petiolatam producto. Corolla infundibularis ; tubo elongato, 
extus sæpe sericeo v. hirsuto, nune superne ampiiato (Pol ysolenia *) ; 
fauce villosa v. glabra; Hmbi lobis 5, v.rarius 6, valvatis, sæpe v. nunc 
valde (Acranthera?) reduplicatis. Stamina Et dékrs filamentis plus 
15. AUBL., 
4 491. —J., in Hem. a À VI, 399. — RICH, 6. ad 1” : j 
Rub., 155 # 41, fie 9. — … Prodr.; IV, 437. Guns £ 122 (Guard. = Mio. SE. suri- 
— END : a 39 Ris Pis H Gen.s il, 65; am., t. 48, 4 rer à —+ GRISES, # 
n. {01. D. Dhoseihes RAFIN., in Ann. “is VE Brit pr :319.—W + Rep; M, 490; 
82.— Brignolia DC., Prodr., IN, : = Bruins. 52; Ann. If, 
mania 0 in Lines: XVI, 72. ds Ger n., n n: 241. — 3, ., in Mém. sg VE, PE 
L. Raro numerosioribus — GÆRTN., rucl en Fes e I. 0. - 
2. Nunc ad summum. connectivum, anthera  — na Ann no _ Jp IV , 64, 
unde a É ENDL., GEn., n. 2918 
3. rs SE ts 49, 4:12 — Riu,  n. 98. —Las dia COMMERS. (ex ss ï cs _. 
Rub., he Fr PE Te , 973. — ENvL.,  RHEED., ci - malab., 1, 27, t. 47. ee Spal- 
Gen., n. 3314. — B. H., Gen., I, 65, n . 400  lanzania , Prodr., IV, 406 (nec POLL., nec 
Corot valvata). Er H r., Gen., 11, 68, 
Albis, flavis, v. ple rumque rubris cocci- 00k. 7. 
neisve, sæpe majus ge spec fast 9. sr , in Ann. Nat. His, are ne Le 
à. Dhus Ces deas à a A auctt,. Gen. 64, F4 mr be stmten 8. Dn428 
evidenter connec Wal. Cut, ù ini 
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