MÉLASTOMACÉES. 37 
GENERA 
I. MELASTOMEÆ. 
1. Melastoma BurM. — Flores hermaphroditi regulares, sæpius 
o-meri, rarius 6, 7-meri; receptaculo sacciformi subovoideo, extus 
setoso, Strigoso, paleaceo v. penicillato-strigoso. Sepala 5-7, margini 
receplaculi inserta, receptaculo æqualia v. breviora, nune cum den- 
übus setiformibus totidem alternantia; præfloratione torta. Petala 
totidem alterna, cum sepalis inserta, obovata v. inæquilatera, sepalis 
contrarie torta. Stamina petalorum numero ?-plo plura, 2-seriata, 
quorum alternipetala 5-7, majora; filamentis cum perianthio insertis ; 
antheris oblongo- v. este balade in alabastro incurvis, sæpe 
demum recurvis, introrsis, apice 1-poroëis: connectivo plus minus sub 
loculis producto ibique basi intus 2-tuberculato v. 2-calcarato; oppo- 
silipetala autem minora; connectivo haud v: vix producto, 2-tuber- 
culato. Germen imo receptaculo insertum, nune magna ex parte libe- 
rum v.inferne septorum ope cum staminibus alternantium eorumque 
Summam antheram in alabastro foventium receptaculo intus con- 
nexum; stylo gracili, basi plus minus alte summo germine produeto 
cincto, apice autem stfgmatoso obtuso v. dilatato. Ovula in loculis 5-7 
numero indefinita, placentæ axili crassæ inserta, parva, anatropa. 
Fructus baccatus, carnosus v. subcoriaceus, receptaculo pulposo 
v. Coriaceo setoso cinetus, indehiscens v. inæquali: -ruptus., Semina ©, 
parva, cochleata arcuatave; embryonis exalbuminosi carnosi cotyle- 
donibus æqualibus v. inæqualibus; exteriore nune majore. — Fru- 
lices, sæpius strigosi, erecti v. rarius repentes ; foliis oppositis coriaceis 
integris, 9-7-nerviis; floribus terminalibus solitariis, 2-bracteatis v. in 
Cymas racemosve breves cymigero-compositos dispositis. (Asia et 
Oceania trop., Seychelle.) — Vid. p. 
