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crassiusculo obconico v. subovoideo, Calyx brevis, margine integer, 
lruncatus v. érenato-dentatus sinuatusve. Petala 4-6, plerumque in 
calyptram cireumcisse deciduam coalita, nune basi libera, crassius- 
cula, valvata. Stamina 4410; filamentis sub disco epigyno insertis, 
ineurvis v. inflexis ; antheris introrsis dorsifixis, sæpius reniformi- 
recurvis, 2-rimosis. Germen receptaculo intus adnatum, inferum 
v. apice tantum liberum, superne explanatum v. convexum, 3-10- 
loculare ; styli ramis plerumque a basi distinetis, nune rarius ad 
medium connatis, linearibus erectis, v. subulatis recurvis; ovulo in 
loculis 4, descendente; funiculo nune supra micropylen obtectam 
dilatato. Fructus subglobosus, obovoideus v. siceitate angulatus dru- 
paceus ; pyrenis 3-10, crassis v. crustaceis ; seminum a latere com- 
pressorum albumine æquabilh. — Arbores v. frutices, glabri v. pube 
stellulata adpressa obsiti; foliis digitatim compositis v. rarissime 
T-foliolatis ; foliolis plerumque integris; stipulis petiolo interioribus 
sæpe elongatis; floribus in racemos simplices v. compositos corym- 
bososve, umbelluliferos v. capituliferos, dispositis, varie bracteatis, 
marticulatis !, ( America trop?) 
100? @smoxylon MiQ.°-— Flores polygami; calyce parvo truncato 
v. undulato. Petala 4-5, valvata staminaque totidem alterna ; antheris 
ovato-0blongis ; Slanieitis ad apicem inflexis. Discus tenuis. Germen 
4-5- v. 10-loculare : stylis brevissimis ?. Fructus drupaceus globosus ; 
pyrenis 1-spermis ; seminis descendentis albumine æquabili? # Ar- 
bores glabréæe : foliis integris, palmatilobis v. æ -digitatis ; stipulis intra 
petiolum in lanithdus integram v. laceram connatis ; floribus in um- 
bellas compositas v. decompositas dispositis, ad summos pedicellos 
Capitatis v. « pedicellis continuis brevissimis » umbellulatis; bracteis 
Squamiformibus sub flore 1-3, nune sub fructu persistentibus, inte- 
gris v. laceris 5, (Archip. Ind.5) 
l. Genus forte melius ad Scheffleræ sect. re- sun ar sis di ri jee 
ducendum, ab Heptapleuris gerontogeis (sæpe jou "Bot. 1, 75. — * 
# variis auctt, sub Sciadophyllo descriptis) vix dis- . Utin cheffers le Schef 
tinguendum, hic præcipue ob originem ameri- . Genus imperfecte notum ; an potius se 
Canam servatum. Astropanax (Scheffleræ sect.) Po s. Heptafleuri su ati Attamen perianthii 
St synon. (ex SEcu M.), forma diverses videt D re 
 * Spec. ad 20, L., Mantiss. , 212 (Vilis). — 6. Spec. 2, 3. RuwPI, He rb. rs F1 7 
Sw., Prodr., 55 En TE FI. ind. occ., 1, 519 * 12 sente re — es , Deca À 
(Hederà). — B, n. L. Ne EAN CE . 9 (Pseudo- Fa ntal me es Dee Dict., 1, 
Lt. 417 re à fn, 5 Poun.  Dict., V1, 758. — Pu. (arab Far iV, 262, n. 5 gr 
et LiNp., Art Roxs., FI. ae. ‘3 "08 (Gastonia) ? 
