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mina plerumque 6-9. Gynœceum 2, 3-merum. Achænium lenticu- 
lare v. 3-gonum; embryone curvulo v. subrecto. — Frutices ramosi; 
ramulis sæpe spinescentibus; foliis alternis v. fasciculatis, sæpius 
rigidis, varie nervatis; ocreis scariosis in stipulam utrinque productis; 
floribus ad nodos cymosis; pedicellis gracilibus articulatis. (Asia 
med. et oce., Ægypti desert.*) 
10. calligonum L.® — Flores fere Atrophareos; receptaculo 
parvo cupulari. Sepala 5, æqualia v. inæqualia perigyna imbricata, 
marcescentia. Stamina œ (12-20), circa discum parvum inserta ; 
antheris ovatis. Germen 4-gonum; stylis 4, brevibus v. longis, apice 
Stigmatoso capitatis. Fructus siccus exsertus, 4-gonus; angulis in 
alam verticalem v. spiralem simplicem v. duplicem productis, 
integris, serratis, cristatis v. varie setigeris echinatisve. Semen teres 
v. angulatum ; embiyoné centrali conformi; cotyledonibus radiculæ 
longitudine lnbtudioeque subæqualibus. — Frutices ramosi; ramis 
rigidis v. flexuosis articulatis; foliis alternis, linearibus v. subulatis, 
nunc minimis, basi in ocream sæpe tubulosam dilatatis; floribus ad 
axillas intra bracteam ocreiformem solitariis v. cymosis œ ; pedi- 
cellis articulatis. (Asia. med. et occid., Africa bor.®) 
ÎL. Coccoloba L.* — Flores hermaphroditi v. 1-sexuales; 
receptaculo breviter concavo, demum circa fructum aucto carnoso v. 
pulposo. Sepala 5, margini receptaculi inserta cumque eo continua, 
demum immutata, supra fructum conniventia v. marcescentia. Sta- 
mina plerumque 8, perigyna; filamentis gracilibus, basi in annulum 
Cupulamve connatis; antheris ovatis, 2-rimosis. Germen imo recep- 
taculo affixum dsérdets ovoideum v. oblongum ; styli apicalis ramis 
3, brevibus, apice stigmatoso capitatis v. varie dilatatis, integris v. 
lobatis. Datpé basilare erectum orthotropum. Fructus inclusus, 
SICCUS y, crustaceus, intus nonnunquam laminis intrusis prope basin 
Spec. 12-15. sem £ St. » st 14 — App, 738, t. 5. — EE Fiscu. et MEY., 
rs » Dendr. bri au lc. FI.  Ind. 1 sem. “Host petrop., 24. 
ir 411; 12, 6 € ie — JaAus. 3. Spec. ad 20. PaLL., FL ross., t. 71, 78 
se tac, I, pl. o . 110-113. (Pallasia). — Jaus. et SPACE, IL. pl. or., 
2. Gen., ed. 1, n. "s66. ECO UE 4, Ai pe r., FL brit. Ind., N, 2. — 
Cænrx. PF. Fruct., LI, t. 215. — MEissN., in  Boiss., F. or., IV, ,98. 
DC. Fur, %. La END Gen., n. 1989. 4. Syst., ed. : 1007: Gen., ed. VI, n. 496. — 
pr » Gen . 10. — Bonszez., in J., Gen, 82. — GÆRTN., Fruct., — 
Hém. re) sér. 7, I, €. as a Enpc., Gen., n. 1990. — Mess, in DC Prodr., 
Pallasia L. r., Suppl, 21. GÆ XIV, 151. — Payer, Les. Fam , #8. — 
Fruct., 111 Es pr rs “eu rh B. H., Gen., II, 102, "D. 2. 
