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calis radicula cotyledonibus planis subæquilonga. — Arbor; foliis 
distichis lanceolatis petiolatis stipulaceis; floribus in racemum axil- 
larem brevem dispositis, ad bracteas singulas solitariis. (Cochinchina, 
Laos'.) 
10. Aptandra MIErs.® — Flores hermaphroditi; calycis lobis 4, 
brevibus. Petala 4, alterna, hypogyna, glabra, valvata. Glandulæ 
disei 4, carnosæ, altermipetalæ*?. Stamina 4, hypogyna; filamentis in 
tubum cylindraceum tenuem connatis; antheris summo tubo affixis, 
in globum stylo pervium congestis; loculis per paria oppositipetalis et 
valvis 8 in sammum tubum reflexis, extrorsum dehiscentibus. Germen 
superum, intra tubum staminum sessile ; stylo tenui subintegro; 
placenta centrali-hbera, 2-ovulata, basi septis incompletis 2, cum 
ovulis alternantibus, cum germinis pariete connexa. Stylus gracilis 
subinteger. Fructus drupaceus, calyce accreto inclusus*; semine 
albuminoso. — Arbusculæ glabræ; fois alternis coriaceis ; floribus 
in racemum terminalem cymigerum dispositis; pedicellis filiformibus 
elongatis. (Brasilia bor.) 
11. Chaunochiton BENTH.® — Flores hermaphroditi; calyce 
cupulari, 5-denticulato v. subintegro, post anthesin valde aucto’. 
Petala® 5, hypogyna longe linearia, valvata, basi in tubum coalita, 
superne parum dilatata antherasque foventia. Stamina 5°, oppositi- 
petala ; filamentis basi petalis adnatis, mox liberis, apice incrassato 
antheram brevem 4-lobam gerentibus. Germen lberum, in stylum 
apice subgloboso stigmatosum attenuatum; placenta centrali, apice 
libero 2-ovulata; ovulis descendentibus ; septo tenui incompleto sub 
insertione ovulorum placentæ affixo. Fructus drupaceus subglobosus, 
5-costatus, cicatrice styli coronatus; semine subgloboso albuminoso; 
embryone minuto subapicali. — Arbor glabra; foliis alternis petiolatis 
coriaceis integris; cymulis in racemum terminalem compositum 
brevem confertis. (Brasilia bor.1?) 
1. Spec. 1. H. mekongensis PIERRE. spec., LI, t. 24] Lg to — ENGL., in Hart. 
2. je Ann. Nat. ee ee 2, muets Ta Fe bras. A D 
V, 360; Contrib., N, in Gen., 1, 996, n. AE n Ho6k. = t.1005. 
Manson, LE, 126 À” Ÿ Pa \ “Ta n.i. — = “Pansenfam. Lief. 32, 935. 
“10€: cit. 236. 7. Colora 
3. Ex tus semi-nidulant 8. Flvescenti. 
4. Heisteriæ more, a Le lamen flos quoad 9. mr antheris flavis. 
androcæum omnino diversus. 10. ir ‘6. histhoisse _., — ENGL., 
5. Spec. 3. Pœpr. et ENbL., Nov. gen. et in PRE TL bras., XL, M, 30, t. 3, 
