22 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
lata. Stamima 6- , simplici serie (Evapama) v. duplici (Thottea') 
cirea stylum inserta, libera v. basi stylo adnata; antheris extrorsis, 
2-locularibus, rimosis. Germen complete v. incomplete 4-loculare ; 
ovulis æ , descendentibus; stylo apice in lobos 3-% , stigmatiferos, 
diviso. Fructus capsularis lineari-4-gonus, septicide 4-valvis; se- 
minibus substantia spongiosa involutis, albuminosis. — Suffrutices 
v. frutices erecti v. sarmentosi; folis alternis, penninerviis v. 3-5-ner- 
vis reticulato-venosis; floribus laxe cymosis, terminalibus, axillaribus 
v.nunc ad imum caulem racemosis . (India or., Malaisia cont. et insul.) 
3. Aristolochia T.° — Flores irregulares ; receptaculo concavo 
obovoideo vel oblongo, concavitate germen intus adnatum fo- 
vente. Perianthium superum, basi plus minus distincte articula- 
tum, deciduum, eirca genitaha utriculosum, oblongum v. globosum 
supraque ea plus minus v. rarius haud (Holostylis*) constrictum, in- 
tus sæpe annulatum v. appendice coronoformi reflexa instructum, 
altius plus minus irregulare, rectum, obliquum, curvum, reduplica- 
tum v. flexuosum ; limbo expanso valde vario, integro, 1-2-labiato, 
3-lobo v. 1-3-caudato; præfloratione valvata. Stamina 6, v. rarius 
4-49-x, circa columnam stylarem inserta, 1-seriata; antheris ibi 
sessilibus, extrorsis, rimosis. Germen 4-6-loculare ; loculis completis 
V. incompletis. Stylus brevis crassus v. plus minus elongatus, superne 
varie dilatatus v. concavo-disciformis ; lobis v. crenaturis stigmatosis 
2-6, v. rarius æ , crassis oblusis v. Macarihus angustisve. Ovula in lo- 
culis © , superposita. Fructus capsularis, septicide v. placenticide 
3-6- v. rarius 4-5-valvis. Semina æ , horizontalia, obovato-compressa, 
plana v. facie concava rapheque sæpe carnosa percursa, extus lævia 
v. rugosa tuberculatave, substantia spongiosa nonnunquam im- 
mersa ; testa dura ; embryone minimo, ad hilum albumine copioso car- 
noso incluso. — Herbæ* perennes ; rhizomate tenui v. tubéroso ; v. 
frutices scandentes volubilesve, nunc arborescentes; foliis alternis, 
integris v. 3-5-lobis, 5-7-nerviis, basi sæpe cordatis”; floribus axilla- 
1. RorTs., in Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Skrift.,ser.  meia RAFIN. — KL., loc. cit., 605. — Siphisia 
2, 1 — B. H., Gen., II, 123,n. 3.— Rarin., Med. FL, 1, 62. — Hocquartia DUMORT., 
Lobbia Pi, in Hook. Lond. Journ., VV, 144, t. 3 Comm. bot., 30, — Endodeca re — Glos- 
| " t. 71. , Gen., , n. 693 sula RAFIN. — Pisto sd RAF 
— J., Gen., 73. — GÆRTN., Fruct., 1, 45, t. 14 3. DUCHTRE, in Ann. du. sér. 4, I, 33, 
— Lam, Era I, 250; Suppl., FE, 456; Zll.,n F9: mDC. es . P. L As. 
1496. — ENDL., Gen. n. 2162. — pin Orga- . Sæpe . fæ 
her. à # 4 t. ee Fam. nat., 100. — ., Gen., é. Luteis, nReeitel: per dis v. purpura- 
war dia KL., in ie 
Aid. prés ET 607 {nee WEDD.) — Eino- 
scentibus, nunce fuscescentibus v. nigrescenti 
bus, sæpe maculatis. 
