COMBRÉTACÉES, 275 
GENERA 
I. COMBRETEZÆ. 
1. Combretum L. — Flores hermaphroditi v. polygamo-diæci ; 
receptaculo tubuloso-lageniformi, ad apicem constricto, altius dilatato- 
Cupuliformi ; sepalis 4, 5, valvatis, intus glabris v. pilosis, ad basin nunc 
glanduloso-incrassatis, deciduis. Petala 4, 5, nunce parva {v. rarissime 0). 
Slamina 8-10, 2-seriala ; oppositipetala altius inserta; filamentis elon- 
gatis liberis, superne incurvis; antheris parvis introrsis, 2-dymis, 
2-rimosis. Germen intus receptaculi concavitati adnatum, 4-loculare ; 
Stylo subulato, apicé simplici v. vix incrassato stigmatoso. Ovula 2-6, 
al apicem loeuli inserta, e funiculo longiuseulo appeusa, anatropa ; 
micropyle extrorsum supera. Fructus coriaceus v. subspongiosus, nune 
Subearnosus , h-G-gonus v. 4-6-pterus; alis brevibus crass's v. sæpe 
Mmembranaceis : pericarpio indehiscente v. demum 4-6-partibil. Semen, 
descenders, elongatum, sulcatum v. angulatum; integumento mem- 
fanaCeO V. coriaceo ; embryonis exalbuminosi cotyledonibus carnosis, 
Sæplus angustis, plicatis contortuplicatis v. profunde sulcalis, nune raris- 
Sime convolutis. — Frutices v. rarius arbores, sæpe scandentes, nune 
Spinosi;foliis Oppositis v. rarius verlicillatis, rarissime alterpis, peliolatis, 
Sæpius membranaceis integris exstipulatis; floribus in spicas v. race- 
MS, HunC ramosos, disposilis, raro secundis; bracteis parvis v. majus- 
Culis. (Asia, Africa, America trop.) — Vid. p. 260. 
2. Quisqualis L. ! — Flores fere Combreti; receptaculi tubo ultra 
ue L., Gen., n. 539. — J., Gen, 78.-— on. 6089. — Payer, Organog., BAT, t. 105; 
Mes UE, & 357. —_ Pom, Diet, VI, 43: Fam. nat., 96. —B. B., sen., 689, n. 12. — 
Suppl, IV, 640. — DC., Prodr., WU, 22.— Spaalanthus JACK, Mal, Misc., ex Hook, Comp. 
SPACE, Suit. à Buffon, 1V. 216. ENDL., Gen., 19 Bot. Mag., 1, 155. 
