HYPÉRICACÉES. 389 
GENERA 
1. Vismia VaxpeLz, — Flores hermaphroditi regulares ; receptaculo 
convexo. Sepala 5, subcoriacea crassa, margine abrupte attenuata, bre- 
viter imbricata. Petala 5, alterna, superne sæpius villosa, præfloratione 
torta. Stamina œ , in phalanges 5, petalis superpositas, disposita ; fila- 
mentis apice liberis ; antheris brevibus introrsis, mox reflexis extror- 
sisque, longitudinaliter 2-rimosis. Squamæ 5, hypogynæ, alternipetalæ. 
Germen liberum, 5-loculare ; loculis completis v. incompletis alterni- 
petalis ; styli ramis 5, a basi distinctis, apice capitellato stigmatosis. Ovula 
in Joculis & , ad angulum internum insertis, anatropis. Fructus bacca- 
lus, indehiscens. Semina « , adscendentia v. subhorizontalia, placentæ 
lobis sæpe fungosis inserta, subeylindrica ; embryonis exalbuminosi, recti 
v. rarius breviter incurvi, cotyledonibus planis v. semiteretibus ; radicula 
brevi. — Arbores v. frutices; succo flavo v. rubro; foliis oppositis exsti- 
pulatis, integerrimis, glabris v. subtus tomentosis, penninerviis glandu- 
loso-punctatis; floribus in cymas termipales plus minus composito-race- 
mosas dispositis. (America trop., Africa trop. oce.) — Vid. p. 379. 
2. Haronga Dur.-Tu. — Flores fere Visite, hermaphroditi, 5-meri; 
ovulis in loculis singulis (completis v. incompletis) paucis (2, 3), adscen- 
dentibus ; micropyle extrorsum infera. Fructus drupaceus {parvus) glo- 
us; pyrenis 5, 1-2-spermis. Semina teretia; embryonis exalbumi- 
n0s1 cotyledonibus planis elongatis; radicula breviore. — Frutex; foliis 
Megris cæterisque Visie; floribus (parvis) crebris in racemum termi- 
nalem valde racemoso-decompositum dispositis. (4/rica trop., Madagas- 
Cara). — Vid. p. 881. 
3? Psorospermum Spacu. — Flores fere Visae ; ovulis in loculis 
Singulis (completis v. incompletis) 1, 2, adscendentibus ; micropyle 
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