62 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
GENERA 
I. ADENANTHEREZÆ. 
1. Adenanthera L. — Flores plerumque hermaphroditi, rarius 
polygami ; receptaculo brevi coneavo. Calyx gamosepalus 5, rarissime 
h-dentatus; præfloratione valvata. Petala 9, rarissime 4, plus minus 
alte margine cohærentia, valvata, rarius apice subimbricata. Stamina 10, 
quorum 5 cum petalis alternantia, 5 autem opposita breviora ; filamentis 
corolke paulo supra basin insertis, liberis; antheris introrsis 2-locula- 
ribus 2-rimosis ; connectivo glandula decidua breviter stipitata coronato ; 
pollinis granulis æ. Germen sessile v. breviter stipitatum, apice im 
Stylum gracilem attenuatum ; stigmate parvo terminali; ovulis parieta- 
_Hbus ©, 2-serialibus descendentibus anatropis ; micropyle extrorsum 
supera. Legumen lineare, sæpius incurvum falcatumve, compressum v. 
ad semina turgidum, 2-valve: valvis integris convexis, demum sæpius 
contortis, intus inter semina septis cum endocarpio  continuis sæpe 
divisum. Semina crassa ; integumentis duris concoloribus v. 2-colo- 
ribus, extus pulpa epidermidali involutis ; albumine sat copioso carnoso 
corneove ; embryonis inversi radicula brevi supera ; cotyledonibus crassis 
carnosis, basi auriculatis in vaginam brevem circa radiculam coalitis. — 
Arbores inermes ; foliis 2-pinnatis ; foliolis æ - jugis ; floribus racemosis 
spicatisve ; spicis racemisve axillaribus v. ad apices ramorum paniculatis. 
(Asia, Africa, Australia trop.) — Vid. p. 22. 
: 2. Elephantorrhiza Benru. — Flores hermaphroditi, rarius polygami 
(Adenanthereæ). Legumen rectiusculum plano-compressum crasso-coria- 
cum; Suturis persistentibus continuis : valvis solutis ; endocarpio 
wtegro ab ex DCA: pio secedente. Semina françvarca: Aphionlats compressa 
— Suffrutices humiles ; rhizomate crasso : foliis 2-pinnatis ; foliolis 
ndulis 0; floribus racemosis; racemis cylindricis, 
parvis & -jugis ; 
