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7. Cercis L. — Receptaculum breviter turbinatum, intus disciferum: 
ore obliquo. Calyx inæquali-campanulatus, late 5-dentatus, imbricatus. 
Petala 5, valde dissimilia, imbricata ; summo intimo. Stamina 10; fila- 
mentis ibors declinatis ; antheris introrsis 1-formibus, 2-rimosis. 
Germen stipitatum subcentrale, æ - ovulatum ; stylo crassiusculo, apice 
obluso stigmatoso. Legumen oblongum v. lato - lineare compressum 
tenue venosum, tardius 1-2-valve; sutura placentaria anguste alata. 
Semiua obovata ovatave compressa; albumine duro ; embryonis com- 
pressi cotyledonibus planis; radicula recta obliquave incurva breviter 
exserla. — Arbores v. frutices inermes; foliis simplicibus integris 
v. emarginato-2-lobis, 3- -nerviis; stipulis parvis caducis; floribus 
in racemos breves simplices v. compositos solitarios v. sæpius fasciculatos 
in ligno caulis et ramorum annotinorum v. vetustiorum dispositis. (Asia 
temp. et or., America bor.) — Vid. p. 120. 
VI CASSIEÆ. 
A8. Cassia T. — Flores hermaphroditi irregulares resupinali ; recep- 
taculo vix dilatato, apice convexiusculo v. subplano, rarius concavius- 
culo. Sepala 5, valde inæqualia, apice hinc acuta, inde obtusa, imbricata. 
Petala 5, alterna, subæqualia v. inæqualia (posterioribus minoribus), 
imbricata ; summo intimo. Stamina 10, subhypogyna libera, aut fertilia 
omnia (Asus: Cathartocarpus, Psilorhegma) subæqualia, v. superiora 
minora ; antheris sub-1-formibus, 2-locularibus introrsis, apice rimis 
2 brevibus obliquis confluentibus poriformibusve, rarius foramine 
basilari dehiscentibus; aut superlora 3-5 minora v. minima imperfecta 
v. abortiva sterilia. Germen liberum, sessile v. stipitatum centrale, 
rectum v. sæpius arcuatum, æ -ovulatum; stylo brevi v. elongato; 
Stigmaie terminali parvo, truncato v. rarius tumido ciliolato concavo, 
v. urceolato, intus papilligero. Legumen teres v. crasso-compressum 
lignosum, septis transversis inter semina divisum, indehiscens (Catharto- 
Carpus) v. 2-valve, plano-compressum (Chamæsenna) Y. tenue membre 
naceum valde compressum, medio ad semin 
(Senna), basi et apice sæpius acutatum (Chamecrista,  Absus), rarius 
alatum, intus nudum v. inter semina septatum pulpave farctum. Semina 
transversa v. rarius longitudinalia (Prososperma), horizontaliter v. verti- 
