458 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
GENERA 
IL CINNAMOMEÆ. 
A. Cinnamomum Burx. — Flores hermaphroditi v. rarius polygami ; 
receptaculo infundibuliformi; perianthü perigyni foliolis 6, valvatim 
2-seriatis subpetaloideis, demum basi v. supra basin transverse deciduis. 
Stamina 12, 4-seriata; fertilia 9; antheris superposite 4-locellatis, in 
exterioribus 6 introrsis; In interioribus 3 (supra basin filamenti glan- 
dulis 2 lateralibus munitis) extrorsis. Stamina sterilia (staminodia) 
3, oppositipetala, ovata v. oblonga. Germen fundo receptaculi insertum ; 
ovulo 4, fere ab apice descendente, anatropo; micropyle introrsum 
supera. Fructus baccatus ; pericarpio tenui, basi receptaculo incrassato 
cupuliformi recte truncato v. et perianthit basi 6-mera plus minus indu- 
rata, munito. Semen exalbuminosum ; embryonis carnosi crassi cotyle - 
donibus basi circa radiculam rectam brevem superam vaginantibus. — 
Arbores v. frutices sempervirentes, fere omnes aromatici ; foliis oppo- 
sitis v. alternis exstipulaceis, penninerviis v. basi 3-5-nerviis, rarius 
3-pli- v. 5-plinerviis ; gemmis phyllogenis nudis, obsolete squamosis 
(Malabathrum) v. squamatis perulatis; floribus in racemos axillares 
terminalesve, simplices v. cymoso-3- œ-floros dispositis. (Asia frop. el 
M )— Vid. p. h29. 
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2. Phœbe Ness '. — Flores fere Cinnamomi ; doi breviter 
infundibaliformi cum perianthio indurato sæpeque basi sublignoso 
circa fructum toto erecto persistente. Bacca pedicello plus minus incras- 
sato ee nn ae cos —— Arbores v. frutices; foliis alternis 
À. Syst, 98. en. nus — Meisss., Prodr., 29, 504. 
