36 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
gyna ; filamentis liberis v. ima basi connatis; antheris introrsis, 
2-rimosis. Germen liberum, 5-loculare ; apice rostrato et in stylum 
abeunte; styli ramis 5, ad apicem longitudinaliter stigmatosis; loculis 
5, oppositipetalis, 2-ovulatis ; ovulis collateralibus v. sæpius plus minus 
superpositis descendentibus ; micropyle extrorsum supera ; altero nunc 
demum plus minus adscendente. Fructus capsularis ; loculis 5, sæpius 
1-spermis a columella axili septifrage solutis dehiscentibusque, eum styh 
parte a basi ad apicem elastice revolutis. Semina sæpius descendent ; 
albumine parco v. 0; embryonis (nune colorati) radicula cotyledonibus 
induplicato-plicatis v. convolutis incumbente. — Herbæ, nunc bas 
suffrutescentes v. cæspitoso-subacaules ; ramis articulato-nodosis ; folis 
alternis v. oppositis, dentatis v. palmatim rariusve digitatim lobatis 
dissectis; petiolis basi incrassatis, 2-stipulatis; floribus summo 
‘pedunculo axillari v. laterali solitariis v. sæpius in cymas (raro multi- 
floras) 1-laterales, nunc umbelliformes, dispositis. (Or4. foc. reg. temp. 
el trop. mont.) — Vid. p. 3. 
3. Erodium Luér. — Flores (Geranii) regulares v. vix irregulares ; 
staminibus 5 alternipetalis autheriferis ; oppositipetalis sterilibus anan 
theris, nunc squamiformibus. Germen fructusque Geranû ; carpellorum 
caudis intus sæpius barbatis v. villosis. — Herbæ v. suffrutices ; folis, 
inflorescentis cæterisque Gerani. (Orbis vel. hemisph. bor. reg. temp. 
Africa austr., Australia.) — Vid. p. 6 
h. Monsonia L. — Flores fere Geranti ; petalis integris (Æolopetalum) 
dentatis (Odontopetalum). Stamina 15, quorum alternipetala 5, 
EN et 10 per paria oppositipetala, in phalanges 5, alternipetalas 
plus minus alte conrata, 5-adelpha et ima basi plerumque 1-adelpha. 
Cætera Gerani. — Herbe v. suffrutices ; caulibus nunc carnosis v. suc- 
culentis; petiolis spinescentibus (Sarcocaulon) ; foliis alternis v. oppo- 
sis, crenatis dentatisve (Æolopetalum), nunc lobatis multifidisve (Odonto- 
petalum) ; stipulis 2, lateralibus ; inflorescentia Geranü. (Africa austr., 
bor.-or., Asia trop. occ.) — Vid. p. 6. 
5. Pelargonium Luër. — Flores irregulares ; sepalis 5, imbricatis ; 
postico in formam calcaris pedicello adnati inserto. Petala 5, imbricata ; 
anteriora à in alabastro posterioribus dissimilibus interiora, nunc 
minima v. omnino abortientia; antico lateralibus interiore, regular. 
Stamina 10; filamentis eglandulosis basi connatis, quorum 5 alterni- 
