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stipulis minutis, caducis; floribus in cymas v. glomerulos ramulo axillari 
insertos dispositis. (Africa occ. et America austr, trop.) — Vid. p.h8. 
5. Ixonanthes Jack. — Flores fere Hugonie ; receptaculo breviter 
cupuliformi, disco plus minus conspicuo intus vestito. Sepala 5, basi 
plus minus connata petalaque totidem alterna, contorta, persistentia 
et indurata, receptaculi margini perigyne inserta. Stamina 10-20, 
cum perianthio inserta eglandulosa ; autheris introrsis, 2 -rimosis. 
Germen liberum , ex parte inferum ; loculis 5, alternipetalis, indi- 
visis v. plus minus spurie 2-locellatis; ovulis 2, in singulis descen- 
dentibus; micropyle extrorsum supera elongata ; stylo simplici, apice 
stigmatoso capitato sub-5-lobo v. late discoideo. Capsula coriacea 
v. lignosa seplicida ; valvis intus apertis, nune spurie seplatis ; seminibus 
funiculo elongato appensis, exostomio valde elongato membranaceo 
v. aliformi, et alis 2 lateralibus stipatis ; albumine carnoso ; embryonis 
excentrici radicula supera. — Arbores v. arbusculæ glabræ ; fois 
alternis subcoriaceis, integris v. remote crenalis serratisve reticulato- 
penninerviis ; stipulis minutis v. 0; floribus in cymas longe pedunculatas 
axillares dispositis. (Asia trop. or.) — Vid. p. 18. 
III. ERYTHROXYLEÆ. 3 
6. Erythroxylon L. — Flores hermaphroditi, 5- v. rarius 6-meri ; 
sepalis liberis v. ima basi connatis, subvalvatis v. sæpius imbricatis, 
persistentibus. Petala hypogyna, imbricata v. torta, decidua, intus 
ligula erecta, forma valde varia, sæpius basi concava et apice lateraliter 
2-loba corrugato-plicata, munita. Stamina petalorum numero 2-plo 
pluria, 2-seriata ; filamentis basi in tubum brevem extus nudum v. plus 
mious glandulosum connatis, ultra liberis annuloque tubi promimulo 
sæpe cinctis; antheris 2-locularibus, introrsum v. extrorsum rimosis, 
Germen liberum, 2-4-loculare ; loculis 1-3 rudimentariis v. abortivis ; 
Ovulo in fertili 4 (rarius 2), descendente ; micropyle extrorsum supera, 
Obturatore crassiusculo obtecta; stylis 3, 4, liberis v. plus minus alte 
COnnatis, apice stigmatoso capitatis v. clavatis. Fructus drupaceus, 
Sepius calyce basi cinctus; putamine duro v. papyraceo, Î-spermo ; 
Seminis descendentis testa tenui ; albumine farinaceo v. Carnoso, 
COpioso, parco v. nunc 0; embryonis recti cotyledonibus plano-con- 
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