204 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
tosis. Capsula 2, 3-cocca; seminibus subglobosis exarillalis. 
Oceania, Africa et America trop. 
(Asia, 
53. Endospermum Bent. * — Flores diœæci, apetali. Calyx mas- 
culus gamophyllus, inæquali-3-5-denticulatus, prima ætate leviter 
inbricatus. Stamina 6-10, 2-seriatim verticillata columnæque centrali 
erectæ inserta; filamentis apice hberis recurvis; antheris extrorsis 
peltatis, 3-4- valvibus. Discus vaginiformis columnam androcæi basi ves- 
tiens. Germen rudimentarium summæ columnæ impositum. Calyx 
inæquali-h-5-dentatus. Germen 2-loculare, extus disco hypogyno 
cinctum ; stylo mox in lobos stigmatiferos 2, disciformes subsessiles et 
invicem connatos, diviso. Ovula in loculis solitaria ; micropyle extrorsum 
supera obturatore margine denticulato obtecta. Fructus 2- merus, inde- 
hiscens ; mesocarpio tenui, ab endocarpio pergamentaceo demum sece- 
dente; columella 0; seminis exarillati tesla dura, extus aculeato- 
rugosa, — Arbores ; foliis® alternis petiolatis, 2-stipulatis, penninerviis 
v. basi sub-3-plinervis reticulato-venosis, nunc basi limbi subtus grosse 
2-glandulosis ; indumento stellari ; floribus in racemos v. spicas axil- 
lares elongatos cymuliferos dispositis. (China, Malaisia, Borneo *.) 
54. Erismanthus WaLL.° — Flores monœæci, apetali. Calyx masculus 
receplaculo compresso- elongato obliquus ; foliolis 5, valde inæqualibus 
imbricatis; posterioribus majoribus. Stamina 8-15; filamentis centra- 
lbus liberis; antheris introrsis obtuse marginatis; loculis adnatis, 
introrsis rimosis. « Sepala fœminea 5, late foliacea, imbricata. Germen 
3—loculare ; ovulo © in loculis 1, obturato; styli 3-fidi ramis 2-partitis, 
apice stigmatoso hirto-papillosis. Fructus...? » — Frutex, ut videtur, 
scandens ; foliis oppositis subsessilibus penninerviis, floribus masculis in 
axillis foliorum v. ad summos ramulos in amentum ovoideum subsessile 
dispositis; bracteis amenti  , crebris, imbricatis, 4-floris; floribus 
breviter. pedicellatis lateraliter 2-bracteolatis ; « fœmineis in pedun- 
culo axillari elongato paucibracteato terminalibus et solitariis ? ». (/ns. 
Penang. * 
4. Spec. ad 12 bob . 6 austr, rs ) h. Spec. ad 4, 5. M. ARG., in Flora (1864), 
ee FI. + -bat., 1, p. 209. mn 
um. pl. Zeyl., 272. — tes Hit 5. Cat 041, — H. BN, pue 669 
ie (1851), 229 (Rottlera). — "He. BN, in (Eremantius. ms ARG., Prodr., 1138. - 
Re 
Adansonia, W, 218 ; IV, 270 ; 
2. F1. hongkong., qu 304. — M, ARG. . 
44981. 
3. Ea A/eurilium nonnullarum integrifoliarum 
forma et nervatione referentibus 
ee suphorbiaces » (M. A Eee 
7. iabitu horbia - foliorum 
nim basis in ms atus subauriculatum am— 
NN haud ramum spect 
8. Spec. 1. E. ris WaLL., loc. cit. 
