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minaque 5 (Trcerolis), disco planiusculo lobato exteriora. Carpella 2, 3, 
in germen fere ad basin partitum connata ; ovulis in loculis singulis œ, 
angulo interno 2-seriatim insertis, plus minus adscendentibus. Fructus 
capsularis membranaceus vesiculoso-inflatus, 2-3-lobus:; loculis 2, à, 
apice intus rimosis hiantibus. Semina in loculis pauca subglobosa ; testa 
extus ossea ; embryone recto albuminoso. — Frutices ramosi ; foliis 
oppositis stipulatis, 3-foliolatis v. pinnatis; foliolis stipellatis, vernatione 
involutis ; floribus in racemos axillares nutantes subsimplices v. ramosos 
Cymigeros dispositis; pedicellis bracteatis, ad medium articulatis. 
(Europa, Asia et America temp.) — Vid. p. 3h 
IT. SABIEÆ. 
3. Sabia CocEeBr. — Flores hermaphrodili v. rarius polygami, ple- 
rumque 5-meri; receptaculo convexo. Sepala libera, imbricata. Petala 
lotidem opposita, imbricata. Stamina totidem oppositipetala: fila- 
mentis liberis sub receptaculi processu centrico 5-angulato v. 5-lobo 
insertis ; antherarum loculis 2, connectivo adnatis v. 2-dymis, introrsum, 
lateraliter v. extrorsum rimosis. Germen summo processu centrico 
receptaculi insertum; carpellis 2, v. rarius 3, liberis; ovulis in germi- 
nibus 2, collateralibus v. sabsuperpositis, angulo interno insertis adscen- 
dentibus ; micropyle extrorsum infera; stylis 2, 3, liberis, ad apicem 
stigmatosum capitellatum plus minus cohærentibus. Fructus carpella 
1-5, sicca v. drupacea, libera, intus stylo subbasilari persistente r'os— 
tata, dorso gibba ; putamine extus ragoso lignoso. Semina reniformia ; 
testa punctala ; albumine parco v. membranaceo ; embryonis plus minus 
curvi cotyledonibus planiusculis v. undulatis ; radicula infera Incur va. 
— Frutices sarmentosi v. scandentes ; gemimis squamatis ; foliis alternis 
petiolatis integris; floribus (sæpius præcocibus) axillaribus, solitariis 
v. plus minus ramoso-cymosis, 2-bracteolatis. (Asia temp. et trop.) — 
Vid, p. 345. 
h. Meliosma BL. — Flores hermaphroditi v. polygamo-diœci, Stæpius 
3-mMeri ; sepalis 3-5, inæqualibus, imbricatis. Petala 3, crassa, imbricata 
V. rarius valvata, intus squama magna 2-loba v. 2-cucullata inæquali- 
lacera aucta, nune linearia (Phoxanthus). Stamina plerumque 2 fertilia 
alternipetala ; filamentis liberis linearibus planis, apice sub anthera in 
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