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latèque cymoso-paniculatis (PAysodèum, Visenia) ; bracteis bracteo- 
lisque parvis v. minimis. (Orbis tot. reg. culid.) — Vid. p. 73. 
99, Waltheria L. — Flores fere Melochie ; staminodiis 0. Germen 
sessile, 1-carpicum, 1-loculare ; ovulis 2, adscendentibus ; micropyle 
extrorsum infera; stylo excentrico simplici, ad apicem stigmatosum 
clavato v. fimbriato. Capsula 1-sperma, dorso 2-valvis ; seminis adscen- 
dentis albuminosi embryone recto (Melochiæe). — Herbæ, suffrutices 
v. rarius arbores; pube simplici stellataque ; fohis serratis; stipulis 
angustis ; floribus axillaribus cymosis v. glomeratis ; cymis nune ad 
summos ramos in Spicam v. racemum simplicem compositumve dispo- 
sitis. (Orbis tot. reg. trop.) — Vid. p. 7h. 
VL BUETTNERIEÆ. 
25. Buettneria Losrs. — Flores hermaphroditi; receptaculo con- 
vexiusculo. Calyx 5-fidus, valvatus v. reduplicatus. Petala 5, alterna, 
basi unguiculata, mox in cucullum 2-lobum, apice inflexum et margine 
intus cum urceolo stamineo coalitum, dilatata, superne in ligulam elon- 
gatam, integram v. 3-fidam, producta. Stamina 10, basi in urceolum 
connata ; slerilia 5, alternipetala crassa v. subglandulosa, apice atte- 
nuala v. truncata ; fertilia autem 5, oppositipetala, breviter stipitata ; 
antheræ basi articulatæ loculis 2 (v. rarius 3), lateralibus v. extrorsis, 
longitudinaliter rimosis. Germen superum sessile ; loculis 5, oppositipe- 
lis; stylo ad apicem stigmatosum subintegro v. plus minus alte 5-fido 
V. 5-lobo; ovulis in loculis singulis 2, ad basin anguli interni insertis, 
adscendentibus : micropyle extrorsum infera. Capsula subglobosa echi- 
nala; carpellis maturis secedentibus, intus 2-valvibus, 1-spermis. Se- 
mina exalbuminosa ; embryonis carnosuli cotyledonibus summæ tigellæ 
reflexis et eam circa spiraliter valde convolutis. — Suffrutices erecti 
. Scandentes, sarmentosi ; ramis sæpe angulatis aculeatis; foliis alternis 
Slipulaceis, forma variis, nunc sagittatis ; floribus parvis in Cymas pe- 
dunculatas. sæpius umbellatas, dispositis; peduneulo ad folia laterali 
Cum ramulo connato plus minus elevato. (Orbis tot. reg. trop.) — 
Vid. p. 75. 
