430 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
172? Donatia Forsr. — Receptaculum obconicum. Sepala 5, fauci 
inserta, v. rarius 6-8. Petala totidem, v. 9, 10, linearia v. ovata, Sta- 
mina 3, v. rarius 2, epigyne inserta, cum stylis alternantia eorumque 
basi adnata ; filamentis mox hberis, subulatis ; antheris extrorsis, 2-dymis. 
Germen inferum, 2, 3-loculare; placentis brevibus ab angulo interno 
loculi adfixis, «© -ovulatis ; stylis totidem subulatis, apice haud incrassato 
v. capitellato stigmatosis. Capsula calyce coronala, 2- v. sæpius 3-locu- 
laris, polysperma, apice demum hians. — Herbæ humiles muscoideæ 
dense cæspitosæ ; foliis alternis dense imbricatis linearibus crasse coria- 
ceis integris, basi pilosis ; floribus (nune abortu 1-sexualibus) termina- 
lbus sessilibus ; bracteolis paueis sub flore, nunc in sepala abeuntibus. 
(America austr. antarct., Tasmania, Nova-Zelandia.) — Vid. p.335. 
IL PENTHOREÆ. 
18. Penthorum L. — Flores 5, 6-meri; receptaculo cupuliformi. 
Sepala 5, 6, valvata v. leviter imbricata. Petala totidem parva, v. 0. 
Stamina sepalis numero 2-pla, cum eis perigyne inserta ; antheris basi- 
fixis, introrsum v. lateraliter 2-rimosis. Squamulæ 0. Carpella 5, 6, cum 
sepalis alternantia, basi intus receptaculo adnata, mox libera, in stylos 
breves divergentes, apice capitellato stigmatosos, attenuata ; placenta 
crassa In ovariis singulis angulo interno inserta; ovulis œ, anatropis. 
Carpella 5, 6, receptaculo communi inserta, sicca ultra receptaculum 
valvatim oblique v. transverse secedentia dehiscentia ; seminibus ©, 
nunc oblongis papillosis, nune ovoideis; embryone carnosulo in axi 
albuminis (spius parci) carnosuli recto. — Herbæ perennes erectæ ; 
ramis teretibus v. ad apicem angulatis ; foliis alternis membranaceis, 
pl attenuatis subsessilibus; floribus in cymas plures terminales, 
1-paras phinores, dispositis. (America bor.-or., China.) — Vid: 
p. 836 
III. CEPHALOTEZÆ. 
19. Cephalotus Lagizz. — Flores regulares parvi ; receptaculo cupu 
lato, intus disco glanduloso papilligero vestito, Perianthium (calyx ? 1) 
coloratum, 6-foliolatum, valvatum, persistens. Stamina 12, cum perian- 
thio perigyne inserta; quorum 6 majora, cum foliolis alternantia, 
5 autem opposita ; filamentis liberis subulatis ; antheris 2-dymis introrsis, 
