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XXXIII. VIOLACEJE. Vent DC. 



CXXL VIOLA. Vent. Kunth. Ging. 



Violae sp. Lin. 





partitus, persistens; laciniis plane 



imum maius, b 



calcaratum. Anther*: 5, hypogynae vel perigyrice, sessiles, cum 



petal 



is 



alternantes, inaequales, complanatse, in appendicem membranaceam apice 

 productce, 2-loculares, anticae, longitudinaliter dehiscentes ; duse infe- 

 riores dorso appendiculatse , rarissime nudae; appendicibus in calcare re- 



ermum 



placentis 3 parietalibus affixa, cum suturis totidem subdiaphanis alter- 

 nantibus. Stylus terminalis , unicus , varians ( in brasiliensibus speciebus 

 subulatus, plus minusve curvatus). Stigma unicum, valde varians (in 

 brasil. speciebus terminale, minimum, a stylo vix distinctum, trunca- 

 tum, saepius excavatum). Capsula 3-gona, 3-valvis ; valvulis patentibus , 





hxx 



pa 



rizontalia, ovato-globosa , hilum versus caruncula minima quandoque 

 incrassata, apice areola rugosa excavata (chalaza), quandoque hinc li- 

 neolaelevata (raphe) : umbilicus lateralis, raro plane terminalis. Integu- 



MENTUM 



duplex; exterius crustaceum; interius membranaceum , perispermo 

 adhserens. Perispermum carnosum. Embryo axilis , rectus, fere longitudine 



perispermi : cotyledones planae : 

 licum fere attingens. 



l 



obl 



b 



sub 



terraneo dictae acaules ; raro suffrutices. Folia alterna , petiolata, stipu- 



edio quandoque pe 



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