598 DICOTYLEDONEX. CHISOCHETON. 
catis, obovatis ; fructibus immaturis obovatis. Species ex imperfectis 
speciminibus condita, dubia. 
In ins. Tutuila Archipelagi Samoensis (omnia ex. A. Gray l. c.). 
XII. CHISOCHETON DI. Bijdr. v. 1, p. 168. Schizchiton Spreng Syst. 
v. 4, cur post., p. 251. Chisocheton A Juss. Mém. mel., p. 13; Meissn. 
Gen., p. 48, 35. Schizchiton Rem. Synops. fasc. 4, p. 102; Endl. 
Gen., n. 5530; Walp. Rep. v. 1, p. 429. Chisocheton Miq. Flor. Ind. 
Bat. v. 1, pars 2, p. 521 et supp. v. 1, p. 504; Hook et Benth. 
Gen., v. 1, pars 4, p. 333, Hiern. Flor. Ind. pars 3, p. 550. Schizo- 
chiton Miq. in Ann. mus. Bot. v. 4, p. 26; Baill. Hist., v. 8, p. 504. 
— Tab. nostra T, fig. 4, 5. 
Flores hermaphroditi vel polygamo-dioici, 4-5- meri. Calyx cupu- 
laris tubulosusve, integer vel leviter dentatus. Petala 4-5 vel et 6, libera, 
in æstivatione subvalvata. Stanima 4-6-8 vel et 10, filamentis in tubum 
obconico-cylindricum petalis paullo brevius laciniatum vel subinte- 
grum intus apice antheriferum coalitis, antheris elongatis, dorso 
paullo supra basin sessilibus, cum tubi laciniis alternantibus. Ovarium 
disco brevissime cylindrico annularive subnullove inclusum, vel et 
in unica specie (C. barbatus) stipitatum sepe sterile, 2-4- loculare, 
loculis 1- ovulatis. Stylus filiformis, ovarium pluries superans, stig- 
mate capitato terminatus. Fructus capsularis, coriaceus, 2-4- locularis 
loculieide sepe irregulariter 2-4- valvis. Semina crassa peltoidea. 
Cotyledones crasse superpositæ, plantula transversali intra cotyle- 
dones inclusa, radicula dorsali. Arbores foliis pinnatis, foliolis abor- 
tivis gemmulam simulantibus terminatis. Inflorescentia axillaris, pa- 
niculata vel subspicata. Flores elongati. — In India a Cachar ad 
Malacca et Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Lucon, Ceram. 
A. Tubus stamineus liber, sp. 1-13. 
a. Discus annularis vel brevissime tubulosus. 
1° Paniculæ ramosæ vel tantum superne racemosæ. 
+ Petala glabra. 
1.€. patens (Bl. Bijdr. v. 1, p. 169); foliolis oblongo-ellip- 
ticis, basi æquali acutis, apice acute acuminatis, utrinque glabris; 
paniculis supra-axillaribus, patentibus, fastigiato-ramosissimis, ramis 
gracilibus, puberulis, haud densifloris; floribus brevissime pedicel- 
latis; calyce urceolato, glabro, subintegro; petalis 4, spathulato- 
linearibus glabris; tubo libero, cylindrico-obconico, acute laciniato, 
extus glabro, intus sub lacinias villoso ; antheris 6, glabris; tubulo 
brevissimo, carnoso, intus villoso, cum ovario connato; stylo piloso. 
Schizocheton patens Spreng syst. v. 4, cur post., p. 251; Melia pen- 
