388 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
GENERA 
1. Restio L,. — Flores diœci, 2, 3-meri; receptaculo parw 
convexo. Sepala 2, 3, imbricata, scariosa, quorum postica 2, plus 
minus induplicato-carinata ; antico autem angustiore plano tenuiore, 
nunc 0. Petala 9, 3, alterna, sepalis conformia tenuiora imbricata. 
Stamina 2, 3, oppositi petala hypogyna (in flore fæmineo sterilia v. 0; 
filamentis liberis v. imo petalo basi adnatis; antheris oblongis, dorsi- 
fixis, introrsum 1-rimosis. Germen (in flore masculo rudimentarium 
v. 0) liberum, compressum v. 3-quetrum, 2, 3-loculare; stylis totidem 
intus Superneque stigmatosis. Ovulum in loculo quoque 4, descendens 
orthotropum; micropyle. infera. Fructus compressus v. 9-queler, 
secus angulos plus mious tarde dehiscens. Semina 1-8, orthotropa, 
Striala v. rugosa; albumine copioso plus minus farinaceo ; embryone 
infero apicali lenticulari. — Herbæ perennes ; rhizomate squamos?; 
ramis aeriis ereclis virgatis, simplicibus, ramosis v. ramosissimis; foliis 
ad vaginas margine liberas reductis; inflorescentia plus minus ré 
positeramosa terminali ; amentis masculis pedicellatis v. subsessilibus; 
fœæmineis sæpius subsessilibus v. sessilibus; bracteis imbricalis, 
T-floris. (Africa anstr., Australia.) — Vid. p.383. 
2? Lepyrodia R. Br! — Flores (fere Restionis*) hermaphrodit 
v. 1-sexuales; perianthio 6-mero. Stamina 8, libera; antheris mer 
fixis, 1-rimosis. Staminodia sæpe in flore fæmineo 3; antheris cassis 
v.0.Germen 3-loculare ; stylis 3, liberis v. basi connatis, superne v. feré 
a basi intus stigmatosis v. plumosis. Fructus ad angulos 3 dehiscens 
— Herbæ perennes ; rhizomate squamoso ; ramis aeriis aphyllis, 7 
— Kisx, 
1. Prodr., 241. — ENDL., Gen., n. 1018. — in Trans. N. Zeal. Inst., NI, 389 Les 
ur” Rest., 224, t. 1. — HIERON., Pflansen-  cit., X, 
a 2. C 
M, 7, fig. 2 S. — Sporadanthus F. MueLk., 2. Cujus forte potius sectio. 
