RHIZANTHEJE. 



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Sclirift 



V. Nees, Vol II, p. 605-673. 

 CjtinecB Brongn. in AnnaL des Scienc, nat Vol. I, p. 29- 52 



Khizanthece Blume in Bat Zeit iSaS. iV 

 Vermischte Schrift VoL II, p. n6i-ni 



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de natuurli. Wet D. II, iV. 3, ;?. ^i 

 Veg.VoLIV,,p.^. 



Hydnorin<B Agardh Aphor. bot p. a^o. 



Spkeng. Sjst. 



CHARACTER DIFFERENTIALIS. 



Flores hermaphroditi yel abortu dioici. 



Perianthium superum, simplex, partitum : sestivatione im- 

 bricata aut induplicata. 



Anther/e plures, serie simplice columnse centrali affixee, 

 posticse, poris 1-2 apicis dehiscentes. 



PsEUDOGARPiUM {Pepidium, Sporangium Link) uniloculare; 

 placentse parietinsc plures, sporis {sporidiis Link) mi- 

 nutissimis, intus capillaceo-cellulosis, dense obtectEe. 



Veget : Plantse carnoso-cellulares, sub-globosse, parasitie^e,- 

 sub cortice radicum alienarum enaseentes , arrhizse , 

 acaules, aphyllse, flore solitario, intrasquamas immerso, 

 conformatse. ■ 



OBSERVATIO. 



Plant^ singiilares, vel mlranda potius regni vegetabilis monstra, quibus hEecce familia 

 componiLur , in bivio quasi Cotyledoneas inter atque Acotjledoneas posit^ , utrasque 

 videntur connectere. E plantis quidem cellularibus maxim^ cum fungis gaudent affinitate , 

 quippe quas lum radice, caule foliisque destituuntur, tum modo prorsus simili evolvuntur. 

 Uti enim fungi complures , e. g. iater Coniomjcos genera Rcestelia Kebent. , Mcidium 

 Pers., Ustilago Gmel., etc.,in plantis vivissub epidermide oriuntur, qnoe tum intumescit, 

 et landera disrupta involucri instar remanet, ita pacto fere eodem Rhizanthccti , e cortice 



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