20 MAGNOLIACGE/E. 
II. MANGLIETIA. 
PorvawpniA, Polygynia LINN. Syst. Sex. 
Bruwz zn Batav. F'erhandel. IX, p. 149. — Eausp. Bydr. I, p.8. 
Magnolice spec. WarLicH. Tent. Flor. JVepal. I, p. 5-4. 
Micheliee spec. Dos Prodr. Flor. Nep. p. 256. — SPRENG. Syst. 
ficco TIT 2 p.21". 
CHARACTER ESSENTIALIS: 
PETALA 9-12, ordine ternario serialia. 
STAMINA numerosa, antheris anücis. 
OvaRIA plurima, inter semet coalita, multiovulata. 
CAPSULE angulate, sublignose, coadunate in fructum oviformem, 
maturitate a se invicem solutze ac semibivalves, poly- aut abortu 
dispermze. 
CHARACTER NATURALIS : 
SPATHA monophylla, supra medium pedunculi inserta, ejusdemque 
apicem unà cum corollà involucrans, hinc secus longitudinem 
dehiscens, ac basi sese circulariter solvens, caduca. 
COROLLA 9-12-petala. Petala serie triplice vel quadruplice dispo- 
sita, decidua : externa calycina, patentissima vel deflexa, viri- 
dula; reliqua crassiora, campanulatim conniventia. 
STAMINA numerosa, supra petala toro articulatim inserta, et ejus- 
dem longitudinem totam ad pistilla usque occupantia, sibimet 
appressa, petalis breviora. Fz/amenta brevia, libera, crassa, 
connexivo ultra antheras subulatim producto, decidua. 4ntherce 
filamento continue, formatz e loculis duobus intus adnatis, 
linearibus, parallelis. 
