352 



Petala 8'" long., V lat. St.imina 3'" long. Stylus 4 — 5'" 

 loDg. Frnctus valde aromaticus, diilcis (teste Moritz). 



Habitat in altitudine 7 — 9019' regiouis siihalpinae pro- 

 viiiciae Merida et Trujcillo, reipnblioae Venezuela ^ floret 

 Octobri (Moritz; J. Linden, coli. no. 289). 



XXIX. Psidiiiiii I^inn. 



Linu. Gen. no. 615. — Lani. III. 416. - Lindl. Coli, 

 no. 16. — DC. 1. c. p. 232. — Cainb. I. c. p. 198. — Endl. 

 Gen. 1231. — Berg in Marf. Flor. Br. XVII. g. XXIV. — 

 Guajava Tourn. Inst. t. 443. — Gaertn. Fr. I. p. 184. tab. 

 38. — Psidium et Burchardia Neck. Elem. no. 327 et 728. 



Hypanthium (calycis tnbns anct.) snpra germen pro- 

 dnctum ibique introrsnm staniinifernni, in ealycem abiens, 

 basi bracteolis 2, saepe caducis stipatnm. Germen inferum, 

 2 — 7-lociilare, multiovulatum , sporophora parietalia, 2 — 7, 

 axin attingoutia, ibi conuata v. discreta et bilamellata, lamel- 

 lis reflexis, magis miuusve prodnctis, intus ovuliferis, per 

 paria connatis , sporophora centralia bilamellata mentientibns. 

 Calyx ante antbesin indivisus claususque v. apice pertusus v. 

 4 — 5-deutatns, demuin longitudinaliter usque ad verticem 

 gerininis 2 .5-partitus, ex niargine bypauthii libero oriuu- 

 dns. Petala 4 — 5, perigyna. Stamina creberrinia, parieti 

 interiori libero hypanthii scriebus pluribus inserta, libera, 

 praefloratione introflexa; anthcrae oblongae v. lineares, dorso 

 supra basin affixae, biloculares, longitudinaliter dehisceotes. 

 Stylus Simplex; Stigma eapitatum v. peltatum. Bacca calyce 

 coronata, poly- v. abortu pleiosperma. Semina in pulpa ni- 

 dulantia , hippocrepica v. reuiforinia, testa ossea iustrucla. 

 Embryo cxalbumiuosus, uncinato-curvatus, radicula lougis- 

 sima, hilum spectantc; cotylis breyibus. 



