vel Stigmata 2 acuta, Fnictiis: capsiila 2, 5, 4, 7-locnlaris, 

 septicide v. lociilicide dehisceiis, raro drupa exsucca , inde- 

 hiscens. Spermophori columiiae ccntrali superne adiiati. Se- 

 miiia in localis solitaria v. perpliirima. Embryo in axi albu- 

 iniuis carnosi miuntiis; radicula eloiigata; ootyledones per- 

 breyes. 



Habitus: Ärbores, frntices, siiffrutices v. herbae peren- 

 iies, serapervirentes; foliis exstipulatis, alteriiis, simplicibiis. 

 Inflorescentia : raceraus, urabella, corjmbns, Üores geuiiui vel 

 flos solitariiis. 



Patria: Hemisphaeria borealis, rarissime aiislralis. Co- 

 piosissime in America borcali. In regionibus calidioribus seni- 

 per montes adscendens. 



Dispositio anati/tica generum Ordinis Pjjrolacearum ra. 



1 a. Ovula in loculis solitaria: Cjrilleae m. 



2a. Calyx 5-fidus; stamina 5; filamenta subulato-conipla- 

 uata; ovariura 2-Iocnlare; Stigmata 2 acnta ; Capsula 

 caruosa 2-valvis: Cyrilla Gardn. 



2 b. Calyx 5-phyllus; stamina 10; filamenta 2-dentata, 

 iafra medium dilatata; ovariura 4-loculare, stigraa 

 sessile, peltatum; driipa exsucca: CUftonia Banks. 

 Ib. Ovula in loculis perpinrima; Capsula septicide dehiscens: 

 Ledeae m. 



2 a. Anthcrae didyraae, loculis longitndinaliter dehiscenti- 



bus: Leiophj/Ilum Pers. 

 2b, Antherae nou didymae, loculis apicc poro obliqno de- 

 hisccntibus. 

 3 a. Calyx corollaque subinaequalis; filamenta basi dila- 



tata : Cladothamnus Bunge. 

 3 b. Calyx corollaque aequalis; filamenta filiformia. 



