﻿114 S. Kurz — Contrihutions towards a Knoioledge [No. 2, 



* Anthers irregularly clustered, numerous. Fruit dehiscent. 



1. Sterculia. Ovules 2 or more in each cell. Carpels follicular. 



^ * Anthers 5, in a ring. Carpels indehiscent. 



2. Heeitibra. Ovules solitary. Carpels often of a firm texture. 



Trih. II. E::ELICT:EIII:M. riowers hermaphrodite. Petals deciduous. Anthers 5-15, 

 sessile or on short filaments, situated on the margin of the cup-like dilated summit 

 of the column and usually alternating Avith staminods. 



3. Helictee.es. Anther-cells divaricate or confluent into one. Fruit a capsule, 

 sometimes twisted. . Seeds not winged. 



4. Pteeospeemum. Anther-cells parallel. Capsule woody, terete or 5-angular. 

 Seeds winged. 



Trib. III. ERI0L2ENI^JE. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals deciduous. Anthers nu- 

 merous on the outside of the tubular or conical column from the middle to the top. 

 Staminods none. 



5. Eeiol^na. Capsules woody, 5-valved. 



Trih. IV. DOMSUTHJE. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals usually persistent, flat. 

 Anthers 10 to 20, rarely 5, united into a short cup at or near the top of the column, 

 the cells parallel. Staminods 5 or none. 

 >C Anthers 15, rarely 10. 



6. Pentapetes. Bracteoles caducous. Sepals herbaceous. Ovary- cells with several 

 ovules. Style simple. 



X Y-' Anthers 5. 



7. Melhania. Bracteoles 3, persistent. Stamens united into a cup, with 5 inter- 

 vening elongate staminods. 



Trib. V. HERIIANNIi:^. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals marcescent, flat. Sta- 

 mens 5, shortly united or rarely tubular at base only. Staminods usually none. 

 % Ovary 5-celled. 



8. Melochia. Capsules almost globular. Seeds wingless. Herbs or undershrubs. 



9. Visenia. Capsules deeply 5-lobed. Seeds winged at their extremities. Trees. 



X X Ovary 1-celled 



10. Waltheeia. Calyx campanulate. Staminods none. 



Trih. VL B UETTNERIIi^. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals concave at base, usual- 

 ly appendaged at top. Anthers 5-15, rarely numerous, introrse, the filaments united 

 into a shorter or longer tube, solitary or in groups alternating with the staminods. 

 O Anthers by 2-4 alternating with a stamiuod. 



11. Abeoma. Petals with a clawed ovate blade. Capsule 5-winged. 



12. GuAZUMA. Petals clawed, with a linear 2-cleft blade. Fruit globular, woody 

 tubercled. 



13. Leptokychia. Petals concave, not clawed. Filaments long, only at base con- 

 nate, alternating by 2 with the short staminods, at the back augmented by a series of 

 subulate staminods. 



O O Anthers singly alternating with the staminods. 



14. Buettneeia. Petals cucculate at the clawed base. Staminods short and 

 blunt. Capsules woody, variously armed. 



Sterculia, L. 



Co n s^ectus of species. 



Siilg. 1. Sterculia. Seeds without wings, 2 or more along the suture of the coriaceous 

 carpels, never inserted at the base. 



