CLUSIACE^. 427 



adnate linear, introrse or extrorse, longitudinally rimose. Germen 

 (in male flower rudimentary or 0) sessile 2-locular ; style cylindrical 

 erect rather thick, at apex stigmatose capitately 2-lobed. Ovules in 

 cells 2 each, collaterally ascending, anatropous; micropyle extrorsely 

 inferior. Fruit drupaceous, 1-spermous (rarely 2-4-spermous) ; 

 putamen thick, externally fibrous. Seeds suberect ; cotyledons of 

 fleshy exalbuminous embryo large thick plano-convex conferruminate 

 with resinous channels ; radicle very short inferior. — Trees ; leaves 

 alternate pellucid punctate closely and finely reticulate-penniuerved ; 

 flowers axillary solitary or few cymose; pedicels short rather thick. 

 (Trop. America.) — See p. 408. 



,18. Kayea "Wall.-^PIowcts nearly of Mammea, hermaphrodite 

 or polygamous ; calyx 4-phyllous, imbricate. Petals 4, imbricate. 

 Stamens oo ; filaments long filiform, corrugate ; anthers small sub- 

 globose; cells 2, short, rimose. Germen 2-locular; style elongate, 

 at apex shortly and sharply 4.fid. Ovules in cells (complete or 

 oftener incomplete) 2 each, collaterally ascending ; micropyle ex- 

 trorsely inferior. Fruit fleshy, indehiscent, girt by more or less 

 persistent and enlarged and incrassate calyx ; seeds 1-4 ; embryo, 

 etc., of Mammea. — Trees; leaves oblong, very finely penninerved; 

 flowers (rather large or small) in terminal compound cymiferous 

 racemes or more rarely solitary. (Trop. Asia and Oceania.) — See 

 p. 409. 



19. Mesua L. — Flowers nearly of Kayea, hermaphrodite or poly- 

 gamous, 4-merous. Stamens oo ; anthers oblong. Germen 2-locular; 

 style elongate, at apex stigmatose peltate. Ovules in cells 2, 

 ascending, etc., of Kayea (or Mammea). Fruit subligneous or rather 

 fleshy, flnally 4-valvate. Seeds 1-4, exarillate ; embryo of Mammea. 

 — Trees or shrubs ; leaves finely and closely penninerved ; flowers 

 (large) exarillary solitary. [Trop. Asia and Oceania.) — See p. 409. 



20 ? Poeciloneuron Bedd. — Flowers nearly of Kayea ; " sepals 

 4-5, imbricate. Petals 4-6, contorted. Stamens oo ; filaments short 

 or ; anthers basifixed erect linear. Germen 2-locular ; ovules in 

 cells 2, etc., of Kayea ; styles 2, subulate ; at apex stigmatose punc- 

 tiform. Fruit ovoid capsular, 1-locuiar, septioidal (?) ; seed 1, erect; 

 embryo oi Kayea. — Trees, habit of Glusia ; leaves opposite coriaceous, 

 finely penninerved ; flowers axillary solitary or tei'minal paniculate. 

 (East. India.) "—See p. 41Q. 



