XXll GENERA. 



Sec. I. EUPODOCAKPUS, the True Podocarpus. 

 Leaves alternate, or scattered and linear. 

 Fruii solitary, with a fleshy receptacle connected 

 ■with the bracts by the axis of the short spike. 



Sec. II. STACHYCAEPUS, the Spike-fruited Podocarpus. 

 Leaves alternate or in two rows, and linear. 

 Flowers in spikes, provided with bracts, and fre- 

 quently all abortive, except the upper ones, 

 rieshy receptacle wanting. 



Sec. III. DACEYCAEPU8, the Dacridium-fruited Podo- 

 carpus. 

 Leaves many-formed, and either three-sided or needle- 

 shaped, and in five rows, or spreading, linear, and flat. 

 Flowers solitary and terminal. 



Fruit pendent, almost dupraceous ; receptacle fleshy, 

 with the axis of the short spike without bracts. 



Gen. NAGEIA, Gcertner. Leaves opposite or alternate, and 

 many-nerved. 



Flowers monoecious or dicBcious. 



Fruit axillary, drupaceous, and quite round, with a 

 fleshy receptacle, connected with the bracts by the axis 

 of the short spike. 



Seeds covered with a hard thin bony shell. 



Teibe III. DACRYDI^, the Dacrydium Tbibe. 



Gen. DACEYDIUM, Solander. Leaves needle-shaped or scale- 

 formed, opposite, and imbricated or spreading. 



Flowers, male and female on separate plants. 



Fruit drupaceous and erect, with a short fleshy disk- . 

 like exterior, and bony shell on the seed. 



Gen. MICEOCACHEYS, /. HooJcer. Leaves very smaU, ovate 

 or scale-formed, and closely imbricated in four rows. 



Flowers, male and female on separate plants, and 

 terminal. 



