OEMANIAGE^. 



III. NEUKADA SEEIES. 



Neurada ^ (fig. 18, 19) has regular hermaphrodite flowers, whose 

 receptacle has the form of a concave cup. On the edges of this is 

 inserted a gamosepalous calyx, with five valvate divisions, in the 



Neurada procumbens. 



18. Flower (f ). Fig. 19. Long. sect, of flowers. 



intervals of which and outside them an equal numher of bractlets 

 are seen forming an epical yx. The petals are five in number, in- 

 serted perigynously like the calyx and androceum, equal, but little 

 developed, contorted ia the bud. The stamens are superposed, five 

 to the divisions of the calyx, and five shorter to the petals ; all are 

 composed of a free filament and a two-celled anther, introrse, dehis- 

 cing by two longitudinal clefts. The carpels, ten in number,^ are 



tiaect. V. pinnat. decomp. insequal. spattul. 

 superiorib. basi angustat. stam. 7. 



6. Jmhinmnia (Sweet, t. 79). Caul, frutic. 

 ' v. succul. fol. paluiatinerv. v. lob. petal. 2, super. 



cset. multo major, longe unguioulato. 



7. Myrrhidimn (DC; — Eckl. et Zeth. 71). 

 Caul, gracil. ann. v. suffrut. fol. pinnatifid v. 

 pinnatisect. sepal, membranac. costat. et muoro- 

 nat. V. acuminat. petal. 4, rar. 5, super. 2 

 majorib. stam. 5, v. rar. 7. 



8. Peristera (Eckl. et Zeyh. 72). Herb, 

 diffus. ann. v. perenn. (habit. Geranii), fol. lobat. 

 V. pinnatif. flor. minut. petal, calyce vix longi- 

 oribus. 



9. Campylia (Sweet, t. 75). Caul. brev. sub- 

 simpl. fol. longe petiol. integr. v. dentat. stipul. 

 membran. flor. longe pedioell. petal. 2 super, 

 late obovat. infer. 3 angust. stam. fertil. 5 {Fhy- 

 matanthm Sweet, t. 43). 



10. Bibrachya (EoKi. et Zeyh. 74). Caul, 

 debil. artioulat. ramosiss. fol. peltatis v. corda- 

 tolobat. carnos. {hederaceis), petal, obor. stam. 

 perfect".' 7, super. 2 brevissimis. 



11. Ewmorplia (Eckl. et Zeyh. 77). Caul, 

 herbao. v. suffrut. gracil. fol. longe petiol. palm. 

 6-7-nerv. lobat. v. palmatifid. petal, inasq. 

 super. 2 latior. stam. perfect. 7 {Isop 



VOL. V, 



EcKi. et Zeyh. 76). 



12. Glnmophyllmn (Hakv.). Frutic. fol. car- 

 nos. simpl. V. 3-natim compos, lamin. cum petiol. 

 articul. stam, perfect. 7. 



13. Qiconivm (Sweet, t. 13). Frutic. ram. 

 carnos. fol. cordat. v. obov. pahnat. - qo . nerv. 

 indiv. petal, conoolor. stam. perfect. 7, super. 2 

 breyisaimis. 



14. Cortusina (Eckl. et Zeyh. 77). Caud. 

 brev. crass, carnos. ram. (dum adsint) tenerib, 

 suherbac. fol. longe petiolat. renif. v. cordat. 

 lobulat. petal, subseq., super. 2 latior. stam. 

 perfect. 6, 7. 



15. Pelargium (Hahv.). -Frutic. v. suffrut. 

 ramos. baud carnos. fol. integr. v. lobat. baud 

 pinnatipart. stipul. liber, irifloresc. subpaniculat. 

 pedunc. super, umbellat. petal. 2 super, longior. 

 et latior. stam. perfect. 7. 



1 B. Juss. in L, Gen. n. 587.— J. Gen. 336.— 

 Gr^ETN. Fnict. i. 162, t. 32. — Poik. Diet. iv. 

 476.— Lamk. III. t. 373.— DC, Prodr. ii. 648.— 

 Endl. Gen. n. 6401.— B. H. Gen. 625, a. 61.— 

 iVeeo-»s Diosc. — CAawffirfn/ofc'aPLUK. (oxAdans. 

 Fam. des PI. ii. 293). 



2 As in Grielum, five of the carpels or a 

 smaller number may be wanting. These are the 

 altemipetalous carpels or some of tbem. 



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