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CxENEEA. 



I. SALVEETIEiE. 



1. Salvertia A. S. H. — Elowers hermaphrodite irregular; 

 receptacle cupular, produced at back in free hollow spur. Sepals 5, 

 inserted at margin of receptacle, imbricated. Petals 5, alternating 

 with the sepals sub-equal, imbricated. Stamens 5, with the perianth 

 slightly perigynous, oppositipetalous, 2 posterior often aborting; 

 lateral small, sterile, varied in form, unequal ; anterior fertile 

 with subulate filaments ; connective of basifixed anthers rather 

 wide ; cells linear-adnate at margia, introrsely rimose. Germen 

 free; cells 3 (2 posterior) 2 -ovulate ; style elongated,' gradually 

 thickening from base, oblique, stigmatiferous at apex ; ovules inserted 

 at inner angle, collaterally descendent, incompletely anatropous; 

 raphe linear ; micropyle extrorse superior. Capsule ovate-3-quetrous, 

 loculicidal 3-valved ; valves septiferous at middle ; central columella 

 ; seed oblong compressed, produced above in a wing ; embryo 

 exalbuminous ; cotyledons foliaceous, spirally convolute ; radicle 

 short superior. — Eesinous trees ; branches thick ; leaves verticUlate, 

 simple, coriaceous, petiolate; stipules inconspicuous (?); flowers 

 (rather large) in terminal compound ramified compound racemes ; 

 pedicels 2-bracteolate. {Brasilia.) 



2. Vochysia J.^ — Flowers nearly of Salvertia ; sepals 5, very 

 unequal (the posterior larger, the others small). Petals 1, or more 



1. G-en. 424 {Vochisia). — A. S. H. in Mem. amteponend. f).—VochyaYAT<iT>ELZ.m Seem. Scr. 



Mils. vi. 166.— DC. Prodi: iii. 26.— Spach, Suit. Bras. 69, t. 6.—Salmonia Neck. Ulem. n. 808.— 



a Bufon, vii. 321.— Endl. Gen. n. 6071.--B. H. CucuUma Schreb. .Gen. n. 11. - Struckeria 



Gen. 976, n". 4.— H. Bx. in Payer Fam. Nat. Velloz. Fl. Flum. i. 8, t. 20. 

 Zbl.— rochy AuBL. Qi4an. i. 18, t. 6 (nom. 



