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shrubs, sometimes scandent ; leaves alternate petiolate entire penni- 

 nerved coriaceous ; stipules small, caducous ; flowers in axillary more 

 or less elongated-ramified axillary racemes ; branclies composite- 

 cymiferous ; peduncle more or less high connate with petiole. {All 

 warm regions). See p. 139. 



111. Stephanopodium Pcepp. and Endl. — Flowers (nearly of 

 Bichapetalum) regular ; coroUa gamopetalous ; tube infandibuliform 

 or sometimes oboonical, more rarely {Isorthosiphon) cylindrical ; 

 lobes equal or unequal, sometimes minute, imbricated. Stamens 5, 

 alternipetalous ; anthers introrse subsessile, inserted in throat of 

 corolla. Glands hypogynous"5,free or connate. Germen 2-locular; 



•ovules, fruit seeds and other characters of Bichapetalum. — Trees or 

 shrubs ; leaves alternate stipulate ; flowers in compound glomerules 

 adnate to summit of petiole, congested crowded. [Trap. America.) 

 See p. 141. 



112. Tapura Atjbl. — Flowers hermaphrodite irregular (nearly 

 of Stephanopodium) ; corolla gamopetalous ; lobes 5, unequal, im- 

 bricated, 2 of which are larger, 2-cucullate {Dichapetalous), 3 

 anterior smaller, generally simple. Stamens alternipetalous inserted 

 in throat, of which 8 are usually fertile ; the other 2 generally sterile, 

 antherless minute [Eutapura)., or very rarely 5 fertile, equal 

 {Dischizolcena). Disk incomplete lateral. Gynseoeum, fruit and 

 seed of Dichapetalum. — Small trees or shrubs ; leaves and inflores- 

 cence sub -sessile adnate to summit of petiole of Stephanopodium. 

 {Trap. America., Trap. West. Africa.) See p. 141. 



VII. PHYLLANTHE^. 

 113. Wielandia H. Bn. — Flowers monoecious regular ; male calyx 

 imbricated. Petals 5 longer than calyx, imbricated. Stamens 6, 

 alternipetalous ; filaments adnate to central column, free at apex ; 

 anthers introrse, finally reflexed, sub -horizontal, 2-rimose. Disk 

 extrastamtnal cupular, sometimes 5-agonal before sepals. Rudiment 

 of gynseceum placed at summit of column; branches 5, oppositipetalous 

 stellate radians, 2-fid at apex. Perianth and disk of female flowers 

 as in male. Germen sessile sub-globose ; cells 6, oppositipetalous ; 

 ovules in each 2; collaterally descendent; micropyle extrorse 

 superior, thickly obturated ; style branches 5, stigmatiferous reflexed. 



