TEREBINTHACE^. 333 



finally near anthesis reflexed, sometimes inwardly to the middle 

 furnislied with, prominent hairy glands {Brachyaulus). Stamens 5, in- 

 serted slightly under the throat of the corolla; filaments short '^ anthers 

 introrse, 2-rimose ; cells sometimes quite free helow. Disk minute 

 or 0. Germen 1-locular ; style excentric slender more or less elon- 

 gated, scarcely capitellate stigmatiferous at apex, sometimes stipate 

 at base, with 2 glandular horns erect-conical connate within 

 {Brachyaulus). Ovules in cell 2, collateral (Mappia). Fruit ovoid 

 drupaceous; putamen thin; albumen copious divided into strictly 

 adpressed corrugate lobes ; embryo apical minute. — Glabrous shrubs ; 

 leaves alternate entire penninerved exstipulate; flowers lateral to 

 leaves ia contracted cymes (elevated with the branch) crowded ; 

 pedicels articulate.^ [Trap. W. Africa Malacca?) 



53, Gonocaryum Miq.* — Flowers polygamous- dioecious (nearly 

 of Leptaulus) ; sepals 5, distinct, imbricated. Petals 5, naturally free, 

 united in a tube (except at the apex) by means of the filaments, 

 valvate. Stamens 5 ; filaments hypogynous, coalescing outwardly 

 with margin of petals ; anthers introrse oval- oblong. Germen (in 

 male flower rudimentary) 1-locular, 2-ovulate ; style acute. Fruit 

 and seeds of Leptaulus. — Trees ; leaves alternate, entire penninerved 

 glabrous coriaceous pale nitid ; male flowers in glomerate interrupted 

 spikes ; female and hermaphrodite few on short peduncle. {South 

 E. Trop. Asia}) 



54. Alsodeiopsis Oliv.® — Flowers hermaphrodite (nearly of 

 Apodytes) ; sepals 5, free lanceolate. Petals longer coalescing nearly 

 to middle, valvate. Stamens 5, alternipetalous free ; anthers ovate 

 or elliptical-oblong minutely apiculate, introrsely rimose, Germen 

 and ovules of Mappia ; style slender, scarcely dilated, stigmatiferous 

 at apex. Drupe subdry ; flesh scanty ; putamen thin crustaceous 

 indehiscent ; albumen of oblong seed thick fleshy ; " embryo minute." 

 — A shrub ; ' leaves alternate (with strigillose-hirsute innovations) 



' Inferior part much, longer, quite connate "' Fl. Ind.-Bat. Buppl. i. 343. — Kubz, Flora 



with, petals, and scarcely visible. (1870), Zil.—PhUiooalymna GsiFr. herb, (ex 



^ A genus in many points approaching B. H. Gen. 353, n. 27). 



Qonoem-ymn ; in habit, fruit, and seeds the * Spec. 2. Miehs, Ann. of Nat. Hist. ser. 



same; it differs chiefly in its gamopetalous 2, x. 110, 111; Contrib. i. 97, t. 17 {Platea), — 



corolla and the mode of insertion of the H. Bn. Adansonia, ix. 147 {^PhUbocalymna). 



stamens ; in no way, however, can it be referred ^ B. H. Qen. 996, ix. 27 a ; Journ. Linn. Soe.. 



to any other section of the order, x. 43 ; Fl. Trap. Afr. i. 356. 



' Spec. 2. Oliv. Fl. Trap. Afr. i. 854. ' Habit of Rinora {Alsodeiw.) 



