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cephalum of Blume), and to form of these two genera the 

 new family of Phytocrenece. It is remarkable that he did 

 not also include in this family Sarcostigma, which so ob- 

 viously belongs to it : this has been recently done by M, 

 Planchon, who also justly proposes to add lodes, appended 

 by Blume to Menispermece, as well as Miquelia or Jenkinsia, 

 which he regards as distinct genera, but which I think 

 ought to be united. He also includes Pyrenacantha, pro- 

 perly united with Adelanthus of Endlicher ; but this genus 

 I exclude, admitting, however, its near relationship. 



Of Phytocrene^ so constituted I subjoin the distin- 

 guishing characters of the family, as well as the differential 

 characters of the genera belonging to it. 



Phytocrene^, Arnott, in Edinh. New Phil. Journ. xvi, 

 p. 314 (1834). 



Mores diclines (dioici), inconspicui. Perianthium duplex 

 {Calyw et Corolla) utrumque 4 — S-fTdum, calycinum ; in- 

 terius majus, sestivatione valvata, intra exterius in quibus- 

 dam pedicellatum. Masc. Stamina 4^ — 5, laciniisperianthii 

 interioris afternantia; filamenta nunc hypogyna et ipsa 

 basi coalita, nunc tubo perianthii inserta ; Antherce : loculis 

 longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Rudimentum pistilli. Fem. 

 Ovarium liberum, uniloculare, biovulatum ; ovulis ab apice 

 cavitatis suspensis. Stigma sessile, indivisum v. bifidum. 

 Drupa monosperma. Albumen semini conforme; Embryo 

 niagnitudine fere albuminis, cotyledonibus foliaceis. 



Prutices volubiles v. scandentes ; foliis alternis rarb oppo- 

 sitis, integerrimis v. lobatis, exstipulatis. 



Phytocrene, Wallich, PL Asiat. rar. vol. iii, p. 11, t. 216. 



Plores utriusque sexus 4-fidi, capitati. Stamina hypo- 

 gyna. AnthercB versatiles. Stigma bilobum, obtusum. 

 Polia indivisa v. lobata. 



