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base; anterior stamen much longer; filament curved ascending ; 
anther fertile or sterile, glabrous or pilose. Germen sessile central 
free oo-ovulate; style slender, slightly clavate at apex; stigma 
truncate, minutely ciliate. ‘Legume oblong plano-compressed 
coriaceous 2-valved. Seeds transverse ovoid.” — Unarmed trees; 
leaves imparipinnate and 2-pinnate; leaflets coriaceous ferruginous 
below; stipules small caducous; flowers in elongated or dense, 
corymbiform compound branched terminal racemes; bracts small 
caducous (Zropical America). See p. 127. 
57. Apuleia Marr.— Flowers subregular; receptacle shortly 
obconical or turbinate, lined by a disk. Sepals 3, imbricated. 
Petals 3, a little dissimilar, slightly imbricated. Stamens 3, more 
rarely 2, posterior perigynous free; anthers linear-oblong basifixed, 
introrse 2-rimose. Germen subcentral stipitate, 2-3-ovulate ; style 
rather thick; apex truncate or dilated, stigmatiferous. Legume 
obliquely ovate or oblong, plano-compressed coriaceous 1—2-seeded 
2-valved; placentary suture narrowly winged. Seeds transverse 
orbicular or ovate, compressed albuminous; cotyledons leaf-like ; 
radicle shortly exserted straight.—Unarmed trees; leaves impari- 
pinnate ; leaflets alternate coriaceous; stipule small or 0; flowers 
(sometimes polgygamous) in composite axillary cymes, usually 
expanding before opening of leaves; bracts small caducous ; bract- 
lets 0 (Zropical America). See p. 128. 
58. Distemonanthus Brnta.—Flowers (of Apuleia), 5-merous ; 
sepals 5, imbricated; petals 3, posterior imbricated. Stamens 2, 
alternipetalous fertile posterior (of Apuleia); anthers 4-locellate at 
base, dehiscing at apex by 2 short poriform clefts. Staminodes 3, 
posterior oppositipetalous antherless. Germen (of Apwleia) pauci- 
ovulate ; stigma terminal oblique. Fruit . . . .P—An unarmed tree ; 
leaves alternate imparipinnate ; stipules very caducous; flowers in 
composite axillary cymes; leaves opening after anthesis (Western 
tropical Africa). See p. 128. 
59. Dialium L.—Flowers of Apulia; receptacle evenly or un- 
evenly cupuliform, tapering or subrostrate posteriorly, lined by a 
disk. Sepals 5, rarely 4, perigynous imbricated. Petal 1 (“or 2”) 
posterior vexillary minute (Codarium), usually absent. Stamens 2 or 
