462 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
GENERA. 
J. CINNAMOMEA. 
1, Cinnamomum Burm.—Flowers hermaphrodite, or more rarely 
polygamous; receptacle infundibuliform; perianth perigynous ; 
perianth-leaves 6, valvate 2-seriate subpetaloid, finally deciduous by 
transverse rupture at or above base. Stamens 12, 4-seriate ; fertile 
9, anthers superposed-4-locellate ; in 6 outer fertile stamens anthers 
introrse; in 3 inner anthers extrorse, filaments bearing 2 lateral 
glands above base. Sterile stamens (staminodes) 3, oppositipetalous, 
ovate or oblong. Germen inserted in bottom of receptacle; ovule 
1, attached near apex, descending anatropous; micropyle introrse 
superior. Fruit a berry; pericarp thin; fruit adhering to thickened 
cupuliform evenly truncated base of receptacle, and 6-merous more 
or less hardened base of perianth. Seed exalbuminous; embryo 
fleshy thick ; cotyledons ensheathing straight short superior radicle 
at base.—Trees or shrubs, evergreen, nearly all aromatic; leaves 
opposite or alternate, exstipulate, penniveined or at base 3—5-veined, 
more rarely triple or quintupliveined ; leaf-buds bare, scales obsolete 
(Malabathrum) or perulate; flowers in racemes; racemes axillary or 
terminal, simple or bearing 38—o-flowered cymes (Zropical and sub- 
tropical Asia). See p. 426. 
2. Phoebe Ners.'—Flowers almost those of Cinnamomum ; recep- 
tacle shortly infundibuliform, entirely persistent erect with indurated 
perianth round fruit, base often becoming subligneous. Berry on a 
pedicel of variable thickness. Other characters of Cinnamomum.— 
Trees or shrubs, leaves alternate or subverticillate penniveined or 
tripliveined ; gemmz with few leafy scales; flowers in axillary and 
1 Syst., 98.—ENDL., Gen., n. 2026.—MEIssn., Prodr., 29, 504, 
