476 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
Perianth-leaves 4—6; deciduous. Stamens 6 (in female flowér 4-6 
sterile, ligulate or tongue-shaped) ; inner 2-glandular ; anthers in 
all introrse, 4-locellate. Germen (in male flower sterile or 0) 
free. Berry supported on flat discoid persistent receptacle ; pedicel 
slightly thickened or obconical below fruit.—Trees or shrubs ; leaves 
alternate or more rarely subverticillate, 3-ribbed or. tripliveined, 
rarely penniveined ; florigenous buds axillary; scales imbricate de- 
ciduous ; flowers glomerate (Asia, tropical and subtropical Australia’). 
43. Daphnidium Nezs.’—Flowers of Actinodaphne, many in the 
scaly bud; stamens 9; inner 8 2-glandular at base; anthers in all 
2-locellate (in females flower sterile). Germen rudimentary in male 
flower. Berry supported on entire receptacle, sometimes surrounded 
at base by 6-lobed perianth, or possessing a thickened pedicel.—Trees 
or shrubs ; leaves alternate palmiveined or more rarely penniveined ; 
florigenous buds axillary subsessile; flowers glomerate fascicled or 
very rarely solitary, concealed in scales, sometimes subumbellate and 
possessing a proper 4-leaved involucre (Zropical and Subtropical Asia’). 
44? Polyadenia Neus.'—F lowers nearly of Daphnidium ; perianth 
deciduous. Stamens 6-9 all glanduliferous, berry supported on flat 
entire receptacle.—A tree; leaves alternate coriaceous penniveined ; 
flowers ‘arranged in fascicled-agglomerate axillary umbels possessing 
proper 4-leaved involucres (Jndia’). 
_ 45, Aperula Bu.'— Flowers nearly of Daphnidium; perianth 
4-leaved deciduous. Fertile stamens 6-9; inner 2-6, 2-glandular 
at base. Berries on flat entire receptacle—Trees or shrubs; leaves 
alternate or subopposite persistent penniveined ; leaf-buds incom- 
plete. Flower-bearing buds axillary small umbellate or (female) 
586, 621.—Enpt., Gen. n. 2066.—MEISSN., 
Prodr., 220, 515.—TZetradenia Nuss, in Wall. 
Pl, Asiat, Rar., ii. 61, 64; Progr., 19.—Dar- 
winia Dennst, (ex Linpu., Veg. Kingd., 537, 
nec RvuDG.). 
1 Species about 30. Bu., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i. 
345.—Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal., 65 (Tetranthera). 
—Tuuns., Fl. Jap., 173 (Lawrus).—M1qQ., Fl. 
Ind.-Bat., i. 972—BEntTH., in Hook. Journ, v. 
199.—Wiaut, Icon., t. 182, 1844.—Brnru. & 
F. Mvueut., Fl. Austr., v. 306. 
2In Wall. Pl. Asiat. Rar., ii. 61, 63; Syst., 
586, 606.—ENDL., Gen., n. 2065,— MEISSN., 
Prodr., 228, 516. 
3 Species about 17. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal., 
64 (Laurus)?.—- Bu. Bijdr., 553 (Laurus); 
Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i, 551.—Zou., Verz., 114.— 
Miq., Fl. Ind.-Bat., i. 963 (Polyadenia) 975,.— 
A. Braun, Preuss. Gartenb., xxi. 14, 
4In Wall, Pl. Asiat. Rar. ii. 61; Syet., 
502, 571 (part.)—ENDL., n. 2060.—Meztssn., 
Prodr., 232. 
5 Species 1, P. reticulata Nuzs, loc. cit., 62. 
—Tetranthera reticulata Hamirr. (ex Watt, 
Cat., n. 2551). 
6 Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i, 365.—MEIssn., Prodr., 
240, 516.—Polyadenia Miq., Fi. Ind.-Bat., i. 
960 (part., nec Nuxs). 
