LAURAOBZ. 479 
Gyrocarpus ; perianth 4—6-leaved. Stamens 4-6, opposite perianth- 
leaves (sterile in female flower), filaments slender glandless ; anthers 
apiculate linear introrse. Germen included in very concave recep- 
tacle of female or hermaphrodite flower, 1-ovulate ; style cylindrical 
erect, apex subhemispherical-capitate stigmatiferous, Fruit inferior 
wingless dry, completely enveloped in thin receptacle; seed exalbu- 
minous embryo fleshy; cotyledons corrugated contortuplicate.— 
Shrubs ; leaves alternate tripli- or subtripliveined ; inflorescences (of 
Gyrocarpus) axillary or subaxillary (Zropical America). See p. 443. 
VII. ILLIGEREA. 
51. Iigera Bu.— Flowers hermaphrodite regular; receptacle 
narrowly urceolate, constricted into a neck above. Perianth and 
stamens inserted in throat. Perianth-leaves (10 rarely 8) in 2 alter- 
nate whorls, valvate ; inner subsimilar to outer, a little thinner; all 
deciduous. Stamens 5, alternate with inner perianth-leaves, epi- 
gynous; filaments free, each bearing at base 2 somewhat external 
lateral cucullate obliquely truncate glands forming pairs opposite 
inner perianth-leaves; anthers basifixed; connective thick sub- 
cuneate; cells 2, introrse sublateral, dehiscing by valves, finally ex- 
panded. Glands 5, small external to stamens oppositipetalous. 
Germen included in receptacle, 1-celled; ovule 1, descending from 
nearly apex of cell, anatropous ; style slender, traversed by 1 longi- 
tudinal groove ; apex stigmatiferous much dilated peltate, or concave 
above and ‘repand. Fruit coriaceous, narrowly elongated grooved 
longitudinally indehiscent, induviate by receptacle dilated into 2-4 
vertical veined wings. Seeds cylindrical; embryo exalbuminous ; 
cotyledons thick amygdaloid plano-convex ; radicle superior retracted. 
—Climbing shrubs; leaves alternate petiolate, 3-foliolate; leaflets 
petiolulate entire subcoriaceous; flowers in elongated pedunculate 
lax cymiferous racemes ; ramifications bracteate at forks; bractlets 
below flower 1-3 (Hastern tropical Asia, Malaysia), See p. 448. 
VIII. HERNANDIEZ, 
52. Hernandia Prum.—Flowers monecious. Male flower :— 
receptacle very short; perianth-leaves 6 or more rarely 8, in 2 
alternating whorls subsimilar valvate. Stamens 3 or 4, opposite 
