196 



VI. ANONACE^. 



Schizandra coccinea ^.. 



Schizandra^ Fruit. 



VI. ANONACEjE. 

 (Anon^, Jussieu. — Gltptospbem^, Ventenat.—AsoNAC'SiM, Dunal.) 



Flowebs ? . Sepai/S 3. Petals usually 6, 2-seriate, hypogynous, most often 

 valvate. Stamens oo, rarely defimte, hypogynous [on a large torus — Bd.J, many- 

 seriate ; anthers adnate. Ovaries ttsually many, distinct, 1-2- co-ovuled ; ovules 

 erect or ascending. Fktjit a capsule or herry [very rarely capsular — Ed.J . Albumen 

 ruminate. Embeto minute, basilar. 



Trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing, generally aromatic, witli acrid juice. 

 Leaves alternate, distichous, plaited in vernation, simple, entire, penninerved, 

 pubescent wben young ; petiole usually jointed or swollen at the base ; stipules 0. 

 Flowers 9, rarely diclinous, solitary, or fascicled on axillary peduncles, rarely 

 lateral or leaf-opposed ; corolla membranous, coriaceous or fleshy, greenish purple or 



