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Teibe III. HEBMANNIEJE. 



Flowers g . Petals flat^ marcescent, linear, and sometimes convolute (Visenia). 

 Stamens more or less monadelphous, equal and opposite to the petals ; staminodes 0, 

 or rarely toothed. Ovary of 1 or several l-oo -ovuled cells. Capsule loculicidal. 

 Seeds obovoid or reniform ; albumen fleshy. Embryo axile, straight or arched ; 

 cotyledons foliaceous, flat. 



PRINCIPAL GENERA. 



* Hermannia. *Mahernia. *Meloeliia. Waltheria. 



TkibeIV. DOMBEYE^. 



Elowers ^ . Petals flat, often marcescent. Anthers 10-20 with parallel cells, 

 inserted at or near the top of a shortly urceolate or rarely elongated column ; stami- 

 nodes 5 or 0. Ovary sessile, with 5 or more 2-many-ovuled cells. Capsule loculi- 

 cidal or septicidal. Albumen fleshy, scanty. Cotyledons foliaceous, often 2-fid, or 

 folded and contorted, rarely flat. 



PRINCIPAL GENERA. 

 *Pentapetes. "Dombeya. 'Astrapeea. Trochetia. Astiria. Melhania. 



Teibe V. EUIOL^NEM. 



Flowers ^ . Petals flat, deciduous. Anthers numerous, multiseriate, stipitate, 

 inserted on the column from the middle to the top ; staminodes 0. Ovary of 6-10 

 many-ovuled cells. Capsule loculicidal. Albumen fleshy. Embryo straight, axile. 



ONLY GENUS. 

 Eriolsena. 



Teibe VI. HELIGTEBE^. 



Flowers S. Petals 6, deciduous. Anthers 5-16, sessile, or stipitate on the top 

 of an elongated column, alternating in five groups with as many staminodes, or shorter 

 or longer teeth of the column. Albumen fleshy. Embryo straight or arched. 



PRINCIPAL GENERA. 

 Helicterea. Reevesia. Kleinhovia. Petrospermum. Myrodia. 



Teibe VII. STERCVLIEJU. 



Flowers diclinous or polygamous. Calyx often coloured. Corolla 0. Anthers 

 sometimes 5-15, adnate on the top of a short or elongated column, sometimes 

 shortly polyadelphous or 1 -seriate in a ring; pollen smooth. Eipe carpels free, 

 sessile, or shortly stipitate. Seeds albuminous or exalbuminous. 



