— 6 — 



(1830)-Lindley, Introd. p. 6S (1830)-Meissner, PL Vase. Gen. I. p. 329 

 (1836)-Endlicher, Gen. PI. p. 333 (1836), Ench. p. 211 (1841)-Spach, 

 Hist. Nat. Veg. X. p. 453 (1841)-Agardh, Theor. p. 177 (185S). 



ElcBagnidce Duniortier, Analys. fam. p. 15 & 18 (1822). 



Proteacece a Elceagnece Reichenbach, Fl. Germ. I. p. 162 (1830). 



Frutex vel arboreus erectus vel scandens, tricbomis stellatis lepidotis 

 vel velutinis, rami ssepe spinosi. Folia annua vel biennia alterna vel 

 opposita petiolata integra. Flores axillares aut ex basi gemmarum bre- 

 vium evoluti solitarii vel gemini, polygamo-monoeci 2-4 meri irarius 

 5-meri). Ovarium superum sed inferum esse videtur. Petala nulla. 

 Calycis tubus tubulosus vel turbinatus vel obconicus, lobi 2 vel 4 (rarius 

 5) valvati. Stamina 4-8 fauce perigonii affixa, filamenta evoluta vel 

 nulla, antherae oblongas vel sagittatae biloculares introrsse persistentes. 

 Styli solitarii glabri vel lepidoti. Stigmata simplicia, capitata vel uni- 

 lateralia vel bisulcata. Ovarium uniloculare. Ovula 1 basifixa. Basis 

 calycis cum receptaculo adbasrens et in fructu accrescens et succosa, ita 

 fructus ruber vel aureus. Exocarpium membranaceum . Testa seminum 

 crustaceum. Semen fere exalbuminosum. 



Genera 3 et species 55 in Asia, Europa et America septentrionali in- 

 cola, quorum genus 1 et species 6 in Korea sponte nascent. 



<r * ■ 



&x^m&* m^mm^m.\ws-x i-atE^ffl^waHtf^. M 



mx^nmm. i&mm^^&.&x^n&o 



