— 17 — 



(1886) p. 542. 0. Drude in Engl. Prantl Nat. Pfl. IV. i. (1897) p 

 15. Schneid. Illus. Handb. II (1911) p. 466. 



Vacciniese, Bimal in DC. Prodr. VII (1838) p. 552. 



Ericaceae, DC. Prodr. VII. p. 580. 



Ericaceae, Rhodoraceae et Vaccinieae, DC, Theorie elem. (1813) p. 

 216. 



Ericaceae p.p. et Vacciniaceae, Lindl. Introd. edit. II. p. 220 et 

 221. Benth. et Hook. Gen. PI. II. (1873) p. 564 et 577. Britton 

 and Brorvn Fl. North. States and Canada II. (1897) p. 556 et 573. 



Frutex v. arborea v. suffrutex ramosus. Folia alterna decidua v. 

 persistentia petiolata subsessilia, serrata v. integra, exstipullata. 

 Flores corymbosi v. racemosi v. solitarii v. fere racemoso-paniculati, 

 erecti v. penduli 2-8 meri. Calyx inferum v. superum cupularis v. 

 hemisphaericus v. pelviformis v. rudimentalis, lobis obsoletis v. 

 distinctis 2-8, interdum sepala libera. Corolla companulata, 

 urceolata v. tubulosa v. hypocrateriformis, lobis brevibus imbricatis 

 v. valvatis v. elongatis reflexis v. revolutis v. petala libera. Stamina 

 hypogyna 8-16. Filamenta subulata v. lineria. Autherae biloculares 

 glabrae v. ciliatae apice saepe productae, pore rotundato v. elongato 

 apertae. Stylus simplex. Ovarium 2-10 loculare, inferum v. 

 superum. Ovula 1-30 anatropa v. oblique amphitropa. Capsula a 

 basi v. ab apice dehiscens v. bacca coccinea, atra v. cyano-coccinea. 

 Semina in loculis 1-30 parva, saepe alato-producta albuminosa. 

 Embryo rectus. — 68 genera et circ. 1400 species in regionibus frigid., 

 temp, et trop. incolae. Inter eas 7 genera et 22 species in Corea 

 adhuc detectae. 



Nuperrima species hortulanae Rhododendri e Japonia multum 

 (e. g. var. hort. Rhod. obtusi, R. indici, R. japonici, R. leucanthi 

 etc.) importatae sed e hoc epusuculo exclusae. Praesens Enkianthi 

 perulati in Corea atque dubius est, ita etiam eum exclusi. 



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