o 
[Schimper, Pal. veg. II, p. 814] ; Ilemsley, Biolog. Centr.-Am. III, p. 
70; Benth. et Hook. Gen. 111, p. 146 (excl. Hernandieae). 
Flores kermapkroditi v. abortu dioici, polygami (nunquam monoici), 
3- v. rarius 2- (v. rarissime 5 ? -)meri, reguläres. Perian- 
tkium gamosepalum, liberum, rotatum v. infundibulare v. urceolatum, 
6- v. rarius 4- (v. rarissime 10 ? -)fidum, lobis biseriatis alternan- 
tibus, deciduis v. persistentibus, tubo rarissime deciduo, saepissime 
in cupulam + baccam basi includentem mutato, rarius apice clauso 
drupae pericarpium praebente. Stamiua calycis fauci inserta, numero 
definita v. rarissime (in Litsaea Juss.) subindefinita, 4-seriata v. 
abortu seriei III saepissime 3-seriata, alternantia, serierum 2 exteriorum 
fertilia, introrsa v. rarius semiintrorsa v. rarissime extroisa aut rarius in 
staminodia foliolacea v. stipitiformia mutata v. rarissime omnino abortiva; 
seriei III, rarius omnium, basi glandulis binis aucta, fertilia, extrorsa sive 
introrsa sive lateraliter dekiscentia v. rarius sterilia, staminodialia; seriei IV 
in staminodia mutata v. rarissime (in Litsaeae speciebus) fertilia. Antke- 
rae ovatae v. subrectangulares v. oblongae v. rarius trianguläres, 
connectivo saepius ultra locellos longe producto, 2- v. 4-locellatae 
(locellorum numero in antkeris serierum exteriorum semper aequali, 
a tertiae rarissime diverso), locellis tum per paria superpositis v. rarius 
arcuatim in serie unica korizontali positis, valvulis tot quod locelli a 
basi ad apicem (v. rarissime ab apice ad basin) dekiscentibus. Pollen 
simplex, globosum, eporatum, granulatum. Staminodia seriei IV aut per- 
fectiora, sagittato- v. cordato-capitulata, filamento breviusculo stipitata v. 
sessilia aut imperfecta v. obsoleta, stipitiformia y. ligulacea. Glandulae 
conspicuae v. rarissime obsoletae, sessiles v. rarius stipitatae, liberae 
v. rarissime binae s. in annulum carnosum circa filamentorum basin 
connatae, saepius e filamentis in varia altitudine abeuntes. Car- 
pell a 3, in pistillum unicum arcte connata, cum staminodiis alter- 
nantia. Ovarium liberum, superum v. rarius subinferum, 1-loculare, 
placentis parietalibus 3 obsoletis y. nerviformibus v. rarissime sub- 
parietalibus. OYulum unicum (v. rarissime abnormiterque 2), ex apice 
loculi pendulum, anatropum. Stylus filiformis, saepius brevis, rarissime 
subnullus, stigmate discoideo v. obtuso v. rarius capitulato. Fructus 
baccatus superus v. raro drupaceus inferus, saepissime calycis tubo 
explanato v. cupuliformi truncato v. calyci toti persistenti 6-lobo 
insidens v. rarius periantkio omnino deciduo basi nudus. Semen ex- 
albuminosum; testa membrauacea v. rarius coriacea. Cotyledones plano- 
convexae, accumbentes, corculum + includentes, subpeltatae, oleoso- 
carnosae, per germinationem kypogeae; plumula saepius kirsuta, evoluta 
(2 — 8-pkylla). 
