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Flores typice 4meri (hie v. ille 5- v. G moras), nunquam beterostyli. Calyx cam- 

 panulatus v. urceolatus, post anthesin semiglobosus v. globosus, herbaceus, 8nervis; 

 appendices 0 v. breves. Petala 0—4 fugacia, obovata v. rotundata. Stamina 2—8 

 (rarissime — i\ m flore imero) episepalis niuiquam delioientibus, ad tubi i/ 4 — y 2 in- 

 serta. Ovarium sessile, incomplete 2 — i( — ojlocularc. in Subg. II. 4 loculare. Stylus 

 nullus v. ovario longior. Capsula globosa v. ellipsoidea, inclusa v. semiexserta, 

 tenuissime membranacea, in transversum irregulariter rumpens. Semina 

 numerosissima minima. — Herbae palustres annuac an biennes quoque?), glaberrimae, 

 calyce tantum interdum minutim hirtello. Caulis ramique ± 4goni. Folia decussata, 

 raro paribus dissolutis subalterna, sessilia, basi saepe dilatatn-eurdata. nninervia. Dicbasia 

 (4 — ) 3— mulliflora, in axillis plerisque sessilia v. pedunculata; bracteolae parvae mem- 

 branaceae albidae, rarissime secus nervum subvirides. — Fig. 4 II, J p. 9, Fig. 5 

 p. 47, Fig. 6 p. 55. 



Species 20 pro parte opliine, pro parte variabiles male distinotae ; in Africa 43 

 (40 end.), in Asia 7 (2 end.), in Australia 3 (0 end.) in America 5 (3 end.), in 

 Europa 2 (0 end.) in Oceania, nempe in insulis Sandvicensibus et Marianis.4 (0 end.). 



Systema generis. 



[Petala, quia fugacia, in alabastris inquirendaj 



lare, columna placentari centrali. Capsula globosa v. subglo- 



bosa . . . . " ' " ' : Subg. I. ^Euammannia Koehne 



media cuneata. Petala semper adsunt Sect. 1. Eustylia Koebne 



a. Capsula tubum =b superans. Flores plerumque longius 



pedicellati -Series 4. 



,t Capsula tubo abscondita v. rarissime lobos brevissimos 



longiuscule ( — 5 mm) pedicellati Series 2. 



b. Stylus y 3 mm haud aequans v. 0, rarissime (n. 7) Irani longus 

 simul crassus. Folia rarius omnia auriculato-conlata. Petala 



saepe 0 Sect. 2. Astylia Koebne 



a. Capsula tubo abscondita. Dicbasia sessilia glomeriformia, 



4— pluriflora Series 3^ 



(i. Capsula tubum neque vero semper lobos superans . . Series 4. 

 B. Stamina 2, exserta. Ovarium 4 loculare placenta parietali. 



Capsula angusle ellipsoidea Subg. II. Cryptotheca (Blume) Koebne 



Conspectus specierum. 

 Subg. I. Euammannia. 

 Sect. 4. Eustylia. 



Stamina 4— 8 P . . ? . \ ■ 1 ■ A - ^iiriculata. 



