2 G. King — Mafm-iah for a Flora of thft Mfihyan Penimuln [No. 1, 
5, usuFilty narrow, free oi' sUglrtTy tjoheinng, T&rjrrarety valvafco* Stamens 
perigynoiia or hypogynoug, sometimes declmnte, 5 or 10, those opposite 
the petals often gh or ter and imperfect; filamenta often connate rtt tha 
base. DiscQ or small, annular or incomplefe. PtVitij 5, rarely 1-3 or 
6-7, ovoid, hirantc, I -celled ; styles sabiilate or fiJiform, stigmas cfipitel- 
late, simple or 'Z-lobed; OTrufes 2^ collH,toral, ascending, orthotropoua. 
FniU usually of 1, rarely 2-3, sessile or stalked, I- rarely 2-seQdefl 
foUiples. Seed erect, ttsHally arillate, tesU thick, nanally more or less 
covered by Hn aiilfiis which is often very thin ; cotyledons flefihy in th© 
exalbnminotte, leafy in the albtnnino«s seeds ; i-ftdicle superior, rarely 
ventral, — Disirib. 14 genera, all tropical, 
Seeds exnlbnminonH, arillate. 
Pistils solitnry. 
Learea pinmto, kaflefcs 3 to 11 f trwB or seandent 
ihrnba .„ ... ... ... 1. C»?»SAmji, 
Leaflet Bolitftt7, amfiU trees or sliFnba. nsTer BOnnd«ir>i S. ELLirAJfTHWis. 
Pistils 5 but naTuftlly only 1 perfect r fcwves pmnnte, 
(leaflet Bolitary ia om© apecieR of Rotirea). 
Flower-pBiiicels e bra oteo late : follicle carTtnl ; lobes of 
oaiyi persietent, atightly aocrescent, in^bricate and 
forming a cup at the baflo ... ... 3. RocftEA. 
F lower-pod ioela with poraiBtent bra<rteolee at tbpfr 
baees, follicle not curved ; en lyx- lobes pereisbent, but • 
rieitherac oresce n t nor i mbr i cafce 4. Rourbopsis. 
Pietila 2 to 5, pitrfoot. 
Calyx imbricate 5 follicles mffoae, laminate or tubercledl 5. Ageljea. 
Cnlyx Talvato » folUclea neither rogo^ In mm ate nor 
tnboicled ... ... ... 6. TiUNiocHL^WA. 
Seeds albnmiDoas, pistils 5 to 7, follicleH I to 3, arillus tbin 7. Cnbstis. 
I, CoKNAitus, Linn. 
Trees or (nsnally scaodeot) shrubs. Leaves unequally pinnate ; 
leaflets 5, rarely 3 or more, quite entire. PantWes axillary and termina.1, 
branched. Flowers small. Sepah 5, deciduous or persistent and clasp- 
ing the pedicel of the capsnle hut not accrescent, iT^bricate. Petals 5, 
linear or slightly dilated upwards. Stamctis 10, 5 shoi ter and sometimea 
without anthers. Ovary I, densely pubescent, stjle slender, Btigma 
oapitellate. Capsule oblique, stipitate, inflated, broader upwards j val?ea 
glabrous or pubescent within, Secd& arillate, testa shining, albumen 0; 
cotyledons amygdaloid-^ — BiSTtiiB. Species about 80, all ti-optcah 
PetaU minate, much shorter than the sepals ... ... 1* 0, MaiThgayi, 
Petals longer than the sepals. 
Under eurfaoea of the teafiets and the foUiclwi eTtomally 
densely rasty-pubeHoont, upper Burfaooa of ioafleta Bparsely 
pubesoent ... ... ». ... ... 2, C. /ffc»T*(n'«*«*. 
