2 G, King — Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Penitmtla, [No. 1» 
rarely solitary or fftaciclecl, regular^ hermaphrodite, Cal^x-tuhe uuited 
hj vertical walla to the ovary^ rarely nearly free ; limb usually 4-&- 
(eometimea 3- oi- 6-)Iob©d, or truncate, rarely falling off in a cap. 
Petals as many as (he caljfx-lobes, contorted in bud, inserted on the 
margin of the calyx-limb. Stamens as many as or more tlian (frequently 
twice aa many as) the petals, inserted with tlietn ; alternate stamens 
often shorter, sometEmea rudimentary, filaments bent inwHrds in the 
bud ; antbera opening at the summit by one or two poi-es, rarely by slita 
dowu the ffluje ; connective often appendaged near the base by bi'isfcleg, 
tubercles or a spur. Oranj 4-^- (rarely 3- or 6-)celled (in Memecylon 
1-ceIled) ; style simple, filiform, rarely abort ; ovules very many (except 
in Memeoylon) ; placentaa asile, parietal or free central. Fruit included 
in the calyx-tube, capsular or beixied, breaking up in-egnlai'ly or by 
slits thraugh tlie top of its cells. Seeds rainute, very many (in 
Memeeyloji one only) ; tilbumen 0 i cotyledons abort (or in some of the 
Memecyhse long, thin and convolute). — DiSTRiB. Species about 2700, 
tropical, with a few subtropical ; mostly in America, but many insontb- 
eaat Asia, and a fow in Africa and Polynesia. 
SuBonDEa I. MiSLASTOMEiE. Orar^ 3 -Celled. Ovules very mmijf 
on placentas radiating from the axis. Seeds vary many. Aitthers 
opening by a single terminal pore (rarely by 2). 
Tribe I. OsBECKiEiB, Seeds curved throagb half d circle, minutely pnnctate. 
StJimens all nearly oli'ke. Fruit a berry .., ... 1. Otasthee*. 
StameuB very une(jual ,„ ... ... 2. Melastoma. 
Tribe II, OxTSPORea, Seeds atralghfc, oblong or ouneat©, rnphe often eit- 
carretit. Ovary with the Tortex nsnally free, conical. Petali more than 3. In- 
ftoysscenee nob scorpioid. Fruit cftpunlar. 
• Injlorescence ierminai {see aim Oohthoobarje). 
Paniolea broad, often ooloared ... ... ... 8. Ozybfoba. 
Panioleg n&rrow- Floweri minute ... ... 4. Allohorpru. 
*• li^oreseence axillary, stamsm equal, Jtomrv minvt$. 
Stamena 4 .„ ... ... ... 6. Blastus. 
Stamens 10 ... ... ... 6. OoHTHOCHAiira, 
Stftmens 8 ... ... ... ... ^. 7. Anbrinclbistds. 
Tribe IIT. Soneeilka. Seeds etrniglifc, oblong or cnneAto, often angulrir, 
rapbo Bometfmea excnrrent. Ovary ilattetiedl or depree&ed at tbe vertex. Fruit 
oapatiiar. 
Petals 3. ImfloroBConce scorpioid ... .,,8. SoNRRiltA. 
PetulB 4. Flowers in a long-pednncTed head ... 9. Pht'LLAOATHIB. 
Tribe lY. Medikillk^. Seeds etraight, onneaie or oboTate, often angular. 
Connective often append aged eear tlie base. Fmiit baccate. 
* Zonger sfamein^s having two long bristles attached to ths 
ba»e of the contieetive in front, ^ 
Cymea lateral ... ... ,.l ]0. MAftDiinL, 
Pftaiolea terminal ... ... ,,. 11. Di^sochjeta. 
