51. GENTIAJfACEiE. 
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Order LI. GEXTIANACE^. 
Cal. inferior) divided, persistent. Cor. regTilar,-4 — 8-fid, hypo- 
(TAHous, marcescent ; imbricate and twisted, rarely induplicate 
in the bud. Stam. inserted on the cor., as nianj" as the sejrnients. 
Ovary of 2 carpels -with the edges slightly indexed or meeting. 
Caps, or berry many-seeded, generally 2-valved. 
Siibord. I. GENTIAXE^. Corolla twisted in the bud. 
L. opposite. 
* Style deciduous. 
Tribe I. CHLOREjE. Corolla rotate. 
1. Chlora; Cal. 8-parted. Cor. nearlv rotate, 8-parted. 
Stam. 8. Style 1. Stigma 2 — i-cleft. Caps. 1-celled ; pla- 
centas" on the inflexed margins of the valves. 
Tr. II. ERYTHR^EjE. Corolla funnelshaped. 
2. Erythema. Cal. 5-fid. Cor. funnelshaped, limb short 
5-fid. Stam. 5. Anth. erect, at length spirally twisted. 
Style simple ; stigmas 2. Caps, imperfectly 2-celled from 
the inflexed margins of the valves. 
3. CiCENDiA. Cal. 4-partite or lobed. Cor. funnelshaped, 
limb short 4-fid. Stam. 4. Anth. erect, not twisted. 
Stigma capitate, undivided. Caps. 1- or imperfectly 2-celled. 
* * SUjle persistent or stigma sessile. 
Tr. m. SWERTIE^. Style often wanting, stigma persistent. 
4. Gt;xtiana. Cal. 4 — 5-cleft. Cor. funnel- or salver-shaped, 
limb 4 — 5-cleft. .Stam. 4 — 5. Stigmas 2. Caps. 1-celled, 
seeds on the inflexed mai^ins of the valves. 
Subord. II. MEXYANTHIDE.?;. Corolla induplicate in the 
bud. L. alternate. 
0. VrLL.ARSiA. Cal. o-parted. Cor. rotate, thin; limb 5- 
parted, smooth on the disk, hairy or scaly at the base within. 
Stam. 5. Stigma with 2 toothed lobes. Caps. 1-celled, 
not bursting. — L. simple. 
6. MEXYAyxHES. Cal. 5-parted. Cor. funnelshaped, fleshv ; 
limb 5-parted, hairy within. Stam. 5. vStigma capitate, 
notched. Caps. 1-celled. 2-valved ; valves bearing the seeds 
along their middle. — L. temate. 
