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biloculares. Ovarium parvum, trigonum, membranaceum ; stylus 
filiformis, elongatus, stigmate capitellato ; ovuluin solitarium, 
basilare, erectum, anatropum, funiculo longo teretL Fructus 
tenuis, basim versus in valvas tres debiscens. Semen erectum, 
ellipsoideum, testa Crustacea; embryo dorsalis, albumine farinaceo 
applicitus, leviter curvatus, radicula inf era. — Herba, diffuse divari- 
catim ramosa, glabra. Folia sessilia, 3-verticellata, obovata, apicu- 
lata, integerrima ; stipulie minutse, ovatse, acuminatse, scariosee. 
Flores sessiles in dicbasia brevia secunda oppositifolia et axillaria 
conferti. Bractese parvse, fusco-brunnese, scariosee. 
Genus monotypicum, Illecebro ipso affine. 
H. OBOVATA, Balf ill , : species unica in montibus Socotrae fre- 
quens. B.C.S. No. 250. Schweinf, No. 554. 
Lochia, Bcdf. fil 
Flores consimiles bracteis scariosis noninvolucratis. Perianthium 
herbaceum, demuni induratum, 5-lobum, tubo brevissimo obconico 
angulato fauee disco tenui annulari instructa ; lobi conniventes, 
ovato-oblongi, firmi, dorso infra apicem mucronati. Stamina 5, 
perigyna, cum staminodiis setosis alternantia, filamentis brevibus ; 
antberse parvae oblongse. Ovarium ellipsoideum, liberum ; stylus 
filiformis apice bifidus ; ovulum ampiiitropum, funiculo basilari 
erecto longiuscalo complanato suspensum. Utriculus niembranacens, 
demum basi ruptus. Semen ab apice funiculi suspensum, inversum, 
compressum, testa membranacea. — Fruticulus rigidus, salsoloideus, 
diffusus, caulibus tortis, ramulis intricatis nodosis. Folia opposita 
et in axillis fasciculata, sessilia, anguste lanceolata v. spiculiformia, 
integerrima, crassa ; stipulse breves, interpetiolares coniiatse, byalinae. 
Flores parvi, in dicbasia breviter ramosa terminalia bracteis ob- 
tegentibus majoribus membranaceis brunneis dispositi, sessiles. 
Genus monotypicum in sectione Paronycbiearum positum et 
generi Gymnocarpos affine. 
L. beagteata, Balf. fil.\ species unica in montibus Socotrse in- 
frequens. B.C.^. No. 429. 
