CLASSES OF LINN.EUS. 
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Number of 
Stamens 
Names. 
Definitions. 
' 1. 
Mon-andria, 
One Stamen. 
2. 
Di-andria, 
Two Stamens. 
3. 
Tri-andria, 
Three Stamens. 
4. 
Tetr-andria, 
Four Stamens. 
< 5 - 
Pent-andria, 
Five Stamens. 
< 6. 
Hex-andria, 
Six Stamens. 
7. 
Hept-andhia, 
Seven Stamens.. 
8. 
OcT-ANDRIA, 
Eight Stamens. 
y. 
Exne-andria, 
Nine Stamens. 
. 10 . 
Dec-andria, 
Ten Stamens. 
"li. 
IcOS-ANDRIA,* 
' Over ten Sta- 
(Eikosi.) 
mens inserted 
2° 
on the Calyx. 
* 12. 
Poi-Y-ANDRIA, 
Many Stamens 
(Polus.) 
inserted on the 
many. 
Receptacle. 
Number and 
position. 
The two following classes are named by prefixing Greek nu- 
merals to dynamia, which signifies power or length. 
C Two Stamens longer 
13. Di-dy.yamia, < 
Number and re- 
lative length. 
14. Tetra-dynamia, 
or more powerful than 
the other two. 
Four Stamens longer 
or more powerful than 
the other two. 
The two following classes are named by prefixing Greek un- 
merals, to the word adelphia, which signifies brotherhood. 
Stamens united by 
15. Mon-adelphia, 
their filaments in 
one set or brother- 
hood. 
Connexion. 16. Di-adelphia. Two brotherhoods. 
The next class is named by prefixing syn, 
signifying together , to genesia, which signi- 
fies growing up. 
. _ 0 ( Five united anthers, 
17. Syn-genesia. < „ , ’ 
(fiowers compound. 
♦The name of this dais does not now designate its character, since the 
number of stamens is often more or less than twenty. 
Depend on the number of stamens — those which depend on number and 
position — number and relative length — connexion. 
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