$6z Classis XIV, Ordo VII. 
Tsjeria-Samftravadi Rheed , 4. t. 7, & Balingafan Cameli, ic. 38. 
Rai. hift. 3 Lu p. 61. 
PIRIGARA, Aubl. * Gustavia , LS. * Calix turbinatus, limbo 
4-6-lobo , bafi extus 2-fquamofus. Petala 4-6. Stamina nu- 
merofa filamentis brevibus, bafi in campanam a ftylo dif- 
tantem coalitis ex LS. Stylus brevis; ftigma 4-lobum. Cap- 
fula coriacea pomiformis , fupra calicino veftigio latius um- 
bilicata , 4-Iocularis , aut 6-locuiaris ex LS. , loculis 6-7-fper- 
mis ; femina fabaeformia receptaculo centrali annexa ope 
funiculi appendiciformis incraffati. Arbores ligno foetido 3 Bois 
puant Guyanenjium\ folia alterna magna ; pedunculi multiflori 
terminales , floribus alternis magnis Lilium Jpirantibus. Caracler ex 
Aubl. Guyan. t. 192-1P3 & ex L. Suppi. 
COUROUP1TA, Aubl. * Calix , corolla, urceolus, flamina, 
germen, flylus & ftigma ut in Lecythi fubfequente. Capfula 
maxima globofa , lignofa tenuis , femiinfera, calicino vefti- 
gio circulari cinda , non dehifcens nec operculata , includens 
alteram capfulam feu nucem conformem magnam pulpa in- 
volutam 6-locularem , feptis membranaceis (^frudtu maturef- 
cente evanidis ) loculos diftinguentibus intus pulpofos & poly- 
fpermos ; femina numerofa, in pulpa nidulantia. Arbor; folia 
in ramulis alterna magna ; flores in trunco & ramis nudis [picati , 
in [picis alterni magni , [uave odori , pedicellis bajl i-bratholatis 
6» fub calice 2-fquamoJis ; [rutius magnus , Boulet de Canon a 
forma ditius. Hujus emijfo per foramina arte fatla [ucco pulpofo 
inter utramque capfulam contento , interior libera volvitur in exte- 
riore. Caratler ex Aubl. Guyan. 1 t. 282 . 
LECYTHIS, Loefl. L. Aubl ,*Quatele. Calix femifuperus, apice 
6-lobus squalis lobis deciduis. Petala 6, calici inferta fub di- 
vifuris & urceolo adnata, coriacea concava. Urceolus in flore 
centralis (ne&arium L. ), fub petalis calici infertus, medio 
perforatus pro trajiciente germinis ftylo, corollaeformis co- 
riaceus margine integer , intus veftitus ftaminibus numerofis 
fubfeflllibus , hinc productus in ligulam lateralem membrana- 
ceam bilamellatam , longam & latam, numerofis in apice in- 
craffato papillis aut lamellis imbricatis onuftam, a bafi in- 
flexam & in urceolum pronam papillis & antheris tunc pro- 
mifcuis. Germen femiinferum , definens in ftyjum conicum ; 
ftigma obtufum. Capfula lignofa , 4-locularis aut rarius 2-6-I0- 
cularis , forma & mole & denfitate varia, femiinfera ex- 
tantibus ad ambitum calicis veftigiis, olla; inftar apice circum, 
fciffa & operculata, operculo infra produ&o in receptaculum 
centrale angulofum & capfula; diffepimentis adjectum ; femina 
in quolibet loculo folitaria aut pauca, receptaculo inferta, 
angulata, arillo membranaceo te<fta Arbores aut frutices ; folia 
alterna; flores [picati terminales & ramulis axillares , in fpicis 
