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Order CXIV. BAUERACE/E. 
A section of Cunon\^.ce^e, R. Brown in Flinders, 548. (1814) ; DC. Prodr. 4, 13. a § of Saxi- 
fragaceae. (1830). — BAUERACEiE, Ed. Pr. No. 40. (1830) ; Martins Conspect. No. 
226. (1835). 
Essential Character. — Sepals 8, foliaceous, inferior. Petals the same number, 
alternate with them, arising from the base of the calyx. Stamens indefinite, obscurely peri- 
gynous ; anthers oblong, bursting by two pores at the apex. Carpels 2, a little inferior, 
coherent, each 1 -celled, with numerous ovules attached to a common central axis; style 
one, filiform, to each carpel. Fruit capsular, opening at the apex. Seeds indefinite, 
attached to a central placenta ; embryo in the axis of fleshy albumen, with a long taper 
radicle, pointing to the hilum. — Shrubs. Leaves toothed, ternate, opposite, without sti- 
pules. Flowers solitary, axillary. 
Affinities. I distinguish this small order both from Saxifragacese and 
Cunoniacese by its indefinite stamens, anthers dehiscing by pores, and by its 
peculiar habit. It has always been considered an anomaly, with whichsoever 
of those two orders it has been combined, and is now conveniently separated 
from them. The origin of the petals and stamens appears at first sight to be 
hypogynous. But if a flower be carefully cut through vertically, it will be 
found that the ovary coheres slightly with the calyx, and that the petals and 
stamens take their origin from above the point of cohesion. They are conse- 
quently perigynous, and not hypogynous. Don considers the lateral leaves of 
Bauera as modified stipules, analogous to the true stipules of Caldcluvia, a 
genus of Cunoniaceae. {Jamieson s Journal, June 1830.) 
Geography. Natives of New Holland. 
Properties. None that are known, except beauty. 
GENUS. 
Bauera, Andr. 
Order CXV. CUNONlACEiE. 
Cunoniacea;, R. Br. in Flinders, 548. (1814) ; Ed. Prior. No. 39. (1830) ; Don in Edinb. 
New Phil. Journ. June 1830, in part -, Martins Conspectus, No. 223. (1835). — Saxi- 
FRAGACEiE, § Cunouiese, DC. Prodr. 4. 7. (1830). 
Essential Character. — Calyx 4 or 5 cleft, half superior or nearly inferior. Petals 
4 or 5, occasionally wanting. Stamens perigynous, . definite, 8-10. Ovary 2-celled; the 
cells having 2 or many seeds ; styles 2, sometimes combined. Fruit 2-celled, capsular or 
indehiscent, with two bracts. Embryo in the axis of fleshy albumen. — Trees or shrubs. 
Leaves opposite, compound or simple, usually with interpetiolar stipules. 
Anomalies. Petals sometimes wanting. Stamens indefinite in Belangera. 
Affinities. More readily distinguished from Saxifragacese by their 
widely different habit than by any very important characters in the fructifica- 
tion. Brown in Flinders, 548. The shrubby habit and remarkable interpe- 
tiolar stipules are their principal character. Don supposes them strictly allied 
to Philadelphacese. Baueracese are known by their indefinite stamens, porous 
anthers, and want of stipules. Geissois referred hither by Don, differs in many 
essential points. It is more like a polyspermous Acer. 
Geography. Natives of the Cape, South America, and the East In- 
dies. 
Properties. A Weinmannia is used in Peru for tanning leather, and its 
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