glandular, shorter than the petiole. Racemes terminal, 
3-5-flowered. Pedicels pilose. Calyx of 3 or 4 reflexed 
sepals, which are broadly ovate. Petals none. Stamens — 
rather -erect, yellow, a little shorter than style. Style 
subulate. Stigma simple. 
Bixinee constitute a small family of plants, first pro- — 
posed by M. Kunth, in 1822, and subsequently adopted by — 
De Candolle, with some exceptions. It is distinguishe¢ — 
from Tiliacez by its unilocular ovarium with parietal pla — 
cente, and by the imbricate estivation of the calyx. From — 
Homalinez it differs in having indefinite hypogynous sta- — 
mina, and ovarium superum. The genera referred to — 
Bixinee by Kunth are Bixa, Linn., Banara, Aubl., Leetia, — 
Lefl., Prockia, Ludia, Comm., Patrisia, Rich., and Abatia — 
of the Flora Peruviana. De Candolle excludes the two — 
last from the order, and places them at the head of © 
Richard’s Flacourtianez, and he enriches the order with — 
Azara of the Flora Peruviana. 
J. Da 
