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stylis 3 v. sœpius 5, subulatis, intus sulcatis; placentis parietalibus
3 v. 5, inferne saepius intus contiguis. Ovula in loculis incompletis
saepius 2-6, adscendentia anatropa; micropyle introrsum infera.
Fructus capsularis loculicidus; loculis 2-valvibus. Semina plerumque
pauca v. solitaria adscendentia, extus longe pilosa; albumine subfarinaceo;
embryonis avilis eotyledonibus ovatis crassiusculis; radicula
infera brevi. —Fruticuli v. suffrutices ramosi, divaricati v. procumbentes;
foliis alternis parvissubteretibus v. carnosulis; floribus terminalibus
solitariis. (Reg. médit, or., Asia centr.) — Vid. p. 239.
3? Hololachnc EHRENB. 1 — Flores 5-meri; calycis gamophylli
lobis 5, imbricatis. Petala totidem alterna, inappendiculata, torta.
Stamina 5, alternipetala, v. rarius 6-12; filamentis plerumque liberis ;
antheris brevibus versatilibus dorsifixis, 2-rimosis. Germen 3-merum,
rarius 2-4-merum; placentis parietalibus 2 . Ovula in placentis singulis2,
3, suberecta. Fructus capsularis, 3-valvis. Semina pilis undique
vestita albuminosa caeteraque Reaumuriœ. — Suffrutex; foliis alternis
confertis semiteretibus carnosulis; floribus terminalibus spicatis; foliis
in bracteas paululum mutatis; bracteolis 1-3 v. 0. (Asia centr.
salsugin. 3 )
1. In Linnœa, II, 273. — ENDL., Gen.,
n. 5179. — B. H., Gen., I, 161, n. 3.
2. Imperfectis, extus nunc perfoiatis.
3. Spec. 1, //. soongarica EHRENB. — LEDEB.,
Icon. Fl. ross., t. 413.— MAXIM., Diayn. or.
(1881), 155. — WALP., Rep., V, 808.