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188 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES.cohœrentibus; antheris oblongis, alternatim longioribus latioribusque;tubulis apice oblique hianti-rimosis. Diseus cupularisv. annularis.Bacca subglobosa, oc-sperma. — Frutices glabri; foliis alternispersistentibus; petiolo crasso vel subnullo; limbo integro penninerviov. sa?pius 3-5-plinervio; inflorescentiis terminalibus v. axillaribus.(Antillœ, America centr et austr trop. 1 )57 Anthopterus HOOK. 2 — Flores fere Thibaudiœ; receptaculobasi haud arliculato, 5-ptero ; sepalis 5, 3-angularibus acutis.Corolla brevis, late 5-ptera, imbricata. Stamina 10, suba?qualia;filamentis liberis v. 1-adelphis. Fructus coriaceus, 5-locularis,oo-spermus. —Frutices sempervirentes; foliis alternis v spurie verticillatis,3-5-plinerviis; floribusaxillari-spicatis v. racemosis; pedicellisbasi bracteolatis nuncque sub apice bracteolatis. (Americaaustr andin. 3 )58. Themist«ciesia KL. 4 — Flores 5 fere Anthopteri; germine5-gono. Calyx cupularis, minute 5-dentatus. Corolla tubulosa, nuncbasi subventricosa. Stamina 10. Fructus siccus coriaceus; seminibusoo, obtuse angulatis, extus cellulosis submucilaginosis. — Frutices;ramis gracilibus pendulis; foliis alternis subsessilibus; racemisbrevibus pendulis e perulis squamosis ortis. (America austr andin. 6 )59. Sophociesia KL. 7 — Flores fere Themistoclesiœ; reeeptaculotereti; corolla tubulosa. Stamina 4-10, 1, 2-seriata inclusa; antherarumdorso muticarum tubulis liberis, apice breviter v longe poricidis.Fructus subsiccus globosus; seminibus oo, clavato-falcatis,extus cellulosis. — Fruticuli epiphytici subscandentes; foliis alternisintegris persistentibus; nervis 3-5, v. 0; floribus 8 axillaribus, solitariisv. 2-nis,nutantibus. (America andin., Guiana, Antillœ 9 .)60. Psammisia KL. 10 —Flores fere Thibaudiœ, calyce supero cupulari;dentibus v. lobis latis 5. Corolla tubulosa v globoso-conica;1. Spec. 5,6. HEMSL., Bol centr.-amer.,'M, 7. In Linnœa. XXIV, 29. — B. H., Gen.,272. — WALP., Ann., II, 1081.Il, 576, n. 23.2. Icon., t. 243. — B. H., Gen., II, 568, n. 7. 8. Purpureis v. roseis, parvis.3. Spec. 5, 6. Hook. Icon., 1.1465. — WALP., 9. Spec. ad 10. HOOK., /co».,t. 717. — GRI­Rep., VI, 415.SEB., Fl. brit. W.-Ind., 143 (Sphgrospennum).4. In Linnœa, XXIV, 41 (part.). — B. H., — WALP., Rep., VI, 414, n. 4 (Sphyrospermum); Ann., U, 1085.Gen., II, 566, n. 24.5. Parvi v. médiocres.10. In Linnœa, XXIV, 42. —B. IL, Gen., IL6. Spec. ad 4. WALP., Ann., II, 109J.566, n. 2. — DRUDE, loc cit., 56.