•nk •

floribus in racemosoccid. { )LORANTHACÉES. 451axillares compositos dispositis. (Africa trop,5. Ochanostachys MAST 2 — Flores fere Coulœ (v. Heisteriœ), 4,5-meri; calyce cupulari dentato, post anthesin immutato. Petalahypogyna, intus denudata, valvata. Stamina hypogyna, 3-plo pluria;filamentis liberis lineari-complanatis; mediante majore; antheriserectis, spurie 4-locellatis, 2-rimosis. Germen nisi sub apice 3-loculare;ovulis oblongis ex apice placenta?, liberae descendentibus. Diseusparum conspicuus v. 0. Stylus breviter conicus, apice pervio obtuse3-crenatus v. subinteger. Fructus «drupaceus (Ximeniœ) globosusparce carnosus; putamine tenui fragilb. — Arbores; foliis alternis,ovatis v. lanceolatis integris penninerviis; floribus 3 in spicas axillareselongatas ramosas dispositis. (Malaisia*.)6. Anacoiosa BL. 5 — Flores hermaphroditi ; receptaculo plus minusconcavo cyathiformi. Petala 6, receptaculi margini inserta, valvata,inferne intus concava v. cucullata staminaque foventia, supra eabarbato-pilosa, superne 3-quetra. Stamina 6, oppositipetala; filamentisbrevibus complanatis; antheris ovatis v. ellipticis, introrsumadnatis, apice penicillatis, nunc 4-locellatis, introrsum rimosis v.subporicidis. Germen plus minus inferum v semi-superum; septisineompletis 2, 3; placenta apice libéra, 2, 3-ovulata; ovulis descendentibus;stylo conico v. gracili, apice stigmatoso obtusiusculo.Fructus baccatus v. drupaceus, plus minus alte v. sub apice annulatus;semine 1, albuminoso; embryonis brevis subcylindrici radiculacotylèdonibus inferis crassiore. — Frutices; foliis alternis coriaceisintegris; floribusin cymas axillares congestis,cupula 6 sub receptaculovaria fuitis. (Asia et Oceania trop., Madagascaria, Polynésie 1 .)7 Cathedra MIERS. 8 — Flores fere Anacolosœ 9 ; receptaculo1. Spec. 1. C. edulis H. BN.BEDD., Fl sglv. S.-Ind., III, 1.138. — MAST., in2. In Hook.f. Fl. brit. Ind., I, 576. — ENGL., Hook. f. Fl. brit. Ind., I, 589. — MIQ., Fl.loc cit., 238. — Pelalinia BECC, Maies., I, Ind. bal, I, 787.257 (ex DUR.).8. In Ann. Nal Ilisl, ser. 2, VU, 452; ser.3. Minutis crebris.3, IV, 36I ; Contrib., 9, t. 2. — H.IBN, in4. Spec. 2.Adansonia, U, 352; III, 122. — B. H., Gen., I,5. Mus. lugd.-bal, I, 250, 0g. 46. — IL BN, 348, n. 9. —ENGL., loc. cit., 235, fig. 149, DE.in Adansonia, 11,251; III, 118. — B. IL, Gen., — Diplocraler BENTH., in Hook. Keiv Joum:,1,348, n. 10. — ENGL., loc cit., 234.111, 367.6. Nunc pro calyce infero habita.9. Cujus forte poUus seclio. Discrimina enim7. Spec. 5, 6. MiQ., Fl. ind. bal, 1,1, 787. — vix inter ulrumque generica. , . .