PLATE CXXVI.
HIBBERTIA VOLUBILIS.
Twining Hibbertia.
CLASS XIII. ORDER V.
POLYANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. Many Chives. Five Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium pentaphyllum; foliolis coriaceis, sub-ovatis, concavis, acutis, persistentibus.
Corolla. Petala quinque, obcordata, calyce longiora.
Stamina. Filamenta numerosa, filiformia, receptaculo fructificationis inserta. Antheræ lineares, erectæ, emarginatæ.
Pistilla. Germina quinque, ovato-oblonga, desinentia in stylos flexuosos, longitudine fere staminum. Stigmata simplicia, apice concava. Corpusculum subulatum, membranaceum in medio germinum, eorumque longitudine.
Pericarpium. Capsulæ quinque ovatæ, trigonæ, uniloculares, distinctæ.
Semina plurima, subrotunda.