MONIMIACEAE.
FLOW. PL. AFR.
Pl. 50.
J. Fleischmann del.
Glossocalyx longicuspis Benth.
A Flowering branch. B Female flower. C Female flower cut lengthwise. D Carpel (the ovary cut lengthwise).
clusters, monoecious.—Species 1. Madagascar. (Under Mollinedia
Ruiz & Pav.) [Tribe MOLLINEDIEAE.] Ephippiandra Decne.
Receptacle narrowly pitcher-shaped, subsequently increasing in size and enclosing the carpels. Perianth little developed. Stamens numerous.
Anther-halves separate. [Tribe MONIMIEAE.] 5
5. Stamens with a gland on each side. Carpels few, not sunk in the receptacle.
Shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers in cymes, dioecious.—Species 4.
Madagascar and the neighbouring islands. They yield timber and medicaments. Monimia Thouars
Stamens without glands. Carpels numerous, sunk in the receptacle.—Species
20. Madagascar and the neighbouring islands. Some species yield timber, dyes, or medicaments. (Ambora Juss.) Tambourissa Sonn.
[FAMILY 84.] LAURACEAE