. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. monadelphous. Swietenia, , , Mill. Khaya, Adr. , Adr. , Adr. Juss. Chukrasia, Adr. Jiiss. Plagiotaxis, Wall. II. Cedrele^. -mens distinct. Chloroxylon, , R. , A. , Linn. Sta- Jomonia, , MUl. , , ., , Benih. Numbers. Gen. 9. Sp. —Meliacese.—Cedrelace^.—Aurantiacege. RUTALES.] MELIACEyE. 463 Order CLXXIII. MELI
. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. monadelphous. Swietenia, , , Mill. Khaya, Adr. , Adr. , Adr. Juss. Chukrasia, Adr. Jiiss. Plagiotaxis, Wall. II. Cedrele^. -mens distinct. Chloroxylon, , R. , A. , Linn. Sta- Jomonia, , MUl. , , ., , Benih. Numbers. Gen. 9. Sp. —Meliacese.—Cedrelace^.—Aurantiacege. RUTALES.] MELIACEyE. 463 Order CLXXIII. MELIACEiE.—Meliads. Melia;, Jess. Gen. 263. (1789).—Meliacea, ^«**. Mem. Mus. 3. 436. (1817); DC. Prod. 1. 619. (1824) •Adr. de Jiiss. Memolre (1830) ; Ed. pr. Ixxvii.; Endl. Gen. ccxxv. • - > Diagnosis.—Riutal Exogens, with consolidated berned or capsular fruit, deeply mona-delplious stamensf a few wingless seeds, and dotted leaves. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, or occasionally somewhat opposite, simple, orpinnate, without stipules. Flowers sometimes imperfect by abortion, usually in loose. Fig. CCCXXIII. masses. Sepals 3, 4, or 5, more or less vmited. Petals the same number, hj-pogynous,conni^^ng at the base, or even cohering, usually having a valvate or imbricated aestiva-tion. Stamens twice as many as the petals ; filaments cohering in a long tube ; antherssessile %\dthin the orifice of the tube. Disk frequently highly developed, surrounduig theovary like a cup. Ovary smgle, with the same number of cells as petab, or fewer (3-2),very seldom many more (10-12) cells ; style 1 ; stigmas distinct or combined ; ovulesanatropal, semi-anatropal, amphitropal or orthotropal ! 1 or 2 in each cell, very rarely4. Finiit beiTied, diupaceous or capsular, often, in consequence of abortion, 1-celled,the valves, if present, having the dissepiments in their middle. Seeds not winged, withor without an aril; albmnen fleshy (Meliese), or usually absent (Trichihea?). Embryow
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