ternstræmiaceæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. tern stræmi ( a ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceœ.] Bot.: The ads; an order of Hypogynous Exogens, alliance Guttiferales. Trees or shrubs; leaves alternate, coriaceous, usually undivided, exstipulate sometimes dotted. Peduncles articulated at the base, axillary or terminal; flowers usually polygamous, white, more rarely pink or red; sepals five or seven, coriaceous, deciduous, the innermost often the largest; petals five, six, or nine, often combined at the base; stamens indefinite; filaments monadel pho us, polyadelphous, or distinct; styles three to seven; capsule two to seven-celled, dehiscent or indehiscent; seeds large, few, attached to the axis. From South America, the East Indies, China, North America, and Africa. Known genera thirty-three, species 130. [CAMELLIA, THEA.]