2^0 ASPARAGEJr;» 



' 1- DIANELLA dubia. t 



D, foliis caulinis laiiccoIa£o-oI.longis, glul.rlsj florilnis pftniculatis, 

 Crescit in temperads ?nontis SiUa de Caracas, alt. 85o hexap. T Floret Januario. 

 Calilis pedalisaiitbipedalis, r^uaarangiilaiis, glaber. FoLtA cauliua lanceolalo^oblonsa, aciKa, suiata, 

 glabra.snb(ripoIlicaria.PA.MCitL\IeminaIis,patu!a, Iracteala; ramls allornls, clisiantilKjs. Flokes ioDge 

 pedicellaii, cevnui?, Pedicelm glabri, apice aiticulati, vii pollicares, Bractei. foliis similes, seamulto 

 minores et latiores, euspitlaf.-i?. Cai.yx saturale erciuleus, scxpartiius; laciniis obiongis, aciitis , striatis, 

 concavis; tribus inrerioribus lalioribus et (cmiicribus. Stimi.va sesj ealyce duplo brevloia. Filahenta 

 incrass^Tla.ANTUER.EobloMg.T.ereela-, OvAiuu^i superum,ovaLo-ti'j[jac[ruuL Stylus ^fliroimls, slaminibus 

 Jongioi'. Sticma simplex. CAPsi.ri..^ boccala, noa tlcbiscens, ovala, Iriangularis, calyee pcrsisteate cincla, 

 Iriloculavis; loculis polyspermis, Se:\tima obJonga, compiTSsiuscula, nj^ra, Qrlida, 



An i-cueris disliMcli? 



SMILAX. LiN.x. 



FLOREsdioeci. CALYXsexpariifus. Floresmasculi : STAMisAsex^ANniER^erec- 

 tac. Florcs fcniinei: Ovarium triiocularc; loculis iiionosperrnis. STYLusbrevis- 

 siiiius.Stigmata tria, Bacca uiii- aut (risperiiia, calvcc cincta. Semixa globosa, 

 EivnosPETiftiuM ' cartilagrneum. Emurvo ah uuibilico rcniotus. (ex R, Brown?) 



Cauhs sa^pitis friitcsccns. Folia pctlolo bicirrlioso. Flores corymbosi, 

 axillarcs, diocci. 



1. SMH.AX de^tata, t 



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S, caulc angulato , .^U[Knuc aculcato ; follis infcriorilMiri ovcTlJ.s, mncronalis, qiifnqucnervils, 

 subdenlatis, supciioriLiis oblongis^ iitucioaatis , aculcata- dcntatis , trinerviis. Sp. pl. eiL 



rr. 4. p. 774. 



Crescit in calidis InsttJte Ctfifi^ inler Tlavanam et Gnanavacoam, Tj 



3, SMILAX MAYPUIRILVSIS. t 



S. caulc aculeaio, tctiagono; folils ovalo-laacuolatls , rccuvvato-acuminalisj subquniqucr 

 uerviis; nervo niedio aculcalo. Sp.pl. ed. fV, [\. p. j-^O, 

 Crescit in ripa Orinoci prope Majpure ia hiuiiiili::. t> 



5. . SMILAX LArPAciiA- \ 



S, caule aculcaLo, angulato; folils Ianc<.ohUis, mucronatis , tiincrviis, margine ocnlcatOr 

 dentatis; ncrvo niedio subtus aculcato, Sp. pl.ed,WU\. p.^^Y^. 

 Crescit prope Caracas ad flnviuni Anaouco. tj 



