SIDA. 061 



AULIS 



6. SIDA HONDENSIS. t 



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S. caulibns fruticosis, ramosis, canesccnti-tomentosis; foliis lanceolato-oblongis, snbrhom- 

 beis, acutis, cordatis, serratis, subtus tenuiter cano-lomentosis; (Ioribus axillaribus, solitariis, 

 iolia supcrantibus; capsulis 8-coccis, apice dcpresso-pyramidalis , rugulosis. 



Crescitprope Honda Novo-Gra/iatensium, alt. i3o hex. ft Floret Majo. 



Frltex 7-8-pollicaris , ramosus (vix pedalis, ramosissimus cx Bonpl.) , ercctus vel procumbcns. C; 

 ramique tcrctes , lasvcs, tenuissime canesccnti-tomentosi; pilis stellulatis. Folia alterna , pctiolata, lan- 

 ccolato- oblonga , subrhombea, acuta, basi cordata, scrrata, venosa, nervo medio subtua promincntc, 

 membranacea, supra viridia, pilis minutis stcllulatis conspersa, subtus tenuiter cano-toroentosa , pilis stcllu- 

 latis, 6-S lineas longa , 2-27 hneas lata. Petioli vix lineam superantcs, tenuiter cano-tomentosi. Stipul£ 

 petiolares gcminx , capillaceas, tomentos-T, crectiusculai, persistentcs. Feduxccu axillarcs, solitarii , uniHori, 

 filiformes, erecti, cbracteati, tenuitcr tomentosi , 4-7 lineas longi. Flores erecti , magnitudine floris 

 Malvw rotundifoliffl. Calyx turbinato-hcmispha*ricus , quinquefidus, dccemnervius, nervis prominentibus, 

 membranaceus, tenuissimc cancscenti-tomcntosus, pcrsistens; laciniis ovatis, aculo-mucronatis, a>qualibus! 

 Petala quinquc.hypogyna.calycclong^ 



flava, asqualia. Stamina crcbra (circitcr 5a). Filamenta capillacea, infcrne in tubum connata, glabra; tubus 

 teres, mcmbranaccus, subhirtellus , basi ampliatus ct unguibus petalorum adnatus. Aktherjs reniformes, 

 unilocularcs, bivalves, glabra:. Ovaricm ILberum, sessile, subgloboso-conicum, sulcatum, glabrum, octo- 

 loculare;loculismonospermis. Styli octo,capillacei,glabri,staminasupcrantes,basim versusconnati.SriGMATA 

 capitellata. Capscla subglobosa, apicc depresso-pyramidata, octococca, calycc pcrsistente cincta ipsoque 

 paulo brcvior, magnitudine grani piperis, rugulosa , glabra , virescens ; coceis subsemicircularibus, dorso 

 convexis et rugulosis, lateribus planis, monospcrmis , apice dehisccntibus ct post dehiscentiam bidentatis, 

 subchartaceis, axi centrali aflixis, tardius sombilibus. Axis ccntralis tardius liber, angulatus. Semina semi- 

 circularia, dorso convexa, laieribus plana, apice brcviter rostrata, hevia, glabra, fusca, magnitudine grani 

 sinapis. Integlmentlm duplex; exterius coriaccum, Ixvc, fuscum; iuterius tenuitcr membranaceum , 

 embryonem arcle obtegens. Kmbryo curvatus, semini eonformis, albus. Cotyledoxes plicate. Kadicula' 

 teretiuscuia, rcflcxa, supernc spectans. 



Sequcnti simillima. 





7. SIDA rhohbifolia. 



.; II 1 : 



S. fruticosa ; ramis pilosiusculis 5 foliislanceolato-oblongis, subrhombcis, acutis, basi obtusis 

 serratis, subtus tenuissime canesccnti- tomcntosis; floribus axillaribus, solitariis, folia superau- 

 tibus; capsulis 12-coccis, apice 12-cuspidatis. 



Sida rhombifolia Linn. Cav. diss. 1. p. 2 3. t. 3./. 12. (auct. specim. Cav. in herb. Juss.) 

 Sp.pl. ed. W. 3. p. 740. 



Crescit prope Cumana et in Insula Cuba- , prope Havanam. £ Floret Septembri, Martio. 



Frctex ramosus; ramis sparsis, tcretibus, lsvibus, pilis minutissimis stellulatis conspcrsis. Folia alterna, 

 lanccolato-oblonga , subrhombea, acuta, basi obtusa, serrata, venosa, nervo medio subtus prominente 

 membranacca, supra viridia pillsque minutis stellulalis conspersa, subtus tenuissime canescenti-tomentosa 

 pilis stellulatis, 12-00 lineas longa, 3-q liueas lata. Petioli l^-arlineas longi, cano-tomentosi. Stipul* 



