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Caucalis leptQpkyUa L. 0, Qmbeiliff pejmicBiatifl 

 biradiatis; fructuum jugi^ primariia aculeis gloc^idiatia. b«jip^ 

 bris mericarpiornm diametro longioriboa pateBtisfiimiB amu* 

 tis. — C. tenella Veh a C. ieptophylla praesertim nmbel* 

 iia qninqaeradiatis differre videtor; C. ca^ruleMceng Boisa. 

 distiuguitnr fmctunm acaleia adpreasiuscaiis^ 



Caucali$ ab^ssinica Hochst. C umbeilis eessitilios snb- 

 biradiatis; fractuQin jugig prlmariis armafis aculeis laerts- 

 sirais glochidiatis mericarpiornm diaraetro ]oDg;ioribas- M, 

 689- Celosia stricta^ C, distjJa, soffruticosa, ^laberri* 

 ma; canle tereti ; foliis petiolalis oblongi^ acutis sabanditla- 

 lis; apicis lermiQalibiis simpliciasim'is slrictis, Jascicnlis 3 — 

 7-flori8 rtMiiotis sessilibua, -^ Suffrutex 2 — '4-pedalis, Btri* 

 etas, ramosas ; rami tcreles, stricti, par«e foliosi, apic« ra- 

 mulosi* Folia alterna, obloDga aot orato-oblouga, 2 — 4 

 poll, longa^ superiora sensim minora. Stipulae eranidae* 

 Flores minuti^ riridea, sessiles, tempore ealidissimo expauvi, 

 apud nofl rero plerDinqae claasi, aepalis eoDnirentibofi, mar- 

 g^ioe scariosio ciociiSj capsnla dimidio breTioribns eiqiie ad- 

 pressis. Filameota 6, brevia^ iQcluaa^ tennia, baai in ca^ 

 pnlam ovarium arete ciiigentem connata, aiithera ovata bi- 

 lociilari fugacissima terminata. Stjli duo, craasinacQli^ reeii, 

 persisteutes^ capsula malto breTiorea, Capaala saboTata^ 

 apice subtrnncala et leviter qainquetabercalata, 10 — - 12- 

 spprma. Operculnm mox decidanm, breviter conicnm, Se- 

 mina atra^ spfaaeroldeo-remformia, lacida^ teaaisBime tuber* 

 cnlata. Species distiactisaima , ualii vere affiais. *-*- Hak in 

 Br^iliae proWncia Rto Janeiro et alibi* "» P« 



690. Celna Arcturu9. a. foliis allernis* /?- foKia oppo* 

 sitis. 



Var. ^. omnibus characteribaa ^ UX\\%^ braoteis, calyd- 

 bas, staminibus, capsnlis atqae iadiimento oam a. cod^^iU 

 Folia semper opposita. FedniteaU alii opposili, alii sab- 



