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CENOTHERA odorata, 
Curled-leaved (Enothera, 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 
Nat. ord. OnacrE. Jussieu gen. 317. 
à Di. III Stylus unicus. Fructus capsularis, Stamina petalorum 
upla, 
GNOTHERA. Cal. monophyllus; superus, longus cylindricus 
Spice deciduus cum limbo 4-partito, Pet. 4, summo calyci inserta, 
ejusdem laciniis alterna. Stam, ibidém inserta; anth. oblonge iocum- 
bentes. Stigma 4-fìdum. Caps. longa cylindrica sub4-gona 4loc. 
4valv. polysperma, valvis medio septiferis, seminibus nudis numerosis 
angulatis receptaculo centrali affixis. Herbe, quedam lignosa; folia 
alterna ; flores solitarii axillares. Jussieu gen. 319. 
CE. odorata, foliis lineari-lanceolatis subdentatis undulatis, caule villosó 
suffruticoso. Jacq. ic. rar. 3. t. 456 
KEnothera odorata. “Jacq. coll. 5. 107. Willd. sp. pl. 9. 308. 
CEnotliera undulata. Hort. Kew. ed. 9, 2. 342. 
(«) caule, nervis foliorum, calyce, germinegue rubentibus, 
(8) caule, nervis foliorum, calyce, germineque virentibus. 
Suffruticosa, perennis. Caulis sesqui-bipedalis de propa basin ramosus & 
Soliatus [in plantis annotinis modo simplex] ; rami nunc plurimi hirsutida villosi, 
ad hyemem usque procrescentes et flores successive promenies. Folia sparsa, 
distantia, sessilia, lanceolata, deorsum parùm angustata, sursŵm longè cuspidato- 
attenuata, utrinque villosa, lucido-virentia, undulata, preprimis Epira 
Roralia que basi ovata, inferiora modo explicata atque plana, denticulis paue 
tissimis remotis callosis obscuriüs marginata, costá mei iâ cum nervis seme v. 
octonis longitudinalibus, longiora 3-4 uncialia, summa latiora modo parüm infra 
unciam basi transversa. Flores in summis foliis axillares, successtyi, solitarii, 
sessiles, odorati, vesper? ezpandentes, mane croceo-emarcescentes, Germ. sub- 
tetragonum, villosum, longius tubo calycino. Calyx villosus, sesquiuncialis z 
tubo recto tereti striato; limbo deflezo â parte ferè longiore ; segmentis justa 
infra apicem cornuto-mucrenatis. Corolla lutea 2 uncias vel magis transversa 3 
pet. lato-obcordata, emarginaturá profundâ et acutá. Stam. $ parte breviorg 
corolla. Stigmata 3-plo breviora stylo. ' 
The present species was first raised in Europe in 1790, 
from a collection of seeds made by the surgeon of a mer- 
chant-ship, at Port Desire (a harbour on the eastern coast 
of Patagonia, frequented by vessels on their passage to the 
Pacific Ocean). - Sir Joseph Banks purchased the parcel 
which was brought home, and presented a part to Pro- 
fessor Jacquin; by whom our plang has been figured in the 
“ Icones plantarum rariorum,” and its history given in his 
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