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DIOSMA ciliata. 

 Fiinged-leaved Diosma 



PENTANDRIA MGJS'GGYXU. 



Nat. ord. Uutace^. Jussieu gen. 296. Biv. Ill, Genera Rut&cei* 



affioia. 



Diosme^e. Brown gen. rem. in append, to Flind. voy. 2. 54*5. 

 DIOSMA. ^CaL profundi 5-fidus persistene, basi intiis vestitus disco 

 (hypogyno?) ad limbum 5-crenato aut in 5 squamulas products Pet* 5, 

 sessilia, saepe marcescentia, sub disco inserta et ejusdem crenis aut squa- 

 niulis opposka* Stam. 5, ibidem inserta, petalis alterna. Germ, disco 

 iufr^ cinctum ; stylus 1; stig. capitatum. Fructus 3-5-capsuIaris, capsulis 

 com^ressis conmventibus oblongis, intus dehiscentibus, foetis arillo con* 

 form! cartilagineo similiter dehiscente, mono aut polyspermo; sent, nitida* 

 Frutices ericoidei ; folia opposita aut sparsa, s<zp% conferla et Unearia, inter- 

 dUm subtus margine punctata ;Jlores corymbosi aut capitato4erminales. Calyces 

 quorundam punctato-glandulosi. Juss. loc* cit. 298, 



Biv. Agathosma. Filamentis alternis sterilibus cochleari+petaliformibus* 

 D* ciliata, foliis lanceolatis carinatis ciliatis, umbellia terminaiibus. WiUtL 



sp.pl. 1. 1135. 

 Diosma ciliata. Lin. sp. pi. ed. 2. 1. 287. Berg. cap. 66. Thunb. prod. 43. 



Hort. Ken. I. %<5< ed. 2. 2- 30* 

 Hartogia ciliaris. Lin. syst. nat. ed. 12- 2* 625. 



R&mijbliosi, teretes, Julvius-subhirsuti 9 erecii: ramuli plurimi, summitate 

 et medio ramorum congregati 9 sparsi 9 axillares, diminutofblio$i> JUiformes, 

 graciles, ascendentes, simplices 9 duplo longiores Jbliis rameis v. ultrh 9 apice 

 umbelliferi. Fol. numerosa, spar$a> divaricata, lanceolata, glanduloso~punc» 

 tata 9 margine et nervo medio subtus hirto-cdiaia 9 supra glabra, \ uncice circitir 

 longa, tylo vel ultrh angustiora. Umbellffi multi'($ubl2~)~jlor£e 9 convexa; 

 pedunculi capillacei, ruhentes 9 <equilongi 9 §* unci& circiter iongi, pilosiusculi 9 

 ebracteati. Flores odorem herbaceo'tesinosum spirantes, parvuli, albi 9 erecti. 

 Cal. persistens 9 crassiusculus, albido"virens 9 turbinato-campanulatus, albo~punc» 

 tatuSy segmentis subulatis 9 erectis 9 ciliatis. Pet. turbinato*patentia 9 JUamentis 

 Jertilibus alterna, $pathulato~oblonga 9 duplo longiora calyce. Fil. 5 sterilia, 

 petaloda, cochlear if or miMgulat a 9 angusta, alba 9 injerne pi/osa: 5 fertilia* JUi- 

 Jbrmia 9 successive procrescentia 9 injerne pilosa 9 erecto-patentia. Germ, disco 

 glanduloso crasso immersum, virtde 9 apice hirsutum, obovatum, compressum 

 (in nostro specimine) biloculare, bicorne 9 cornubus erectis glandulosO'punc* 

 tatis: stylus setaceus, persisten$ y albus 9 glaber. 



The genus Djosma has been divided into four by Will- 

 denow, in his Catalogue of the Berlin Garden* Our plant 

 would belong to the Agathosma of these distinguished from 

 Diosma in having ten petals instead of five, the five alter- 

 nate ones being however, in fact, sterile filaments, not pe- 

 tals as they are termed by him. 



