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eula aut varius obtusa, superinra sensim deereseentia, 5-30 
mm. le., 2—5 mm. It., ant punetulata et ad nervos ba- 
singne tantum. puberula ant plus minus seahrinseula. . Flo- 
res solitarii axillares, longe pedinenlati, pedunenlis Alifor- 
mibus, patentibns, dense puberulis, 15—30 mm. Ig., freti- 
feris apice sursum envvalis. Galyeis profunde 5-partiti lob, 
ovate-oblongi aenmimati, suhmneronati, carinafi, earina vi- 
sidi pilis brevibus scabriusenla, margine interdum  ciliate 
late scariosi, 2% —4 mm. Ig., 1-1’, mım. It. Petala alba 
oblonga vel ovalia obtusa, plerumque calyce hreviora vel 
enm vix aeqnantia, interdum calyce longiora, raro nulla. 
Stamina 10, calyre pauliam breviora.  Oyarium. subglobe- 
sum, in ipso flore jam per valvas sex dehiscens.  Capsula 
ovato-oblunga, ealycem paullun superans oligosperma, Se- 
mina aterrima sphaeroiden - Ienticularıa , lacvissima »iti- 
dissima. 
Stirps magnopere variahilıs, imprimis fohorum forma et pn- 
bescentia, petalorum cum ealyce proportione aliisqgue no- 
tis in Jusus numerosos conversa, varietaies tamen bene 
limitandas vıx oflert. 
— Arenaria lanuginosa (Mehx.) Rohrh. in Martius, Flora 
hrasil. J. ec. 274. 
a. genuina Rohrb.: Caules ei folia nune pubescentes nune. 
glahrescentes. TFolia Iinearia vel Imeari-lanceolata vel 
lanceoläta, plus minasve acuminata, longitudine et latitu- 
dine ita variantia, ut his natis Iusus vix distingui possint, 
10—35 mm. Ig., 2—8 mm. li. Petala calvce breviora vel 
enm aequantia, nungnam exserta. 
Lusus 1: Gaules Jeyissime puberuli vol interdum glahreseen- 
tes. Folia glabra pumetwlata, forma valde variantia. 
