622 |. Urban, 
Boerhavia scandens Linn. Spec. ed. I. p. 5; Sw. Obs. p. 12; Choisy in 
DC. Prodr. XIII. 2. p. 454; A. Rich. in Sagra Cub. XI. 171; Grisb. Flor. 
p. 69 et Cat. p. 24; Jacq. Hort. Vind. I. p. 2. t. 4; Bello Ap. II. 104. 
Boerhavia tuberosa Lam. (in Hb. Vahl) Ill. 1. p. 10; Choisy l. c. p. 454. 
Boerhavia Grahami A. Gray in Sillim. Am. Journ. ser. Il. Vol. XV. 
Bejuco de purgacion v. Toston Cub.; Pega-pollo Port. ex Sint. 
Suffruticosa, sec. EccEns (in sched.) usque 1,3 m alta. Radix profunde descendens, 
robusta, lignosa, pluriceps, Caules complures, paniculatim dichasiale ramificati, tenues, 
graciles, nodulosi, infra brunneoli et striolati, supra cinerei v. albidi, decrescenti- et 
remotius foliati, internodiis c. 50—120 mm longis, supra ut rami in paniculam, ob folia 
ad bracteas parvas, ovatas, acuminatas sensim diminuta, parvifoliatam v. spurie aphyllam 
abeuntes, ramis inflorescentiae ultimis umbellulas singulas (rarissime duo verticilla 
superposita), vulgo 6—9- (raro 4—5-, vel 12-)floras, laxiusculas gerentibus, post anthesin 
paulum auctis, diu persistentibus. Folia opposita (paribus subaequalibus), inferiora 
petiolo lamina 2—3-plo (raro ad 5-plo) breviore, lamina 18—52 mm longa, 45—33 mm 
lata, summa subsessilia, in bracteas transeuntia, omnia glabra (raro in nervo mediano 
hirtula), viridia, subconcoloria. Flores in pedicellis tenuissimis (prinum 5—6 mm 
longis, demum rigidescentibus, ad 40—42 mm elongatis), basi bracteola 2 mm longa, 
lanceolato-subulata, cito decidua suffulti. Perianthiorum pars ovarialis decemstriata, 
verruculosa; pars superior 3—4,5 mm longa, c. 5 mm in diam,, flavo-viridis v. albida 
v. albido-virescens, infundibuliformis, sensim in tubum brevissimum (c. 4—1,5 mm 
longum) angustata, limbo rotato-expanso, hirtulo, leve 5-lobulato. Stamina 2 (sec. Cnoisv 
etiam 3), filamentis 7—14 mm longis, limbum f. duplo superantibus, basi in cupulam 
oblongo - cyathiformem, 4,5 mm longam, integram coalitis, antheris c. 4 mm longis. 
Ovarium parvum, 0,8 mm longum, subsphaericum, stipite aequilongo portatum, stylo 
6—12 mm longo, saepius longe exserto, stigmate c. 0,5 mm in diam. Anthocarpia ex 
apice pedicelli deflexa v. oblique patentia, oblongo-clavata, non raro paulum curvata, 
basin angustam versus attenuata, coriacea ad sublignosa, griseo-brunnea, sect. trans- 
versa rotunda, sub vertice verrucis saepe 40, brevibus, subeylindricis, glutinosis, in 
faciebus hinc inde gibbulis paucis glutinosis instructa. 
Habitat in provineiisaustralioribus A mericae septentrionalis(Arizona, 
Texas, Mexico), in Antillis, in Columbia, Venezuela et Peruvia. 
— Vidi ex ins. Bahama: Acklins Island: Eggers n. 3941, Long Island: 
Eggers n. 4035; Cuba: Eggers n. 4559, Gundlach n. 4, Karwinski, Ramon 
de la Sagra, Wright n. 467; Jamaica ex Grisb.; Haiti: Eggers n. 3367, 
Ehrenberg, Picarda n. 455; Sto. Domingo: Jacquemont, Poiteau et 
Turpin; Puerto-Rico: Gundlach in hb. Krug n. 948, Krug n. 927, Stahl 
n. 4404, Sintenis n. 633, 35405, 3330; St. Thomas: hb. Haun.; Tortola: 
Eggers n. 3173; Antigua: Wullschlägel; Curacao: Read. 
III. Allionia Linn. 
(Wedelia Loefl. nom. obsol.) 
6. A. incarnata Linn. Spec. ed. II. p. 147; Choisy in DC, Prodr. XIII. 2. 
p. 454; Grisb. Cat. p. 24; Sauv. Cub. p. 157. 
Allionia malacoides Benth. Bot. of Sulph. p. 44. 
Allionia mendocina Philippi! ex Grisb. Symb. Argent. p. 59. 
Wedelia incarnata O. Ktze. Rev. p. 535. 
