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ECHINOMELOCACTOS. 



HCHINOMELOCACTOS. Pomum fptnofiim 

 Opuntiatum, Mclocarduus Ecraoatuf- 

 Mclociltus, Mcloc arpopoli. Lai***. Mc- 

 lomhislc. Wire/. 3ubiAUifd>* ©Jem* 

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CHRACTKR: Echmomcloaftos, feu Mdoca- 

 fios cchinatus nomcn ex inde traxitic 

 vidctur , quia ex melone , pepone 6: car- 

 duo quafl coalucrir. Inter carduos a- 

 [Mul Btuhmm comparer. Plantis Po- 

 roifcri* a Bonbatvto accenfetur. Tour* 

 mfortfo eft planw genus flore mono- 

 pctalo, campaniformi, rubulato, nwl- 

 tifido, ctfdinfldcmcj qui dcindcabit 

 in fruftum molleni, oliv* ftmulum, 

 carnofum, feminc tectum cxiguo. Fm- 

 ftus autem ille multis Ipccicbus in ea* 



Scutum quoddam clcgans colligi folet. 

 gura autem ejus «rc depifta Tabula 

 42 j* cum noftris fpecicbus minus qua* 

 dr.it, cum ilia potius convemrc vidctur, 

 quam I-ugduncnfcs p. 1442. Carduum 

 Pithahayam fruftum fcrcntcm appclla- 

 nine, depinxerumque- Accuratior po* 

 ciuscflt quam dedit slmmtnmtf p. 376* 

 nor, I. KchinomcUclos eft Planu Indue 

 Occidentals mpium filluris innafcens, 

 tota fpinofa* -Scglobofa, foliis ac cau- 

 libui dcftiiuta, floribus tubulofis parvis 

 In decern tegmenta divifis, fmctibus 

 oblongis, forma ac magmtudine Cap* 

 fici fniflu minimo, clcgantcr rubcllis; 

 icnui fubdulci pnlpa, ft muhW minutis 

 femtnibusrefenis, Duplicis autem eft 

 generis, major tomentofo capite&co- 

 ihi plunmis aculcatis, iisque vel rectis 

 vel obliquis: Sc minor Lacteftcns, nee 

 coftis aculcatif, nee tomentofo cipitc 

 conftan* , fed ex multis fpinofis uibcrcu- 

 lis cohxren*. Utcrquc Opuntiar con* 

 gencreft, & Ficoidcs Occidental fpi- 

 nofum nominari potcft. Vid. Hnm* Par* 

 ]SAt*p*Jl4*ff Juvat ctiam yokksntcrim 

 Fora AV* p. 146. nous gencrkas & 

 fpeciticas adderc* Sum femina , inquit, 

 plura, minuta, nigricantia r pcricarpio 

 carnofb, rubro, oblongo inclufa. Flo* 

 rcsmonopetali plurifanam divifi, abs- 

 que cautibus, inrcr tubercula prodcun* 

 tes. Tota vcro planca ex mcri* quail 

 tubcrculw feu paprltij yiridantibus, in 

 fitmmitatibus fpinulis in ftcllx form mh 

 digcftU ornatis p conflnta> mEcbnontlo- 

 cadoi U:Ufctm , vel ex fulci* tubcrcula- 

 tis, quorum fummitaccs fpinit robujti- 

 oribus & produflioribus armanair, co. 

 agmentati , ut Ecliinomclocaflus ;iu- 



jor. ToufnrforL 65$. C B. Pin, 384- 

 n. I- Botrbaavt H. 83. Anmxmaa 37J. 

 Cfta6n\3f£. Tabnntm. \t. 383, /*]>•/«- 

 ntnftt 1441. Recbhts 41O. Clujiu; I-.xc:. 

 L. IV, p* 95. Afuntixg 420, AtenZ. v. 

 CarJutts 6$. Flora Nor. 146. ScbolaBoU 

 3a. 33- -Viiflk 4"- Lemaj. Hort* Carols 

 R.p. 17. n.i96. 



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