TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 



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HIPPOCRATEA. 



i. HIPPOCRATEA (Jamdais^ TAB. IX. Unn.fp.pl. i. p.tt 9 x. 

 Coa fcandcns, Iruclu trigcmmo. Plum* gen. g. rc. 8j(. 

 Bcjuco pcndulus; floribus panicutotis. L&jt.bifp* 314. 



CAL. Pcrianthium quinqucpaniuim, minimum, corollx concolor, dcci* 

 tluum: foiiolis fubrotundis, obtulis» patcntillimis. 



COR. Pctala quinquc» ovata, obtufc, patcntilfima* ihicrnc plana latcribus- 

 quc rcvolutis, fupcrnc concava apicibusquc fubbilocularibtis. 



STAM, Kilnmcnu tria, fubulata, crc£b, longitudine corolla, bafibus la- 



tilfimis fupcrimpofica rcccptaculo gcrminis. Anthcrse latte» utrin* 

 quccmarginatae* fulco cransvcrfali notatx, crc&a:. 



PIST. Gcrmcn triquctro-fubrotundum, acorollarcmoium pcr Rcccptacu» 

 lum proprium difciformc, cui pro pnrtc immcrfum. Stylus fimplcx, 

 crcftus, longitudincltaminum. Stigma fimplc\* t obtufum. 



PliR. Capfula* trcs, obcordatx, comprdTc, magnx, unilocularcs, bival- 

 vcs; valvuIiscarinatiS/Caducis; rcmancntibus fufpcnfis fcminibus* 



SL\L in quavis capfula quinquc, oblonga, ab inviccm valdc comprclli; 

 aucta ttla mcmbranacca ovali-oblonga, mngna. 



Arbor hxc, quam in mcmoriam fummi Hippocracis nominavit primus 

 cjusdcin dctcitor Plumicrus> tcmpdlatc ficca, qux quotannis Cartliagcnse 

 ubtinct, quaquc omncs folcnt arborcs foliis omnimodc orbari, cum Cap- 

 paridibus paucisquc aiiis Ixtc vircrc pcrgit. Cxtcrum inclcgans cft ; & vi$ 

 cinis arboribus, quibus fcandcndo fc fu(tcntct t indiget; volubilis nunquam a 

 inc dcprchcnfi. Inrmos difpcfcitur longitfimos, tcrctcs, lcntos, pcrtotam 

 fepc longitudtnun ad intcrvalla ornatos ramufcvlit oppolitis, bmchiatis* fo- 

 liofo, & florigcris. Folia liabcc ovata aut cx lanccolaco ovata, nitida, levi- 

 ccr fcrrata, idquc obtufc vcl acutc, pctiolata, oppolita, tres polliccs lon- 

 ga» in ramufculis dumtaxac novcllis viridibus: locis umbrofis intcrdum fc- 

 mipcdalia; in apricis aridiffimis quandoquc crafliufcula. ad caitum piuguia 

 & cum dcnticulis lcviflimis inccgcrrima. Oyrymbi ramofi, intcrdum am- 

 pliffimi, axilkrcs, oppofiti, rarius ctiam tcrmina!cs. Kforcr inodori, cxi- 

 gui, e lutco vircntcs. Capfidtf glabnc, tufc©. Semina fufca. Nullus du- 

 bito, quin bcati LttfninRii Bcjuco (quo nominc Hifpani plantam fcandcn- 

 tcm in gcncrc appdlant,) lit Hippocratca. In florc minimo Rcccptaculum 

 folidum gcrminis pro nc£tario habuic, & gcnncn dcfcripfit jam adolcfccus - 

 non qunlc cxiftit in floris cxplicationc. 



Habitat in Martinica, Domingo, frcqucntior Carthagcnx: in montibus; 

 vfilHbus; inundatis maritimis. Vidi florcntcm Aprili & Uccembri. Fro- 

 Qus Julio collcgi. 



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