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PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA- 



2. PLUMERIA (ciba) arborca; foliis oblongis, rcvolutis; pcdunculis fu* 



pcrnctubcrofis. TAB.CLXX1V. fig. 12. Umufyft* a - ?- 944- 

 Plumcria florc nivco, foliis oblongis, angullis& acuminaiis. Toanr. 



inft. 659. 

 Apocynumnmcricanumfrutcfccns, longilfimo folio, florcalboodo- 



ratiffimo. Comnu bort* 2. p, 47. f. 24. 

 Xcriuin arborcum aJiilfimum, folio «ngufto, florc albo, Slwn. hift. 



iron. 2. p t 62» 



CAL. Pcrianthium monophyllum, minimum; marginc quinqucdentato, 



obtufo. 



COR- Pctalum infundibuliformc. Tnbus longitfimus, craflus, fcnfim am- 

 pliatus* incurvus, bafi angufto ibraminc pcrvius. Limbus quinque- 

 fidus: hciniis obovato-oblongis, planis, obliquis, paccnciflimis, 

 Eubum fcrc fupcramibus. 



STAM. Filamcnta quinquc, brcvitfima, iit cubi infima parcc. Ancherx 

 oblongx, tcuuej conoivcntcs. 



PIST. Genncu fubrotundum, bitidum. Stylus primum bifidus, mox in. 

 craflatus in cylindrum maximum, longitudinc flaminum. Stigma bi- 

 tidum: laciniisfubulatis, paccutibus, obtufiufculis. 



PER. Folliculi duo, longi , acuminati , vcncricofl, horizomalitcr rcflcxr, uni* 

 locularcs, univalvcv. 



SEM. numcrofa, oblonga, plana» fafcta: mcmbranaccic ovatc ad bafin in- 

 fcru, imbricata. 



Arbor habitu pncccdcntis, ac panim ramofa, & quindecim aUicuding 

 pcdcs rariu^ fupcntns , Ia;lc ciiatu candido coplofoquc > abundac. Folia func 

 frondofa- * Ftarcs cantlidi cum faucc flavclccntc odorcm fpirant fuavitfimuin 

 latcquc fc quaquavorfum diriundcmtm. Paulo antc difccilum mcum cx in- 

 fuIisCaribffiis fcrcbaiur innotuiflc occulium barbarornm rcmcdium,quo ccr- 

 co cutoquc linc ullo mcrcurii ufu tollcbant illi inorbmn dicium Epu\n 9 qui 

 vidctur luis cflc vcncrcx fpccics: illud nutcm diccbatur radicum huius PIu- 

 mcria: rcccntium decoEtum. Utrum ultcrior indagatio contirmarit aflcrtum, 

 ignoro. Vicnnx cciam h*c vigct, bcncque habet, at florc» protulic nedum. 

 Gallis audic Frtinchipamcr Wj*c. 



Habitac in rupcftribus maritimis Mariiniae. 



3. PLUMLRIA {inodora) arborcfccnsi caudicc vix divifo. 



Arbufcula oaopcdalis, crccta, on&rin pauciflimos brcvcsque ramos di- 

 vifo. Folta Plumcrw rubrx. F/orcr albi, inodori, congcncribus duplo ma- 

 jores. Nullus dubico, quinalia poflcc mciiorquc dari fpcdtica hujus plan- 

 tadifTcrcntia: in Plumcriis auccm, nefcio, quo fucrim patfo eximinandis 



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