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PENTAXnfUA, MOXOGVNIA. 





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fl> EHRETIA (Jpttoj*) fpinofi. TAtt CLXXX. Fig. ig< 



CAL. Pcrianthium pcmapliyllum» pcrfirtcns: foliolis lanccolatis, c&ncavis, 



acuus, crcctis. 

 GGR. monupciala. Tubus infcndibuKformiS, longkudinc calyris. Lim- 



bus quinqudidus: lacimis fubovatis, obtufis, rcflexis, longitudine 



tubii 

 STAM. Filamcnta quinqcc, fubulaca, creQiufcula, orta in partc iupcriorc 



tubi coroliXj qua paulo brcviora. Anthcrx oblongar, utrinquc ful- 



caix, incumbcmcs. 

 PIST. Gcrmcn fubrotundura Stylus proftindc : t.A-i- : hcinite fubuhtxs» 



caualicttlato* 



cannaus, ma 



ginibus fupcrnc villofis, patcmibus , lon» 



gitudine tubi corollx. Stigimca fimplicia, villofa. 

 PEK. Bicca fnbrotunda, ufiiloculark 

 SEM. quatuor, hincconvcxa» indc anguhta, pauca pulpa diftintta. 



Diamctro tres quatuorvc pollices fape xquans hujus arboris ftwtf , jam 

 mox fupri folum dividi folct in ramos plcrumquc tres, qui, ccu totidcm 

 trunctj viginti quinquc vcl triginta pcdum longkudincm adipifcuntur. Hi* 

 paucis limilibusin progcflii ramis cmitlis, vixad dccirnum altitudinis pcdcin 

 pcrvcnium, quin jsm tcrram vcrfus incurvcntur, arborumquc vicinarum 

 ramii, quibusvalide fultcmcmur, egcant. Ornantur vcro fparfim ftfiiuJi* 

 latcralibus plurimis, iisdctnquc brcvifliinis. Cortux vcrtiuntur cincrco gh- 

 broquc. Spitue in ramulis fubaxilhres, in trunco mmisque primariis fpar- 

 f<e, adfunt ligncttj fortes, fubulat*, brcvcs, craflilfiina; , quarumfcnisrcs 

 fre^uenter cx mcdia fui partc ramulQm cmittunt perpcntlicuhrem, foliofum* 

 cjusdcm fccum longitudinis, Fctia funt oblonga» bafi attcnuau, obtufa, ia* 

 te;ra, intcrduin fubrcpartda, nicida» brcvitcr pctiolaca, trcs vcl quatuor pol- 

 liccs longa , numcro inconfhmi ut plurirnurn quinquc vcl fcx prodcumia cx 

 codcm tubcrculo, quoiannis dccidua. Rtxcmi brevcs, fubcorymbofi, ramo- 

 fi, ftipulis fubulatis fnffniti, c ccniro tubcrculGrom cnafcumur, non raro 

 nntc novorum luliurum crupiioncm. Florct plurimi, parvi, corollis flavc- 

 fccmibw. Styli lacinix haberi pro ipfo ftigmacc bipalrtito poflunt, cujus 

 (ingulari tit ftruSlura, ut introQiicicnti oculo armato vcl in ipfum t cn ncn 

 odituspatcat, Frnilusp\\\ mngnitudinc rubcnt. Incolis vocatur Cdc^afAwc. 

 Habira hxc pUnta valdc divcrfa cfl a priorc; florc tamcn, pncterquam m 

 calvcc flyloquc divins, cum cadcm valdc convcnit. tltriusquc complctum 

 charaacrcmadduxi; ut,qui mc intclligcntiorcs fint, iudicarcqucant, reflc- 

 nc conjunilx fint, an ad divcrfum gcnus rcfcrcndx? 



HabitatCartha^cn* in fylvis dcnfis. Florct Augqfto, fruftumquc fcrt 

 inaturum fub fincm 0£lobri$* 



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