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PEXTAND-RIA, MONOGYNIA. 



Arbufculfrlwwcreftft, r fi£pc dcgtodflillUj quatuor vcl quinquc pcdcsal* 

 tiiudinc rarius cxccdir. Trunco infiiiit tcrcii, ad ramos nodofo atquc incraf- 

 fato, corticcvcftito cincrco. E quolibct nodo ramt cnafcuntur tcrc qoinquc, 

 vcniciltati, patcntc$que> qui codcm fubdividi inodo ultra pcrgunc; uikJc 

 tandcm comi formacur valdc concinnaglobofaquc* Ha^ccrcfccndiratio ma* 

 gis in apricis faxofis calidisque locis obtinct j in aliis nutcm a diSa ctcgaiuia 

 varic rcccdic. Infra fingulos nodos aut ad difhmciam indc aliquam locantur 

 numcro inccrto filia aliquoc vcrucjllata, qualia ciiam vcrcicillatiin ramu* 

 (tulos tcrminant. Sutit hxc oblongam imcr & fubromndam hguram varia> 

 obtufaaut cmarginata, fcmpcr mitcm cum cxiguo rigidoquc acuminc> cffi- 

 icrum intc^crrima , nitida, coriacca, rigida, in pctioluin attcnuaca brcvilfi- 

 mum, latcribu* intcrdum rcvoluiis. Jfaecffjfcrlaxus, circitcr fcptcmflorus * 

 tcrminali*. folicanu*, pcudulus, bipollkaris. Fiorcs [tarvi, ritjidiufculi > pc- 

 talis albis, odorcm jasmino fpirant xmulum, qucm ciiain poft putatos al^c* 

 ftosquc nunos, liaud canarcidi> pcr plurcs dies confervant. Pctali lacinia cx- 

 tcrior unica concava dt & croila, dum rcliqux qoatuor convcxx patcan:; 

 qux vcro crcShc ifthis latos claudunc interiorcsdtuc» criguntur, fubpatcnti- 

 bus tribus rdiquw. sflfior pifi maioris voluminc, cx aurantio rubcmes» 

 pulpam contincnt aurantiam & aviculis amacain. Scmka funt glabra, cartila* 

 ginca, nuda, c flavo fubtufca. E\ his foraminc pcrtufis, margaritarum in 

 modum, lincas ctTormant Caribxi, quibus adornant braclua: liinc apud 

 Gallos auc.it K . ; braxltis * ) fivc Arbufcula armillaris. Contufa folia rami- 

 quc, &ar i uisinjcQa> fcruncur pilccs incbriarc> fupcruatantcs uc manu capi 

 qucant. Hifpanis dicitur Barvafco fivc Vcrhafcum. 



Hab-tatinfruticofis & fylvaticis a mari hauddiifitis, in Cura^ao, Marti* 

 nica, Corthagcntc, & alibi. 



4. JACQUINIA (nfafitia) pcdunculis unifloris; foliis lanccolatis, acumi* 

 natiSt LflU. amam. ar*id. 5. p. 388* 

 Fruticulub toliis rufci ftcllatis* D3L Wfb. p. 14S. U 123. 

 AliuS frotc*. Lajl* hifp. 204' 



Frutcx tripcdalis^ Iwbitu prxccdcntis omnino, ut difcrirnen foluin ad* 

 duxilTcfufficiat. Fo/ia funt lanccolata > acuminata» pungcniia, rigidiffima^ 

 brcviora. Vtdxzali funt uniflori, ctiam pcnduli. Dillcnii icon cft optima; 

 at quos illc aculcos dclincavit, cgo non obfcrvavi, fortc nc*.;li^cruia mca< 



Habitat Havanxin fylvis montofis- Florct .Januario &Fcbruario. 



3. JACQUINIA (/iirwr/r) pcdunculisuniflorisi foliis lanccoUco-iincaribas, 

 •cumimuis. TAB. XL. Fig. 1. 



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?)NoU« tartMrarillice Ifviumtet o?:dedm«r? bor^i, m? v«bi cozrunrc. o*C 



Cuti . &C* Cnic toi* trxrtrti diCuKt loco 4 i'*ritU . ntitrt *mi pc^ *n ntfr* t 



uti trtl- 



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