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PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 



R H A M N U S. 



1, RHAMNUS (igwifcrM) Ipinofus; raccuiis axillaribus; floribus quitt* 



qucfidis, moncccis* 



Rhainnus fpinis cx alis foliorum folitariis in ramos tranfcuntibus. 



L*it. fwn, Qtff, 70. 

 Jujubc cmcricana lori arboris folio & facie, fruclu rotundo parvo 



dulci. Cotnrtu bort, 1, p. 141. /. /)• 



Arbufcula inclcgans. Ktfwir Icnci, longiffimi* vix divifi, rccliruci, pcr 

 touffl fsepc longttudinetn ornancur rtimvfcnhs alcernis, diftichtS} fupcriori- 

 bus gradatim brcvioribus. S^iu* axillarcs ad folici & ramufculos, fubulatx* 

 ttcutiffima:, forces, brcvcs, rccurva;, falitariie, vcl gctnins, FoUa fum lan- 

 ccolata, acuminata, lcvitcr hic illic dcmato-fcrrata, glabra> pcciolata, al- 

 tcrna, difticha , uc plurimum longa polliccs crcs quatuorvc, rorius oclo. Ex 

 axillis egrcdiumur rjccmi parvi, folitarii, vcl bini, vcl tcrni. Fhrct funt 

 monorci, cxigui, & fiavi; 111 quibus calyx dividitur in lacinias quinquc* 

 ovaras, concavas, & patcmes; tubo vix ullo. Squamute nullx adfunc. 

 Styli in fjcminis funt duo patuliquc, fligmatibus bilidis, In inarilms loco 

 ptrtilli cft carpusoblongum, truncatum, calyccduplobrevius* FrutUs cil 

 drupa fubrotunda vcl ovata, coronata ftylo cmarcido, flava, pifcllo duplo 

 major, pulpam contincns dulccm pucris barborisquc cxpctitam. A'ax cfl ru« 

 gofa> crafla, oflca, alba, unilocularis. Curaqavicnfibus vocatur Wildc Kirr- 

 ftbum (ivc Ccrafus fylvcllris» aiquc ctiam Jg^xvhfttbcom fcu Baccifcra arbor 

 Iguanarum; quod folcat haecarbufculttitsdcm in locis crcfccre, ia quibusha; 

 laccrtedcgunt; incolit cnim rupcftria fruiicofa, rudcrata, fcpcs apricos, 

 fcptalapidca, limiliaque; quamvis ctiam non infrcqucmcr in mcliori folo 

 rcperutur. 



HabicAc in plcrisquc (^ribxis & in Contincncc viciniL 



2. RHAMXUS (coUriflkf) incrmts; florihusmonogynis, hcrmaphroditis; 



capfula triloculari; ramis foliisquc horizontalibus; Huribus furfum 

 vcrfis. 



Rhamnus arborcus foliis ovatis vcnofis , capfulis fphxricis, infcrnc ad 

 mcdiccatctn calyptratis, pcdunculis umbcllulatis alanbus , corticc 

 glahro. Bwwn*jm* 2. p. 176- 



Arbor bacdfcra indica, foliis maioribus fplcndentibus, ttorc pcnta* 

 pctalo, Cbmw- bvrt* i.p. 175. r.jjo. 



Arbor crtcrccb. Rami plcrique horizontaliter patcnt, Hi juniorcscitm 

 pctiolis, pcdunculis, & cxtcma folioruin calycumquc facic, lomcnto obdu- 

 cxintur Icvk Foha funt cx oblongo ovata, acuta, intcgra, iijpcriic glabra & 

 fplcndcniia/pctiolait, ahcrna, plcrumquc difticlia. Itaxm brcvcs, co- 



rymbo* 





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