PENTAKDRIA, MOKOGYMA. 



3. CONOCARPUS {nxtmtfa} floribus complctis, rcmoOS. TAB.MIL 



Conocarpus foliij ovoli-oblongis, pcciolis biglandulofis, fruQitica* 



cionibus raccmofis. Jwtch, fyft. A. p. 950, 

 Conocarpus foliis clliptfco- ovatis, petiolis biglandulatis* racemis la^ 



xis, fru:tibus fcjunQis. Bnra?B. jam. 1* p. 159. 

 Mnnglc foliis clltpticis cxadvcrfo nafccnubus. Staw. bijh j*vtu 2. p. 68. 



CAL. Perianthium monophyllum, fubrotundum > quinquctidnm, gcrmim 



intidcns, pcriiilcns: laciniis fubrotundis, parvis» obtufis» crc&is- 

 COR. Pctala quinquc, fubrotunda, concava, obtufa, potula, minima, vix 



fupcramia laciuiascalycis, c cujus incifuris f caduca. 

 STAM. Filaincncadcccin, fubulatt, crcQa, altcrna breviora, orta in tubo 



catycis, cujus fcrc longitudinc. Amhcrx fubrotundx. 

 PIST. Gcnncn vcrticalitcr fubcordatum , comprcflum, in utroquc laccrc 

 fub calyce auricuhtum fquamula perfiftentc, apicc deprcflj ornaco- 

 quc intra cJyccm ftcllula orbiculari vitlofa dcccmradiata, intcruuu 

 Stylus fubulatus, crc&us, ftamiuibus paulo brevior. Sugma capita- 

 tum, obtufum- 

 PER. Capfulaobovata, coriacca, comprcfTd^inarqualis» coronata calyce, uni- 

 locularis, non dchifccns. Vd nullai fi hanc pro crutta fcminis cxtc- 

 riorc fumas. 

 SEM- unicum, tercs, acucum, gcrminans intra pcricarpium. 



Arbor harc prcccra ramofaquc ipfam fopc propc tcrram in trcs quatuor- 

 vc truncos dividitur, Rami juniorcs nitcnc, rubcnt > & mutuo opponuntur. 

 Fdia fnnc fjbovalia, obtufa, integcrrima, nitidj, cralftufcula, ad tauum 

 pingtiia, faturatc vircntia, oppofica, tripolUcaria; pttiolQ rubcnti & fupcrno 

 biglanduljfo. Racmi fimpliccs, terminalcs, plcruinque tcrni," vcl (quod 

 in arbufculis noiiiN ircqucntcr obtinct , ) compofiti cx latcralibus oppofitis 

 utrinquc tribus, atquc fimplicibus his, vcl & ipfis trifidis> & cx medio tcr- 

 minali limpiici: vcrum in his arhufculis tunc Horcs funt multo minores, & 

 plcriquc gcrminc vix ulto donau abortant. Ftara parvi & fcfiilcs lcvcm ncc 

 ingratum fpirant odorcm. Ptfdfj albcfcunt* Siamtna pcrpctuo & ubique 

 numcravi dcccm j quorum altcrna quinqoc brcviora primarn tnfpicicntis at- 

 tcntioncm non raro fugiunt. Scmcn pcricarpio coriacco inclufum conftat la- 

 mcllis duabus viremibus ovati*quc, fcd involucis in corpus tcrcs; &, qu« 

 has circumdcc , mcmbrana tcnuifliina. Lamella: iu pcricarpii bafi abcunt jn 

 corpufculum tcres obtufum nitidumquc, quod ccntrum fcminis longitudi- 

 nalc occupat, radiccs dcin achirum. Capfulx cnim in tcrram dctapfie curo* 

 natum apiccm illud pcnctrat, radicullstjuc tunc tcrrz jmmilTls, priinum con- 

 (lituit futuri trutici rudimcntum : inde per nuiritionis vim aufla! volumine 

 lailiclte capfulam difrumpum^ c\ T aduntquc folit radicalia. Intcrdum duo 



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