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MOKOECIA, MONADKLPHIA. 



Fruccx farmcntofus, crcttus»fcptcmpcdalis. Folia uvato*Ianccolata>acu- 

 minaca, fcrrata, glabra, vcnola, alceriu, brcvitcr pctiolaca, trcs quatuorvc 

 polliccs locgtt. Spkte fwminarum tcrmiualcs, folitorit, erc£te, polliccm vcl 

 fcsquipolliccm longx. Scyli indctcrminatc ramofi. JWafcnkmn fptctr axilla- 

 rcs> folitarix, liimlci. Stamina fcmpcr 0Q0. 



Habitat Carchagenx in fylvaticis & fruticofis dcnfis. 



2. ACALYPHA (viSofa) involucris ftvmincis dcmatis, villofiffimis; folii* 



ovatis, acuininatis, pctiolo longioribus, TAB. CLXXXIIL Fig. 61. 



FruccX fnnncntofus, crc£his, dcbilis, vicinis fc hinc fuftcntans, fxpc 

 quindcciuipcdulisj ramls tcrctibus; fcnioribus lignofis glabrisque; juniori- 

 bus vircmibus & villofis, Folia funt ovata, dcntato-fcrraia» fubtus puhc* 

 fccntia, nlicrna, ipfa trcs quatuorvc polliccs longa cum pcciolo bipollicari. 

 Jllqfadmm minimorum/pjc<r dcnfa: * cylindricse, axillarcs , folttarix, crc2«e, 

 plus minus fesquipollicarcs. Fxmincrum /piur axitlarcs> laxiflima:, in diver* 

 fis fcmpcr a maribus ramufculis, atin cadctn planta. Harum pctuaphyllus 

 cft caiyx; ftyli tres, ad bafin usquc fcxpariitii involucra minima, vix coit- 

 fpicua; quorum ctiam longicudinc fani pcduncali plcrumquc uniflori, vcrum 

 qui » incrcfccntc in capfulam gcrminc , paulatim clongantur, diQisquc cunc 

 involucris multocics cvadunt lon&iorcs; ipfis ctiam paritcr incrcfccmibus 



fpicts. 



Habitat Carthagcme in fylvis & fcpibus* 



3. ACALYPHA (corcnfis) involucris ftemincis triphyllis; foliis oblongo- 



obovatis. TAB, CLXL 



Fruicxfcxpcdalis, ere&us,glaber, farmcntofus. Foliaobovaca, oblon* 

 ga, fcrrata, acuca, glabra, flltcrna, duos trcsvc polliccs Ic.iga, brcvilumc 

 pctiolata. Spica mafatlarttm laxte, axillarcs, crcEte, foliiariar, pollicarcs. 

 Involucrum tubulofum, monophvlhim, intcgrum, plcrumquc fucccffivc 

 p&luxcvfot unifloros quatuor cuiittir. Florum calyx triphyllus ; filamcnta fe- 

 puis o3o* Fcnwvr trcs quatuorvc in pcdi(ncvIo comrrwm ccrminali, brcvilfi- 

 mo, craflbquc, raccmofc difponuntur: quibus crgo invulucrum commune 

 cftnullum, proprium vcro criphyllum & calyciformc- Calyx pcntaphyllus. 

 Styli trcs, bifidi, & pcrfiftcntes. Saniiui angulata. 



Hnlmat in Domingb, Marcinica; omnium vcro frctjucntilfime ad max- 

 gincs fylvarum in Vcnczuela. 



CROTON. 



1. CROTOtt. (procmbcns) foliis obvcrfclanccolatis, acutis, integerrimis. 



Plama inodorn, fruticofa, glabra, tripcdalis; cavlibiis parcim procumbcn- 

 tibuSj partim crcctis. Fotia oblauccolaw, acuta, intcgcrrima, pctiolata» 



altcrna, 



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