DIOECIA, PENTANDRU. 



56 1 



Frutcx quadripcdalis nuc brevior. Qndes infcmrct lignofi, fragilcs, tere- 



ces, cincrci, ramomTimi, dilfiifiquc, procumbunc. Rcmjmms cctragoni, 



viridcs, quadrifulcati, oppofieiquc, crigumur. Fclu funt oblonga, fupcr- 



nc craffiora, acuta, fcnlim vcrfus bafin nticnuata, carnofa, fuccnlcnta, Jacic 



plaeu, dorfo convcxa, fcfiilia, oppofita, vix pollkaria, numcrofa. Amau 



efcillaria, folitaria, oppoliia, lircvi[ C r|>c[iolata, vircncio, numcrofa. S.ig- 



nata albcfcunc, quar pro flofculis babuific vidctur Sloancus. Fntiu fiavc- 



fcunt a viridi, vd toii lunt flavi. Sopor tocius planta: cll fnlfilfimus. Car- 



ihagcncnlibus & Mompofinis, qui combuilis cjus cincribus ucuiuur ad coo- 



ficicndum vitrum, vocaeur BarriBa. 



Habitac iu Caribxarum & viciruc Coniincntis lictoribus arcnolls mari- 

 (imis. 



PENTANDRIA. 



ASTRONIUM. 



i. ASTRONIUM (grmeUev. ) TAB. CLXXXL Fig. 9$. 



* Mas. 



CAL. Pcriantbium pcntnphyllum, coloratum, parvum; foliolis ovatis, con- 



cavis, obtulis, painlis. 

 COR. Pctal.i quinquc, ovjiia, plnna, obtula, [tatcneilumo. 



GJandulx ncSarcs: tiuiniiUc^fubrotunda^miniime, in difco floris- 

 JTTAM. Fibincma quinquc, fubulara, patcmia, longitudinc coroll*. An* 



ihcrx ob!o&g.r, incumbcntcs. 



* Pcuninn in divcrfa plama. 



CAL. Pcriuuhiam pcmapbyllum, coloratum, pcrfiftcns: foliolis oblongis, 



concavis, obtufis, comiivcmibus. 

 COK. Pcula quinqnc, fubovara» concava» obtufa, crcfta, calycc muko ini- 



nura, pcrliftcmia, ar non incrcfccntia. 

 PIST. Gcrmcn ovaiuni, oUufunu Styli trcs, brcvcs» rcflcxi, Srigmara 



fubcapitattj obiufa* 

 PER* nullum*' Ctlyx incrctus, coloratus, foliolis fuisconnivcmibusfcmcn 



tci;cns primum, dciu inarurum illud, foliolis in ftcllam pcndulam 



cxpanfis, tandcm dcmiitcns, 

 SEM. unicum» ovalc, longitudinc cdytis, loQcfccns. 



Arbor crcQa» aduodccim nd iri^inra pcdcs alta, tota fcatet fucco lcvi- 

 tcrglminofo, tcrcbimhino, odoris in^rjui &naufcofi, dccolorc, in fcminc 

 tiutcm la&co. Poft cafum fru£tumn in fccmina, florumque in rnarc, rami 

 novipropcllumur, ornati/ofiirpinn-i^ c\ tribus pnribnscum impari; quu- 



Kk j mm 



