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cordate, mucronulate, shorter than the calyx. h.S. Native 
of Brazil, in that part of the province of Minas Geraes called 
Minas Novas, near Nossa Snzra da Penha. Flowers yellow, 
surrounded by hairs and crowded leaves. 
Laruotte’s Purslane. Shrub 4 to 3 foot. 
8 P. narmoìes (Lin. spec. 639.) stem erect, diffuse, corym- 
bose at the apex; leaves oblong, fleshy, crowded about the 
flowers at the tops of the branches; flowers surrounded by 
dense villi. ©.F. Native of Jamaica. Sloane, jam. hist. 1. 
p- 205. t. 129. f. 3. P. Browne, jam. p. 206. Lun. hort. jam. 
2. p.108. Petals connected at the base. Stamens 8-10. Style 
3-5-parted. 
Halimum-like Purslane. FÌ. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 ft. 
9 P. rusricau us (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 73.) 
stems ascending, corymbosely branched above ; leaves lanceo- 
late, acute, nerveless; upper leaves in whorles; axils pilose ; 
flowers 4-8, crowded into a head. ©. F. Native of South 
America, in sandy places and on dry mountains on the sea-shore 
near Laguna. Petals 5, obovate-oblong, emarginate, orange- 
coloured. Stamens 27-30. Style 6-8-cleft. Said to be allied 
to P. halimoides. 
Red-stemmed Purslane. 
10 P. urrsutissima (St. Hil. 
fl. bras. 2. p. 121. t. 114.) stem 
suffruticose at the base, pilose at 
the axils of the leaves; leaves 
approximate, oblong-lanceolate, 
flattish, tapering to both ends, 
acute, shorter than the hairs ; 
flowers crowded at the tops of 
the branches ; petals obcordate, 
mucronulate, a little longer than 
the calyx. kh. S. Native of 
Brazil, in that part of the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes called 
Minas Novas, near Bom-Tim and 
Nossa Snra da Penha, and also 
near Tejuco. Flowers yellow, 
surrounded by a whorl of the 
upper leaves and axillary hairs. 
Very hairy Purslane. Shrub 4 to 4 foot. 
11 P. mucronata (Link, enum. hort. berol. 2. p. 2.) stem 
erect; leaves obversely oblong, with a short taper point; floral 
leaves 8, constituting an involucrum ; axils: pilose; flowers ter- 
minal, sessile. ©.F. Native country unknown. 
Mucronate-leaved Purslane. Fl. Ju. Clt, 1822. PI. 4 to 4 ft. 
12 P. quapriripa (Lin. mant. p. 78.) stem prostrate ; joints 
pilose; leaves elliptic-oblong, fleshy, flat; flowers terminal, 
sessile, quadrifid. ©. H. Native of Egypt, Arabia, and India. 
Jacq. coll. 2. p. 356. t. 17. f. 2. P. linifòlia, Forsk. descr. p. 
92. Illécebrum verticillàtum, Burm. fl. ind. p- 66. Stems 
red. Flowers small, yellow. Petals 4, rarely 5, joined a little 
way at the base. Stamens 8, rarely more. Stigmas 4. 
Var. B, Meridiana (D. C. prod. 3. p. 354.) flowers usually 
tetrandrous. ©. H. Native of the East Indies. P. Meri- 
diana, Lin. fil. suppl. p. 248. Nelatsjira, Rheed. mal. 10. t. 31. 
and Roxb. There is hardly any difference between this and P. 
quadrifida. Flowers surrounded by wool and 4 leaves, like 
those of P. quadrifida. 
Quadrifid-flowered Purslane. 
in 1791. Pl. prostrate. 
Pl. ascending 4 foot. 
FIG, 15. 
Fl, Aug. Sept. Clt. 1773 ; B 
* ** Flowers purple ; axils pilose, or perhaps sometimes naked. 
13 P. pizdsa (Lin. spec. 639.) stem diffuse ; joints beset with 
long hairs; leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, convex on the 
back, bluish, about equal in length to the axillary hairs; floral 
leaves in whorles; flowers crowded at the tops of the branches, 
PORTULACEZ. 
III. Porruraca. 
sessile, surrounded by long hairs ; petals ovate, acutish, a little 
longer than the calyx. ©.F. Native of South America, about 
Curassoa, in Brazil, Martinico, Jamaica, &c. in sandy places 
near the sea. Geertn. fruct. 2. p. 212. t. 128. f. 4. Haw. mise, 
p. 137. Ker. bot. reg. 792.—Wolk. norib. 341. with a figure. 
Herm. par. 215. Comm. hort. amst. 1. t. 5. Flowers 5- 
parted, pale purple, expanding from 10-12 o'clock in the morning, 
if the sun is out. Stamens about 20. Root tuberous. 
Var. B, setacea (D. C. prod. 3. p. 354.) leaves subulate ; stems 
erectish. ©.F. Native along with the species. P. setacea, 
Haw. misc. 159. Herm. par. 214. with a figure. Pluk. phyt, 
t. 246. f. 6. and 105. f. 4. Flowers purple. 
Pilose Purslane. Fl. Ju. Clt. 1690. Pl. Ł to 4 foot. 
14 P. raxna`ra (Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1792. p. 109.) 
stems diffuse; leaves linear-sublanceolate, flat; hairs of the 
axillæ and joints longer than the leaves; flowers terminal, sur- 
rounded by hairs and a whorle of leaves. ©. F. Native of 
Cayenne. Petals red, obcordate. Stamens 15 and more. Per- 
haps only a variety of P. pilòsa. 
Woolly Purslane. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
15 P. prtosisstwa (Hook, bot. misc. 2. p. 221.) plant annual? 
small; stems branched, decumbent; leaves terete, oblong; — 
fascicles of hairs twice or thrice longer than the leaves. ©. H. | 
Native of Peru, at Yazo, in the valley of Canta. The flowers 
are concealed by long white solitary tufts of hairs, It comes | 
nearest to the P. lanàta, Rich. 
Very pilose Purslane. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. | 
16 P. umpraricota (H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. | 
72.) stems branched; axils sparingly pilose; leaves scattered, 
lanceolate, acute, veiny ; flowers twin? on very short pedun- 
cles, terminal. ©. F. Native of New Andalusia, near Cu- 
mana and Bordones. Flowers 5-parted, rose-coloured. Stamens 
12. Style 4-cleft. 
Shaded Purslane. PI. 4 to 3 foot. ag 
17 P. rusírra (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) stems branched ; axils 
naked? leaves scattered, elliptic, nerveless, rounded at both 
ends ; flowers solitary? almost sessile. ©. F. Native on the 
Orinoco, among rocks near Maypures, and of Trinidad. Flowers 
rose-coloured, 4-5-petalled. Stamens 11-14. Style trifid. 
Small Purslane. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 to 2m 
18 P. Himarrea‘na ; stem trailing, herbaceous, pilose in the 
axils of the leaves; leaves linear-lanceolate, convex on te 
back, flat in front, acute, longer than the axillary pili; flowers 
crowded on the tops of the branches; petals obcordate, much 
longer than the calyx. ©. F. Native of Brazil, in the province 
of St. Paul. P. grandiflora, St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 192. but not | 
os Hook. Flowers purple, surrounded by crowded leaves and 
airs. 
St. Hilaire’s Purslane. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. trailing. : | 
19 P. Granprr1dRa (Hook, in bot. mag. 2885.) stems diffuse, 
branched ; leaves scattered, cylindrical, acute, with pilose axils; 
flowers 3-4 together, terminal, crowded, surrounded by a whorl | 
of leaves and crowded hairs; petals longer than the calyx; 
style 8-9-cleft at the apex. Y%.F. Native of Chili. There 
are varieties of this plant with either purple or yellow large 
flowers. Root tuberous. 
Var, a, major ; (Hook, in bot. misc. 3. p. 241.) leaves @® 
inch or an inch and a half long.—Bot. mag. t. 2885. if 
Var. P, microphylla (Hook. et Arn. 1. c.) leaves hardly ha 
an inch long. P. Mendocinénsis, Gill. mss. Both varieties 4! 
found between Rio Saladillo and Mendoza. | 
Great-flowered Purslane. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1827. Pl. ! 
4 to 3 foot. : Ba 
20 P. Grrmæ'su (Hook. bot. mag. 3064.) stems erectishy | 
branched at the base; leaves oblong-cylindrical, rather com 
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pressed, obtuse, dotted ; axillary fascicles of hairs erect, al | 
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