PARONYCHIEA. X. Potycarpma. À 91 
p. 240.—Móllia, Willd. hort. berol. 1. p. 11.—Lahàya, Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 5. p. 402.—Hyàla, Lher. mss.—Anthyýllis species, 
Adans.—Polia, Lour. 
Liv. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx more or less deeply 
5-parted, permanent ; lobes membranous, flattish, neither keeled 
nor mucronate. Petals 5, inserted in the bottom of the calyx, 
and opposite its lobes. Style one, 3-furrowed at the apex. Cap- 
sule 1-celled, trigonal, 3-valved, many-seeded. Seeds rather reni- 
form.—Branched dichotomous herbs. Leaves opposite, stipulate, 
young ones disposed in fascicles in the axils of the old leaves. 
Flowers cymose ; cymes usually forming a terminal corymb. 
1 P. cnapuaropes (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 473.) stems suffruticose, 
prostrate ; leaves oblong, clothed with hoary tomentum; flowers 
crowded into terminal subcapitate cymes. 2%. F. Native about 
Mogodor, on the coast of Africa, in sandy places; and of the 
Grand Canary Island and Teneriffe. Illécebrum gnaphalddes, 
Schousb. mar. 1. p. 117. Polycarpee'a microphylla, Cav. anal. 
scienc. no. 7. p. 25. Hagea gnaphalddes, Pers. ench. 1. p. 262. 
Lahaya gnaphalddes, Schultes, syst. 5. p. 405. Millia gnapha- 
lòdes, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 794. Flowers white. 
Cotiony Polycarpea. FI. June, July. Clt. 1818. PI. pros. 
2 P. ratirox1a (Poir. l. c.) stems suffruticose, diffuse ; leaves 
obovate, mucronate by an awn; cauline leaves usually 6 in a 
whorl, those of the branches opposite; cymes terminal, corym- 
bosely capitate; stipulas, bracteas, and calyxes scarious, and 
acuminated. h. F. Native of Teneriffe, among rocks in 
woods. Millia latifolia, Willd. enum. 1. p. 269. Schrank, pl. 
rar. hort. mon. t. 29. Lahaya latifdlia, Schultes, syst. 5. p. 403. 
Flowers white. 
i e Polycarpæa. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1810. Pl. 
0g oot. 
3 P. Tenzrirrz (Lam. journ. hist. nat. 2. p. 8. t. 25.) stem 
branched, diffuse; cauline leaves petiolate, ovate, usually 6 in a 
whorl ; cymes dichotomous, corymbose, many-flowered ; lobes 
of calyx with membranous margins. ©.H. Native of Tene- 
riffe, by way sides. I]lécebrum divaricatum, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 
1. vol. 1. p. 291. Hagea Teneriffe, Pers. ench. 1. p. 262. 
Millia diffiisa, Willd. hort. berol. 1. t. 11. Lahaya diffusa, 
Schult. syst. 5. p. 402. Flowers white. 
Teneriffe Polycarpeea. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
4 P. arisra‘ra (Chr. Smith in litt. ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 373.) 
stems branched, suffruticulose ; leaves usually 6 in a whorl, lan- 
ceolate-linear: young ones silky, mucronated by an awn: old 
Ones nearly glabrous, and almost awnless ; cymes corymbose, 
terminal ; calyxes with membranous margins. h.F. Native 
of the Canary Islands, on the Pico de Teyde. Illécebrum aris- 
tatum, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 1. p. 290. Millia aristata, 
Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p- 62. Lahaya aristàta, Schult. 
syst. 5. p. 403. Stems erect or diffuse. Flowers white. 
Anned-leaved Polycarpea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1780. Pl. 
4 to 4 foot. 
5 P. Mempunirtca (Delil. fl. egypt. p. 67. t. 24. f. 2.) stems 
herbaceous, diffuse, branched, villous; leaves usually 6 in a 
whorl, oval-oblong, narrowed into the petiole ; cymes terminal, 
few-flowered ; calyx pubescent, with membranous margins. ©. 
+ Native of fields about Cairo, and along the banks of the 
Nile, and in its islands. Style very short; stigmas 3, nearly 
sessile, Petals quite entire. This plant, although very distinct, 
18 joined with P. gnaphalddes by Spreng. 
Memphitic Polycarpea. Pl. diffuse. 
6 P. rra’eruis (Delisle, fl. egypt. p. 65. t. 24. f. 1.) stems 
herbaceous, prostrate, brittle; leaves opposite, aggregate, lan- 
ceolate, mucronate, with replicate edges; cymes corymbose, ter- 
minal, many-flowered. .F. Native of Egypt, in the deserts 
about the pyramids, &c. Móllia fragilis, Spreng. syst. 1. p- 795. 
Style filiform, length of petals. Seeds 8-10. Flowers white. 
Var. a, incàna (D.C. prod. 3. p. 874.) stem and leaves cloth- 
ed with grey tomentum. 
Var. B, virens (D.C. 1. c.) leaves glabrous.—Corrigiola ré- 
pens, Forsk. descr. p. 207. ex Delisle. 
Brittle Polycarpea. PI. prostrate. 
7 P. sretra‘ra (D.C. prod. 3. p. 374.) stems diffuse, much 
branched, suffruticulose ; leaves usually 6 in a whorl, linear, flat, 
and are, as well as the branches, rather pilose ; cymes terminal, 
many-flowered, corymbose ; calyxes scarious. ©. F. Native 
of Guinea. Achyranthes stellata, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1195. 
Mollia stellata, Willd. hort. berol. Lahaya stellata, Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 403 Root perpendicular, simple. Habit of P. Te- 
neriff@, but differs in the leaves being linear. 
Stellate-leaved Polycarpea. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
Pl. + foot. 
8 P.corymposa (Lam. ill. no. 2798.) stems erect, herbaceous, 
tomentose ; branches divaricate ; leaves usually 6 in a whorl, 
linear, awned; cymes corymbose, loosish; calyxes scarious, 
acuminated. %.? F. or ©. Native of Ceylon. Achyranthes 
corymbosa, Lin. spec. p. 296. (exclusive of the synonyme of 
Plukenet, which is referrible to Celdsia Monsonie). Willd. spec. 
1. p. 1196. (exclusive of the synonyme of Loureiro, which is 
referrible to Polycarpe@‘a spadicea). Lahaya corymbòsa, Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 404. Pol. Indica, Lam. journ. hist. nat. 2. p. 8. 
Celésia corymbésa, Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 310. ?—Bocc. mus, 44. 
t. 39. good.—Burm. zeyl. t. 65. f. 2. Flowers white. 
Corymbose-flowered Polycarpea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
9 P. spapr‘cea (Lam. 1. c. no. 2799.) stems ascending, diffuse, 
branched, suffruticose at the base ; branches tomentose; leaves 
linear, bluntish, when young rather tomentose ; cymes terminal, 
corymbose; calyxes scarious. 2f.? h.?S. Native of the East 
Indies, on the coasts of Malabar and Tranquebar.—Rheed. mal. 
10. t. 66. Celdsia corymbosa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1200. exclu- 
sive of the synonyme of Retz. Móllia spadicea, Willd. hort. 
berol. Lahaya spadicea, Schultes, syst. 5. p. 405. Pòlia are- 
naria, Lour. coch. p. 164. Allied to P. corymbdsa, but is 
more diffuse in habit ; leaves broader and shorter, in more dis- 
tant whorls; lobes of calyx less acuminated. Perhaps Parony- 
chia subulata, D. C. in Lam. dict. 5. p. 25. or Ilécebrum subu- 
latum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 261. is referrible to this species. 
Chestnut-brown Polycarpea. PI. 1 foot, diffuse. 
10 P. Brastuie’nsis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 183.) stems erect, 
puberulous; leaves linear-subulate, with revolute margins, mu- 
cronate, puberulous ; cymes corymb-formed ; calycine lobes very 
acute, puberulous; petals ovate-orbicular, one-half shorter than 
the calyx. %. S. Native of Brazil, in that part of the pro- 
vince of St. Paul called Campos Geraes, near Fazenda de Jaqua- 
riahiba. Flowers densely clothed with white tomentum. Petals 
at first white, but at length of a dirty yellow-colour. Root fusi- 
form, with many stems rising from the neck. 
Var. 2, ramosissima (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems much branched ; 
leaves setaceous ; cymes branched; flowers a little smaller than 
those of the species. Native of Brazil, in the province of Goyaz, 
on the sandy Mountain called Serra dos Pyreneos; also on 
the road to Campo Allegre, in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Brazilian Polycarpea. PI. 4 to 3 foot. 
11 P. renuirot1a (D. C. prod. 3. p. 374.) stems erect, 
branched ; leaves opposite, linear-subulate, keeled below ; cymes 
terminal, dichotomous, corymbose; calyxes scarious, length of 
capsule. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Achyranthes tenui- 
folia, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1196. Mbllia tenuifdlia, Willd, hort. 
berol. Lahaya tenuifolia, Schult. syst. 1. p. 404. Leaves with 
revolute margins. Stipulas minute, diaphanous. 
Fine-leaved Polycarpea. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. Pl. 
4 to į foot. 
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