780 RUTACE. 
will grow freely in any light rich soil; and cuttings, planted 
under a hand-glass, will soon strike root. They may be also 
obtained from seeds, which in many species ripen in abundance. 
Ill, APLOPHY'LLUM (from azXooc, aploos, simple, and 
pvddov, phyllon, a leaf ; leaves simple, not compound, as in Rue). 
Andr. Juss. in mem. mus, 12. p. 464. t. 17. no 10.— Ruta, sects. 
3 and 4. ` D. C. prod. 1. p. 711. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx short, 5-parted, 
falling off late. Petals 5, unguiculate, flat, entire. Stamens 
10, the 5 shortest opposite the petals; filaments dilated at the 
base and villous on the inside; anthers each furnished with a 
minute gland at the point. Ovary 5-lobed, surrounded by a 
nectariferous ring. Styles 5, constantly joined in one, dilated 
from the base to the apex, and terminated by a capitate papil- 
lose, 5-furrowed stigma. Capsules 5-celled, 5-furrowed, open- 
ing inwardly at the apex. Seeds reniform, scrobiculate, or tu- 
berculate, fixed to the inner angle of the cells. Albumen fleshy. 
Embryo arched, with a long radicle-—Perennial herbs, rarely 
shrubs. Leaves simple, seldom ternate, glaucous. _ Flowers 
corymbose, yellow, rarely white. This genus has the strong 
disagreeable smell of rue, as well as possessing the same medical 
qualities, but in a lesser degree, 
§1. Trifòla, D. C. prod. 1. p. 711. Leaves 3, together, 
approximate, quite entire, lower and uppermost ones solitary, un- 
divided. 
1 A. Patavinum; middle leaves 3 together, linear, tapering 
to the base, quite entire; corymbs crowded; calyxes villous ; 
petals entire. 2. H. Native of the mountain Saxo-Nigro, at 
Arqua, near Padua. Ruta Patavina, Lin. gen. 549.—Michel. 
gen. t. 19. Leaves furnished with a tooth or lobe at the base. 
Flowers yellow, with a green central rib. 
Padua Aplophyllum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 ft. 
2 A. picnOromuM; middle leaves 3 together, linear, tapering 
to the base, quite entire; corymbs loosely panicled, dichotomous ; 
calyxes a little fringed. %4. F. Native of Persia. Rita di- 
chotoma, D. C. prod. 1. p. 711. Flowers yellow. Stamens 
much dilated at the base. 
Dichotomous Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
3 A. pusr’scens; leaves nearly all 3 together, lanceolate, 
pubescent, entire, lateral ones very short; corymbs many- 
flowered; calyxes and ovaries villous. Y%. H. Native of 
Spain, near Aranjuez. R. pubéscens, Willd. enum. 446, 
R. Patavina, Poir. dict. 6. p. 335. Lam. ill. t. 345. f, 2. 
Powers yellow. Filaments a little fringed at the base, hardly 
uated. 
Pubescent Aplophyllum. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. P1.1 ft. 
§ 2. Integrifolia. Leaves undivided, entire, solitary. 
4 A. coRDA`TUM ; leaves entire, cordate, stem-clasping ; co- 
rymbs many-flowered ; petals oval-oblong, quite entire ; fila- 
ments smooth. YJ. F. Native of Nipaul in Gosainsthan. 
Ruta cordata, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 206. Root thick, tuberous. 
Stem simple. Flowers small, yellow. 
Cordate-leaved Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
5 A. FRUTICULÒSUM ; leaves entire, ovate-lanceolate, bluntish, 
and are as well as the calyxes villous; corymbs few-flowered ; 
petals oblong ; filaments and calyxes ciliated at the base ; ovaries 
smooth. h.%Y%.F. Native about Damascus. R. fruticuldsa, 
Labil. syr. 1. p. 13. t. 4. —Buxb. cent. 2. p. 30. t. 28. f. 1. 
Flowers yellowish. 
Shrubby Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
6 A. ruBeRcuLa tum (Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p- 528. 
t. 17. no. 10.) leaves entire, pilose, under surface as well as 
stems and capsules tuberculated ; capsules rather pilose ; cells 
a-seeded. Y.F. Native of Egypt and Nubia. Rata tuber- 
Ill. APLOPHYLLUM. 
culata, Forsk. descr. 86. Flowers small, yellow. 
dichotomous. Petals oblong. 
Var. a, Forskàhlii (D. C. prod. 1. p. 711.) leaves linear-lan- 
ceolate. 
Var. B, Montbrétu (D. C. prod. 1. p. 711.) leaves obovately 
cuneated. 
Tubercled Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
7 A. Guia BRUM; leaves entire, oblong-linear, glandular beneath 
as well as the stems, smooth on both surfaces as well as the 
stems, calyxes, and capsules; petals oblong-linear. Y. F. 
_Native between Mosul and Bagdad. Ruta glabra, D.C. prod. 
l. p. 711. Corymbs dichotomous. Flowers yellowish. Fila- 
ments fringed. 
Smooth Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
8 A. VvILLÒsUM ; leaves entire, lower ones oblong, the rest 
linear, and are as well as the stems pubescent; calyxes and 
ovaries hairy; petals oblong. %. H. Native of Caucasus and 
Iberia, in fields exposed to the sun. Ruta villdsa, Bieb. fl. 
taur. 1. p. 310. R. parviflora, Desf. cor. Tourn. t. 54.— 
Buxb. cent. 2. t. 28. f£. 2. Flowers small, yellowish, racemose. 
Villous Aplophyllum. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1 ft. 
9 A. LINIFÒLIUM ; leaves entire, oblong-lanceolate, tapering 
to the base, and are as well as the stems, smoothish; calyxes 
very short, a little ciliated ; ovaries villous ; petals ovate. u.H. 
Native of Spain near Valentia, Cyprus, and various parts of 
Greece. Ruta linifdlia, Lin. spec. 549. Andr. bot. rep. t. 565. 
Smith, fl. grec. 370.—Bocce. mus. t. 73. f. 3. Flowers yellow, 
corymbose. 
Flax-leaved Aplophyllum. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1752. Pl. 1 ft. 
10 A. suAvE‘oLeNs; leaves entire, spatulately-lanceolate, 
glaucous, smoothish; calyxes a little fringed; ovaries quite 
smooth ; petals ovate. h. H. Native of Tauria and Bess- 
arabia, in exposed places. Ruta suavéolens, D. C. prod. 1. p 
711. Rata linifdlia, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 309. Ruta limfoua, 
var. grandiflòra, Sims, bot. mag. t. 2254. Flowers yellow, co- 
rymbose, having the smell of those of Primula officinalis. 
Var. B, congésta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 711.) flowers few, but 
crowded. .H. Native on Mount Olympus. Flowers having 
the scent of those of the lemon. 
Sweet-scented Aplophyllum. 
Shrub 2 feet. a, 
11 A. Buxpavu’m1; leaves entire, lanceolate, tapering into 
the petiole, somewhat puberulous ; branches of panicle dicho- 
tomously corymbose, divaricating, compressed at the forks ; 
filaments fringed at the base. Y%.F. Native of Thrace, near 
Rodosto in fields, as well as of Troy and of Syria. Ruta Bux- 
baúmii, D. C. prod. 1. p. 711.—Buxb. cent. 2. t. 28. f. 2. 
Flowers yellowish. Petals oblong. Ovary smoothish. 
Buxbaum’s Aplophyllum. Pl. 1 foot. 
12 A. ACUTIFÒLIUM ; leaves entire, oblong, on very short 
stalks, acute at both ends, and are, as well as the stems, 
smooth ; lower ones opposite ; panicle corymbose, dichotomous, ; 
calyxes very acute, a little fringed; capsules smooth. Y.» *- 
Native of Persia, between Kermancha and Amadan. Ruta 
acutifolia, D. C. prod. 1. p. 711. Flowers yellowish. 
Acute-leaved Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
13 A. LINEA`RE; leaves entire, linear, smooth, dotted beneath ; 
corymbs few-flowered, dichotomous; petals linear-oblong + 
capsules smooth, 3-lobed. 4. H. Native of the south ° 
Siberia, Ruta linearis, D. C. prod. 1. p. 712. Flowers ye 
lowish. 
Linear-leaved Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
14 A. THEsI0ipES; leaves entire, linear-lanceolate, 
stems puberulous towards the top; corymbs crowded; sepas 
roundish; filaments dilated at the base and hairy inside. UY. H 
Native of the eastern shore of the Caspian sea. Ruta thesicides, 
Corymbs 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1800. 
smooth ; 
