( 1974 ) 
CENOTHERA CORYMBOSA.  CorYMBOSE 
CENoTHERA or Eventne Primrose. 
FREE KEKE EKER RE 
Class and Order. 
OcranpriA Monoeynia. . 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 4-fidus, tubulosus. Petala 4. Caps. 4-locularis, 4- 
valyis, infera. Sem. nuda. 
Specific Character. 
{Exornera corymbosa ;* caule stricto hispido sulcato, foliis 
_ lanceolatis repando-denticulatis, capsulis sessilibus angu- 
lato cylindricis : valvis apice reflexis. _ 
Descr. Stem three feet high, quite straight, red and hispid 
at the lower part, green and smoother upwards. Branches 
few, straight and short, and, as well as the leaves below 
the flowers, supported by strong buttresses running down the 
stem, and giving this a furrowed appearance. Leaves lanceo- 
late, narrowed towards the extremities, creeping-denticulated. 
Flowers axillary. Germen nearly straight with prominent 
angles, sessile. Tube of the calyx more than twice the length 
ofthe germen: Limb 4-cleft: Segments lanceolate, reflexed, 
and mostly adhering together at the point by pairs. Petals 
inverse-heart-shaped, crenulate at the apex, veined. Stamens | 
shorter than the petals. Stigmas 4, thick, spreading. After 
the flower falls off, the capsule appears crowned by the four | 
ap of the valves, reflected, and shewing their white 
hsides, 
(EnorHERA corymbosa is specifically different from, but 
Comes nearest to, longiflora. F 
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