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 Alstrgemeria Salsilla. Potatoe- 



ROOTED AlSTRCEMERIA. 



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Clafs and Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Cat. o. Cor. fupera, erecla ad cernuam, hexapetalo-partita, 

 imbricato-connivens, cyathoidi- f. cucullato-campanulata, re- 

 gularis f. ringens ; Iaciniis obverfis, 3 (rarius 2] interioribus 

 ungue convoluto-canaliculato. Stam. imae corollas inferta, in- 

 clufa, erefta f. inclinato-curva, alterna fubbreviora ; anth. ereftse 

 oblongas. Stylus decurfu confimili. Siig. 3, linearia, replicata. 

 Fruffus cap/, varie fphseroidea, coftato-hexagona, f. trifulco- 

 trigona, 3-loc, 3-valv., valvis medio feptigens, feptis bafi 

 coadunatis : raro (foetus pulpa et evalvis) bacca. Sem. globofa, 

 receptaculis angulos internas decurrentibus annexa : raro nidu- 

 lantia ; albumen corneum. G. 



Obs. Plants herbacea, perennes ; rhizoma flageUlforme f. iruncum, 

 fibris tuberofo-turgidis f. tuberiparis ; caules plures, JimpliciJJimi, foliati, 

 ercElif. ajjurgentes, fcandentes f volubiles ; folia. Jimplicia, omnia caul'ina, 

 I par/a f. alterna, obliqua f. refupinata ; inflor. umbcllata, involticro ex 

 folialis totidcm quot radii ; peduncuh fimpiiafifimi ', J. dichctomo-bifiori vel 

 paniculato-pluriforiy braftea in divijuris : raro corymbofa bracleis fmgu- 

 laribus feparata. G. fide Flora peruviana" quoad pier uque. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



ALSTRCEMERIA Salfilla ; (volubilis ; regularis s ) rhizomate 

 truuco f. flagelliformi producto, fibris globofo- tuberiparis; 

 foliis alternis, diftantibus, patentiflimiv, anguitius ovato- 

 lanceolatis, a fupinato dorio pruinulofis, petiolo torto 

 pluries longioribus ; umbella ereBa pedunculis (3 — 15) 

 dichotomo-biHoris f. paniculato-plurifloris pedicellis fupnt 

 flexis; germine turbinato-triquetro ; corolla nutante, fub- 

 cyathoidi camp;muUta ; lacinu.-s exterioribus obovato-ob- 

 longis acumine brevi ; interioribus fublongioribus, fpathu- 



latis, 



