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Triumfetta annua, 0, Annual Triumfetta. 



CZass «wrf Order. 



DoDECANDRIA MoNOGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. 5-petala. Cat. 5-phyllus. Capsula hispida, in qua- 

 tuor vel quinque dissiliens. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Triumfetta annua; foliis ovatis serratis, pedunculis axilla- 



ribus trifloris, fructibus hamato-aculeatis : aculeis nudis. 

 Triumfetta annua; foliis ovatis indivisis rarius lobatis. 



Lin. Mant. 73. Willd. Sp. PL 2. p. 856. 

 Triumfetta foliis oblongo-ovatis obtusis serratis, petiolis 



longissimis. Mill. ic. 2. p. 199. t. 298. 

 Triumfetta indica; foliis ovato-rhomboideis indivisis subtus 



tomentosis, fructibus axillaribus, aculeis nudis. Lam. 



Encycl.3. p. 420? 

 (|3.) foliis ovato-lanceolatis aeuminatis. 



The leaves of most of the species of Triumfetta vary 

 much in form ; most of them that are not generally lobed, 

 shew a disposition to become so occasionally. In our plant 

 the leaves were considerably more elongated at the point 

 than in Miller's figure, but we consider it only as a mere 

 variety of the same species. 



The flowers in this species are perfect, having both calyx 

 and corolla ; it therefore belongs to Bartramia of Gaert- 

 ner. The three-flowered peduncles, added to the prickles 

 and the outer covering ot the capsule being smooth, we 

 believe, will be found the best characters to distinguish the 

 Triumfetta annua from the other known species. 



Native of the East Indies. Flowers in August and 

 September. Being an annual is propagated by seeds only, 

 which however it brings to maturity in our stoves. Com- 

 municated by Mr. Blake from the collection of J. Vere, 

 Esq. at Kensington Gore. 



