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STATICE £GypTIACA. Eoyprian Turirt. 
Jhebsisisioloisbikibilistatekekelak 
Class and Order: , 
PentranpriA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Character. 
Cal, 1-phyllus, integer, plicatus, scariosus. Petala 5. - 
Sem. 1, superum. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
STATICE egyptiaca; caule herbaceo, foliis radicalibus alterne 
pinnatifido-sinuatis, corolla laciniis intermediis linea 
ribus, perianthio communi bicorni. Viviani. Hort. di 
Negro. Pers. Syn. 1. p. 334. n. 41. Schultes Syst. 
Veg. vol. 6. p. 796. | 
STATICE egyptiaca ; foliis radicalibus sinuatis lyratis ; su- 
perioribus lineari-lanceolatis decurrentibus, floribus pa- 
niculatis fasciculatis, bracteis majoribus coriaceis apice 
bispinosis, calyce 10-denticulato, denticulis quinque 
rie setaceis, corolla inclusa. Delisle Egypt. t. 29. 
Statice egyptiaca, Scannagatta Hort. Bonon. 1813. Biroli 
Hort. Taurin. 1815. Configliacchit Hort. Mantuan. 
1816. Campana Hort. Farrar. 1820. teste Dom. Webb. 
Gata 
Descr. Radical leaves sublyrate, sinuate-pinnatifid, 
mucronate, very minutely ciliate. Stems several, flattened, 
winged at the upper part, the wings somewhat elongated 
beyond the division, forming a sort of ear on one side. 
Peduncles about five-flowered broadly winged: wings 
elongated on each side into unequal horns. Bractes green, 
recurved at the point. Calyx superior, white, scariose, 
funnel-shaped ; border i0-clelt : alternate segments filiform, 
Corolla yellowish, caducous, shorter than calyx, 5-petaled : 
‘petals wedge-shaped, Stamens short, included. 
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