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CACTUS TRUNCATUS. 
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Class and Order. 
IcosanpriA Monoeynia. 
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Generic Character. 
Cal. monophyllus, superus, imbricatus. Cor. multiplex. 
Bacca 1-locularis, polysperma. 
.* Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Sect. VII. Puynranrat (vide supra ‘No. 2306.) 
Cacrus truncatus ; articulatus prolifer, ramis foliaceo-com- 
rie cuneatis dentatis apice truncatis setosisque, 
| oribus terminalibus solitariis nutantibus. 
| Cactus truncatus; ramis recurvo-divaricatis, foliaceo-com- 
pressis, articulis apice lunato-truncatis, floribus termi- 
nalibus solitariis nutantibus, obliquato-ringentibus, 
staminibus adscendentibus, stigmatibus compacte con- 
niventibus. Bot. Reg. 696. 
PIPHYLLUM truncatum; articulis brevibus subquadrato- 
oblongis apice abrupte truncatis (flore rosco tubuloso, 
S fauce ringenti, limbo reflexo). Haworth Suppl. Succut. 
ee a Vbs. in Hort. Dyckensi notateé. anno 1821, 
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This plant is very much branched, the terminal joint 
only of each branch bears a solitary rose-coloured shew 
_ Scentless flower, the inner petals of which are very muc 
— and the opening oblique, the stamens and style 
endent. : 
__, As the branches are very numerous and the terminal 
_ fonts in a thrifty plant generally productive of a flower, 
_ ltmakes altogether a handsome appearance. = 
The joints are short and have a few. irregular notches at 
: ite sides, which, as well as the truncated termination are 
finished with a pencil of reddish bristles. Pore 
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