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‘CoTYLEDON COCCINEA. SCARLET NAVEL-Wort. 
Class and Order. 
_Decanpria PEntTAGyYNis. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. 1-petala. Squame nectarifere 5, 
ad basin germinis. Caps. 5. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
-CoryLEpon coccinea ; foliis obovatis acutis carnosis, spica 
foliosa terminali. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. p. 756. 
LEDON coccinea; foliis subspathulatis acutis carnosis, 
floribus spicatis sessilibus. Cav. ic. 2. p. 54. t. 170. 
Corvizpon coccinea; caulescens: foliis capitato-collectis 
spathulato-lanceolatis concavis mollissimis pubescen- 
tibus, racemis Jateralibus longissimis adscendentibus, 
_ bracteatim foliolosis. Haworth succul. suppl. p. 25. 
Corvtepon coccineum. Lodd. Cab. 832. 
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| Stem fruticose, marked with the vestiges of the fallen 
leaves. Leaves alternate, obovate, acute, recurved, villous, — 
{lite entire, aggregate at the extremities of the barren 
’ branches. Flowers in terminal spikes, alternate. Bractes 
—e€ under each flower, subulate, deciduous. Calyx five- 
f, villous : segments subulate, spreadin Dace tg 
Marly the length of the corolla. Corolla obtusely five-— 
angled ; petals erect, keeled, acute, at first deep orange, 
“lumning redder with age, pale within. Stamens ten. ag 
laments half the length of the petals, five opposite the 
Seaeikees five between them. Germens on Styles green, 
vent at their points. Stigmas simple. 
; A hardy raed seen shrub. Native of Teneriffe. Com- 
jhuicated by Messrs. Wurrtey, Brame, and Mune, of 
"e Fulham Nursery, in February, 1822. 
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