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ARTHROSTEMMA NITIDA. SHINING 
ARTHROSTEMMA, 
Class and Order. 
Ocranpria Monogynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Metasromacea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. tubus turbinatus campanulatusve sape pilis setis 
squamisve vestitus ; lobi 4 lanceolati persistentes ; appen- 
dices inter lobos nulla? Pet. 4. Stam. 8, filamentis gla- 
berrimis : anthere oblonge 1-porose connectivo longius- 
culo basi obtuse biauriculato. Ovarium apice setosum. — 
Capsula 4-locularis. Sem. cochleata.—Herbe aué suffru- 
tices habitu subvarii, omnes Americani. D. C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Arrurostemma * nitida; caule suffruticoso erecto ramulis- 
que patulis tetragono alato pilis coloratis patulis hir- 
sutissimo, foliis ovatis acutis serrulatis utrinque glabris 
Superne nitidis nervis inferne glanduloso - hispidis, 
peduncatis versus apices ramorum axillaribus petiolo 
ongioribus trifloris, petalis obovatis retusis antheris 
_dissimilibus, connectivo brevé biauriculato. G aham. 
RTHROSTEMMA nitida. Graham, in Hd. N. Journ. of Se. 
Dec. 1831, | ci Disisela 
a 
Descr. Root perennial. Stem erect, suffruticose, qua- — 
fangular, with a narrow wing at each angle, red near the 2 
ttom, green above, hispid, hairs red, harsh, glandular, — 
tumid at the base, tufted, longer and coarser in the same — 
Yerticel with the leaves. Branches spreading, ascending. — 
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: * From axpBpor a ars : . sella . the 
ae » @ joint, and crtyye, a crown, perhaps in ¢ uae — 
- “aca x of anthers, which are as it were jointed upon the filaments. — 
