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siipenie fascrculo concolori setariini; 
at^iileis divaricatis validis flavesoenti- 
bus 3—5 iniiioribiis 1 loii^iore et cras- 
eiore. Dill. ellh. f. 382. Cadus Dil- 
Jenii Ker. B. R. 255. In Amer. ausfr, 
■^, Articuli 6 — 8 unc. loiigi et 4 — 6 
lati, Flores sulpluirei. 
•54. O. polifitntha DC, pi. grass. 
t* i38» subcrecta; articnlis ohlott;;;;is 
utrinque acnminatis suhtiiberculalis; 
uodis suhdistaiitibus flavo-setosis; acu- 
leis 6 — 8 aequalihiis flavis fusco-an- 
luilatis riti;idis. Cactus |)Ol>antlius 
Sims B. M. 2691. in Amer. amtr.'^. 
AiMicuU 6 unc. longi. Flores sul- 
pluuei. ^ 
55. O. triacantha J)C. erecta; ar- 
ticulis ovatis ellipticis viridibus pla- 
liis; nodis suhapproxiniatis convexis 
fvisco-setosis J aculeis 3 rigidis strictis 
flavlcantibus. /« Amer, nttstr. ■^. Prae- 
cedeiitt affiuis sed differt articiilis ma- 
jorilnis. 
.16". O. flarispina Sftlm; snberecta; 
arliculis elliptiris crassiusciilis gla- 
1)ris obscure viridibus; uodjs nia^^nis 
fulvo-tomeutosis ; aciileis cxterioribus 
12—16 hiaequalibus rubimiuo:!iis, me- 
diis 3 — 4 (ripio longioribus rubigiuo- 
eis apice flavis, infimis peiidulis. In 
Amer. avstr, "^^ 
57. 0. monacantha Ban\ erecta; 
articulis magnis elHplicis vel oblon- 
go-ovatis teniiissimis glabris uitide vi- 
ridibus; nodis distantibiis breve cano- 
tumentosis; aciileo I rigido fusco apice 
flavo. in Bru.siUa. "^.^ Articuli 1 ped. 
loiigi.' Aculei 2 unc. longi, Flures 
3 unc. in diametro exterue rubicundi 
Interne flavu 
58. Q, nigricans Hate, erecta ra- 
mosissima; articulis magnis ovatis vel 
elongatis obscure viridibus; nodis di- 
fitantihus fusco - tomentosis ; acnleis 
2 — 3 inaeqnalibus divaricatis strictis 
rigidis nigricantibus. In Amer, ottAtr, 
'^. Articuli I — 1^ uuc. longi. Aculei 
1—3 unc. longi. ft^epala rosea; pe- 
tala fuscesceuti-fulva. 
59* O. eUttior Haw. erecta; arti- 
culis glaucis oblongo-ovatis latis; no- 
dis subnudis; acnleis subulatis longis- 
simis nigro-fuscis. In Amer, anstr. 
'^. Articuli 7 — 10 unc, longi. Flores 
flavo-purpurel. 
60. O. robttsta Wendl. erecta ; ar- 
ticulis oblongo- ovatis glaucis pulve- 
ruleutis; nodis fusco-tomentosis; acn- 
leis 8 — 12 rigidis validis longis interne 
fuscis apice albidis. in Mexico, "^^ 
Articuli 8 — 10 unc. longi. 
d. CruciataeVfeift, Truncuspla-* 
nus inar ticulatus, ram is late-* 
ralibus oppositis deinum de- 
ciduis. 
€L O. rubescens Salm; plano-tu- 
berculosa pnmo rubra denium rubro- 
viridis; ramis trunco aequalibus; no- 
dis subapproxiniati magnis albo-lo- 
mentosis inermibu. In Brasilia, '^i 
2— 3-ped. 
62, O. catocantha Link et Ottof 
altissinia plana subtamosa purpurea 
apice plano-tuberculata; nodis subdi- 
stantibus oblongis albo- (omeutosisj 
aculeis 6—8 inaequalibus acicularibus 
divaricatis albis strictis rigidis, Jn 
ins, Thomae. '^. 5 — 6-ped. 
63. 0. spinosissima Mill, allissfma 
plana; ramis oppositis subtubercula- 
tis; nodis approximatis tomentosis fla- 
vesceu:i-fusco-setosis; aculeis 6^8 
inaequalibus rigidis flavis. 0. crucia* 
la Hurt. Ih Jamaica et AntiUis, "^v 
10— 12-ped. 
6*:*. 0. ferox Hate, erecta angnsia; 
ramis patulis subtubcrculatis ; nodis 
subapproximatis couvexis superue fla- 
vo-setosis; aculeis 4 — 6 inaequalibus 
acicularibus al))idts. 0. dolabrifonnis 
Hort. In Amer, australi. ■^. 
65, O. lencocantha ft, berol, aTt« 
arrecta plana imbricato-tuberculaia; 
nodis approximatis flavo-setosis; acu- 
leis acicularibus strictis albis 3 — 4 
brevibns 1—3 longioribus, O. suh- 
ferox 8cbott. In Mexico, '^. 1— 2-pc(J. 
6*6'. O. /eucosticta Wendl, erecta 
lateribus ramosa; superficie plaiiiu- 
scula; Dodis approximatis in seriebua 
regularibus albo-tonientosis convexfs 
Superne fusco- setosis; aculeis inae- 
qualibus albis acicularibus 4 — 5 bre- 
vioribus 1—2 lougioribus. In Mexico.'^ 
cParadoxaePTe'iff, Inartlculatft 
cylindracea; rami divartcati 
tenuiter articulati. 
67, O, brasiliensis Haw, alti.-«f- 
ma arliorea, trunco cjiindraceo viridi 
inferne lignoso; nodis distautibus allio- 
tomentosis; aculeis lougis albis; ra- 
mis ovatis horizoutalibu* pcr^iaiHeii- 
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