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teac, nitidae, odore Ananae, duleissimae. Semina solitaria, 

 ovata, acuta, rugosula , cinerea* Jacq.. In Caracas. 2J.. 



4. *Br. Pinguin; foliis oblongo-linearibus, mueronatis, 

 (suberectis) , supra nitidis , subtus pruinoso-glaucescentibus, 

 parallelo-fibrosis , ciliato-spinosis: spinis omnibus incurvis; 

 (racemo foliis breviore , pulverulento; ramulis 4-5-floris; cal. 

 laciniis lineari-lanceolatis^ acuminatis). Colla lort. ripuL 

 •dpp. II. p. 542. Br. fol. ciliato-spinosis , mucronatis; i^ace- 

 moterminali. Linn. Spec. ]_. p. 408. Mant. p. 562 (sub Br. 

 Peguin). Willd. Spec. II. p. 8. Lam. Enc. \. p. 145. #/. 

 ^- 225. y. 2. Jacq. Arner. p. 91. AubL Gujan. \. p. 502. 

 Swartz Obs.p. \20. Hor t.Rew.ed. 2. IL p. 200- Gaertnl 

 F-etsem.eent. \. t. \\.f. 2. Redont. Lil. t. 596. Dict. Sc. 

 »*t. 17. Fasc. Axakas Pinguin MilL Dict. Trew Eh- - 

 reL t. 5i. Anan. amer. sylv. alt. min. Plnh. Mant. 29- '.258- 

 M? Pinguin Dill. Elth. 520- /. 240-/. 511- 



F lores pulcherrifni. Linn. Mant.. Elegantissima, acaulis. Fo- 

 lia rigidissima. 5-0 ped., (2-3 ped. et ultra, 1 - 2 unc. lata DilL; 

 (erecta, ensiformia, basi latiora , exeavata, postice convexa, 

 crassa, sueculenta , substantia filainentosa Sil>.), spinis valde pun- 

 Sentibiis (e fusco nigricantibus Dill.\ florescendi tempore ma- 

 g l s expansa medioque rubcntia. Scapus racemosus, pyramidalis, 

 2 -3 ped., albo-tomcntosus. (Racemus v. tbyrsus foliis brevior, 

 compositus; racemuli compressi, sparsi , multiflori, pruinosi; 

 «ores quaterni (inferiores 3-5, superiores rariorcs) : pedicellis 

 "revissimis, trigonis, crassis Sw.). Flores numerosi, inodori, 

 2 poll. circitcr. Cal. cxtcrne subvillosus, albidus , (pruinosus 

 * w : ); laciniis lincari-lanceolatis, (lanceolatis Sw.), acuminatis, 

 ^nnatis, longissimis, erectis. Petala lineari-oblonga, (lanceo- 

 ata Sw.), acuta, concava, calycem paulo superantia (calyce 

 lo ngiora 5uj.), basi calycis tubo "accreta , apice patula, pulchre 

 fosea, (sanguinea Sw. , extus dilute et obsolete purpurascentia, 

 l ntus paulo satius purpurea, crassiuscula Dill). Filamenta 

 er ecta, calyce duplo brcviora, basibus latis se inter ct cum ca- 

 )cc corollaquc connata , (receptaculo inserta, subuiata Sw.). 

 ^nthcrac lineares, basi sagittatae, longitudine calycis, (albidae 

 •** Germen oblongum, obtuse trigonum , magnuin , tomen- 

 tosum. Stylus subulatus, triqueter, ercctus, (longitudine stami- 

 {"""• Stigma trifiduiu, obtusum Sw.). Baccae subovatae, (ob- 

 j}»»« v. subrotundafe, umbilicaiae Sw.), carnosae, cortice co- 

 lacco » Aavescentcs, poll. ct ultra, sapore aciclulo, vellicante 

 ? ec fcrtta. Sem. pauca, (numcrosa Sw.), subovata, obtusa,sub- 

 j^ ca ; T Post floresccntiam c radicc prodit stolo vel cauhl [$gV+ 



gulo 

 pla 



JJ^IW» Knearto, semipatentia, glabra, rigida, carnosula, 



! * 1% poll. diaim, lmri/,ontalitcr pergens, al.qua distantia an- 

 rccto erigens novamquc plantam constituenfc Jac V;: in 

 ^a.culta apud hedoute, quac aliquibus abludit: folia nu- 



^Wma, liiuNiria, scmipatcntia, glabra, ngida, can 

 P«d., basi 4-lVa poIJ. lata, in opiccm acutum spinosu 



m scn- 



^ttenuata, a basi ad apiccm margine spinis yalidis quid- 



juam recuryis. Scapus IV 4 -J pcd. f basi foliolis aliquot simih- 



m s » «cd nmlto minoribus ct rubris. Kacemus teres , densissi- 



Sj 8 -ii poll.. Florcs 1-5 fasciculati in pedunculo brevi, cras- 



