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VIII. Defer iption of a new Species of Opercularia. By Mr, Thomas 



Toun£, F. R. and L. S. 



Read October 7, 1794. 



Opercular i a paleata* . 



Char. Gen. /COROLLA monopetala, quadrinda. Capfulce in 

 receptaculum commune coalitae. 



Genus hoc facile ab omnibus aliis fru£tu diftinguitur ; in ordine 

 naturali decimo octavo L. P. B. Aggregates locandum ; in fyfte- 

 mate Linnaeano inter Allioniam et Knautiam, interque Crinitam et 

 Eveam editionis Gmelini : hie autem in fynopfi peffime ad tetra- 

 coccos refert. Pertinet ad Juflieui claflem undecimam, Rubiaceas ; 

 ordinem decimum, inter Patabeam et Eveam. 



Ope rcul aria paleata^ receptacnlo globofo paleaceo. 



Hsc fpecies a tribus aliis hujus generis a Gaertnero defcriptis 

 calyce paleifque receptaculi tantum differt ut genus proprium 

 merito conftituere pofle principio crediderim, nomenque Cryptofper- 

 mum, quod femina in cryptis occulantur, impofuerim. Monentibus 

 autem fummis viris, DC generum numerum jamdudnm nimis mag- 

 num inconfulto augerem, conjungique hanc fpeciem volentibns 

 cum Gaertneri Operculariis, donee plures congeneres innotefcant, 

 eorum judicio non invitus cefli. Certe nee nomen nee character 

 Gsrtneri bene in hanc plantam convenit; fique pofthac quifquam 

 feparare voluerit, non male nomine Cryptofpermi appellaverit. 



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