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4. MULINUM. Pers. 



Cat. margo quinquedentatus. Pet. ovata, Integra, acuta, apice 

 inflexa, intus medio linea longitudinali elevato. Fructus 

 ovatus, vel subrotundus, quadri-alatus, ad rapliin valde 

 contractus, a dorso compressus, concavus. Carpella in- 

 insigniter compressa, intus convexa, extus subconcava, 

 jugis 5, filiformibus, duobus intermediis ad angulum car- 

 pelli, duobus lateralibus piano commissurali impositis, 

 evittata. Semen antice convexum, postice concavum. — 

 Umbellae simplices, sessiles vel suhpedunculatce. Folia {an 

 semper ?) 3-5-partita, hasi vaginatitia, amplexicaulia. 



1. Mulinum spinosum ; foliis trifidis laciniis subulatis spi- 

 nosis lateralibus bipartitis umbella pedunculata longiori- 

 bus, fructibus orbicularibus. 



Mulinum spinosum. Pers. Syn. PL v. 1. p. 309. 



Selinum spinosum. Cav. Ic. v. 5. p. 59. t. 487. f. 1. 



Bolax spinosus. Spreng. in JRoem. et Schult. SysU Veget. v. 6. 

 p. 362. 



Fragosa spinosa. Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Per. v. 3. p. 27 ? 



Hab. Inter los " Ojos de Agua, et El Rio de los Ojos de 

 Agua," in Andibus Chilensibus, et prope Villavicenzio. 

 Alt. 5500 ad 7000 ped. Gillies. 



Besides the different structure of leaf, which appears a 

 constant character, the fruit is much larger here than in 

 either of the two following species. 



2. Mulinum proliferum ; foliis trifidis laciniis subulatis spi- 



nosis, umbella pedunculata terminali lateralique folium 

 iequante, fructibus orbicularibus. 



Mulinum proliferum. Pers. Syn. PI. v. 1. p. 309. 



Selinum proliferum. Cav. Ic. v. 5. p. 58. t 486. J". 1. 



Bolax prolifera. Spreng. in Roem. et Schult. Syst. Veget. v. 6. 

 p. 361. 



Hab. Frequens in Andibus Mendozae, inter San Isidro et 



