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coplosa, viv supra earuiu basim exserta, lufcrne slipaiae, ccnlralls 

 caeterls paullo uiajor uncianique circlter (leniuin longa , laierales 

 paullo exiguiores hrevioresque, ex ipsa l^asl plus nilnusve diver- 

 gentes, post lapsuni foliuju praesertim sese evolventes omnesque 

 demuni rigefaeiae, pungentissimae. Fhnes paucl aut plures, nunc 

 inter se proxlmi, nunc dlstantes, solilarii, marginibus arliculorum 

 rameorum insidenies, raro aliquis in eorum superlicle plana. Calicls 

 lubus obsltus lubercuHs in quincuncem splralem (slcut in articulls) 

 dlspositis, folium lereii-subulatum decldvmmque proferentibus In 

 cujus axilla, penicIUI Instar, fasclcukis oritur aculeorum comphi- 

 rlum, setiformiimi, inaecpiallum, densa lanugine basi cinctorum , 

 eademque lanugine (hq)lo trlplove longioruni. Petala obovata, laete 

 flava nitida(jue, aplce subinde dejiticulata , cum sepalls pariter obo- 

 vatls, tubi calicis parti (jvarium sjq^ejajitl inserta, demumcpie pa- 

 tula. Stajiiina serie muhipbcl cahcls tubo etiaiu Inserta, hbej-a ; 

 illamentls teretiuscuhs, gkbris; antherls oblongis, basl aflixis, albl- 

 cantlbus. Styhis j-oseus, stamlnibus longlor: stigmata 8, erecto- 

 connlventia, crassa, pallide virentia, suberoso-viscida , extus sulcata. 

 Bacca lubercuhs fere olisoletls aculeiscpie penlcillaiis in quincuncem 

 spiralem disposltls areolata, malura sangulnea pulpaque eduH, dulcl 

 farcta. Semina orbiculato-i'eiiIfoi'mia, compressa; testa cornea, fusco- 

 clnerea, laevl, margine penucenie. Embi^yo tcretluscuhis, extreml- 

 latibus inflexls. RachcuLa coiiica, acutiuscula. Albumen nuUum. 

 Sponlanca occurrit et frcqucnussinie colitur acl sepcs in Sardiniae maritimis 



pracsertim, nec non in instilis atljaccnlibus. 

 Fl. majo , junio. % Fructus maluros rcfcrt eseunte augusto , septembri. 

 Veni. m. Figu inorisca. — \ ern. s. Fica iVIndiu. Figit crimlia. 

 Frutex in aridissimis perbellc vegetans insignesque praestans ulilitates. Sepes praebet vix pene- 

 trabilcs. Fruclus profcrl nutricutes, tcinpcranles , adstringcntcs. lisdcin fermeutatis liquor 

 alcoholicus obtincri potest. Articuli, sublatis aculcis, pabulum pecori pracslant, dcinlaque cpi- 

 dcrmide uliliter admoventur externis inllamniatis partibus et ad emolliendos callos. lidem 

 articul! fossls immissi tcrraque ad radiccs arborum quac scruntur scpulti, Immlduni humum- 

 que vcgetalqp» pracbcnl quibus ipsarum arborum vegctatio promovctur. 



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O. artlcuhs oblongls oblongove-obovatls, plano-compressis, latisj 



