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ovalis, olituri. Ne^nrimn cyatlii-formc, inrer flamina & germen, an- 

 nulatum, viridc, brcvc , a gcrmihe divergcns, margiiic undul.uuin. 

 Stamhia crc£la , coroll.i iireviora. Germm globolum. Stijlns brcvis. 

 Sti[^ma acutum. Pcricarpiim, capfula oblongo - cyiindrica, trilocularisj 

 monofpcrma in quovis loculo. 



Arab. Cot vcl Kat. CjM 



In Tcwcn colitur iisdcm liortis cum Cojfca. Stipitibus plantarur. Ara- 

 bcs folia viridia avidc cdunt , multum corum vircs vcndirantcs, qui 

 copiofius comcdcrit , vel totam vigilet no£lcm : adcverant quoque 

 peltcm ca loca non intrare, ubi hxc colitur arbor: & hominem 

 ramum Cathx in finu gcftantem, tuto poflc intcr infcclos pe- 

 fte vcrfari. Gultus tamcn folioruni tantam virtutem indicare non 

 vidctur. 



5. CATHA spinosa; foliis ovatis. 



Descr. Cahjx 5 - dcntatus. Flores albi, parvi. Corolta 5-petala. Ne&a- 

 riiim annulo crallo ad balin germinis. Capfula fupcra, bilocularis. Fi>- 

 lia alterna, ovata, obtufiufcula , fubcrenata, glabrj. Spinw in ramis 

 rcccntibus nulla:; in vcterionbus axillares, folicaria". Pednnculi axillares, 

 dichotomi, 



Kurnue, 



MELHANIA- 



6. MELHANIA vnLuriNA. Illonogijnia, pentapefata; hifera. 



Descr. Frutex bicubiralis, difFufus. Kami juniorcs tomcnrofT. FoHa al- 

 terna, pctiolo pollicari, tcrcti, villofo, cincreo, lamina ovato-Ianceo- 

 lata, fcrrata, utrinquc villofi, molli, fubtus venis chuis valde rctitu- 

 lata. Stijmhv cuiquc folio bina.', filiformcs . crccl.x, villolic , cincrc.T, 

 Pcdimculi axillarcs, folitarii, tcrctes, villofi, cincrei , fupra dimidium 

 divifi in iimbcllam 4-floram. Pedicelli pcdunculo limilcs, brcviorcs, 

 uniflori. Cnlijx : perianth. duplcx, pcrfiftcns: extcriiis triphyilum; fo- 

 liola duo oppofita , tcrtium ad altcrum latus, ovato -acummata, ba(i 

 niargine reflexa , calycis intcrioris laciniis latiora, utrinque villofa. In- 

 teriiis pcntaphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, extrorfum villolis, corollx ap- 

 prcllis, a:qualibus. CoroUa petal.i 5, cuneata , rctufa , flava, longitu- 

 diue calycis, patcntia, campaniformia. NeBarinm corona circa bafin 

 geiiiina , cui infcrta filamcma ; cmittcns 5 lacinias, alternas ffaminibus 

 & longiores, patcntcs, lincarcs, obtufas , corolla breviorcs , flavis. Fi- 

 lamenta %, flava, filiformia. y/?2/A^r^ lanccolata:, erefta: , filamenti 

 longitudinc, fulva:, Germen fuperum, globofo-ovatum, villolum, al- 



bidum. 



