I^S CENTURIA VI. • 



NOVA GENERA. 

 SEHIMA. 



91. SEHIMA iscH/CMOiDEs; Jpica fimplid ; fpkidis conjugnfis , biforis; fiort 

 mafculo, mutico; hermaplirodilv , arijiato. 



Descr. CnUni cubicales, filiformes, fimplices, raro ramofi , glabri ; orticu- 



lis fefquirpirh. Foiia va^inis fpicli. contra folem voluris, gbbrisj laminci 



vaginis brevior, linearis, plana, ilriata , kabra, bafi haluca. Spi- 



ca cerminalis , fpith coartlata. Spiculcc geminata;: altera fefii- 



lis , altera pedicellata ; utr.ique calyce bivalvi , bifloro , corolla 



bivalvi" in fefili ■, flos e.vtorior mafculus , interior hermaphro- 



dicus * in pedicellato, mcrque mafculus ; led hermaphroditorum 



mares prius pereunc; & ignarus hujus ceconomiee nacurse, pucat eos 



non adfuilfe. Calyx; gluma bivalvis, lineari- lanceolata, biflora, corol- 



lis longior; exteiior apice bifeta, in rmis: Intcrior arilla ex apice; glu- 



mis longiore. Flos exferior mafculus, corolla bivalvi , intus villofa, 



pellucida, lineari, mutica. Scamina 3. !'ilHIIum nullum. Flos iute- 



rior herm. corolla bivalvi, intcriore minori , apice 61^0, e fiiTura emit- 



tente Arfiam fpicula iongiorem , bafi fufcam, apice albam : antc flores 



explicatos intra fpiculas fupcriores fpiraliter reconditam. Sfijli 2, plu- 



mofi. Sfamhta 3. Spinila pedicellatE. Calijx bivalvis, biflorus, co- 



rolla major, ciliatus, lineari lanceolitus, muticus: gluma exterior longior. 



FIos uterque mafculus. CoroIIa bivalvis, mutica. 



Temen in raontibus ad Hadk. Arab. Snhim. ^^;^** 

 Obs. Genus novum confiitui haiic plantam , nam ab Ifchaerao differt SpicuUs pe- 

 dicellatis , mcre malculis , quamvis bifloris. 



THEMEDA. 



92. THEMED.\ TRiANDRA. Hadie. Arab. Thcemed. 



Descr. Gra?!h-:i polygamum. Spicnlce v.lut ex fpatha capitats; ex- 

 teriores verticill.ua;, m.ifcul.T. Caljx univalvis, uniflorus. Coralla 

 bivalvis. Styli & ariftje nulL-e. In medio capituli exfurgit pedicellus 

 brcvis, in quo fpicute dus mafculce pedicellatx ; una hermaphrociitix 

 feililis; caUjce univalvi; eorolla bivalvi; arifla ex receptaculo flore mul- 

 toties longiore. CiiUni racemofi. Vaiina compreflae, laca?, enfifor- 

 mes , recondentes ramos & capitula ance explicationeni. Omnia capi- 

 tuli folii vagina prius recondita fuerunc. 



FICUS. 



