PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



±i5 



Ai Ccip. b. sp. locis sabulosi** V. 



Planta semi-vix pedal. Caul. herbac. teres , 

 enodis , inferne hrachiat. suhpuhesc. Fol. 

 opposita , sessil. angusto-lanc. subpubescen- 

 tia. Stipul. nullae Fl. ex suinmis ramis pe- 

 dunculati , bini-terni, lutei. PetaL et anth. 

 nivese. Facies Aizoii. 



M A R K E A. 



Charact. Generls naturalis. 

 Cal. longus, pentagono-prismatic. semi-5-fid. 

 Cor. subinfundibulif. limho patente , suh- 



secrualiter,et obsolete 5-part. Filam. aecjua- 



lia , longitudine tubi. 

 Caps. ohlonga , teres , superne coarctata , 2- 



locul. polysper. 

 coccinc». MARKEA glaberrima ; fol. oblong-ovat. 



acuminat. basi rotundatis, obtusis, nitidis* 



sim Richard. Cat. plant. &c. 

 In Cayenna. 



POLYGARPiEA. 



Charact. naturalis. 



Cal. 5-phyll. persistens ; foliol. lanceol. con- 



cavis, inargine albo-scariosis. 

 Cu* Petal. 5. ovat-oblong. calyce subbrevio» 



ra , apice emarginata . 

 Stam. Filam 5. filiform. basi submembrana- 

 ' cea , omnino distiucta , calyce breviora- 



Anth. ovatae. 

 Pist. Germ. superum , ovatum , trigonum; 



Styl. simpl. longitudine staminum. Stigm* 



ohlusum. 

 Peric Caps. ovato-acuta , 3-gona , i-locul. 3* 



valv ? calvce persistente inclusa. 

 Sem. plura , 6-7. ovalia , hinc suhcompressa , 



laevia, funiculis umbilicalibus in ima cap- 



sula centralibus affixa. 



Charact. nssentialis. 

 Cal 5-phylL Petal. 5. emarginata. Gaps. 3« 



gona , i-looul. polysperma. 

 Teneriffuc, POLYCARPy^A. Journ. d 1 Hist. nat, Park. 



1792. n. i3. T. s»5. 



