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hairs for stigma, thus many stigmas! and the 

 fruit as in BaseHdes, therefore it belongs to 

 .that subfamily of Atriplexia. 



590. Qalostima acideata Raf. Uctica bac- 

 cata L. plum, ic, *2G0 Andr. rep. 454 &/C. Ar- 

 boresc. acul. fol, alt. cord. dent. acum. race- 

 mis axill. retroflexis — South America, habit of 

 Nettles, but a tree, perhaps several blended 

 species. 



591. LiTHocNiDE" Raf. (stone nettle) diff. 

 Urtica fl. fem. 3part. stigma 3, semina Sgona — 

 This also belongs to Atriplexia by the stig- 

 mas multiple, type L. lappulacea Raf Urtica, 

 do Sw. W. P. caule repens, fol. alt. ovatis cili- 

 atis, fl. axill. Antilles on stones, leaves not 

 stinging. 



592. Pentocnide R. (5 nettle) diff. Urtica, 

 cal. 5part. stam. 5 — Perhaps only a subgenus, 

 near to Chenopodium, Type P. glomerata. 

 suffrut. fol. alt. ovatis, fl. axil, sessilis. Antilles, 

 any other pentandrous sp. must be added. 



o93. Adike Raf. 180S. difl". Urtica, fl. tri- 

 partitis, triandris, fl. fem. similis. caule carno- 

 so, fol. glabris — Many American Sp. blended 

 in Urtica pumlla, see my New flora, and I add 

 here another from Antilles. 



594. Adike alloplujla Raf. Urtica trianthe- 

 moides Sw. W. P. Sm. caule erecto ramose 

 carnoso, fol. oppos. ineq. oblongis et obovat. obt. 

 integris — Hayti, near streams. 



595. Selepsion Raf. 1814. diff*. Urtica, fl. 

 fem. 4part. ineq. 2alt. minor, stylo, fl. dioicis — 

 This G. was indicated by Leers long ago for 

 JJ. dioica and urens, it is a subgenus at least. 

 Many Sp. belong thereto, see my New flora for 

 S. vernum and montanum. Selepsion was an 

 Egyptian name for nettles, and Adike a Greek 

 name according to Adanson. 



