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ra^ir ex Aubl. Guyan. t. 279 & ex D. CavanilUs. Arbores ; folio. 

 fimplicia aut d'ig'itata , Jlipulis cdducïs ; flores pjniculati terminales 

 dlvifuris bruflcatis. Monoïcjm dixit Linnceus , quia Jîipes diù folis 

 termiiiaïur anthcris in globurn compuBis , germinc tJrdihs prodeiintc 

 aut quandoqiie abortivo Hellfîeri ûlJir:!s fed apetala : hujus er^b 

 congener Helideres ap^taîa Jacq., ut & Culhamia Forsk. eadan 

 ex D. Fahl cum S. platanifoliâ LS. Capfulce S. Balanghas gelatind 

 per rîmam exjudante tutncntcs. An corcnluui corrugatum ? 



V I I. Genus Malvaceis affine. 



PACHIRA, Aubl. * Carolinea , LS. * Calix tubulofus, limbo 

 truncato fub5-dentato. Petala 5 longi/Tima, imo calici inferta, 

 in tubum bafi connivenria, fuprà p^Tcnria. Staminum filamenta 

 numerofa, ba(i connata in tubum lonii,uni apice 15-partitum, 

 laciniis lo-ii partitis , lacinulis 2-partitis, divifuris omnibus 

 filiformibus longis , ultimis monandris ; antherœ (3CO-32.0) 

 oblongae ereftêe. Germen ( inferum ex LS. ) fimplex f uperum ; 

 flylus I longifllmus; ftigmata 5. Capfula magna (Theobromae) 

 ovata fulcata i-locularis ( a-locularis tx Linn.) multivalvis 

 valvis coriaccis , pol5'rperma feminibus» angulatis rufefcen- 

 tibus. Arbor ; foUa alterna digitata flipulacea ; flores /olit.irii axil- 

 lares maxïmi ; fcrnina (^cotylcdonihus pUcatis ex LS.) ejculenta. 

 Carailcr ex Aubl. Guyan. t. 291-292. An ÇaroUnca LS. Pachircs 

 verè congena ? 



Obs. Malvacca: inter oïdines vcrè naturales & facile defîniendos 

 annuiperandx. Affines Gcraniis habitu & ftaminum monadelphiâ & 

 pctaldrum numéro ac fitu, difcrcpant corciilo conligato , ftaminibus 

 fa:pè numcrofis , capfulis aliter (lylo annexis, foliis fcmpcr alternis Se 

 peduncu'.is non oppohcifoliis. Flos à Toiirnefortio didus in plurimis 

 monopccalus , ab aliis rcdiiis polypctalus habetur , quia petala ba(î 

 jun(fla inli.aîrcnt potiiis (p. 2.30) ftaminum tubo quàm fibi invicem ; 

 infuper in congcncribus omninô diftinda funt , nec dantur in his 

 pfcudo-monopctalis omncs ca;tcri caraderes corollaz nionopctala; co- 

 mitcs. An auccm ftamina vcrc fub piftillo, an potiii'; imo calici in- 

 liiTcant , inrcr Autorcs ambigitur. Hxc tamcn potiiis hypogyna vi- 

 dcntur mm ex obfcrvatis tum nnalogiâ confirmante : talia enim certè 

 cxtant in gencribus urccolo ftipitato inllrudis , qua: lic-c à cxtcris 

 paulu'iim diffimilia, ab his tamcn dimovcri nequcunt , urpotc pariter 

 ftipulacea & in urceolo ac coiculo conformia. Cuticula ftipitis exre- 

 rior forte habcnda pro ftaminum tubo fuprà in urceolum dilatato 

 & ftipitcm vnginante , fed cam ipfo concrcta nec acu divellenda. 

 Simili ftipite & urceolo ^-partito j-andro inftruitur PafTiflora indè 

 Malvaceis affinis , fed difpar ftylo triplici & frudu fimplici unilocu- 

 lari & corollâ multipartitâ & prxcipuè corculo intrà pcrifpcrmum car- 

 nofum recto. Hxc corculi ftrudura Tiliaccas eciam ab iifdcra rcpcllic, 

 licct habitu &: quibufdam iignis fimilcs. 



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