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ex ovulis 5-10-pliinbusve, ad Latera adnatis, in orbem, cir- 

 ca axini centraleni, verticillatis eidenique affixis; ovula cam- 

 pylotropa; slijli breves, liberi; hacca mnltilocularis, subglo- 

 bosa, umbilicata, depreasa, calyce suffulta, stylis coronata, 

 carpellis verlicillatis constans, monospermiis, succulentis, co- 

 loratis; semina verticalia, subgloboso-lenticularia, loculorum 

 fundo affixa, testa crustacea, nitida, albnmine farinaceo, eni- 

 bryone annulari, peripherico, cotyledonibus linearibus, in- 

 cumbentibus. Herbae, raro frutices; folia alterna, penniner- 

 via, integerrima, petiolatn; stipulae nullae. 



Lin. Gen. ed. Schreh. 71. 800. — Jiiss. Gen. iKig. 84.~Endl. 

 Gen. Tl. ])ag. 977. n. 5262. — Gaerin. De Fruct. et Semin. 

 1. pag. 137. iah. 77. fig. 8. — Kunth in Humh. et Bonpl. 

 Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2. pag. 182.—MorisFl.Sard.3.pag.3o2. 

 Guss. Syn. Fl. Sic. 1. pag. 522.—Torn. Fl. Sic. pag. 449. 

 DC. Prodr. 18. sect. post. pag. 31. 



I. P. decandra. — Flores decandri, decagyni, pedicello se- 

 squi duplove breviores, racemosi, racemis una cum pedun- 

 culis 6-10-pollicaribus, cylindraceis, erectis, in fructu sae- 

 pius pendulis; hracleae lineari-lanceolatae, acutae, in fructu 

 roseae; calyx (perigonium) laciniis orbiculari-ovatis, obtusis- 

 simis, apice concavis, primo albidis, demum purpurascenti- 

 bus; corolla nulla; stamina laciniis calycinis subaequalia vel 

 lougiora; styli brevissimi, apice recurvi; hacca depresso-glo- 

 bosa, umbilicata, subdecemlocularis et subdecemcostata, sty- 

 lis persistentibus coronulata; seniina subreniformi-lenticula- 

 ria, oblique compressa, obsolete rostellata, margine acutiu- 

 scula, ad umbilicum bifida, nitida, nigra; caulis erectus, te- 

 res, sulcatus, succulentus, glaber, 3-8-pedalis, superne subdi- 

 cliotome paniculato-ramosus, viridis sed adultus autumno mo- 

 re petiolorum ac pedicellorum saturate rubens; folia brevi- 

 ter petiolala, oblongo - lanceolata, acuta, mucrone parvulo, 

 calloso terminata, subundnlata, glabra, vix punctulata, 4-5- 

 poll. longa et 1-1 V2 poll. lata, interdum multo majora et 

 usqne ad 10-12 poll. longa et 4-5 poll. lata, viridia, demum 

 purpurascentia, nervo medio subtus prominulo; radix dense 

 caespitosa, albida, firma. 



Floret Aestate et Autumno. '^. 



Aetnae, in ruderatis, sepibus et in sylvaticis umbrosis pe- 



