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 42. HALIMOCNEMIS. 



C. A. Mey. in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. i. p. 38 1. — Halimocnemis e^ Nano- 

 phyton Less. Linn. 9. 2. /(. 197. — Polycnemi , Salsolae ef Anabasis 

 spec. Auct. 



Flores bermapliroditi , bibracteati. Perigonium 2-3- 

 4 aut 5-pbylIum; foliolis demura induratis, nunquam 

 appendiculatis. Staminal-S, receptaculo inserta; an- 

 tberis ssepius connectivo in appendiculura ligularem 

 yel cucuHatura producto superatis. Squamulffl bjpo- 

 gynse nullffi. Styli 2, basi pleruraque coaliti. Fructus 

 ( utricuhis ) compressus, subcbartaceus, perigonio 

 clauso protectus; pericarpio merabranaceo. Semen ver- 

 ticale, suborbiculare; integumento sirapllci. membra- 

 naceo. Albumen nullum. Embryo cocbleatus ; radioula 

 dorsali. — Herbje, rarissime suffrutices , pubescentes, 

 subincani. Folia alterna vel opposita, sessilia, plus 

 minus cylindrica , succulenta. Flores axillares, soli- 

 tarii. Bractese fobls conforraes sed minores , cum fo- 

 liolis in fructu induratis utrlculum siccura arcte in- 

 cludentes '. 



1. H. JusiPERiKA {C. A. Mey. in Ledeh. Fl. Alt. 

 1. p. 386.) frulicosa glabra, ramis allernis conferlis- 

 simis , foHis alternis subamplexicauUbus cbnferlis im- 



I Genus apprime naturale ; praecipue differt ab Ilalogetone 

 foliolis muticis, ab Anabasi , Corniilaca et Rrachvlepide defectu 

 squamarum hypogynarum et pcrigonii appendiculorum , a Sal- 

 sola et Tragano seminc verticali. Ilaliraocneiiiides plerasque Po- 

 lycnemi Linn. species exislimant Pallas, Bieberstein, Willdenow, 

 Schultes et Sprengel. Species sola ( //. mutiandra ) , habitum 

 Polycnemi refert. Cetera; omnes nec facicm , nec characteres , 

 huju.> gcncris prajbcnt. 



