Phytolacca. PHYTOLAccACEiE. 896 



liisccrilil)iis monospermis. Semina verticalia breviter rostellata crusta' 

 cca. Albiimen cetitrale, eiiibryo annularis peripbericus. — IIerba3 

 rarius friitices. 



1. P. decandra CL. Sp. G31) bermapbrofiita gbibra, caule crasso 

 valdc clato (licliotome ramoso stepe purpurascente, foliis amplis 

 lcnuibus ovato-lauceolafis acutis basi cuneatis i)revissime petiolatis, 

 raccruis oppositilbliis pedunculo i)etiolo iongiore suffultis erectis 

 uiuinnoris, pcdiccllis patentibus flore sublongioribus, braclea infe- 

 riorc liueari pedicello breviore supcriorihus miuimis ovatis, perigonii 

 l<ici?iiis ovatis concavis. stamiuibus subdenis, bacca depresso-globosd 

 umbilicata sub-lU-costata et 10 carpcllari 'if . Ic. Lam. ill. t. 893. 



Hiib. ex Amerira horeali oriunda nunc variis locis ad fossas, vias suhspon- 

 taiiea, (jra^cia in insulis Zacyutho etEuljea (Sibtli.), Ba,'oti:"i (Si)run !), Byzantii 

 (Sibiii.), Anatoliu in Ponto'(Tchili !), prope Trapfzuntcm et Rlii/.c (IJourgl 

 Bal !), Tauria et Caucaso (Ledeh.), in Assvria ad DiarJjcldr (Hausslv!). Egypto 

 (Del). 



Ar. Geogr. Ainerica boro;Uis, Europa media. 



"2. P. pruinosa (Fenzl Advers. bot. HorL Vindob, 1855, p. 6) 

 dioica pruiuosa glaucescens, caulibus crassis erectis dicbotome et 

 stricte ramosis, foliis carnosulis ellipticis el elliptico-lanceolatis acu- 

 tiiisculis basi cuneatis subscssilibus.racemis oppositifoliiserectis multi- 

 floris pedunculis folio luulto brevioribus, plautte fcmine;e fructiferae 

 cum racbide valde iucrassafis, pediccllis patentibus ilore sublongiori- 

 biis,bractea inferiore lineari-lanceolatapedicellum sub;equaiilc cieteris 

 miiiimis, perigonii viridi-rubelli laciuiis ovatis concavis, staminibus 

 11-16, bacca depresso-globosa umbellicafa carpeilis et sulcis 5-9 ^. 



Hah. in ru]>estrilius regionis montaiuB et snbalpina^, Gilicia littoralis supra 

 Sedicliig (Ball), Taurijuguin Bulghardagii in regioue Gedroruni 4-50t)0' (Ky, 

 271!j, raoiis iVlasnieneudag!i Cappadocife (Bal!j, in rupestri])us porphyricU 

 inontis Aniani Syrite (Ky. 133!), in sylvaticis Cypri circa Prodromo (Ky !j. 



Facxa^ P.dioicce^ indumentum pruinosum, folia angustiora acutiora suhses» 

 silia, racenii hreviores. 



Obs. Pircunia dioica Moq. arbor Americana in plateis regionum calidioruiTi 

 culla frequenter occurrit. 



GIESFKIA (L. Mant. 2. App. p. 562). 



Flores liermapbroditi unibracleati. Pcrigonium quiu(iuepartiturn 

 laciiiiis licrbaceis m;irgine membranaceis et snepe colorafis. Sfamina 

 5-li2 iu liberia sotilaria vel i2-3-ua laciuiis alfcrna, tilameuta a basi 

 latiore subulata. Garpclla 5 vel abortu ti-4 iu toro papillifcro sessilia 

 (iistiiicfa verticillata uuiovuiala, ovulo basifixo campylofropo, stylus 

 e.K angulo ceutrali carpelli apice recurvus facie iuterua stigmatosas. 

 Utricuii 4-5 iu pcrigouio liberi mouospcrmi indcliisccntcs. Semen 

 verticale crustaceum rosteilatum, albumeu t^eutrale, embryo aunuiaria 



