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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Olinus 



stalked ; aril present at the hilum with a free stalk-like appendage 

 passing round the seed. 



Species few, natives of tropical and subtropical regions. 



G. radiatus Eohrh. in Fl. Bras. xiv. pt. 2, 238, t. 55,/. 1. 

 G. Cambesaidesii Fenzl in Ann. Wien. Mus. i. 358 (1836). MoUugo 

 radiata Buiz dt Pav. Fl. PeriL d- Ghil. i. 48 (1798). (Fig. 59.) 



Four Paths, Clarendon, 240 ft., Harris d Britton\ Fl. Jam., 10,634.— 

 Brazil, Chile. 



Plant covered with stellate hairs. Stems 1-2 dm. 1. Leaves elliptical 

 or Bpathulate, 4-10 mm. 1. (-20), 3-7 mm. br. (-10). Flowers in clusters 

 of 3 to 6. PerianOi-segments somewhat hooded, mucronate at apex, 

 4 mm. 1. Stamens 3-5. Seeds very numerous, light-brown, smooth, 

 ■4 mm. 1. ; aril about half as long. 



2. MOLLUGO L. 



Erect or diflfuse annual glabrous herbs. Leaves radical or 

 cauline and spuriously whorled. Stipules none or very rare, 

 membranous, deciduous early. Inflorescence contracted into 

 sessile umbellules at the nodes or paniculate cymes with scape- 



Fig. ao.—Mollugo verticillata L. 



A, Flower-bud opened X 6. D, Capsule open x 5. 



B, Do. opened wider X 5. E, Seed seen sideways x 12. 



C, Capsule with persistent periantb and F, Do. in section ; «, endosperm ; c, cotj- 



stamens x 5. ledons ; r, radicle. 



like peduncles. Flowers stalked. Perianth of 5 persistent seg- 

 ments, green v«dth scarious margins. Stamens 3 to 5, hypogynous, 

 persistent. Ovary 3-celled ; styles 3-5 ; ovules numerous, 

 attached to the inner angle. Capsules included by the perianth, 

 3-celled, loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds numerous, without an aril. 



