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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Ceraatium 



Morris ! — Temperate Europe and Asia, also found in many parta of the 

 world in temperate climates and on mountains of the tropics. 



Annual, glandular-pubescent. Stems ascending. Leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate or obovate-spatbulate, 1-2 cm. 1. Pedicels shorter generally than 

 the calyx. Bracts herbaceous. Calyx 4-5 mm. 1. Capsule about 9 mm. 

 1., teeth straight. Seeds tuberculate. 



K—Cerdstitan vi«eo»tim L. 



A, Apex, of branch x j. 



B, Flower X 2. 



C, Ovary and four stamens x 4. 



D, Ovary cut lengthwise X 6. 



E, Capsule X 2. ' 



F, Apex of capsule x 6. 



G, Seed cut lengthwise x- 10 ; «, endo- 



sperm ; c, cotyledons ; r, radicle. 



4. STELLARIA L. 



Herbs. Flowers axillary or in terminal cymes. Sepals 5. 

 Petals 5, 2-partite. Stamens 10, inserted on a disk. Ovary 

 1 -celled ; styles 3, distinct from base. Capsule 6-valved. 



Species 100, natives of the whole world but only on 

 mountains in the tropics. 



S. media Vill. Dauphin. Hi. 615 (1789) j Mac/. Jam. i. 54 ; 

 Griseh. Fl. Br. W. Ind. 55 ; Syme Engl. Bot. ed. 3, it. 93, t. 229 ; 

 Bohrh. in Fl Bras. xiv. pt. 2, 276, /. 64, II. Alsine media L. Sp. 

 PZ. 272 (1753). Type in Herb. Linn. (Fig. 70.) 



Chickweed. 



Mountains, Macfadyen ; Lancaster, Harris dt Britton I Fl. Jam. 10,644. 

 — Arctic and N. temperate regions, in mountains in tropics. 



