CLVIL 



RUTA GRAVEOLENS. 



Common Rue. 



Class X. Decandria. — Order I. Monogynia. 



Nat. Ord. Rutace^:. 



Gen. Char. Calyx five-parted. Petals five, concave. 

 Receptacle surrounded by nectariferous pores. Capsule 

 subglobose, lobed. 



Spec. Char. Leaves supra-decompound ; leaflets oblong, 

 terminal one obovate. Petals entire, or slightly 

 toothed. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek wyuvov. 



( Ruta hortensis latifolia. Bauh. Pin. 336. Duh. Arb. 2. t. 60. 



I Ruta hortensis et montana. Ger. Em. 1255. 

 Latin. . . .<( Ruta hortensis major. Park. Theatr. 132. 



I Ruta graveolens hortensis. Dod. Pempt. 119. 



I^Ruta graveolens. Lin. Sp. PI. 548. Lam. ill. 345. 1. 1. 

 French. . . Rue ; Rue des jardins. 

 Italian.... Ruta. 

 Spanish #} Ruda . Arruda. 

 Portuguese S 



