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 ciduus, 3-4-phyllus; foliolis in ter se ad médium nsqne leviter coalitis; 

 demùm sœpiùs solutis, nec parte imâ interioris coalitis. Intérim- 

 campanulatus, 4-6-fidus, foliolis scilicet ultra médium connatis, 3-ner- 

 viis. Pedicelli axillares, aut terminales, racemosi, sub flore, et ad 

 dichotomias articulati, retorti, unde pars floris inferior superior 

 evadit, 2-3-tomi, 1-6-flori, bracteati, bracteis membranaceis. Petala 

 apice truncato- rotundata, erosa, undulata, unguibus membranaceis 

 basi adauctis, et in sacculos nectaria referentes conyolutis. Androe- 

 cium elongatum, deflexum, recurvum, subtùs laeve, filamentis partim 

 usque ad apicem tubi coalitis, partim post tubi médium solutis. 

 Anthère reniformes. Pollen luteum , globosum , sub microscopio 

 spississimè hirsutum. Ovarium rotundatum, depressum, 30-40-locu- 

 lare, loculis cristatis, 2-apiculatis, infrà médium columellae affixis. 

 Ovulum ascendens. Stigmata hamato-capitellata. Capsula globoso- 

 depressa, acuminata. Cocca monosperma, compressa, elongato-reni- 

 formia, intégra, indehiscentia, infrà médium emarginata, supernè 

 in cornua 1-2-acuminata, basi dilata ta, producta. Columella brevis, 

 paleolata, in columnam truncatam, pyramidato-conicam, inter 

 coccorum apices nidulantem, exiens, subtùs in membranam basi- 

 larem, margine erosam, extensa. Semina elongato-reniformia, corn- 

 planata. 



Arbuscula 12-15-pedalis, robusta, ramosa, supernè foliosa, cortice 

 fusco-cinereo, subrimoso. Folia alterna, 2-stipulata, profundiùs 

 5-loba, subglabra, supra atroviridia, subtùs glancescentia, horizon- 

 talia, aut deflexa, petiolis longissimis, basi articulatis 



Obs. Joannes de Nava marchio de Pailla nueva ciel P/ndo, patricius Canariens!», 

 scientiarum patriœque benè-merentissimus, hortum botanicum Orotavensem sere suo con- 

 didit, et publici juris fecit. Mcmoriaj viri generosi, quem nuper exstinctum ploravimus, 

 amicitia3 ejus ergà nos et beneficiorum non immemores , stirpem Canariensem formosam 

 generis insignis typum, quœ prima ex horto suo in Europœos migravit, gratis animis 

 sacramus. 



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